The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: late Aug 2002
Vol. 9, No. 15 (175)

29 Aug 2002

I.R.A.N. - Iranian Resources for Academic Needs
I.R.A.N., London, London, UK/ Karaj, Iran
Supplied note: "If you are interested in the Iranian publications in print (serials, books, maps, CD-ROMs etc.), you may visit our services at the following website - sales@the-iran.com."
Site contents: Services; Terms; Enquiry; Contact us; Selected titles; Mailing list.
URL http://www.the-iran.com
Internet Archive [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: (sales@the-iran.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library - NGO - other]: Business
* 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

29 Aug 2002

You've Got Dissent! Chinese Dissident Use of the Internet and Beijing's Counter-Strategies
International Security and Defense Policy Center and the Center for Asia Pacific Policy, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA
Self-description: "'You've Got Dissent! Chinese Dissident Use of the Internet and Beijing's Counter-Strategies.' [A 2002 report (ISBN: 0-8330-3179-1) by] Michael S. Chase, James C. Mulvenon. Summary: An analysis of the political use of the Internet by Chinese dissidents, both in the PRC and abroad, and the counterstrategies that Beijing has employed to prevent or minimize its impact. Although PRC officials have responded to the increased use of the Internet with predominantly traditional measures, they have been relatively successful. No credible challenges to the regime exist at present, despite the introduction of a massive modern telecommunications infrastructure. However, time may be on the side of the regime's opponents."
Site contents: Preface; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One: POLITICAL USE OF THE INTERNET IN CHINA Introduction; The State of the Internet in China; The State of Unsanctioned NGOs Inside China; Use of the Internet; Measuring Success; Future Trends; Chapter Two: GOVERNMENT COUNTERSTRATEGIES Beijing's Dilemma: Control versus Modernization; The Nature of the Chinese Information Security Environment; Counterstrategies; Measuring Success; Future Trends; Appendix: Dissident Web Sites; References
[The 130 pages study is freely available as a series of downloadable PDF files - ed.]
URL http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1543/
Internet Archive [the paper was not archived at the time of this note. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.rand.org/publications/ ]
Link reported by: David P. Dillard (jwne@astro.ocis.temple.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library - NGO - other]: NGO
* 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

28 Aug 2002

India Travelogue: Travel Guide to Destination India
India Travelogue, India
Supplied note: "Travel Guide to India. Destination fact files, readers' travelogues, leisure & adventure travels, trekking, mountaineering, scuba diving, heritage, pilgrimage, wildlife holidays, tips & Passage to India, faces of India, 1800 hotels online, travel insurance, holiday packages and more... - rb."
URL http://www.indiatravelogue.com/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.indiatravelogue.com/
Link reported by: Rajiv Butalia (rajiv@indiatravelogue.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library - NGO - other]: Business
* 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 Aug 2002

Dead Sea Scrolls
Department of Religion, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Site contents: Overview of Scrolls; Important Manuscripts: * from Qumran CAVE 1 (1Q) 1QIsa - Great Isaiah Scroll, 1QIsb - 2nd Isaiah Scroll, 1QS - Community Rule (Serekh ha Yachad), 1QpHab - Interpretation of Habakkuk, 1QM - The War Rule (Serekh ha-Milhamah), 1QH - Thanksgivings (Hodayoth), 1QapGen - Genesis Apocryphon, 1QSa - Messianic Rule; * from Qumran CAVE 3 (3Q) 3Q15 - The Copper Scroll; * from Qumran CAVE 4 (4Q) CD - Damascus Covenant, 4QpIsb (4Q165) - Interpretation (pesher) of Isaiah, 4Qflor (4Q174) - Florilegium, 4QTest (4Q175) - The Messianic Anthology, 4QEnAra (4Q201) - The Book of Enoch, 4QMMT (4Q394-398) - Some Acts of Torah, 4Q521 - Messiah Apocalypse; * from Qumran CAVE 11 (11Q) 11QMelch (11Q13) - Melchizedek Fragment, 11QPs (11Q5-9) - Psalms (Tehillim), 11QT (11Q19-20) - Temple Scroll; Timetable of Discovery & Debate [1947- 2000]; Other Resources On-Line.
[A site by Mahlon H. Smith, a subsection of a site 'Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus' (religion.rutgers.edu/iho/)which is designed as a tool for the historical study of Christian scriptures - ed.].
URL http://religion.rutgers.edu/iho/dss.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/religion.rutgers.edu/iho/dss.html
Link reported by: "Father Fred" (theritestuff@catholic.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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 100

