The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: Oct 2008, Vol. 15, No. 12 (286)

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15 Oct 2008

International Council on Korean Studies (ICKS)
International Council on Korean Studies, Centreville, VA, US.
Self-description: "The International Council on Korean Studies (ICKS or Gukje Hanguk Hakhoi) was found in March 1996 as a non profit and non partisan organization dedicated to the advancement of Korean studies and related academic and professional research in the field of Korean affairs in the United States as well as abroad through international conferences, seminars, publications, and other relevant activities. The Council aims to promote the significance of Korean studies and explore issues of the Korean Reunification among the professionals and the new generation of Koreans and Korean Americans."
Site contents:
* About ICKS; * People; * Conference; * Publication (International Journal of Korean Studies (IJKS) [TOCs of the issues 1997 - 2007], Other ICKS Publications, Subscription); * Membership; * By-Laws; * Links (Korean News, US News, News From Asia, Korean Government, US Government, Think Tanks, Others); * Contact Us.
URL http://www.icks.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.icks.org/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study
* 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]: over 3000

14 Oct 2008

White Rose East Asia Centre (WREAC)
University of Leeds and University of Sheffield, UK.
Self-description: "The Centre is a new [est. 2007 - ed.] and exciting joint initiative between the University of Leeds Department of East Asian Studies (DEAS) and the Centre for International Business University of Leeds (CIBUL) and the School of East Asian Studies (SEAS) at the University of Sheffield. [...] The Centre brings together over 40 researchers organised in four research clusters to address the major social, cultural, political and economic issues facing modern East Asia."
Site contents:
* Research clusters (1. Business, Political Economy and Development, 2. East Asian Identities and Cultures, 3. Social Change and Transition in East Asia, 4. Regionalisation and Globalisation); * Research outputs [as of Oct 2008] (# a link to White Rose e-repository [research outputs from the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York, all disciplines, years 1973-2008, several thousands papers, may be browsed by the Year, Academic Unit, and Author - ed.] # Book: China, Japan and Regional Leadership in East Asia, 2007, Christopher M. Dent (ed.), PDF format); * People; * Events; * National Institute of * Chinese Studies (NICS); * National Institute of * Japanese Studies (NIJS); * Join WREAC; * Links (University of Leeds, University of Sheffield, Partners and networks); * About WREAC; * Contact us.
URL http://www.wreac.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.wreac.org/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

14 Oct 2008

Taiwan Institute for the Humanities
National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan.
Self-description: "Foundation project: Integrate the associations between people, time, and place in southern Taiwan. [...] This project is designed to achieve a comprehensive understanding of southern Taiwan through humanistic research, and to realize a breakthrough in the understanding of Taiwan's history."
Site contents:
* Introduction; * Research Programs (Archaeology and History, Maritime History, Classic and Modern Literature, Linguistics and Philosophy, Religion and Art, Culture); * Organization; * Contact Us.
[A bi-lingual (CN, EN) site - ed.]
URL http://www.ccu.edu.tw/tih/tih_96/english/index.htm
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

13 Oct 2008

The China Policy Institute (CPI)
School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Self-description: "The China Policy Institute (CPI) was set up by the University of Nottingham in 2003 as a think tank to expand the knowledge and understanding of contemporary China in the UK, Europe and worldwide, and to analyse critical challenges faced by China in its rapid development. The Institute works with research centres in China and around the world to produce quality analysis on contemporary China on a broad range of topics in the fields of international relations, economics, business, politics, the environment and society. Our goal is to help build a more informed dialogue between China and the rest of the world."
Site contents:
* About Us; * Welcome from the Director; * People; * Sponsorship and Donations; * Nottingham and China; * Research (# Economic, political and social transformation, # China's impact on the world in economic and geopolitical terms, # Sustainable development, # Impact of information and communications technologies on China); * China Analysis; * Publications (Policy Paper Series [over 40 issues, PDF format, in Oct 2008 - ed.], Discussion Paper Series [over 30 issues, PDF format, in Oct 2008 - ed.]); * News; * Events; * China Knowledge Links (Academics, China-UK Relations, Economy & Business, Environment, Government, Politics & International Relations, Think Tanks); * School of Contemporary Chinese Studies; * Contact Us; * Search.
URL http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/cpi/about/index.php
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

