This project is a follow-up to the pilot project currently in progress. The Oxford Digital Library for Forestry (ODLF) is envisioned as an ongoing service, making available selected materials not otherwise accessible in electronic form from the Oxford Forestry Institute’s world-renowned collections (now in the care of the Oxford Forest Information Service (OFIS), managed by Oxford University Library Services’ Plant Sciences Library).

Materials will be chosen for their relevance to current research and usefulness in developing information retrieval tools within the Global Forest Information Service. All items will be accessible directly on the web through the Oxford Digital Library, and also fully subject indexed in association with CAB International (CABI). It is intended that subscribers to CAB Abstracts will be able to link directly to the full text when retrieving abstracts of items included in ODLF. In addition, certain items will be used to enhance other information sources such as CABI’s Forestry Compendium. The Digital Library continues the University’s long-standing commitment to enabling world-wide access to forestry information in association with international partners.