27 Aug 2002

Russia and Orient: Problems of Interaction, Nov 2002
Center of Regional and Transboundary Studies, Volgograd State University, Volgograd, Russia
Supplied note: "[Conference] Russia and Orient: Problems of Interaction, Volgograd, 28-30 Nov. 02. To be held by the Center of Regional and Transboundary Studies (Volgograd State University) and the Department of the Commonwealth of Independent States Studies of the Institute of Oriental Studies (Russian Academy of Sciences), Moscow. Sponsored by Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation - Russia). The conference will be held at Volgograd State University [...] The following topics are planned to be discussed: 1. Historical heritage as a Factor of Mutual Perception at the Level of Social Consciousness. 2. The Social Status of Eastern Minorities in Russia and Vice Versa: political, legal, social and ethno-cultural issues. 3. The Issues of Border Security and Transboundary Cooperation in the Light of Interrelations between Russia and Eastern Countries. - cg."
[Deadline for paper proposals: 1 Oct 2002 - ed.].
URL http://www.transbound.narod.ru/conf/orient_2002_eng.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Sergey Golunov (sgolunov@hotbox.ru)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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 Aug 2002

Georgia's Pankisi Gorge: An Ethnographic Survey
Berkeley Program in Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Supplied note: "I am pleased to announce the latest publication in our working paper series, 'Georgia's Pankisi Gorge: An Ethnographic Survey,' by Shorena Kurtsikidze and Vakhtang Chikovani. The paper presents an ethnographic overview of the Pankisi Gorge region, focusing in particular on the largest group, the Kists (Georgian Chechens). Dr. Kurtsikidze and Dr. Chikovani are cultural anthropologists who have carried out extensive ethnographic fieldwork at this formerly obscure region of Georgian which is now so much in the news. They are currently based in Berkeley. - ds."
URL http://repositories.cdlib.org/iseees/bps/2002_03-kurt/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Dana Sherry (dsherry@uclink4.berkeley.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

27 Aug 2002

Go Asia Pacific - Your ABC Gateway to Asia Pacific
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Self-description: "The Go Asia Pacific gateway brings together content relevant to Asia and the Pacific produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The site contains programs from ABC Radio and Television plus material produced exclusively for our online audience. The site is maintained by Radio Australia, the authoritative international service of the ABC, which has been broadcasting to the Asia Pacific region for more than 60 years."
Site contents (on Tue 27 Aug 2002): * In Focus (Afghanistan: The more things change... , Solomon Islands: Regional responsibility); * On Location (ASIA China: Date set for 16th Party Congress, PACIFIC: Pacific Airlines strain on economy); * Breaking News [dynamic newsfeeds from Agence France-Presse, Pacnews and Reuters - ed.] (ASIA: Alleged people smuggler to be tried in Australia, Malaysian law swamps the Philippines with returnees, Thousands battle Yangtze floods, Psychiatrists want to probe Chinese hospitals, More Stories (goasiapacific.com/news/asia.htm), PACIFIC: Police investigate murder of Solomons minister, Volcanic eruption causes humanitarian crisis in PNG, Motion filed to discipline a Fijian for alleged racist remarks, More Stories (goasiapacific.com/news/pacific.htm)); * Listen Live to Radio Australia [available in Radio Australia in English, Chinese, Indonesian, Khmer, Tok Pisin and Vietnamese, and in two Internet formats: Windows Media and Real Media - ed.]); * Your Say; * Special Coverage (Png Votes 2002: Guarding Democracy; East Timor: Emerging Nation; Unfinished Journeys, Indonesia: Fragile Democracy); * More ABC Sites. * Asia Pacific WWW links.
[An excellent, elegant and greatly informative portal - ed.]
URL http://goasiapacific.com/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/goasiapacific.com
Link reported by: Lynley Marshall (goasiapacific@your.abc.net.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News/Documents/Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Government
* 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 3000