13 Oct 2008

Trading Places - the East India Company and Asia 1600-1834
The British Library, London, UK.
Self-description: "Trading Places - the East India Company and Asia 1600-1834. An exhibition at the British Library 24 May - 22 September 2002. [...] 'Trading Places - the East India Company and Asia' tells a remarkable story. It follows the rise and fall of the Company over 200 years - from its beginnings in London and its first trading post on Asian soil to its expansion into India, China, Indonesia, Japan and Persia until the eventual loss of its trading monopoly in 1834."
Site contents:
VIRTUAL EXHIBITION: * World in 1600 (Background, Iberian Exploration, Dutch Exploration, England, Foundation of the East India Company); * Getting There (Shipbuilding, First Voyage, On Board Ship, Hazards, Cargoes); * Bantam (Where is Bantam?, The Dutch, Market, Making Contact); * Expansion (Why Expand?, Japan, Iran, Yemen); * India (Why India?, Culture & Curiosity, Factors & Forts, Private Trade, Textiles, Politics); * China (Why China?, Trade, Silk, Porcelain, Tea, Opium); * Impacts (Final Years of the EIC, Overview, Asia on Britain, Britain on Asia); * Search. * Contact us; * SIte Map.
URL http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/trading/home.html
Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/trading/home.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20070610062850/http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/trading/home.html
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* 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 30

10 Oct 2008

Standards, Stakeholders, and Innovation: China's Evolving Role in the Global Knowledge Economy
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), Seattle, WA, US
Supplied note: "Standards, Stakeholders, and Innovation - China's Evolving Role in the Global Knowledge Economy by Scott Kennedy, Richard P. Suttmeier, and Jun Su.
The National Bureau of Asian Research has released its latest report on technology standards and innovation policy in China. Authored by distinguished experts Scott Kennedy, Richard P. Suttmeier, and Jun Su, the report is based on the findings of an NBR conference held in Beijing, China, in October 2007 as well as on extensive research by the authors, including discussions with key business leaders and policymakers in China, Europe, and the United States.
Representing the culmination of the third phase of NBR's ongoing research initiative, the report examines both China's efforts to develop its own standards and its evolving role in international standards-setting bodies and assesses the implications and prospects for the success of these efforts.

* Table of Contents and Foreword FREE [http://www.nbr.org/publications/specialreport/pdf/SR15_TOC_Foreword.pdf]
* Executive Summary FREE [http://nbr.org/publications/issue.aspx?ID=534]
* Purchase a copy of this report [http://nbr.org/publications/issue.aspx?ID=534] [...]
* Download free Chinese language version PDF [http://www.nbr.org/publications/specialreport/pdf/SR15_Chinese.pdf - nbr]."

[The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution dedicated to informing and strengthening US policy in the Asia-Pacific. NBR's China Standards and Innovation Policy Initiative has resulted in the following publications: * China's Post-WTO Technology Policy: Standards, Software, and the Changing Nature of Techno-Nationalism, by Richard P. Suttmeier and Yao Xiangkui, NBR Special Report, no. 7 (May 2004). Also available in Chinese. * Standards of Power? Technology, Institutions, and Politics in the Development of China's National Standards Strategy, by Richard P. Suttmeier, Yao Xiangkui, and Alex Zixiang Tan, NBR Special Report, no. 10 (June 2006). Also available in Chinese. * The Political Economy of Standards Coalitions: Explaining China's Involvement in High-Tech Standards Wars, by Scott Kennedy, Asia Policy, no. 2 (July 2006). * The PRC's Evolving Standards System: Institutions and Strategy, by Chaoyi Zhao & John M. Graham, Asia Policy, no. 2 (July 2006). * NBR Program Notes: Technical Standards and Innovation in China: Public Policy and the Role of Stakeholders (December 2007).- ed.]
URL http://nbr.org/publications/issue.aspx?ID=534
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: The National Bureau of Asian Research (nbr--at--nbr.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* 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

