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RSPAS, National Institute of Asian and Pacific Studies, ANU
The Asian Studies WWW Monitor ISSN 1329-9778
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The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: late Dec 2001
Vol. 8, No. 28 (160)

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

THIS ISSUE
Entries accepted for publication: 10
Entries rejected: 8

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The Internet Publications Bureau, RSPAS, ANU
would like to wish the Network friends, colleagues and associates

Merry Christmas and Very Happy New Year

21 Dec 2001
5star
Japan Center for Asian Historical Records (JACAR)
JACAR, Tokyo, Japan
Self-description: "The JACAR is established for the purpose of providing through the Internet the index and the digital image information of historical records about modern Japan-Asia relations held and made available to the public by Japanese national institutions. As the mentioned records are so numerous, we are starting to provide from the records held by the National Archives of Japan [incl. 'Dajo Ruiten', 'Kubun Roku', 'Kobun Ruishu' and 'Kobun Zassan' series - ed.], The Diplomatic Record Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [incl. about 600,000 microfilm frames of category 'A' documents (political and diplomatic affairs) of pre- and in wartime period of Showa era - ed.] , and The National Institute for Defense Studies of the National Defense Agency [incl. Japanese Imperial Army's Records: 'Rikugunsyo Dainikki'(1868 to 1942), 'Jinchunisshi' ,'Sentoshoho' etc: (records of battles from the foundation of the Japanese Imperial Army to the end of World War II), Japanese Imperial Navy's Records: 'Kaigunsho kobun biko' (military education, warships, and weapons 1876 to 1937), 'Senzinisshi', 'Sentoshoho', etc: (records of battles from the foundation of the Japanese Imperial Army and Navy to the end of World War II) - ed.], where great held and transformed into digital images. The original records provided by the JACAR are available in the above mentioned institutions."
Site contents: Introduction; The JACAR Collection; User's Guide; Terms and Conditions for Using Our Web Site; Search room (Reading Room); Visitor's Guide; FAQ; Suggestion Box.
[A site in JP, with a skeleton EN interface, housing currently about 2 million pages of original, official archival material available for viewing online (as well as printing, saving etc). This number will be increased over the next several years to approximately 30 million pages of historical records - Steve Bullard, Australian War Memorial, stevebullard@netspeed.com.au, 22 Dec 2001.]
URL http://www.jacar.go.jp
Internet Archive [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Earl Kinmonth (e_kinmonth@mail.tais.ac.jp)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* 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

21 Dec 2001
4star
Foundation for Endangered Languages
Linguistics Dept., Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK
Self-description: "The Foundation for Endangered Languages exists to support, enable and assist the documentation, protection and promotion of endangered languages."
Site contents: Manifesto; Membership details; Proceedings; Grant Applications; Newsletters ('Iatiku' 1995-97, 'Ogmios' 1997-2001); Links (General, Societies, Centres, Language Rights); Bibliography.
URL http://www.ogmios.org
Internet Archive [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Nicholas Ostler (nostler@chibcha.demon.co.uk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study/Online Guide
* 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 100

18 Dec 2001
3star
US/China Links (US/CL) Corporate Training
National East Asian Languages Resource Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, US
Supplied note: "A one-of-a-kind nationally competitive program coordinated by the Ohio State University National East Asian Languages Resource Center and the Qingdao Municipal Economic Commission [...]. Through a two-month training period in Qingdao, followed by four-month internships in Chinese enterprises located throughout China, US/China Links (US/CL) provides American businesspeople with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in business with China."
URL http://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/flc/us_china_links
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/flc/us_china_links
Link reported by: Patrick McAloon (mcaloon.1@osu.edu)
* 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 Dec 2001
5star
Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI)
University of California at Los Angeles, USA and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, Germany
Self-description: "The Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI) represents the efforts of an international group of Assyriologists, museum curators and historians of science to make available through the internet the form and content of cuneiform tablets dating from the beginning of writing, ca. 3200 B.C., until the end of the third millennium. [...] The CDLI data set will consist of text and image, combining document transliterations, text glossaries and digitized originals and photo archives of early cuneiform."
Site contents: About CDLI; Project Associates and Staff; Related Projects; Announcements; Method and Conventions (Navigation of the web pages, Cuneiform text markup, Data entry conventions, Digitization of cuneiform tablets and images: Methods and techniques, Vector graphic representations of cuneiform, CDLI proposal for full catalogue of 4th and 3rd millennium texts); Sundries; Berlin Mirror site (cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de).
URL http://cdli.ucla.edu/
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/cdli.ucla.edu/
Link reported by: The Scout Report (scout-report@hypatia.cs.wisc.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/Online Guide/Study
* 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

