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Edited by: Dr T.Matthew Ciolek

The Pacific Studies WWW Monitor: Jan-Jun 2004
Vol. 5, No. 1(26)

27 Apr 2004

9th Festival of Pacific Arts, Jul 2004
9th Festival of Pacific Arts Secretariat, Oreor, Palau
Self-description: "9th Festival of Pacific Arts - Oltobed a Malt: Nurture, Regenerate, Celebrate - July 22-31, 2004, Republic of Palau. [...] The Festival of Pacific Arts brings peoples of the Pacific together in a welcoming and social gathering to exchange cultures for mutual understanding and appreciation of one another's culture. [...] Duration: July 22-31, 2004, 10 days. Delegations may arrive before Day 1 and depart after Day 10. Venue: Festival Village: In Oreor (also known as Koror, the capitol of Belau) - Asahi Stadium, Minister's Loop, OEK grounds, Palau Community College campus. [...] Program: The beat of the Festival comes from the performance arts, the traditional and contemporary song, dance, storytelling, theater. Additionally there is demonstration and exhibition on the various forms: visual arts and applied design, architecture, canoeing and navigation, culinary arts, natural history, healing, literature, and games."
URL http://www.festival-pacific-arts.org/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek[use"@"]coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Govt.
* 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

27 Apr 2004

Global Perspectives on the Archaeology of Islands, Dec 2004
Anthropology Department, The Faculty of Arts, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Self-description: "[International Conference,] Global Perspectives on the Archaeology of Islands , Dec 8-11, 2004, Auckland, New Zealand [...] This conference aims to bring together researchers studying the archaeology of islands and island groups throughout the world to examine island archaeology from a global, comparative perspective. Anticipated major themes include: island landscapes, human ecology and environmental change, island languages and archaeology, maritime trade and exchange, seafaring, colonization, theories of insularity, and population movements."
URL http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/ant/islands/index.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek[use"@"]coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

25 Apr 2004

Islands VIII: Islands of the world, Nov 2004
International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA) and National Taiwan University (Biodiversity Research Center), Taipei, Taiwan.
Self-description: "The International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA) welcomes you to ISLANDS OF THE WORLD VIII - an international conference, to be held at Kinmen Island (Quemoy), Taiwan, between 1 and 7 November, 2004. The conference, entitled 'Changing Islands - Changing Worlds' is [since 1986 - ed.] the eighth in a series of island conferences. [...] In 2004, it is Kinmen Island's turn to host the ISISA conference. All scholars and practitioners with an interest in islands are invited to attend.
Important Dates: * 2004 June 20 - Deadline for Abstract Submission * July 10 - Notification of Acceptance of Abstracts * August 31 - Early-Bird Registration * September 20 - Submission of Manuscripts."
URL http://www.isisa2004.com.tw/index1.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Grant McCall (g.mccall[use"@"]unsw.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

23 Apr 2004

Pacific Trade and Development Conference (PAFTAD) Papers
Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "PAFTAD Conference Papers. These papers are for information only. They being revised for publication and the authors must be contacted before any citation is made. The authors can be contacted through the PAFTAD Secretariat. [...] PAFTAD promotes policy-oriented academic research and discussion of Asia Pacific economic issues, serves as the most authoritative source of economic analysis in the Pacific area, and generates high-quality publications on international economic and development issues. Almost every year since 1968 many of the Pacific's leading economists have gathered under the banner of the Pacific Trade and Development Conference (PAFTAD) to debate and discuss fundamental economic issues facing the region.
Site contents: [papers, in PDF format] * Asia Pacific countries and the Doha Development Agenda; * The Rise of East Asian Regionalism; * The Rise of Services Trade: Regional Initiatives and Challenges for the WTO; * Asia Pacific Regional Architecture and Financial Market Integration; * Truncated Globalism: The Fate of the Asia Pacific Economies?; * Multilateral Trade Cooperation After Cancun; * Reshaping the Asia Pacific Economic Order; * Politico-Strategic Dimensions of Economic Cooperation in the Asia Pacific; * The Economics and Politics of People Movement in East Asia and the Pacific; * The Impact of East Asian Economic Integration on the Asia Pacific Region.
URL http://apseg.anu.edu.au/paftad/papers.php
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek[use"@"]coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - 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

