The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: early Aug 2002
Vol. 9, No. 14 (174)

15 Aug 2002

Southeast Asian Futures, Feb 2003
The Center for Southeast Asia Studies, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Supplied-note: "The Center for Southeast Asia Studies [...] is pleased to announce its 20th [... Annual Southeast Asia Conference 2003] 'A Workshop on Southeast Asian Futures: Cosmopolitanism, Sovereignty, Subjectivity', Friday and Saturday, February 7 and 8, 2003 at the University of California, Berkeley. [...] We invite graduate students and faculty from the social sciences and humanities to submit papers that examine topics such as (but not limited to) state and non-state politics, social movements and NGOs, violence, environmental politics, and diaspora/migration either within particular, or across several, Southeast Asian societies. [...] Email or paper abstracts are due Friday, October 4, 2002. - jh."
URL http://violet.berkeley.edu/~cseas/archive/conf2003.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this review]
Link reported by: Jeffrey Hadler (hadler@socrates.berkeley.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

15 Aug 2002

Conflict and Displacement in Karenni, Burma
Burma Ethnic Research Group (BERG), Bangkok, Thailand
Self-description: "'Conflict and Displacement in Karenni: The Need for Considered Responses.' This report was written to follow the earlier report of the Burma Ethnic Research Group, Forgotten Victims of a Hidden War: Internally Displaced Karen in Burma, BERG/ Friedrich Naumann Foundation, April 1998. It seeks to raise the level of awareness in the international community concerning the context of internal displacement of populations in Burma focussing in this instance on Karenni."
Supplied-note: "The website that held 'Conflict and Displacement in Karenni, Burma' [...] in 2000 no longer exists. The document is now in the Online Burma Library at [the URL below] - da."
Site contents: Preface; Acronyms; Executive Summary; Maps; 1. Overview; 2. Conflict in Karenni; 3. Conflict Induced Displacements in Karenni; 4. Other Forms of Displacement; 5. Health and Eduction Needs and Responses; 6. Conclusions; Appendices.
[A May 2000 report by Vicky Bamforth, Steven Lanjouw, and Graham Mortimer is available online. It consists of 3 pdf files: (1) Cover and Contents (472K); (2) Text-pp1-47 (782K); 3 Text pp48-128 (1300K) plus the TOC in HTML format - ed.]
URL http://www.ibiblio.org/obl/docs/responses.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this review]
Link reported by: David Arnott (darnott@iprolink.ch)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* 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

15 Aug 2002

Canberra Friends of Dili
Canberra Friends of Dili, Canberra, Australia.
Self-description: "Welcome to the homepage of the Canberra Friends of Dili community group. The group aims to promote community to community friendship between the people of Canberra and Dili District. We welcome suggestions from the Canberra community regarding ways that we can promote the friendly relationship between Canberra and Dili."
Site contents: East Timor Government; Friends of Baucau; Friends of Suai; Yellow Pages; White Pages.
URL http://www.users.bigpond.com/shermes.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this review]
Link reported by: Dierk von Behrens (vbehrens@actionline.com.au), forwarded by Marie Sexton (msexton@austarmetro.com.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

15 Aug 2002

National University of East Timor Library (UNTL) Project
National Steering Committee, Friends of the UNTL Library Group, Sydney/Melbourne, Australia.
Self-description: "[T]he development of the University and its library as essential to the future development of East Timor. Its development is one of the most important and far-reaching steps being taken in the reconstruction of East Timor. It will be the source of the nation's future teachers, of its public servants, of its leaders in government and business, and in its technical and agricultural sectors. This site is designed to inform and to enable individuals and organisations to get involved in and support the UNTL Library Project."
Site contents: Who We Are; How You Can Help; Background; Making Donations; What we need Most; Information Sources; Subject Profiles; Training & Support; Building Project; University History; Libraries in East Timor University Libraries, Polytechnic Libraries, Public Libraries, Library Staff); Project History; Subscribe to UNTL News.
URL http://www.untl.labor.net.au
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this review]
Link reported by: Judy Blood (bloodj@tig.com.au), forwarded by Marie Sexton (msexton@austarmetro.com.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

