The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: early Nov 2004
Vol. 11, No. 19 (223)

15 Nov 2004

Asia Examined: Proceedings of the 15th Biennial Conference of the ASAA, 2004, Canberra, Australia
Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) & The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
An online book:
Cribb, Robert (ed.). 2004. Asia Examined: Proceedings of the 15th Biennial Conference of the ASAA, 2004, Canberra, Australia. Canberra: Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) & Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS), The Australian National University.
[coombs.anu.edu.au/ASAA/conference/proceedings/asaa-2004-proceedings.html].
Self-description: "The 15th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) was held in Canberra from 29 June to 2 July 2004. The 2004 ASAA Conference reflected the breadth and depth of Asian Studies in Australia, the region and the world and there was therefore no single Conference theme. A strong feature of the Conference, however, was the relevance of Asian Studies to the contemporary world. In order to make the information and ideas presented at the conference promptly and widely available, participants in the conference were invited to submit written papers based on their presentations for inclusion in refereed conference proceedings to be published on the Web. Each paper submitted for consideration was peer-reviewed according to the requirements of the Australian Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) [...] A total of 105 papers were accepted for publication."
Site contents: 1. About these Conference proceedings; 2. Editorial board; 3. Suggested citation format for papers published in this online volume; 4. Acknowledgments; 5. Peer-reviewed ASAA 2004 Conference papers (PDF format).
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/ASAA/conference/proceedings/asaa-2004-proceedings.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Robert Cribb (robert.cribb[use"@"]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]: 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 Nov 2004

International Centre of Excellence in Asia Pacific Studies (ICEAPS)
ICEAPS, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "Objectives of the Centre: * Facilitate high quality research and teaching in Asia Pacific studies based on capacities in Australian Universities, and support the internationalisation of such knowledge and expertise. * Establish sustainable networks and collaborations for Asia-Pacific interests and activities - among scholars, students, representatives of government and NGOs, business, and industry. * Create additional means through which Australia's Asia-Pacific expertise can be showcased: through international conferences, public lectures and seminars, attraction of eminent visitors to Australia and the region, staff and student exchanges, enhanced recruitment of international students to Australian universities, enhanced access to Australian-based materials on Asia and the Pacific."
Site contents: * Objectives; * Collaborators 9ARC Asia Pacific Futures Network, - Asia-Pacific College of Diplomac - ANU, Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government - ANU, Asia Research Centre - Murdoch U., Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA), Asian Studies Program - La Trobe U., Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies - U. of Newcastle/U. of Wollongong, Department of Education - Science & - Training, Faculty of Asian Studies - ANU, Griffith Asia Pacific Research Institute - Griffith U., Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies - U. of Melbourne, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies - ANU, School of Geosciences - U. of Sydney, School of History, Philosophy, Religion and the Classics - U. of Queensland, U. of Technology Sydney) * Launch; * Activities/Programs (Collaboration, Outreach, Funding Guidelines); * Our Staff; * Current Initiatives (Asia-Pacific Week 05, New Pacific Group); * Useful Links/Tools.
URL http://iceaps.anu.edu.au/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Valerie Shavgarova (valerie.shavgarova[use"@"]anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic/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

15 Nov 2004

The Seljuk Han in Anatolia
www.turkishhan.org, New York, USA.
Supplied note: "An extensive catalogue, study, maps and bibliography of the 11th-13th c. caravanserais (khans, hans) in Turkey. The site operates since Aug 2002. - tmc."
Self-description: "The site reflects the yearly field work done by the author [i.e. Katharine Branning - ed.] and Barbara E. Knecht in the years 1988 to the present. Katharine Branning is a librarian and art historian. Barbara E. Knecht is a registered architect and planner."
Site contents: * About this website; * Introduction: what is a han?; * History of the Seljuks; * Life in the Seljuk Han; * Seljuk architecture; * Trade; * Architecture and Decoration of the Seljuk Han; * Seljuk decorative arts; * Resources (Alphabetical list of hans, Chronological list of hans, List of hans by building type, List of hans by size, List of hans by region, List of Seljuk sultans, Bibliography, Map of the major Seljuk trade routes [under construction In Nov 2004 - ed.], General map of Turkey today, Map of Turkey showing the locations of hans, List of hans in ruins).
URL http://www.turkishhan.org/homebase.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]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other
* 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