19 Apr 2004

Samoa, Tonga and Solomon Islands 2004 - Public Seminar, May 2004
Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "The Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government is pleased to invite you to the following seminar on the Pacific. Please feel free to extend this invitation to your colleagues. Please RSVP by Wednesday 28 April [2004] (jenny.bourne[use"@"]anu.edu.au) There is no charge for attending - dg."
Self-description: "Public Seminar - Samoa, Tonga and Solomon Islands 2004, Wednesday 5 May 2.00-5.00pm, Innovations Theatre, The Australian National University, Hosted by: The Pacific Policy Project at the Asia Pacific School of Economics & Government. View seminar program [a PDF file]."
URL http://apseg.anu.edu.au/events/public_seminar_5_may_2004.php
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Debra Grogan (debra.grogan[use"@"]anu.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

19 Apr 2004

Pacific Business - Public Seminar, May 2004
Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "The Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government is pleased to invite you to the following seminar on the Pacific. Please feel free to extend this invitation to your colleagues. RSVP to (jenny.bourne[use"@"]anu.edu.au) - dg."
Self-description: "Public Seminar - Pacific Business, Monday 3 May 2.00-5.00pm, Perform and Grow Rooms, Level 5, ANZ Bank, 100 Queen St, Melbourne [Australia]. Hosted by: The Pacific Policy Project at the Asia Pacific School of Economics & Government and ANZ Banking Group. View seminar program [a PDF file]."
URL http://apseg.anu.edu.au/events/public_seminar_3_may_2004.php
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Debra Grogan (debra.grogan[use"@"]anu.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

24 Mar 2004

SIT Study Abroad Pacific Studies Programs
School for International Training (SIT), SIT Study Abroad, Brattleboro, VT, USA
Self-description: "SIT Study Abroad helps you understand the cultures that inhabit Asia and the Pacific by engaging you in rich encounters with people in cities and in villages."
Site contents: *About Us; * Select a Program, * How to Apply; * Scholarships; * Health and Safety; * Contact Us; * Regions (African Studies, Asian Studies, Caribbean Studies, European Studies, Latin American Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, Pacific Studies [Australia: Conservation and Resource Management, Australia: The Multicultural Society, Australia: Natural and Cultural Ecology, Fiji: Cultural History and Geography, New Zealand: Biodiversity and Conservation, Samoa: Pacific Islands Studies]); * Who Are You? (Prospective Students, Accepted Students, Advisors/Faculty, Parents, Alumni).
URL http://www.sit.edu/studyabroad/themes/oceania.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.sit.edu/studyabroad/themes/oceania.html
Link reported by: Bob Lawson (bob.lawson[use"@"]sit.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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]: over 3,000

14 Mar 2004

Pacific Peoples' Partnership (PPP)
Pacific Peoples' Partnership, Victoria, BC, Canada
Supplied note: "The Pacific Peoples' Partnership PPP is Canada's only non-profit, non-governmental social justice organization, devoted exclusively to working in solidarity with peoples of the South Pacific to promote their aspirations for peace, justice, security and sustainable development. On March 8, 2004, the new PPP Website went live. It features a brand new look and feel, as well as an online donations system, issues and resources, and much more! - ds."
Site contents: * About; * Programs (Indigenous Peoples Abroad Program, Aboriginal Media Project, Pacific Networking Conferences, Tok Blong Pacific Magazine, Speaker Series, Past Programs); * Issues & Resources (Canadian Policy & Aid, Environmental Sustainability, Gender, Globalization, Indigenous Knowledge and Science, News, Solomon Islands, Sovereignty & Decolonisation, West Papua, Youth); * Map; * TakeAction; * Library; * Partners (Pacific Partners Canadian Partners, Pacific News, Travel Information, Indigenous Movements, Canadian Aboriginal News Listings, Partnerships with Government); * Donations; * Contact.
URL http://www.pacificpeoplespartnership.org
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.pacificpeoplespartnership.org
Link reported by: David Stanley (info[use"@"]southpacific.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* 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