26 Aug 2002

Middle East Virtual Library's On-Line Databases
Martin-Luther-Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Supplied note: "The Middle East Virtual Library (MENALIB) has added to its services the periodical contents database MENAcontents. This database currently contains tables of contents (TOC's) of 121 scholarly periodicals related to Middle East and Islamic studies with approximately 19,000 articles. More TOC's of journals published in Latin and in Middle Eastern scripts will be added in the future, using an automated method based on the Unicode character set. The database has been designed to encourage cooperative work on Middle East related TOC-services in the future: libraries all over the world can contribute by feeding in / scanning in, via web-interface, TOC's of periodicals and information on their actual holdings of the titles, so that orders can be sent directly to the library that has a particular item in stock. Another database offered by MENALIB is also open to contributions by scholars, students and librarians alike: ALMISBAH - MENALIB's database of relevant Internet resources for Middle East studies. - lw."
[A site in DE and En - ed.]
URL http://ssgdoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/vlib/html/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/ssgdoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de
Link reported by: Dr. Lutz Wiederhold (wiederhold@bibliothek.uni-halle.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Library
* 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 3000

26 Aug 2002

China's hi-tech toxics: photo essay
Disposable Planet, BBC News, London, UK
Self-description: "Ever wondered where that old useless printer ended up? BBC has a photo report [7 pages long - ed.] by photo journalist Jeroen Bouman inside the illegal Chinese workshops where young teenagers work long hours amid noxious fumes, recycling computers from the US and Europe. The industry has turned four villages in Guiyu, Guangdong province, into toxic waste tips. Drinking water is now brought by lorries from 30 kilometres away. [...] As world leaders prepare to debate the future of the planet at the world summit in Johannesburg [Aug 2002], BBC News Online hears from Mozambican fishermen, Indian mothers and Chinese recyclers in a six-part special on sustainable development."
URL http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2002/disposable_planet/waste/chinese_workshop/default.stm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Jayne Cravens (jayne.cravens@unvolunteers.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Government
* 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

24 Aug 2002

Toronto Studies in Central and Inner Asia
Central and Inner Asia Seminar (CIAS), University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Self-description: "The Central and Inner Asia Seminar (CIAS) is dedicated to studying the cultures and activities of ancient and modern nomadic peoples that occupy the region from the China Sea to Eastern Europe, and the relationship they have to the surrounding sedentary cultures. The CIAS grew out of the Canada-Mongolia Association in 1990 and at that time began sponsoring a regular series of annual lectures. In 1993 the individual lectures were replaced by an annual seminar and the proceedings from these have been printed in five volumes of working papers [Edited by Michael Gervers & Wayne Schlepp - ed]."
Site contents: TOCs of: 'Nomadic Diplomacy, Destruction and Religion from the Pacific to the Adriatic' (1994); 'Cultural Contact, History and Ethnicity in Inner Asia' (1996); 'Historical Themes & Current Change in Central & Inner Asia' (1999); 'Religion, Customary Law and Nomadic Technology' (2000); 'Continuity and Change in Central and Inner Asia' (2002).
URL http://www.utoronto.ca/deeds/cias/cias.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.utoronto.ca/deeds/cias/cias.html
Link reported by: Gillian Long (gillian.long@utoronto.ca)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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 Aug 2002