10 Oct 2008

Emerging Leaders in East Asia: The Next Generation of Political Leadership in China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), Seattle, WA, US
Supplied note: "New Project Report Announcement - Emerging Leaders in East Asia: The Next Generation of Political Leadership in China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Table of Contents:
* Political Generations in East Asia: The Policy Significance - Kenneth B. Pyle, NBR and the University of Washington * China's Fifth Generation: Is Diversity a Source of Strength or Weakness? - Cheng Li, The Brookings Institution * Prosperity's Children: Generational Change and Japan's Future Leadership - J. Patrick Boyd & Richard J. Samuels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology * The Rise, Fall, and Transformation of the "386": Generational Change in Korea - L. Gordon Flake, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation * Rising Rationalists: The Next Generation of Leadership in Taiwan - Shelley Rigger, Davidson College

About the Project Report - Major powers in East Asia are undergoing important political leadership transitions. In China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, a new generation is emerging, equipped with unique experiences and backgrounds. Exploring how these future leaders are likely to respond to regional trends and anticipating their policy preferences as they assume increasingly important leadership positions is critical to a well-grounded understanding of Northeast Asia in the 21st century. This report represents the culmination of a year-long initiative launched by NBR to provide U.S. government and corporate leaders with a better understanding of East Asia's future leadership. By examining the qualities and characteristics that define these rising leaders and distinguish them from their predecessors, the initiative explores the possible implications of their emerging influence for U.S. foreign, economic, and security policy interests. [...]

* Purchase Report: [http://nbr.org/publications/issue.aspx?ID=533]
* Free Download: Abridged versions of select research papers from this project were published in Asia Policy, no. 6 (July 2008) [http://www.nbr.org/publications/issue.aspx?ID=485] and are available for free download:
* Prosperity's Children: Generational Change and Japan's Future Leadership - J. Patrick Boyd & Richard J. Samuels [http://nbr.org/publications/article.aspx?ID=487]
* China's Fifth Generation: Is Diversity a Source of Strength or Weakness? - Cheng Li [http://nbr.org/publications/article.aspx?ID=488] - nbr]."

[The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution dedicated to informing and strengthening US policy in the Asia-Pacific. - ed.]
URL http://www.nbr.org/programs/northeast/currentprojects.html#emerglead
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: The National Bureau of Asian Research (nbr--at--nbr.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* 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 Oct 2008

British Inter-University China Centre (BICC)
University of Oxford China Centre, Oxford, UK.
Self-description: "The British Inter-University China Centre (BICC) is a joint venture between Oxford, Bristol, and Manchester Universities. In 2006 it received a grant of GBP5m from the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the Economic and Social Research Council and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, with the aim of making it Britain's leading centre for research and teaching on China and Chinese language.
BICC's mission is threefold. It aims: * to expand undergraduate and postgraduate teaching of Chinese language and Chinese area studies * to facilitate the performance of original research in Chinese studies * to initiate a broad range of dissemination and outreach activities particularly, but not exclusively, in the UK."
Site contents:
* Contact Details; * BICC's Staff and Students; * Student Pages; * Conferences and Events; * Working Papers (by: William Callahan, Winnie King, Christine Wong, Frank Pieke, Anna Lora-Wainwright, Elena Barabantseva, Jin Chen, Bin Wu); * China Postgraduate Network; * User Engagement; * BICC Research Projects (Research Training in Old Chinese, Language Learning Difficulties); * Latest News; * Forthcoming Events; * Search.
URL http://www.bicc.ac.uk/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.bicc.ac.uk/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