14 Aug 2002

Central Asia Fiction (CAF)
cenasia-fiction.netfirms.com, [?Toronto, CA]
Self-description: "CAF [est. 2001, ISSN 1608-9715 - ed.] publishes stories & photos on a rolling basis. Now accepting submissions [stories of up to 6,000 words in length - ed.] of any modern fictional genre on Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, & Uzbekistan. Print out CAF stories to read and share at your leisure! Visit often and see what's new! CAF Photo Exhibit: Amazing photos submitted from all over the region - including Afghanistan."
Site contents: [Recent submissions:] 'Hostage To Celestial Turks' - by Altaer Magdi (Memoirs of a local translator taken hostage in the mountains of Xingiang, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan); 'The Golden Necklace' - by Bibi Shirin Jehanara (Afghan folktale of laughing flowers, crying emeralds, and angels watching over the dispossessed); 'A Woman's Place' - by Betsy Thomas Amin-Arsala (Getting acquainted with the bathing and social habits of Afghan women); 'The Doctor's Absolution' - by Erik Blender (Infidelity, STDs & tradition in Uzbekistan); 'Pale Rose' - by Alireza Asgharzadeh (Azeris in Iran); Gallery; Story Archive; Submit; Mission; E-mail
URL http://cenasia-fiction.netfirms.com
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/cenasia-fiction.netfirms.com
Link reported by: CAF Editor (cafeditor@yahoo.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Documents
* 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 100

13 Aug 2002

Yahoo! Risks Abusing Human Rights in China
Human Rights Watch, New York, NY, USA
Self-description: "(New York, August 9, 2002) - Yahoo! Inc. risks complicity in rights abuses if it remains a signatory to China's 'Public Pledge on Self-discipline for the Chinese Internet Industry,' Human Rights Watch said today. [On 30 Jul 2002] Human Rights Watch sent a letter (hrw.org/press/2002/08/yahoo-ltr073002.htm) to Yahoo!'s CEO Terry Semel, to detail these concerns, but as of today has received no response. 'If it implements the pledge, Yahoo! will become an agent of Chinese law enforcement,' said Kenneth Roth, Executive Director. 'It will switch from being an information gateway to an information gatekeeper.' Signatories to the voluntary pledge agree to investigate all websites to which they provide links, block anything the Chinese government would consider 'harmful information,' [although the pledge does not define as to what constitutes 'harmful information.' - ed.] and report those sites to Chinese authorities. The government of the People's Republic of China systematically restricts public expression of oppositional views on such subjects as religion and politics. The Internet Society of China initiated the pledge this spring. Hundreds of its members, including Chinese companies, universities, and government offices, have signed on."
Site contents: Human Rights Watch Letter to Terry Semel (HRW document, Jul 30, 2002); Hu Jintao Visit: No Progress on Human Rights in China (HRW Press Release, Apr 29, 2002); China Tightens Internet Controls (HRW Press Release, Aug 1, 2001); Free Expression on the Internet (HRW document); Corporations and Human Rights (HRW document).
URL http://www.hrw.org/press/2002/08/yahoo080902.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this review]
Link reported by: David P. Dillard (jwne@astro.ocis.temple.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News/Documents
* 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

