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The Pacific Studies WWW Monitor: Jul-Aug 2001
Vol. 2, No. 4(13)

24 Aug 2001

Rulers
B. Schemmel (editor@rulers.org), rulers.org, ?US
Self-description: "This site contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders not occupying either of those formal positions) of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases. Also included are the subdivisions of various countries (the links are at the bottom of the respective country entries), as well as a selection of international organizations. Recent foreign ministers of all countries are listed separately."
Site contents: Countries and territories: AZ; Synopsis; Clickable map; International organizations: A-W; Foreign ministers: A-Z; Religious leaders; Monthly chronicle of relevant events since 1996; Recent Additions [incl. Jul 2001 Marshall Islands traditional polities and Micronesian traditional polities; Jun 2001 - new page on Pakistani provinces, May 2001 - new page on Indonesian provinces; Feb 2001 - expanded coverage of Russian administrative divisions; Nov 2000 - new pages on the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, new page on the Pacific Community; Sep 2000 - expanded coverage of Vietnam, and Turkey, Jul 2000 - new page on the Organization of the Islamic Conference, new page on the provinces of British India - ed.]
[A massive site with political, administrative and biographical information. Unfortunately, the information is unreferenced, and the site does not have a bibliography page - ed.]
URL http://rulers.org/
Link reported by: Alan S. Harrell (ashandrr@ashlists.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Rating not available
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

24 Aug 2001

The Rainforest Habitat
PNG University of Technology, Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Self-description: "Information about Papua New Guinea's largest zoological institution, including its work in the areas of environmental education, research and training. A list of species currently held at the Rainforest Habitat (RFH) is included, and also details of training and accommodation services, which are available at the centre. The RFH is also home to one of the largest live collections of Birds of Paradise in the world, and information on these magnificent birds is available here."
Site contents: Functions & Objectives; Research; Education; Birds of Paradise; List of Species; Products & Services; Contact Us; External Links (Insect Farming & Trading Agency - IFTA, Australasian Regional Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria - ARAZPA Conservation Breeding Specialist Group - CBSG).
URL http://www.habitat.f2s.com/
Link reported by: Alan S. Harrell (ashandrr@ashlists.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

17 Aug 2001

New Horizons in Island Studies, Jun 2002
Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
Supplied note: "'Islands of the World VII: New Horizons in Island Studies', University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, June 26-30, 2002.
The International Small Islands Studies Association and the Institute of Island Studies invite papers for the seventh Islands of the World conference [...] June 26-30, 2002.
Sessions will reflect the diversity of the world's islands and the range of issues and opportunities in topic areas such as the following: economics, environment, society, and culture; population, community, and development; health and education; energy, natural resources, and sustainable development; movement, migration, and identity; politics, public policy, governance, and international relations; islands-based organizations and institutions, including universities, governments, government agencies, and NGOs; cooperation and communication among islands; technology and knowledge development."
URL http://www.upei.ca/islandstudies/islandsvii/
Link reported by: Grant McCall (g.mccall@unsw.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

20 Jul 2001

The Forster Collection - Pitt Rivers Museum
Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.
Self-description: "The Forster Collection at the Pitt Rivers Museum is one of the world's great collections of eighteenth-century Pacific art and material culture. The objects [from 'Otaheitee (Tahiti) and the Society Isles', 'The Friendly Isles' (Tonga), 'New Zeeland', 'Easter Island' (Rapa Nui), 'Marquesas', 'Mallicollo' (Malakula, Vanuatu), 'Tanna' (Vanuatu), 'New Caledonia', and 'Terra del Fuego' - ed.] were acquired by Reinhold Forster and his son George during Captain James Cook's second famous voyage of discovery from 1772 to 1775."
Site contents: The Forsters; The Voyage; History of the Collection; Explore the Collection (Catalogue of Curiosities, Search the Database, Gallery); Further Resources; (Bulletin Board, Archive, Web Sites, Further Reading and bibliographies); Help; Site Information.
URL http://projects.prm.ox.ac.uk/forster/home.html
Link reported by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Documents
* 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

17 Jul 2001

Maison Asie Pacifique
Universite de Provence, Marseille, France.
Self-description: "Au 1er janvier 1999 Institut de Recherche sur le Sud-Est Asiatique (IRSEA) avec le Centre de Recherche et de Documentation sur l'Oceanie (CREDO) et l'Unite mixte de service UMS-MAP constituent la 'Maison de L'Asie et du Pacifique' (MAP), sous tutelle du CNRS [Centre national de la recherche scientifique - ed.], de l'Universite de Provence et de l'Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales.
[Areas of expertise:] 1. Continuites culturelles, sociales et historiques en Asie du Sud-Est; 2. Sante, maladies, societes; 3. Villes: communautes, identites, representations; 4. Diasporas chinoises sources; 5. Materiaux pour l'histoire de l'Asie du Sud-Est: societe, economie, culture du Vietnam; 6. Anthropologie, histoire, ethno-archeologie et linguistique du l'Oceanie (Australie, Melanesie, Micronesie, Polynesie); 7. Documentation sur les societes oceaniennes."
URL http://www.up.univ-mrs.fr/wmap/
Link reported by: H-SEASIA (cassea@nus.edu.sg)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

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