China-ASEAN Project
China-ASEAN Project, Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong, HK, China
Self-description: "The Project has as its aims: 1. Developing Southeast Asian studies within Hong Kong [...]. 2. Promoting Southeast Asian studies in China, and Chinese studies in Southeast Asia. 3. Encouraging and facilitating links between Asian studies, policy research, strategic studies and economics research institutes in China and Southeast Asia. 4. Acting as a pivot between, and disseminating information among these Chinese and ASEAN research institutes."
Site contents: Introduction; Programmes [incl. annual China-ASEAN Roundtables]; Related programmes and events; Research Interests; Publications; Calendar of events; Search; Contact us.
[Access to the site is significantly hampered by the use of Flash graphic effects. - ed.]
URL http://www.hku.hk/cas/cap/index.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Geoff Wade (gwade@hkucc.hku.hk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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 Aug 2002

Fifth China-ASEAN Research Institutes Roundtable, Oct 2002
China-ASEAN Project, Centre of Asian Studies, University of Hong Kong, HK, China
Supplied note: "Fifth China-ASEAN Research Institutes Roundtable, University of Hong Kong, 17-19 October 2002. [...] The 2002 Roundtable, entitled "Regionalism and Community Building in East Asia", will examine issues relating to regional integration in East Asia. [...] We have invited 30 representatives of research institutes in the PRC and ASEAN, as well as selected institutes in Japan and Korea to speak on various aspects of East Asia regionalism. [...] The programmed panels are: 1) From ASEAN to ASEAN+3; 2) Economic Cooperation in East Asia; 3) Financial Cooperation in East Asia; 4) Regional Security Issues; 5) Historical and Contemporary East Asian Networks; 6) Environmental and Energy Issues in East Asia; 7) Subregional groupings: Catalysts for community building?; 8) New Regional Initiatives; 9) Challenges to East Asian regionalism; 10) The Future of an East Asian Community: Roundtable and Overview. - gw."
Site contents: 1st China-ASEAN Roundtable (1998) - Research Institute Directors; 2nd China-ASEAN Roundtable (1999) - China-ASEAN Economic Links; 3rd China-ASEAN Roundtable (2000) - China-ASEAN Socio-Cultural Links; 4th China-ASEAN Roundtable (2001) - China-ASEAN Political and Strategic Links; 5th China-ASEAN Roundtable (2002) - Regionalism and Community Building in East Asia.
URL http://www.hku.hk/cas/cap/programmes/fr3.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Geoff Wade (gwade@hkucc.hku.hk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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 Aug 2002

Al Qaeda: Everywhere, Yet Nowhere
Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, (Tele.Fax.No. 44-4895235) on the above subject is now available at the Web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below] - br."
["Almost one year of Operation Enduring Freedom has not made pan-Islamic terrorism spearheaded by Al Qaeda less of a threat to international peace and security. The quantum and the seriousness of the threat remain as high as before 9/11." - b.raman]
[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers5/paper509.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the paper was not archived at the time of this note. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.saag.org]
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde@vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

22 Aug 2002

Pilipino Artist Network- Literary/Spoken word listserve
groups.yahoo.com, USA
Self-description: "Pilipino Artists Network discussion group for literary and spoken word artists in California. Group Info - [in Aug 2002] Members: 77, Founded: Mar 24, 2002; Language: English; Group Settings - Restricted membership, Unmoderated, All members may post, Archives for members only, Email attachments are not permitted."
Supplied note: "You are invited to join the Literary/ Spoken Word listserve of the Pilipino Artist Network. [...] The type of emails you will receive include grants, calls for submissions, announcements and arts related articles. It is also a discussion list for future possibilities. [...] Together we believe we can create a valuable support network for artists and allies of the Filipino American community. This project is funded by the California Arts Council, the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment of the Arts, the Getty Grant Program and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. - vv."
URL http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PANetwork_litarts/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Vanessa Vela (blisfulness722@yahoo.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: NGO
* 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