13 Aug 2002

Australian Dissertations on Asia, 1999-2001
Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA), Australia
Self-description: "Australian Dissertations on Asia, 1999-2001. Edited by R.E. Elson (1999-2000) and T. Morris-Suzuki (2001-2002) The list is compiled from information supplied to the Asian Studies Association of Australia, Inc., by Deputy Vice-Chancellors (Research) or their nominees in 1999-2000 and 2001-2002. Each University was asked to identify dissertations [Ph.D, as well as MA and Honours' theses - ed.] on Asia or on Australia's relations with Asia that have been completed (in the previous year) or which are in progress. The ASAA wishes to thank those Universities which have responded to its requests for information. This list merges the 1999-2000 list (www.gu.edu.au/school/iba/asaa/austdistertations.html) edited by R.E. Elson with the list established in 2001-2002."
Site contents: The list is organised regionally, using the following headings: Asia General and Comparative; Australia and Asia; East Asia: (China/Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan); South Asia: (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka); Southeast Asia (General and comparative, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam); West Asia.
[The site complements activities of the Australian Digital Theses Program (ADT) (adt.caul.edu.au), a national collaborative distributed database of digitised theses produced at Australian Universities. The ADT database, published by the Council of Australian University Australians (CAUL), provides access to PhD and Masters by Research theses only. - ed.]
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/ASAA/austdissertations1999-2001.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this review]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* 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

12 Aug 2002

Online Guide East Asia (OGEA)
State Library (SBB-PK), Berlin, Germany
Self-description: "The Online Guide East Asia offers information on and access to online resources in the field of East Asia. It covers a huge scale of information concerning arts & humanities, social sciences and science. [... from] a wide geographical area ranging from the Russian Far East to Malaysia, Kazakhstan and Japan. This guide makes use of entries of the homepage of the European Association of Sinological Librarians [www.easl.org - ed.], the China WWW Virtual Library [www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs - ed. ] and the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library [coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html - ed.]. The resources are catalogued [... using a modified] and shortened version of the 'Basisklassifikation' which is used in the 'Gemeinsamer Bibliotheksverbund'. [...] Chinese characters are GB encoded; Japanese characters are EUC, Korean characters are KSC encoded. "
Site contents: SUBJECT CATALOGUE - General works: general (3 [items catalogued so far - ed.]), Science and culture in general (5), Communication studies: general (4), Documentary information: general (40), Philosophy: general (19), Theology and religious studies (16), History: general (76), General linguistics, theory and literature: general (4), Linguistics and literature of specific languages (3), Art studies: general (5), Dramaturgy, film and musicology (2), Exact sciences: general (2), Mathematics (1), Physics: general (1), Chemistry: general (1), Earth sciences: general (1), Astronomy: general (1), Biology: general (2), Medicine: general (4), Technical sciences: general (8), Computer sciences: general (3), Traffic technology, transport technology (2), Social sciences in general (9), Sociology (10), Cultural anthropology (13), Geography, cartography, demography (5), Pedagogy: general (5), Teaching: general (22), Economics: general (32), Law: general (11), Political science: general (56);
GEOGRAPHIC CATALOGUE - * Asia (37), * Asia Pacific (7), * East Asia (38), China in general (89), PR China (72), Taiwan (17), Hong Kong (14), Macao (2), Japan (24), Korea (4), North Korea (5), South Korea (2), * South East Asia (12), Vietnam (1), Nepal (1), Thailand (1), Singapore (7), Indonesia (2), * Central Asia (16), Mongolia (3), Tibet (10), Russian Far East (4), * Europe (16), Austria (2), Denmark (3), Belgium (3), France (4), Germany (20), Italy (4), Netherland (1), Norway (2), Russia (1), Sweden (3), Switzerland (1), United Kingdom (8), * America (14), USA (33), Canada (2), * Australia (6);
SEARCH (Basic Index, Creator (i.e. Author & Corp. Author), Title & Title Keywords, Geographic Catalogue, Subject Catalogue, Source Type Catalogue).
[The site is edited by Matthias Kaun of the "www.easl.org" fame - ed.]
URL http://ead.sbb.spk-berlin.de:8080/ogea/index.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this review]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* 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 30

