08 Jan 2008

SAVIFA: Directory of South Asian Scholars
Virtual Library South Asia - SAVIFA, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
Supplied note: "Since December 2007 the 'Directory of South Asia Scholars' is online, available on the Virtual Library South Asia, Savifa. [...]
The database aims at promoting the communication and exchange of information among the scientific community. It contains information on scholars as well as research projects. Various search and browsing options allow for a specific search for persons and research topics. By using controlled vocabulary the standardisation and homogeneity of the datasets can be guaranteed.
Under 'New Entry' [...] you have the possibility to enter your own research profile.
At the moment, the database contains app. 60 entries. We would be glad about your contribution to our database by enlisting your own research profile.
Yours sincerely, Nicole Merkel, Fachreferentin fuer Moderne Indologie, Geschichte und Kunst Suedasiens DFG-Projekt 'Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Suedasien' Suedasien-Institut / Bibliothek."
[One day, a German competitor to the IDSAS - International Directory of South Asia Scholars [approx 840 entries in Dec 2007] http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/southasia/cuvl/directory.html published by Dr. David Magier of Columbia University, US. - ed.]
URL http://www.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/explorer/searches/searchExt?changeLang=true&language=eng
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Nicole Merkel (merkel--at--sai.uni-heidelberg.de), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30