21 Aug 2002

Asia Business Intelligence
blogs.salon.com, San Francisco, CA, USA
Self-description: "Asia Business Intelligence. Commentary on Asian Events, with a focus on China."
Supplied note: "My [... site, launched on 1 Aug 2002] tries to explain current Asian events, especially those that impinge upon business topics, to those with little or no background in the region. - rk."
Site contents: [Aug 21-20, 2002] Chinese Component and PC Demand Continues to Soar; Nasdaq Gives Up: No More Plans for Asia; Bali Hai Crime Cause For Security Junket; Asia Pacific Management Forum Sites; Listen4ever.com Shut Down; China Boasts It Will Beat the U.S. to Mars; Nasdaq Japan Delists Itself; Another Chinese Banking Exec Bites the Bag; Location-Based Service Keeps Close Tabs on Employees; School for Future Leaders Places 21 in Japan's Diet; More on ex-Foreign Secretary Tanaka; Chinese Firms Acquiring Japanese High-Tech Companies; Chinese Property Market 'Opens' To Foreigners; China Allows U.S. Feds To Carry Out Legal Proceedings on Chinese Soil; More on the 'Dull' Japan; Yahoo Will Not Comment on China Self-Censorship Pledge; 6 Million Camera-Phones in Japan; Nokia Camera-Phone Hits Singapore; Japan Suddenly Becomes Boring; BAT to Build Factory in Sichuan.
[News, links and mordant commentaries - ed.]
URL http://blogs.salon.com/0001319/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Rich Kuslan (email address witheld at the reporter's request)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Other
* 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

21 Aug 2002

Orang Asli Archive
Mason Library, Keene State College, Keene, NH, USA
Supplied note: "[A] repository for unpublished documents, films, tapes and other recordings relevant to Orang Asli peoples and cultures. The Orang Asli are the indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia and comprise approximately 17 to 20 different groups. Our mission is to facilitate research in Orang Asli studies by preserving relevant materials and making them available for scholarly research. The Orang Asli Archive web site features information on the archive, finding aids for our collections and digital documents and photographs that can be accessed on-line. - td."
Site contents: Mission Statement Information; Access and Use of Collection; Documents; Ethnonyms [Batek, Chewong, Jah Hut, Jehai, Kensiu, Kintak, Lanoh, Mah Meri (Besisi, Btsisek), Menriq, Orang Hulu (Jakun), Orang Kuala, Orang Seletar, Orang Selat, Orang Kanaq, Semai (Senoi), Semaq Beri, Semelai, Temiar (Senoi), Temoq, Temuan]; Map of Orang Asli Groups; Finding Aids (Container List, Adela S. Baer Papers, John H. Brandt Photograph Collection); Published Materials in the Archive; External Links; What's New.
[A swift and exemplary online resource - ed.]
URL http://www.keene.edu/library/orangasli/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Thomas Doyle (tdoyle@keene.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

20 Aug 2002

Local Government and Authority in Vietnam, Nov 2002
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
Self-description: "Vietnam Update 2002; 28-29 November 2002. The Australian National University, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Canberra and Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore Venue: The Common Room, University House, The Australian National University [...] Date: Thursday 28 and Friday 29 November 2002. Theme: Local Government and Authority in Vietnam Presentations based on research in various villages, districts, and provinces in Vietnam will address the following questions: Who and what agencies have the authority to govern, make and implement policy, enforce rules, collect revenues, and mediate conflicts? What do local governments and authorities do and how do they do it? How are local officials recruited, trained, and assessed? Who or what interests do local authorities serve and why?"
Site contents:Venue; Date; About the Conference; Program; Some of the Speakers; Conference Dinner; Registration; Contacts; Sponsors.
URL http://rspas.anu.edu.au/polsoc/Vietnam/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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 Aug 2002

Pakistan: Anti-Christian Terrorism
Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, (Tele.Fax.No. 44-4895235) on the above subject is now available at the Web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below]."
[Since the Afghan war of the 1980s, Pakistan has seen two waves of terrorism (1988-1996) and (2001-present). The paper looks at the factors which caused both spates of terrorist attacks. The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers6/paper508.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde@vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