17 Dec 2001
4star
Afghan Map Resource
National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C, USA
Supplied note: "National Geographic has just released up-to-the-moment maps of Afghanistan, more accurate than many other resources.  Through the aid of government sources, National Geographic cartographers worked tirelessly to release these definitive maps of the region. The maps delineate Afghan cities, rivers, mountains, and airports.  The maps also boast satellite images of Afghanistan, including a historical timeline spanning from 1842 to the present conflict.  Mini-maps of Taliban and Northern Alliance strongholds and refugee camps are also covered."
Site contents: News, Interactive Maps, Background, Photography, Education, Community, In Our Store.
URL http://www.nationalgeographic.com/landincrisis
Internet Archive [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Katherine Foster (katherine@connors.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: 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

16 Dec 2001
5star
Mongolei Online
MongoleiOnline, Bonn, Germany
Supplied note: "Through our international youth activity, and Mongolian-German youth friendship programs we have ollected information about Mongolia, thus we have created [in Apr 1998] 'MongoleiOnline' homepage, for people who speak German. [...] MongoleiOnline provides information about the country and people of a splendid nation [...] With more than 300 pages [...] it is the biggest homepage about Mongolia in the world."
Site contents: Adressen, Berichte, Bilder/Video, Chat Room, Forum, Gästebuch, Jugendaustausch, Kultur, Landesinfo, Links, Literatur, News, Offizielles, Organisationen, Projekte, Reiseinfo, Reiseangebote, Service, Shop, Termine, Wirtschaft.
URL http://www.mongolei.net
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/www.mongolei.net
Link reported by: Frank Vožen (vossen@mongolei.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* 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 1,000

15 Dec 2001
999star
A Visual Sourcebook for Chinese Civilization
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Supplied note: "This site was designed as supplemental teaching material for teachers of college or high school Chinese history or culture classes. It consists of ten units on geography, ancient tombs, Buddhism, calligraphy, military technology, painting, homes, gardens, clothing, and graphic arts. Each has 50 to 150 images, along with commentary, captions, questions, sources, suggested readings, and so on. "
[The site publishes a series of elegant maps showing China's national and internal boundries at various historical periods. However, the maps do not state the sources on which they are based, nor do they state their scales - ed.]
URL http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv
Internet Archive [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Patricia Ebrey (ebrey@u.washington.edu)
* 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

15 Dec 2001
3star
Asia Pacific Management Cooperative Program (APMCP)
Capilano College, North Vancouver, Canada
Supplied note: "The APMCP, now entering its 14th year, is at the forefront of Canadian/ Asian relations having provided management training to over 400 Canadian and Asian managers in the Asia Pacific Region. [....] Candidates are selected from across Canada and around the world bringing a range of diverse backgrounds to the classroom. The APMCP combines nine months of academic training in Vancouver with a one year paid work term work placement with various companies, non-profit organizations, and government agencies in 14 Asian countries."
URL http://www.capcollege.bc.ca/apmcp
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/www.capcollege.bc.ca/apmcp
Link reported by: Esther Rausenberg (erausenb@capcollege.bc.ca)
* 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

15 Dec 2001
3star
The Amarjargal Foundation, Mongolia
The Amarjargal Foundation, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Supplied note: An NGO, "which has a mission to assist and to contribute through its activities to the prosperity and overall development of Mongolia. In order to fulfill its mission, The [...] Foundation would: study and provide analyses of the social, economic and political developments in Mongolia to interested parties; exchange the information on the issues of transition and transformation with domestic and foreign institutions; encourage cooperation among local and foreign governmental, non-governmental and private institutions, and support activities toward attracting foreign aid and direct investment to Mongolia; deliver the findings of research activities to general public and through promotion of free exchange of information, transparency and public participation in decision-making, create a greater public awareness; provide support to researchers in social, economic, political and legal areas, especially students and youth; and promote the modern technology transfer to Mongolia. "
URL http://www.amarjargal.org
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/www.amarjargal.org
Link reported by: Webmaster (webmaster@amarjargal.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

15 Dec 2001
4star
Asian Studies.com
Arizona State University, AZ, USA
Supplied note: "News reports updated 24 hours a day. The sources include all major news organizations in Asia, the U.S., and other regions. You can also check out the news headlines by countries. The news is also categorized by the following subjects: Conflicts, Development, Environment, Finance, Health, Human Rights, Industry/Commerce, Trade/Labor, Media, Native Peoples, Politics, Religion, Social Issues, Women, Arts/Culture, Refugees/Migration. In addition to news headlines, we also offer latest magazine articles on Asia & Pacific Region. Not only can you check out the articles on the region as whole, but also you can read articles on each individual country. Among other features, the site also features book, video resources on Asia."
URL http://www.asianstudies.com
Internet Archive http://web1.archive.org/web/*/www.asianstudies.com
Link reported by: (john@asianstudies.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News/Online Guide
* 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 100

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