15 Dec 2009

Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET)
Swedish South Asian Studies Network (SASNET), Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Self-description:
"SASNET is a national network for research, education, and information about South Asia based at Lund University. Its aim is to promote a dynamic networking process in which Swedish researchers co-operate with researchers in South Asia and globally. The SASNET network is open to all the sciences. Priority is given to interdisciplinary cooperation across faculties, and more particularly to institutions in the Nordic countries and South Asia. SASNET believes that South Asian studies will be most fruitfully pursued as a cooperative endeavour between researchers in different institutions who have a solid base in their mother disciplines. The network is financed by Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) and by Lund University."
Site contents:
* Site search;
* Researchers [Search Swedish researchers by Area of research/Country of interest];
* Institutions [Departments in Sweden engaged in research on South Asia: links to 48 Swedish Universities and Research institutions, links to 220 departments & units];
* SASNET news;
* SASNET newsletter ([latest issue] Newsletter 104: 2 December 2009. Newsletter's Structure: SASNET NEWS, Research Community News, Educational News, Conferences and workshops, Lectures and seminars, Business and Politics, South Asia related Culture, New and updated information);
* Planning grants (Guest Lecture Programme Interdisciplinary Workshop Grants Networking Grants);
* Student forum;
* Conferences (Conferences and workshops Conference Reports);
* Travelling advice (Practical information (currency converter, time zones, weather, maps, calendars, online translator, etc.), Health and Malaria situation, South Asian Telephone Directories, Travel advice from the Swedish Foreign Office, Travel advice from the British Foreign Office, Schengen Visa, Swedish Embassies in South Asia, South Asian Embassies in Sweden, or closest representation, South Asian Airlines & Railways, Swedish Travel agencies on South Asia, Lonely Planet Online, and Survival Guide to Kabul Official Tourist boards, Friendship societies, Cross-cultural training/Language training);
* Research (South Asian Studies Research Community News, Mailing lists related to South Asia, Grants to Swedish research projects from Sida/SAREC, Swedish Research Council, etc, Vacant research positions/fellowships, Appeals for research collaboration, Other South Asia related research news Nordic Centre in India Consortium (NCI), Nordic Institute for Asian Studies (NIAS), Dissertations on South Asia related subjects at Nordic universities from 2007, Research reports, books and publications, Working papers on the Internet, South Asia related research networks);
* Links (Academic research on South Asia: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Australia, Germany, Japan, Russian Federation, Austria, Great Britain, Lithuania, Singapore, Belgium, Greece, Mexico, South Africa, Bulgaria, Hungary, The Netherlands, Spain, Canada, Iceland, New Zeeland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Israel, Romania, Thailand, France, Italy, Poland, United States, Links to Major South Asian Universities and colleges, Other South Asian research institutes, Links to International organisations and development agencies working with South Asia, Swedish Developmental organisations working with South Asia, Scholarly Associations);
* Library (Internet Library of South Asian Studies: Information Networks, Countries, Maps & Statistics; Books & Journals, Topics, Development Research & Policies).
URL http://www.sasnet.lu.se/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.sasnet.lu.se/
Link reported by: Lars Eklund (sasnet--at--sasnet.lu.se)
* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide/ Corporate info./ Study/ News
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 3,000 (in fact, 1,480)