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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: Nov 2000
Vol. 1, No. 8

For earlier materials browse the Past Issues - Archive
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THIS ISSUE
Entries accepted for publication: 6
Entries rejected: 0

22 Nov 2000
3star
PNG Economic Update, Dec 2000
National Centre for Development Studies, ANU, Australia
Supplied note: "In association with the Sixth Annual PNG Mining and Petroleum Investment Conference, the National Centre for Development Studies at the Australian National University presents an Update on the PNG Economy on 6 Dec [2000] at the Sydney Hilton Hotel [Pitt St, Sydney.]"
URL http://www.pnginvestment.cia.com.au/
Link suggested by: Debra Grogan (email address suppressed at the owner's request)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

21 Nov 2000
3star
Jarvis Island Home Page
Steve Higley, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Site contents: Jarvis Island History; Jarvis Is. Weather; Jarvis Is. Maps & Photos; Jarvis Is. Terraform Project.
URL http://jarvisisland.net
Link suggested by: Steve Higley (shigley41@hotmail.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

14 Nov 2000
3star
Kabar-Irian (Irian News)
Australia West Papua Association, Sydney, Australia
Self-description: "Kabar-Irian is an on-line publication of IRJA.org's newslist, kabar-irian@irja.org. The goal of Kabar-Irian is to keep local and global communities aware of what is happening in our land in an easy to use and read format. [...] Our news items are in both English and Indonesian. We attempt to publish as many views as we can so that people can make an informed decision about the politics and issues of Irian/West Papua. Please visit our home page www.IRJA.org [same address as www.west-papua.com - ed.] for more information on Irianese cultures, histories and land."
Site contents: News; Weather; Editorial; Interview; Archives; Subscribe; Bulletin-board; IRJA.org, Inc.
URL http://www.kabar-irian.com/
Link suggested by: Norbert Braumann (n.braumann@tu-bs.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News/Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

09 Nov 2000
3star
Micronesia and South Pacific Program (MSPP)
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
Self-description: "The Micronesia and South Pacific Program was established in 1988 at the University of Oregon to assist with the development of sustainable communities in the Pacific islands.The university affiliation faculty development program links the University of Oregon with the University of the South Pacific and the College of Micronesia-FSM, Palau Community College, and the College of the Marshall Islands."
Site contents: Programs; Tech Assistance; Publications Courses; Staff; Newsletter; Library Program; Web site (Links, Search, Photo Gallery)
URL http://darkwing.uoregon.edu:80/~mspp/
Link suggested by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

09 Nov 2000
2star
Sepik Art and Meaning
Pan Asia Networking Program, Singapore
Supplied note: "A brief introduction to some of the design styles and stories in the Sepik [The Sepik River Valley in Papua New Guinea - ed.]."
Site contents: Introduction to Sepik art, Problems in defining meaning, About the site, How to get involved, Stories (Ancestors, Spirits, Nature, Man)
[A site under construction. Uses both FLASH and HTML formats - ed.]
URL http://www.PanAsia.org.sg/sepik/
Link suggested by: Maria Ng Lee Hoon (mng@idrc.org.sg)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

01 Nov 2000
3star
A Semester ALMOST Abroad, U. of Hawai'i at Manoa
University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, USA
Self-description: "The University of Hawai'i at Manoa offers an unparalleled array of courses in Asian and Pacific subjects in its A Semester Almost Abroad program. If you are interested in studying about the cultures of China, India, Japan, the Pacific Islands, or Southeast Asia, a semester at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa may be right for you."
Courses [with Pacific focus - ed.]: Hawaiian Studies (HWST 107 Hawai'i: Center of the Pacific, 270 Hawaiian Mythology, 301 Perspectives in Hawaiian Studies, 341 Hawaiian Genealogies, 342 Chiefs of Post-Contact Hawai'i, 343 Myths of Hawaiian History, 362 Pana O'ahu, Famous Place Names, 390 Issues in Modern Hawai'i, 440 Mahele Land Awards, 445 Hawaiian Institutions); Pacific Islands Studies (PACS 391 Change in the Pacific- Micronesia, 392 Change in the Pacific- Polynesia, 393 Change in the Pacific- Melanesia, 491 The Contemporary Pacific, 493 Pacific Islands Literature)
URL http://www.hawaii.edu/almost/
Link suggested by Anita Hodges (anitah@hawaii.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

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