31 Jan 2004

Asia Pacific Week, Feb 2004
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "Asia Pacific Week will showcase the ANU as Australia's pre-eminent centre for teaching and research on Asia and the Pacific.
To be held at the main campus in Canberra in the first week of February 2004, Asia-Pacific Week will feature a program of collaborative events, intensive courses and workshops that will bring together more than 150 scholars from Australia and the region. Participants will work with the ANU's internationally renowned academic specialists and acquaint themselves with the university's rich resources and research facilities.
Asia-Pacific Week will be co-ordinated by the National Institute for Asia and the Pacific (NIAP) in co-operation with the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, the Faculty of Asian Studies and the Asia-Pacific School of Economics and Government."
URL http://rspas.anu.edu.au/asiapacificweek/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek[use"@"]coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

27 Jan 2004

Forum for Oceanic IR
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University, Australia.
Self-description: "The Department of International Relations in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University has created an e-mail list called OCEANIC_IR (including Australia, New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia). The OCEANIC_IR list seeks to bring together the some 250+ International Relations scholars from throughout Oceania to foster a sense of community and provide a means to announce: * Academic Appointments * Conferences/Symposia/Workshops * Forthcoming Publications * Resources for IR Scholars * Requests for Information.
If you would like to be added to the OCEANIC_IR list please e-mail: oceanic.ir[use"@"]anu.edu.au"
URL http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/oceanic.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek[use"@"]coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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 Jan 2004

The Pacific Islands Political Studies Association (PIPSA)
University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia.
Supplied note: "Please take a look at our site for the Pacific Islands Political Studies Association (based at the University of the Sunshine Coast) at: (the URL below) Although the association is not new the site is. I have developed it as a resource for students in particular and hopefully to become an online forum for those interested in the study of South Pacific politics - Cate Morriss, Secretary, PIPSA."
Self-description: "PIPSA was established in Hawaii in 1987 at a meeting of Pacific Islands scholars who recognized the need to stimulate and coordinate research and other academic activities to develop our knowledge and understanding of the region."
Site contents: * Academic Papers [accessible to Registered Users Only]; * Book Reviews; * Feedback; * Forums; * Journal; * Members List; * Presidents Welcome & * Association Information; * Private Messages; * Recommend Us; * Search; * Stories Archive; * Stories- printer friendly; * Submit News; * Surveys; * Top 10; * Topics; * Web Links; * WebMail; * Your Account.
URL http://pipsa.org.au/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Cate Morriss (cam004[use"@"]student.usc.edu.au)
[The above link was kindly sent to this e-journal in a response to the Monitor's recent invitation to readers to send details of useful Pacific-related online resources - ed.]
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

15 Jan 2004

Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies
Faculty of Arts, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Supplied note: "The Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies [ISSN 1176-2152, est. 2003 - ed.] is currently accepting article and review submissions from graduate students that engage with the topic: Asia-Pacific border and boundary crossings [...]
The Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies is a peer-reviewed electronic journal that showcases the original work of graduate students. The aim of GJAPS is to foster an international graduate community and support network for interdisciplinary students of Asia and the Pacific, through the publication of thought-provoking articles, visual texts, reviews and commentary that engage critical issues, themes and debates about the region and its peoples.
GJAPS recognizes the dynamic nature of graduate research and its frequent position at the theoretical, methodological and critical cutting-edge of many disciplines. By showcasing the leading work of Asia-Pacific graduates, the journal will contribute to outlining the future directions and possibilities of humanities research in the region.
GJAPS will be published twice a year, with each volume organized around a central theme that provides a critical focus and reflects the journals interdisciplinary approach. GJAPS welcomes article and review submissions from a wide range of disciplines including, anthropology, art history, cultural studies, diasporic studies, film and media, gender studies, history, linguistics, literature, political studies, popular culture, psychology, queer theory and sociology. Geographically, the region is widely defined, and for the purposes of the journal encompasses East, South-East, and Northeast Asia, Australasia, the Pacific Islands and the American West Coast. - mos."
[A site and journal under construction - ed.]
URL http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/gjaps
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Michael OShaughnessy (m.oshaughnessy[use"@"]auckland.ac.nz), forwarded by H-Asia
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