12 Aug 2002

European Association of Sinological Librarians - EASL
State Library (SBB-PK), Berlin, Germany
Supplied note: "EASL homepage has been moved from http://www.uni-kiel.de/easl [copies of the former site can be accessed at the Internet archive at http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.uni-kiel.de/easl - ed.] to [the URL below]. EASL homepage provides information on European Association of Sinological Librarians, its activities, European sinological libraries and libraries with East Asian holdings worldwide. European Sinological Libraries [site] (www.easl.org/loclib/loclib.html) gives detailed information on European sinological libraries [i.e. those in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom - ed.] - mk."
Site contents: Search; Membership Directory; Bulletin of the European Association of Sinological Librarians BEASL; European China Library Groups; Libraries & Catalogues (European Sinological Libraries, Sinological Serials in European Libraries Project SSELP, Chinese Periodicals in French Libraries, Zeitschriften - Datenbank ZDB); EASL Conferences; Library Associations; List of Antiquarian Bookdealers specializing in Orientalist and East Asian Studies: Germany, Great Britain, Netherland, France, USA - ed.]; Internet Guide for Chinese Studies; Online Guide East Asia [a catalog of online resources in the field of East Asia - ed.]
URL http://www.easl.org
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.easl.org
Link reported by: Matthias Kaun (kaun@sbb.spk-berlin.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./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

12 Aug 2002

Friday College (Withayalai Wan Suk), Thailand
Combined effort from various Thai NGOs, Haat Yai, Thailand
Supplied note: "Friday college is a grassroots initiative that holds weekly community forums on topical issues in the southern Thai city of Haat Yai. Speakers from all walks of life convene to discuss issues of national import (eg. educational reform) or more local concerns (pollution in the Songkhla basin). The site holds articles from many of the sessions over the last few years, links to other Thai NGOs, information on the Thai-Malaysian gas pipeline issue and more. Fridaycollege.org is a unique opportunity to gaze into debates within civil society in southern Thailand. A Thai language site. - pk."
URL http://www.fridaycollege.org
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this review]
Link reported by: Phil King (pk01@uow.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

10 Aug 2002

USCINCPAC Asia-Pacific Economic Update (Volume Two)
U.S. Pacific Command, USA
Supplied note: "Volume Two of the 2002 edition presents a concise overview of Asia-Pacific economic security issues such as trade, energy, population and the environment. A special section summarizes corporate and defense governance issues. Volume Two's assessment of structural issues complements Volume One's (www.pacom.mil/publications/apeu02/apeu2002.htm) analysis of economic dynamics in Asia-Pacific countries. Written by staff economists at the Pacific Command, the report should not be construed as an official position or policy unless so designated by other documents. - mh."
Table of contents: Contents, About the Author, Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Section I. The Economic Importance of the Region; 1 Asia's Global Economic Role; 2 The U.S. Economic Stake in Asia; Section II. Economics and Security Issues; 3 Energy; 4 Shipping and Commerce; 5 Population and Food Security; 6 Environment; 7 Defense Economics; Section III. Special Topic: Governance; 8 Corporate Governance; 9 Defense Governance; Appendices: A. Asia-Pacific Economic Indicators; B. Glossary
URL http://www.pacom.mil/publications/apeu02/apeu02Vol2.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this review]
Link reported by: Mark Harstad (mgharsta@hq.pacom.mil)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* 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

09 Aug 2002

Burmese Collection: The National Library of Australia
Asian Collections, National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "The National Library of Australia's Burmese Collection page (see the URL below) now includes guides to the Library's holdings of Burmese literature arranged by author in Burmese and by title in Burmese. These are based on the listing 'Burmese Literature in the National Library of Australia' which is available in hard-copy from the Library. - ag."
URL http://www.nla.gov.au/asian/lang/burmhp.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.nla.gov.au/asian/lang/burmhp.html
Link reported by: Andrew Gosling (agosling@nla.gov.au)
* 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

