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"The Pacific Studies WWW Monitor" (ISSN 1443-8976) was established 12 April 2000. It is modelled on its sister publication Asian Studies WWW Monitor which was established in April 1994. The periodical forms a key element of the global, cooperative project Pacific Studies WWW Virtual Library.
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The Pacific Studies WWW Monitor ISSN 1443-8976
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The Pacific Studies WWW Monitor: Aug 2000
Vol. 1, No. 5

For earlier materials browse the Past Issues - Archive or search the Pacific Studies WWW Monitor database [forthcoming]. To input new material use Announce New/Improved Web Sites page.

THIS ISSUE
Entries accepted for publication: 10
Entries rejected: 3

16 Aug 2000
3star
CNMI Northern Islands website
US Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Self-description:
"This site was developed by Northern Islands Mayor Joseph T. Ogumoro and Saipan Congressman William S. Torres as part of their efforts to assist displaced residents of the Northern Islands who wish to return and resettle in Anatahan, Alamagan, Pagan and Agrigan."
Supplied note: "The Northern Islands are the mostly uninhabited, mostly volcanic islands north of the principal population centers of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota."
Site contents: Photo Gallery; Scientific Studies; Fish & Wildlife; Volcanic Activity; CMI Links; Fast Facts; Current Issues; Eco Tourism.
URL http://www.northernislands.org/
Link suggested by: Dan MacMeekin (dan@macmeekin.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

15 Aug 2000
3star
PNG Independent Online
Wantoks Communications LTD, Boroko, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
Site contents: News; Commentary; Opinion; Letters; Review; Education; Faith; Business; Sports.
URL http://www.tiare.net.pg/independent/
Link suggested by: Norbert Braumann (n.braumann@tu-bs.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

15 Aug 2000
3star
Pacific Economic Bulletin
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "Features: Contents of latest issue with Policy Dialogue papers available to download free; Author and country index; Pacific resources; Updates papers; South Pacific Online Forum; Pacific and PNG Updates information; Pacific links (under development);
The current issue (PEB 15-1) is now available. See the website for a list of contents."
URL http://peb.anu.edu.au/
Link suggested by: Debra Grogan (email address suppressed at the owner's request)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

14 Aug 2000
3star
PNG Silver Jubilee Seminar and PNG Update - Sep 2000
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "All interested colleagues are invited to attend a scholarly celebration [Fri 15 Sep 2000] of 25 years of Papua New Guinea's independence, hosted by the Papua New Guinea High Commission and The Australian National University through the National Centre for Development Studies. View the program at [the URL below]."
URL http://peb.anu.edu.au/PNG-Update.htm
Link suggested by: Debra Grogan (debra.grogan@anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

10 Aug 2000
3star
Asia Pacific Press
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "A specialist publisher based at the Australian National University in the Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management. Asia Pacific Press publishes on economics, development, governance and management, particularly on the Asia Pacific Region. Asia Pacific Press also publishes with organisations and publishers in the region.."
Supplied note: "This site has a searchable database, and people can look up other works which may have been published as working papers."
URL http://www.asiapacificpress.com
Link suggested by: Debra Grogan (debra.grogan@anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

04 Aug 2000
3star
10th Pacific Science Inter-Congress - Jun 2001
Pacific Science Association & University of Guam, Guam
Supplied note: "Call for papers, 10th Pacific Science Inter-Congress, Integration of Natural and Social Sciences in the New Pacific Millennium. June 1-6, 2001, Tumon, Guam.
On behalf of the Pacific Science Association and the University of Guam, I would like to invite librarians and other professionals working in Oceania (including Australia and New Zealand) and Asia/Pacific Rim countries to submit abstracts of papers and presentations related to the summary of the Oceanican Librarianship session provided below before February 1, 2001. [...] Abstract instructions will be available from the Inter-Congress Web site at [the URL below]."
URL http://www.10psicguam.org
Link suggested by: Nicholas J. Goetzfridt (ngoetzfr@uog9.uog.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

02 Aug 2000
3star
Pacific Island Books
Denver, Colorado, USA
Supplied note: "A book distribution company located in Denver, Colorado specialising in books from Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands. We distribute all of the titles from The Institute of Pacific Studies at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, in addition to other South Pacific publishers.."
[A commercial site - ed.]
URL http://www.pacificislandbooks.com/
Link suggested by: Kathy Ryan (pacificbks@aol.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

02 Aug 2000
3star
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols for Libraries, Archives and Information Services
Northern Territory University, Darwin, NT, Australia
Supplied note: "These protocols are intended to guide libraries, archives and information services in appropriate ways to interact with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the communities which the organisations serve, and to handle materials with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander content."
Site contents: Preamble; 1.Content and Perspectives; 2.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Intellectual Property Issues; 3.Accessibility and Use; 4.Subject Headings/Classification of Materials; 5.Secret or Sacred Materials; 6.Offensive Materials; 7.Governance and Management; 8.Staffing; 9.Education and Training for Professional Practice; 10.Awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and Issues; 11.Copying and Repatriation of Records to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.
[A document compiled by Alex Byrne, Alana Garwood, Heather Moorcroft and Alan Barnes. The Protocols have been published by Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) for ATSILIRN. They are endorsed at the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library and Information Resource Network (ATSILIRN) Conferences December 1994 and September 1995 - ed.]
URL http://www.ntu.edu.au/library/protocol.html
Link suggested by: Mark Perkins (markp@spc.int)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Aug 2000
3star
Community Aid Abroad Oxfam Australia: Australia & the Pacific
Community Aid Abroad Oxfam Australia, Australia
Supplied note: "Background information on [the Pacific Region] and Community Aid Abroad Oxfam's development program."
Site contents: Review of Community Aid Abroad's Role in the Pacific Region; Pacific Program Strategy; Bougainville: The Peace Process and Beyond Submission to Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee Inquiry; Current Projects.
URL http://www.caa.org.au/world/pacific/
Link suggested by: Cameron Tampion (cameron@www.caa.org.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Aug 2000
3star
The South Pacific - Zone of Peace or Sea of Troubles? - Aug 2000
Australian Defence Studies Centre, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "The Australian Defence Studies Centre (www.adfa.edu.au/ADSC/) at the Australian Defence Force Academy is convening a highly informative two-day [17-18 August 2000] conference about the latest events in the Pacific. Speakers from academia, government and the media will discuss recent events and provide perspectives on the way forward. Speakers include Sir Michael Somare, Mr Noel Levi, Secretary General of the South Pacific Forum, and Mr Alexander Downer."
URL http://idun.itsc.adfa.edu.au/ADSC/Sthpac/Sthpac_index.htm
Link suggested by: Sue Brown (s-brown@adfa.edu.au), forwarded by Allison Ley (Allison.Ley@anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

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