14 Jan 2004

Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures (PARADISEC)
Distributed, Australia
Supplied note: "PARADISEC is a cross-institutional collaborative project for digital archiving and access to Australian researchers’ field recordings of endangered languages and musics of the Asia-Pacific region. It is hosted by the University of Sydney, the University of Melbourne and the Australian National University. - nt."
Self-description; "Australia lies within a region of great linguistic and cultural diversity. Over 2000 of the world's 6000 different languages are spoken in Australia, the South Pacific Islands (including around 900 languages in New Guinea alone) and Southeast Asia. Within the next century this number is likely to drop to a few hundred. The majority of these 2000 languages and their associated cultural expressions such as music are very poorly documented. Even in those languages that have begun to be documented many of the most developed cultural expressions (such as the dense and highly allusive language used in song) have never been studied.
PARADISEC (Pacific And Regional Archive for DIgital Sources in Endangered Cultures) offers a facility for digital conservation and access for endangered materials from the Pacific region, defined broadly to include Oceania and East and Southeast Asia. At present no such facility exists, and our research group is examining feasible models to ensure that the archive can provide access to interested communities, and conforms with emerging international standards for digital archiving.
In 2003 we aim to establish a framework for accessioning, cataloguing, and digitising audio, text and visual material, and preserving digital copies. The primary focus of this initial stage is safe preservation of material that would otherwise be lost, especially field tapes from the 1950s and 1960s."
Site contents: Data & Equipment (Data Preservation, Information discovery, Intellectual property issues, Cultural renewal, Technicalities, Recording Equipment); Services (Digitisation of audio and material, CD production. Training in the documentation techniques of recording, data management, and data linkage. Safe backup of digital data); Events; Future Directions; Deposit/Access; Profile; Links (Digitisation and Digital links, Pacific Languages and Resources, Digital Image and Video Collections, Endangered music and languages, Archives and Archiving, Linguistics Software, Annotation, Dictionaries, Metadata, Audio Preservation, Restoration and Access to Recordings, Digitisation and Audio Equipment, Software); Contact; Downloads (the PARADISEC access form, the PARADISEC deposit form, an information form for Depositors, the PARADISEC metadata set, PARADISEC information leaflet, the PARADISEC PowerPoint Presentation, Dr Linda Barwick's paper on PARADISEC from the 2003 OZeCulture Conference, PARADISEC's public profile document).
URL http://paradisec.org.au
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/paradisec.org.au
Link reported by: Nick Thieberger (nt[use"@"]paradisec.org.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Documents/Online Guide
* 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 30

09 Jan 2004

Pacific Web Sites: Archiving Issues and Challenges, Feb 2004
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Supplied note: "Please be aware of a new informal session on "Pacific Web Sites: Archiving Issues and Challenges, to be held during the upcoming Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania (ASAO) [www.soc.hawaii.edu/asao/pacific/hawaiki.html - ed.] Annual Meeting in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. The session is scheduled for 10:30 am - noon on Saturday 28 February 2004. This session will consider web sites as resources which require special considerations for long term storage, retrieval, and access. Dore Minatodani, Hawaii Specialist with the Hawaiian Collection at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, will provide background to stimulate our discussion by describing approaches to archiving web sites that have been implemented and others that are being explored. We encourage all participants to share their experiences, challenges, and solutions. We welcome all ASAO participants' input, especially regarding projected future research needs. From this link you can access the ASAO home page and further conference information. If you plan to attend the ASAO meetings in Salem, and are interested in joining this session, could you please let me know as soon as possible? Dore and I are compiling a short reading list which we hope you will have time to review beforehand. We will send this out to those who plan to attend the session! Please be aware that this session is NOT limited to librarians and archivists!! I look forward to seeing many of you in Salem next month, and to a timely and productive discussion. Aloha, Jane Barnwell Pacific Specialist University of Hawai'i at Manoa Hamilton Library / Pacific Collection 2550 McCarthy Mall Honolulu, HI 96822."
URL http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/asao/pacific/2004sessions/16websites.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Jane Barnwell (barnwell[use"@"]hawaii.edu), forwarded by John Ballard
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