12 Nov 2004

Digital Shikshapatri
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, UK
Self-description: "Digital Shikshapatri [launched 24th Jan. 2004 - ed.] provides instant online access to a treasure of the British Hindu cultural heritage that is held in Oxford's Bodleian Library. This fragile Sanskrit manuscript, called the Shikshapatri, was written by Shree Swaminarayan, founder of Swaminarayan Hinduism, and outlines moral and spiritual codes for everyday life."
Site contents: * Views (Study View, Darshan View); * Biographies (Brahmananda Swami Samvat 1828 - Samvat 1888, Gopalananda Swami Samvat 1837 - Samvat 1908, Akshar Brahman Gunatitananda Swami Samvat 1841 - Samvat 1923, Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Ganesh or Ganapati, Lord Hanuman, Lord Krishna, Lord Rama, Lord Swaminarayan Samvat 1837 - Samvat 1886, Lords Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, Muktananda Swami Samvat 1814 - Samvat 1886, Mukundananda Brahmachari (Mulji Brahmachari) Samvat 1822 - Samvat 1904, Nishkulananda Swami Samvat 1822 - Samvat 1904, Nityananda Swami Samvat 1822 - Samvat 1904, Premananda Swami Samvat 1840 - Samvat 1911, Radha, Ramananda Swami Samvat 1795 - Samvat 1858, Shatananda Swami, Shukanand Swami Samvat 1825 - Samvat 1925); * Key Concepts; * Glossary [definitions of 185 terms]; * Site Map; * Images; * Related Articles; * Search; * Links (Indian Institute Library, U. of Oxford, Refugee Studies Centre, U. of Oxford, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, New Opportunities Fund: NOF Digitise, Mapping Asia - Information on other Sanskrit manuscript collections in the UK, BBC Religion and Ethics website); * FAQ * About Us * Contact Us * Copyright * Login * Help
URL http://www.shikshapatri.org.uk/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.shikshapatri.org.uk/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek[use"@"]coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/ Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - 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 30

10 Nov 2004

T'ang Studies Society (TSS)
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, US.
Self-description: "The T'ang Studies Society is a non-profit organization [est 1981 - ed.], incorporated in the state of Indiana. Membership is open to any person or institution interested in the advancement of research on T'ang China."
Site contents: Index to T'ang Studies Journal - * by volume [T'ang Studies 20-21 (2002-2003), T'ang Studies 18-19 (2000-2001), T'ang Studies 17 (1999), T'ang Studies 15-16 (1997-98), T'ang Studies 14 (1996), T'ang Studies 13 (1995), T'ang Studies 12 (1994), T'ang Studies 10-11 (1992-93), T'ang Studies 8-9 (1990-91), T'ang Studies 7 (1989), T'ang Studies 6 (1988), T'ang Studies 5 (1987), T'ang Studies 4 (1986), T'ang Studies 3 (1985), T'ang Studies 2 (1984), T'ang Studies 1 (1982)]; * index by author.
URL http://www.colorado.edu/ealc/tss/Tang.htm
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.colorado.edu/ealc/tss/Tang.htm
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]: 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

08 Nov 2004

National Library and Documentation Centre (NLDC), Sri Lanka
NLDC, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Self-description: "Mission: * Plan and co-ordinate library services at national level. * Develop a Sri Lanka Information Resource Excellence Centre at the National Library and to co-ordinate and assist other major Sri Lankan collections in the country. * Assist and encourage the establishment of Information Resource Excellence Centres in specific fields and inter-link them through a national information network. * Facilitate access to national and international databases. * Provide learning opportunities to every Sri Lankan and thereby assist the advancement of Sri Lanka. * Assist Sri Lanka to become a culturally enriched and intellectually advanced nation."
Site contents: * NLDSB [National Library and Documentation Services Board - ed.] (1. Introduction, 2. Aims and Objectives, 3. Board of Directors, 4. Senior Management Staff, 5. Activities); * NLDC [National Library and Documentation Centre - ed.] (1. Introduction, 2. Aims and Objectives, 3. Activities and Services, 4. Publications, 5. Senior Management Staff); * Photos; * Links [under construction since May 2002 - ed.]; * Online Catalogue [of the N.L.D.S.B Sri Lanka Library - ed.]
URL http://www.natlib.lk/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.natlib.lk/
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]: Library
* 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 300