17 Aug 2002

National Rights Movements in Pakistan, Sep 2002
World Sindhi Congress (WSC), London, UK
Self-description: "International Conference on Sindh 'Challenges to the National Rights Movements of Oppressed Nations of Pakistan' Saturday, September 21st, 2002, London, UK [...] The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) is a UK/USA based human rights advocacy organizations Sindhis. Its main objective is to create a better understanding among the international community about the disadvantaged status of Sindhis in Pakistan and about Sindhi peoples struggles for their human rights, including the right to self-determination. WSC is a registered company in England and Wales, and Kentucky, USA, organized to carry out non-profit activities only."
[Deadline for paper proposals expired on 15th Aug 2002. The site crashes Mac Netscape browser 4.08 - ed.]
URL http://www.sindhlink.net/wsc/conferences/agm2002cfp.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Yvette C. Rosser (y.r.rani@mail.utexas.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

17 Aug 2002

Sindh Today - Internet newspaper
Sindh Today, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Self-description: "The Sindh Today has been launched [in Aug 2002 - ed.] to cover social & cultural activities of Sindhis living in various countries of the world. Our Motto: Love All Without Any Discrimination."
Site contents: News, Columns, Features, Literature, Quiz, Contact Us; Internet News; Sindhi Sites; News Links; Study Abroad; Astrology; Web Links; Book Store; Calendar; Cartoons & Jokes; 'Voice of Sindh' (VOS) email forum.
URL http://www.sindhtoday.com
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Aamir Sial (info@sindhtoday.com), forwarded by Yvette C. Rosser (y.r.rani@mail.utexas.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Other
* 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

16 Aug 2002

ASIA_NEWS mailing list, ANU
Faculty of Asian Studies, National Institute for Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "ASIA_NEWS is a mailing list [currently with 550 subscribers - ed.] of the Australian National University National Institute for Asia and the Pacific. It circulates scholarly enquiries, announces forthcoming Asia-area lectures, seminars, and programs, introduces Asia-area academic visitors to the University, and announces Asia-related conferences and staff activities. [...] Moderator: Greg Young (Greg.Young@anu.edu.au)."
Site contents: ASIA_NEWS help file; Education; News; Publications; The Faculty; Links.
[Currently there is no archive of past announcements - ed .]
URL http://www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/mailinglists.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

16 Aug 2002

NIAS Information Gateway to ASEM in Asia
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Denmark
Supplied note: "This web site provides information relevant to the understanding of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) process and the EU-Asia relationship, focusing primarily on Asia. It is created on the occasion of the ASEM4 Summit in Copenhagen, September 2002. It contains information on the ASEM process and the Asian dimension of ASEM. It is primarily for an informed audience, such as politicians, the media, business people, academics. This is a dynamic website which is continuously being updated. It is a temporary site which will be updated daily until 15 October and be removed on 31 December 2002. - ilb."
[The 26 ASEM partners are the 15 EU member states, the European Commission, plus China, Japan, South Korea, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam - ed.]
Site contents:What is ASEM?; Calendar of events; ASEM4 topics; Asia-EU relations; Basic facts on Asian & European partners; News; Ask about Asia/Suggestions.
URL http://www.niaslinc.dk/Gateways/ASEM/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Inga-Lill Blomkvist (ilb@nias.ku.dk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

16 Aug 2002

Pacific & Asian History Seminars, ANU
Division of Pacific & Asian History, Research School of Pacific & Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "The Division runs a regular seminar on Tuesday's at 11 AM in Seminar Room E (Room No. 2239, Coombs Building). [...] In addition the Division runs occasional seminars often to accommodate distinguished visitors from the Asia-Pacific region."
Site contents: Current seminars, Previous seminars; Links to other History Seminars held at the ANU; Staff & Students; Publications; PAH related sites
URL http://rspas.anu.edu.au/pah/seminars.php
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this note]
Link reported by: Oanh Collins (collins@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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

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