08 Aug 2002

South Asia Intelligence Review (SAIR)
South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP), Institute for Conflict Management, New Delhi, India
Supplied note: "The South Asia Intelligence Review (SAIR) is a weekly service [a free web and email newsletter with assessments & briefings, launched in Jul 2002 - ed.] that will bring you regular data, assessments and news brief on terrorism, insurgencies and sub-conventional warfare, on counter-terrorism responses and policies, as well as on related economic, political, and social issues, in the South Asian region. - as."
Site contents [Vol 1, issue 3, 5 Aug 2002]: STATISTICAL REVIEW: Annual fatalities in Left-wing Extremist violence in Andhra Pradesh, 1968-2002 [data till July 31, 2002 - ed.]; ASSESSMENT: Jammu & Kashmir: Terror, Democracy and the International Pretence; ASSESSMENT: Andhra Pradesh: A False Peace and More Violence; ASSESSMENT: Bangladesh; NEWS BRIEFS: Weekly Fatalities [Security Force Personnel, Civilian, Terrorist, Total] - Major conflicts in South Asia [Bangladesh, Bhutan, India (by states), Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka] (Source: Provisional data compiled from English language media sources); July 29-August 4, 2002; NEWS BRIEFS: India, Pakistan, Nepal.
URL http://satp.org/satporgtp/sair/index.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this review]
Link reported by: Dr. Ajai Sahni (icm@del3.vsnl.net.in)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/News
* 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

08 Aug 2002

PapuaWeb
Pacific and Asian History, RSPAS, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "Papuaweb is a collaborative project [launched 8 Aug 2002] between the two universities in the Indonesian province of Papua - Universitas Negeri Papua (State University of Papua) in Manokwari and Cenderawasih State University (The Bird of Paradise State University) in Jayapura - and the Australian National University. The website is at an early stage of development, but has already assembled a wide variety of research materials about Papua, including a bibliography of recent publications related to Papua, a world wide web virtual library, annotated bibliographies and a digital library. The website will provide free and unrestricted access to these research resources. - mc."
Site content: Informasi Papuaweb (PapuaWeb information); Arsip Dokumen (Document Archive) [Theses and Dissertations about Papua]; Arsip Gambar (Image Archive); Bibliografi Beranotasi (Annotated Bibliographies); Bibliografi Utama (Main Bibliography); Jaringan Penelitian (Research Network); Kronologi Papua (Chronology of Papua); Pemerintah Indonesia (Indonesian Government) [Laws and other Documents]; Perpustakaan Virtual (Virtual Library)
[A site in English and Bahasa Indonesia - ed.]
URL http://www.papuaweb.org/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Mike Cookson (michael.cookson@anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: 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

07 Aug 2002

Foreign Missions Office of the PCANZ
Presbyterian Church Archives of Aotearoa New Zealand, New Zealand
Supplied note: "The 'Foreign Missions Office' is an on line resource of condensed historical information giving an overview of the Foreign Mission manuscript collection and Mission activities of the New Zealand Presbyterian Church in the Pacific region from 1867. We invite usage of this site, the original material and our vast resource of Missions related material by private individuals, students and anyone with an interest in studying the history of our Missions and of the Missionaries themselves. Our Mission Archives are a unique primary resource for those who wish to study various historical and religious aspects of Mission activity in foreign countries including a wide range of secular, political, ethnographic and racial related issues. (The URL has changed from the last submission [May 2001 - ed.] and the site has been expanded.) - yw."
Site content: INFORMATION PAGES (The Mission Organization, An Overview of the Material, The Importance of this Material, Arrangement of the Material, Researching the Original Material); SUBJECT CATEGORIES (Synod of Otago & Southland Mission Committee Papers 1867-1901, Northern Presbyterian Church Missions Committee Papers 1888-1901, Foreign Missions Committee Papers 1901-1935, Missions Committee Papers 1936-1948, Overseas Missions Committee Papers 1949-1975, Canton Villages & South China Mission Papers, Kwantung Synod Papers, Madras Indian Mission Papers, Punjab Indian Mission Papers, Kwantung Synod Papers, New Hebrides Mission Papers, NZ Chinese Mission Papers); MISSION HISTORIES (Canton Villages & South China Mission History, Madras Indian Mission History, Punjab Indian Mission History, New Hebrides Mission History, NZ Chinese Mission History); MISSION PHOTOS (Madras Indian Mission photos, NZ Chinese Mission photos, Canton Villages Mission photos, Punjab Indian Mission photos, New Hebrides Mission photos, Ts'ung Fa Hills Itineration Tour [China], A Trip to Paonta [India]); MISSION SOUND ARCHIVES [excerpts from historic Missionary addresses recorded in 1939]; MISSIONARY MANUSCRIPT PAPERS [from New Hebrides] (Rev Peter Milne Papers , Mrs Mary Jane Milne Papers, Rev William V Milne Papers, Rev Charles Murray Papers). IN MEMORIAM [short biographical tributes with photos: Dr Joseph Ings M.B.,Ch.B.(Edin) 18??-1906), Dr Owen L. Eaton M.B.,Ch.B. (1909-1939), Dr Alfred. T. Howie M.B.,Ch.B. (1902-1936), Mrs Flora Murray (18??-1886), Mrs Agnes Watt (1846-1894), Rev William V Milne (1877-1937), Rev Thomas Smaill (1857-1902), Dr Robert Lamb MB.,Ch.M. (1862-1907) - ed.]; SEARCH.
URL http://www.archives.presbyterian.org.nz/missions/index.htm
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Yvonne Wilkie (archive@clear.net.nz)
* 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

