Dear Prof Olivelle,
Please follow the links below and you will be able to read the following text:
<<<The copies of the digitized manuscripts are available on the payment of Rs. 10 per folio (2 pages). The material shall be used for academic reference only and for publication, the user is required to obtain proper permission from the Competent Authority (Director of Libraries & Research, J&K). >>>
There is also an official notice about the fixation of the rates of manuscript copies. Please follow the links:
On the "Contact us" page, there is the following email:
I hope this information will be helpful to others hence I am copying this email to Indology group as well.
Best wishes.
Mrinal Kaul
On 2012-03-29, at 10:13 PM, Patrick Olivelle wrote:
Dear Mrinal:
Thank you very much for this important source. I did download the Sanskrit manuscript catalog, but I could not find anywhere a method for obtaining copies of them. I do not see even an email address listed for any of the library officers. Did I miss something? Thanks/
Patrick Olivelle
On Mar 29, 2012, at 7:58 PM, Mrinal Kaul wrote:
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I have a good news for many of us. I am happy to be able to share with all of you that the Department of Libraries and Research of the Government of Jammu & Kashmir has launched a comprehensive website listing all their activities and functions. What is important is they have also mentioned the details of the rare books and manuscript collections available with them. There is an online catalogue for the books and the catalogues of the manuscripts preserved with the Government of Jammu & Kashmir. It also says that the copies of the manuscripts are available on payment basis. I hope many of you find this information useful.
Best wishes.
Mrinal Kaul