08 Oct 2008

Ming-Ch'ing Studies Group, Academia Sinica
Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Self-description: "[A]n interdisciplinary academic study assembly initiated by and composed primarily of research fellows in Academia Sinica whose scholarly interest focuses on the Ming and Ch'ing dynasties. Beginning in the late 1980's and early 1990's, the group started with scholars from eight different institutes in the humanities (Institute of History and Philology, Institute of Modern History, Institute of Ethnology, Sun Yat-sen Institute for Social Sciences and Philosophy, Institute of Economics, Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy, Institute of Taiwan History, and Institute of Sociology) on the grounds of Academia Sinica in Taiwan."
Site contents:
* Search; * Introduction; * News [in early Oct 2008 the latest news regarding the Group were those of June 2007 - ed.]; * Members (Participants, Assistants and Associated Producers from: Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy - Academia Sinica (AS), Institute of Ethnology - AS, Institute of History and Philology - AS, Institute of Modern History - AS, Institute of Taiwan History - AS, Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences - AS, Department of History - National Cheng Kung U., Department of History - National Taiwan Normal U., Institute of History - National Tsing Hua U.); * Research Projects (# Researching a Cultural Memory (2004-2005), # Objects, Consumption, and Culture in Early Modern China Collaborative Project (2003-2005), # Sentiments, Desires and Orthodoxy in Ming-Ch'ing Culture (1999-2002)); * Reading groups (# Memory and Culture (2004-2006); # Memory and Identity (2002-2005); # Consumption/Culture (2002-2006); # Small Stream: Daily-life Memory and the Formation of Identity (2001); # Materiality and Culture (1999-2000)); * Conferences (1998-2006); * Events (Activity Records 1995-2007); * Book Reviews & Info [re. books published in Chinese 2001-2004]; * Forum [in early Oct 2008 the latest post at the forum was from Apr 2008 - ed.]; * Links.
URL http://mingching.sinica.edu.tw/english/index_en.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://mingching.sinica.edu.tw/english/index_en.html
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 1,000

08 Oct 2008

[Taiwan] Electronic Theses and Dissertations System (ETDS)
National Central Library (NCL), Taipei, Taiwan
Self-description: "Based on the law regarding the awarding of academic degrees, article 8, the National Central Library (NCL) is the national depository library of theses and dissertations. Ever since the Ministry of Education [R.O.C/Taiwan - ed.] entrusted the NCL of this responsibility, the NCL has proceeded to put together original paper versions of theses and dissertations as well as preserve them and enable their access to our public readers. The NCL further developed theses and dissertations abstracts database, established online information file system, fulltext database, etc. in order to promote an integrated portal service of theses online information. [...]
The Electronic theses and dissertations system was established since 1994. Its main function is to enable the general public to search for theses and dissertations data including abstracts, electronic fulltexts display as well as print out of doctoral dissertations fulltext image. It also provides graduate students nationwide to key in online data including the possibility to key in their respective theses data, uploading of electronic fulltexts, downloading authorization letter and the respective approval functions and procedures of particular schools and departments.
In 2004, there was an increased frequency of usage. In order to provide a better service, the NCL has renovated the main system and increased new functions. Below are the characteristics of the functions: 1. Analysis of search results: provides the user to understand search results as to the distribution situation according to graduation year, departments, subject matter. 2. Statistics of citation: provides the present citation frequency of the theses and dissertations within the system. 3. Reference materials links: reference material is linked to related theses within the system. 4. Main subject browsing: Browsing of theses information according to personal interest of the category. 5. Personalized Services: Provides common users information storage strategies, establish personal bibliography list, download authorized full text electronic theses and dissertations files and other services. [...]
Libraries of colleges and universities in the country have the responsibilities to preserve their respective theses and dissertations. [... For the distributed data input] the National Central Library [provides an] online key in system. At present [i.e. in 2005] more than 60% of educational institutions participate."
Site contents:
* About ETDs; * Sitemap; * Contact Us; * Chinese [language interface]; * NCL; Browse; * Hit Parade; * Register; * Login; * Search (Simple Search, Advanced Search, Command Search, Help); * Mode (Exact, Fuzzy, Hanyu Pinyin, Tongyong Pinyin); * Limitation (e-Fulltext, Image of Dissertation); * Keyword or Phrase [to be found in the following] Search Fields: (Title, Author, Advisor, Keyword, [Thesis] abstract, Any Field); * Hot Searches; * [Your] Search Result [the history of]
[A brilliant and speedy online service - ed.]
URL http://etds.ncl.edu.tw/theabs/english_site/search_simple_eng.jsp
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://etds.ncl.edu.tw/theabs/english_site/search_simple_eng.jsp
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide/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]: over 3,000 [in fact, 10,400 links]