06 Jan 2004

South Pacific region: indicative research priorities
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "South Pacific region: indicative research priorities Priorities for collaborative agricultural research between ACIAR and its Pacific Island country partners (Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu and Kiribati) were discussed on 9-10 December 2003 in Suva at a consultation with representatives of Regional Organisations (including SPC and University of the South Pacific), relevant Government Ministries and Agencies, NGOs and CGIAR centres active in the region.
ACIAR's strategy in these Pacific Island Countries addresses the significant challenges of WTO accession, quarantine- and biosecurity-related issues, product quality, scale of production, and remoteness of export markets. We will maintain a mixture of research on cash-generating crops, fishing and forestry with emphases on supply chain issues (including value-adding and marketing) and production sustainability. Projects will emphasise technologies that are appropriate to smallholders, and address institutional issues affecting technology uptake. The limited research capability in the region, especially in individual nations, is an ongoing constraint. ACIAR will therefore work closely with regional organisations, especially the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), in executing projects. ACIAR also supports collaboration by Pacific Island countries with International Agricultural Research Centres such as the WorldFish Center and the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute.
Agreed priorities are listed under selected ACIAR program areas:
Crop Sciences [details follow - ed.]; Fisheries and Livestock [details follow - ed.]; Forestry [details follow - ed.]; Agricultural Economics [details follow - ed.]. [...] File size: 74.50 kb."
URL http://www.aciar.gov.au/web.nsf/doc/ACIA-5KX5MW/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek[use"@"]coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Govt.
* 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

06 Jan 2004

Pig Husbandry in New Guinea
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "Pig Husbandry in New Guinea: A Literature review and Bibliography (MN108 2003) Authors: Robin Hide.
Summary Pig production is the most significant part of smallholder livestock management in both Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya. In New Guinea as a whole, there are estimated to be nearly 2.5 million domestic pigs, or approximately one animal for every three people. This publication provides a bibliography of the literature on New Guinea pig husbandry and reviews that literature. It is intended as a guide to, and overview of, the current state of knowledge on pigs in New Guinea and will be a valuable resource for anyone concerned with animal production, food supply, nutrition, and animal and human health in New Guinea. [...] MN108.pdf File size: 1907.90 kb."
URL http://www.aciar.gov.au/web.nsf/doc/ACIA-5UFVPA
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek[use"@"]coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Govt.
* 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 30

01 Jan 2004

Pacific Islands Photos and Clipart
Aha! Clip Art.com, USA?
Self-description: "Click below for the best clipart anywhere... All professional, all copyright-safe, all about everything!"
Supplied note: "Some of you may be interested in a site I have come across that has a number of photos and a fair bit of Pacific Islands clip art (listed under Oceania): [see the URL below] Some of the photos are interesting old pictures, while the clip art includes maps, country flags, little logos and so on.
There is a snag, it is a subscription site (from a week to a year on a sliding scale from US$9.95-2.88 per week). But if someone had one or more presentations to do or wanted a particular illustration to use in a publication, the fee seems modest enough, as they are advertised as royalty-free.
The categories listed are Australia, Tasmania (as a separate category, yet!), NZ, Fiji, PNG, Samoa and Indonesia. However, I noticed a lot of images from all over the place (Cooks, Easter Island etc) under the PNG heading. - re."
URL http://ahaclipart.com/ca/intr/_intr_index.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Roderick Ewins (rod[use"@"]justpacific.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting
* 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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