06 Nov 2004

The UNESCO Web Site On Caravanserais
UNESCO, Paris, France
Self-description "The UNESCO website on Caravanserais a aims to be a forum for exchange and discussion and a gateway to free information about these fascinating monuments, which are dotted over a large part of the world stretching from Central Asia over the Middle East to North Africa. The site will mainly be of interest to researchers, art and/or architecture students, but it will also reach out to tourists and other lay people keen to learn about these monuments. Little by little, it will form a databank open to all, and will contain names, plans, photographs, maps architectural details and any other useful information connected with the life of the early caravanserais."
Site contents: *The 'Silk Roads' *The UNESCO 'integral Study of the Silk Roads : Roads of Dialogue' Project (History of the Silk Roads, Activities, Expeditions, Publications [incl. The Silk Roads: Roads of Dialogue, v.1: Land routes, 1990-1992 (bibliographical database) http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0012/001219/121913eo.pdf - ed.], Audiovisual material, Exhibitions [5 expeditions - ed.], Symposia, Institutes) * Caravanserais? * Launching an Inventory (The International Colloquium of Yazd [1998], The term 'caravanserai' and its synonyms, Countries concerned by the historical phenomenon of caravanserais, The Inventory network, Actors and partners of the Inventory, Short bibliography [a list of seven books and articles - ed.]) * Inventory of Caravanserais in Central Asia [Summary information about the project. No data or studies have been published yet. - ed.] * Contacts.
URL http://www.unesco.org/culture/dialogue/eastwest/caravan/index.htm
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.unesco.org/culture/dialogue/eastwest/caravan/index.htm
Link reported by: Paola E. Raffetta (paola_raffetta[use"@"]uolsinectis.com.ar)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - 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

04 Nov 2004

Goanet - a mailing list
www.goanet.org, Revere, MA, US.
Supplied note: " Kindly pass on to anyone from Goa whom you know. To join write to viviana at goanet.org and request to join Goanet-Digest. Goanet completes 10 years this year. - fn."
Self-description: "Goanet is a general forum for people interested in Goa to meet and talk about Goa. Goanet, launched in 1994 by Herman Carneiro, is the first -- and trendsetting -- mailing list dealing with the region of Goa on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent. Members post news articles, opinion, humor (related to Goa), questions, etc., on this list."
The archives of the volunteer-driven mailing list, with postings since Jan 1996, contain over 85MB of emails - ed.
URL http://www.goanet.org/mailman/listinfo/goanet/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Frederick Noronha (fred[use"@"]bytesforall.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - 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

04 Nov 2004

14th JAMCO Online International Symposium
Japan Media Communication Center, Tokyo, Japan
Supplied note: "The Japan Media Communication Center (JAMCO) is conducting the 14th JAMCO Online International Symposium on the JAMCO's Website from November 1 through December 31, 2004.
Under the theme 'International Reporting by TV Media - Public Good and National Interest', the symposium takes a look at how the United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, Japan, and other advanced countries are using TV for international reporting, and discusses problems involved while considering issues of the national interest and the public good. Finally, it reexamines the role and responsibility of TV in a globalized world.
Five outstanding researchers and people actively engaged in some phase of TV reporting from the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan will address that theme via online presentations, and we plan to invite discussants to offer observations, critiques, and questions. In addition to discussion by experts, we hope to increase participation by welcoming contributions from the online audience. Everyone with an opinion, comment, or question is invited to join in by responding through JAMCO's website. - yo."
Self-description: "The Japan Media Communication Center (JAMCO) is a non-profit organization established in April 1991 for the purposes of promoting international mutual understanding and contributing to the development of broadcast in the world. It was originally created with funds from Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK; the Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan (NAB-J), and has been financially supported by the Japan Foundation and the Japanese government."
URL http://www.jamco.or.jp/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.jamco.or.jp/
Link reported by: Yukio Oshida (yojamco[use"@"]theia.ocn.ne.jp)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - 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

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