05 Aug 2002

Traditional Mongolian Medicine
International Trust for Traditional Medicine (ITTM), Kalimpong, West Bengal, India
Supplied note: "This special issue of 'AyurVijnana' focuses on the history and revival of traditional Mongolian medicine - the dynamism between tradition and innovation. The articles, mostly written by Mongolian authors, offer a deep insight into the education of traditional Mongolian doctors, their curriculum in different schools, discussions on medicinal plants and manufacturing of Mongolian medicines, problems of plant conservation and Tibetan-Mongolian medical literature accompanied by interviews with Mongolian doctors. This issue [with 108 pages] also includes summaries of two doctoral theses, brief biographies of Mongolian physicians, a summary of the Hohhot conference in 2001, and a documentation of an expedition to modern health-care facilities and traditional bone setters in the Gobi desert. Detailed list of contents and the editorial can be seen on the ITTM website at: www.kreisels.com/ittm - bg."
URL http://www.kreisels.com/ittm/publications/AyurVijnana/Vol_08/V8_Contents.html
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Barbara Gerke (ittmk@vsnl.com)
* 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

05 Aug 2002

University of Bahrein
Information Technology Center, University of Bahrain, Bahrein
Site contents: About UOB; President Message; Admission & Registration; Online Registration; Academic Calendar; UOB Alumni Club; Colleges; Library Services; Scientific Journals; Undergraduate Catalogue; News & Events; Useful Links; Directories; Student Affairs; IT Center; Opportunities
URL http://www.uob.bh/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.uob.bh/
Link reported by: Nikst (nikst@online.ru)
* 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 1000

05 Aug 2002

Southeast Asian History in the Dutch East India (VOC) Records
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Supplied note: "There will be a symposium entitled 'Traders as Historians: Studying Southeast Asian History from the Dutch East India (VOC) Records' on [Fri] 6 September [2002] at the National Institute of Education in Singapore. The symposium is sponsored by the Royal Netherlands Embassies in Singapore and Malaysia and my department, Humanities and Social Studies Education, is organizing it. [...] The symposium is open to all free of charge (this means a set of papers plus refreshments all day), but the number of places is limited. - mrf."
URL http://www.arts.nie.edu.sg/hsse/histsym
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Merennage Radin FERNANDO (merenrf@nie.edu.sg), forwarded by Paul Kratoska (hispaulk@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

03 Aug 2002

Romanization.com: a guide to Taiwan
Romanization.com, Taiwan
Supplied note: "A comprehensive site relating to romanization of Chinese in Taiwan, with comparison of different romanization systems, plus information about Taiwan-related books. - sc"
Site contents: Taipei MRT; Taiwan place names in hanyu pinyin and traditional spellings; Taipei streets; Methods for romanizing Chinese; History & Culture; Misc.
URL http://www.romanization.com
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.romanization.com
Link reported by: Steven Crook (sccrook@yahoo.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* 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 100