06 Oct 2008

Center for Chinese Studies (CCS)
National Central Library (NCL), Taipei, Taiwan
Self-description: "The Center offers the following Chinese Studies resources: # Books and journals from Mainland China: There are over 90,000 books in the fields of literature, history, philosophy, social science, art, and archeology, as well as 1,600 different academic journals. # Photo Reprints of Rare Books in Overseas Libraries: # [Over 10,000 of] Western-language Dissertations in Chinese Studies: # [Over 10,000 of] Newly-revised [county and provincial] Gazetteers from Mainland China: # [Online and offline] Electronic Resources (incl. Database of the Center for Chinese Studies Collection, Foreign Sinologists Dissertation Abstract Database, Database of Mainland Chinese Journals, Contents of the Combined Collections of Ming Authors, Bibliography of Research on Han Philosophers, Bibliography of Research on the Classics, Bibliography of Tun-huang Studies, Current Contents of Foreign Periodicals in Chinese Studies, Bibliography of Research on Wei-Jin Xuanxue Philosophy, Wenyuange Siku Quanshu, Sibu Congkan, Gujin Tushu Jicheng, Chinese Academic Journals Full-text Database, China Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses Full-text Database, China Proceedings of Full-text Database, Super Star Digital Library."
Note: A bi-lingual (CN, EN) site which supersedes an earlier and now dormant CCS bi-lingual site at ccs.ncl.edu.tw/english.html - ed.]
Site contents:
* Introduction; * Activities (International Conferences, Academic Symposiums, International Book Exhibit); * Reader Service; * Publications; * Latest News; * [Latest] Developments in Sinology [in Taiwan];
* Subject database [Several online databases, with some of them under construction or under repair. The functioning ones include: # Database of Mainland Chinese Periodicals [readopac1.ncl.edu.tw/ccs/index.jsp], # Foreign Sinologists Dissertation Abstracts [details of approx 9000 theses from US, UK, Canada, and the Netherlands ccs.ncl.edu.tw/ccs/EN/DataBase3.asp], # Bibliography of Research on The Classics [ccs.ncl.edu.tw/ccs/EN/ExpertDB2.asp], # Contents of the Combined Collections of Ming Authors [ccs.ncl.edu.tw/ccs/EN/ExpertDB5.asp]]
* CCS Grant; * Chinese Studies [journal] (Editorial board, Guidelines, Contents of the Vol. 1-18, Full text of the issues no. 2000.06 - 2006.12); * Newsletter [for Research in Chinese Studies] Contents of the Vol. 1-20, Full text of the no. issues 2000.02 - 2007.05); * E-Newsletter [latest issue in early Oct 2008 was dated 1 Oct 2008 - ed.]; * Relevant Websites; * Contact Us.
URL http://ccs.ncl.edu.tw/ccs/ccs2.asp
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://ccs.ncl.edu.tw/ccs/ccs2.asp
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./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 100

03 Oct 2008

Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ)
www.pcij.org, Herndon, VA, US.
Self-description: "[A]n independent, nonprofit media agency that specializes in investigative reporting. It was founded in 1989 by nine Filipino journalists who realized, from their years on the beat and at the news desk, the need for newspapers and broadcast agencies to go beyond day-to-day reportage."
Site contents:
* About PCIJ; * Reports (1998-2007); * i-Report (2004-2008, Archives); * e-Bookshop (Politics/Gov't, Journalism/Media, Environment, Indigenous Peoples, Women, Special Interests, Videos and CD-ROMs); * i-Site (2004 Election File, 2007 Election File, databases, Analysis, DIY Investigation, Fact Finder, For the Record).
URL http://www.pcij.org/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.pcij.org/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study
* 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]: over 3,000 [in fact, over 15,300]

03 Oct 2008

Asia News Network (ANN)
www.asianewsnet.net, Bangkok, Thailand.
Self-description: "The Asia News Network (ANN) is a network [est. 1999] of national daily newspapers published in Asian cities, organized to provide avenues for cooperation and to optimize coverage of major news events in the region. [...] ANN is supported by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation."
Site contents:
* News; * Breaking News; * Asia News; * Business; * Viewpoint; * Features (Sports, Science & Technology, People, Lifestyles, Arts & Culture, Explore); * Asianology; * Asian News Photo; * Video; * ANN Magazine; * ANN Newsfeed; * About ANN; * Contact ANN; * ANN Archive - Search (by month, by year, by section, by keyword).
URL http://www.asianewsnet.net/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.asianewsnet.net/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - 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]: over 3,000 [in fact, over 155,000]