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Bombay. (Ceased publication). Information is scattered in the Index, as under Jainism, Mahavira, etc.
(8) The Indian National Bibliography: Calcutta, Central Reference Library. Started in 1958. A quarterly publication till 1963. A monthly publication from 1964 onwards. Cumulated volume is published for each year. Not Up-to-date. Latest annual volume is of 1971. Annual Volume is divided into two parts; listing general and government publications respectively. Each part has a classified section and an index section. In the classified section, (Part I) the titles and authors for Jainism could be collected from under the class 294.4 (under Religion). Index section is useful for the entries under authors, editors, translators, compilers, titles, series and subjects, in one alphabetical sequence.
(9) Indian Books in Print: Comp. by Sher Singh and S. N. Sadh, Delhi, Indian Bureau of Bibliographies. Started from 1969 onwards. Three editions, each for 1969, 1972, and 1973. It is in three volumes, one volume for Authors, one for Titles and one a Subject Guide. It is a bibliography of Indian books in English Language published up to the date given within.
Authors and titles are alphabetically arranged in Volumes I and II respectively. The Subject Guide has no index. Contentslist lists all the feature headings by the Dewey Decimal classification. Complete bibliographical information is provided for each entry. Information on Jainism is under the class 294.4.
(10) An Up-to-date Encyclopaedia of all Indological Publications Published in India and other countries Relating to Ancient Indian Learning: Delhi, Mehar Chand Lachhman Das, 1962. Classified and arranged subjectwise in alphatbetical order. It is a mine of information regarding both the available and the non-available books distinctly marked. It has no index. Information has to be sought from the contents-list, under Jain Literature.
(11) Vedic Bibliography: In 3 volumes by Dr. R. N. Dandekar.
volume 1 – Karnatak Publishing House, 1946. volume 2 – University of Poona, 1961. volume 3 – Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute,
Poona, 1973. (Government Oriental Series,
Class B, No. 10). It is a bibliography of all significant writings referring to the Vedas and allied antiquites including the Indus Valley Civilization. The title is, somewhat misleading. For, an examination of the list of abbreviations in the preliminary section shows that some important journals on Jainism are also included, like Jaina Antiquary, Jaina Bharati, etc. Indexes of authors and words separately given can be helpful.