01 Aug 2002

Portals to the World - Library of Congress
Asian Division, Area Studies Directorate, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA
Supplied note: "Portals to the World contain selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. The links were selected by Area Specialists and other Library staff using Library of Congress selection criteria. When completed, the project will include all the nations of the world. - dpd."
Site contents: Annotated Internet resources dealing with selected countries of Europe, Africa, N.America, and S. America plus the following Asian countries - Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Burma, Cambodia, China, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tibet, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan.
Content sample: Coverage of Japan: (www.loc.gov/rr/international/asian/japan/japan.html) General Resources, Business, Commerce, Economy, Culture, Education, Embassies, Geography, Government, Politics, Law, Health, History, Language, Literature, Libraries, Archives, Listservs, Newsgroups, Media and Communications, Organizations, Recreation and Travel, Religion and Philosophy, Science and Technology, Search Engines.
URL http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
Link reported by: David P. Dillard (jwne@astro.ocis.temple.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: 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 1000

01 Aug 2002

Central Asia News - Russian News Digest
WPS Media Monitoring Agency, Moscow, Russia
Supplied note: "The WPS (www.wps.ru) Media Monitoring Agency [est. 1987 - ed.] new daily digest Central Asia News is issued on weekdays, at 10:00 a.m., Moscow time. It covers the most important articles about Central Asia states, including current events, anti-terror operation in Afghanistan, international cooperation, domestic and foreign policy issues of Central Asia countries. Additionally, this digest is supplemented with first-hand information received from Ferghana.ru (www.ferghana.ru) Agency correspondents. The digest is based on the following sources: * Russian national press, * Web media, * Local print and electronic media. The language is Russian. - dk."
[A commercial site - ed.]
URL http://www.wps.ru:8101/digest/asia.html
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Daniil Kislov (ferghana@ferghana.ru)
* 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

01 Aug 2002

South East Asia - Photography of Doug Mendel
www.dougmendel.com, USA
Supplied note: "Although Doug Mendel has travelled much of the world, his primary passion has been for Southeast Asia and particularly the people of Cambodia. I think many concerned with Southeast Asian studies could benefit from the excellent images Mr. Mendel shares in this well organized site. - alb]
Site contents: Photography By Location - Bhutan (11 photographs), Cambodia (190), Hawaii (19), Korea (4), Thailand (5), Tibet (6), Nepal (2). Photography By Subject Matter - Advertising, Animals, Bicycles, Fire Stations, Killing Fields, Landscapes, Markets, Museums, Paintings, People, Royal Palaces, Silkworm Farm, Street Scenes, Sunrises/Sunsets, Temples, Tuol Sleng, Weddings.
[A commercial site - ed.]
URL http://www.dougmendel.com/pre_choose.php
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Amy Leigh Brown (amybrown@wfubmc.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* 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

01 Aug 2002

Sitar and Surbahar music with John Perkins
silversitarco, UK
Supplied note: "Free mp3 samples of Hindustani classical music on sitar with links to recordings of a wide range of instruments and styles via the catalogue on www.sitar.co.uk/raglist.htm - jp."
[A commecial site - ed.]
URL http://www.sitar.co.uk
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.sitar.co.uk
Link reported by: John Perkins (john@silversitarco.fsnet.co.uk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* 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 300

01 Aug 2002

Jaringan Islam Liberal
Jaringan Islam Libera, Jakarta, Indonesia
Site contents: Tokoh; Kolom; Diskusi; Wawancara; Situs; E-Books; Kliping; Tanggapan; Tentang Kami; Kontak; Program.
[an Islamic organization devoted to discussion of liberal themes. A site exsclusively in Bahasa Indonesia - ed.]
URL http://www.islamlib.com
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.islamlib.com
Link reported by: Florian Witt (flowitt@yahoo.com)
* 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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