THE ASIAN STUDIES WWW MONITOR    ISSN 1329-9778 URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html Edited by: Dr T. Matthew Ciolek "The Asian Studies WWW Monitor" (ISSN 1329-9778) was established 21 April 1994. The journal, a pioneering and the only publication of this kind in the world, provides virtually daily abstracts and reviews of new/updated online resources of significance to research, teaching and communications dealing with Asian Studies. This timely, reliable and impartial information is published by the Internet Publications Bureau, RSPAS, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. The periodical forms a key element of the global, cooperative project Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library. For further details see a page About the Asian Studies WWW Monitor. Daily contents" summaries and evaluations published in this web edition of the Journal are disseminated also on the network via a mailing list. SUBSCRIBE to the MONITOR ! 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To input new material use Announce New/Improved Web Sites page. THIS ISSUE Entries accepted for publication: 21 Entries rejected: 18 The email edition of this Journal has now over 8,350 subscribers. The AS WWW Monitor does not necessarily endorse contents, or policies of the Internet resources it abstracts. Mailing list admin. page. http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html#database Google Search past issues of The Asian Studies WWW Monitor Search WWW Search The Monitor Coverage: 2000-2008. Note: specific keywords/phrases work better than general ones. 31 Aug 2009 Kitab - History and Culture of Southern Uzbekistan www.kitab.uz, Termez, Uzbekistan. Self-description: "KITAB.UZ is a website [est. in Sep 2007 by Otabek OGULYAMOV - ed.] dedicated to creation and maintenance of digital historical, literal and cultural works about Southern Uzbekistan. Scholars, students and all individuals who are interested in the following topics are welcomed to browse our pages." Site contents: * Archaeology (incl. articles such as : #Kampirtepa - the Greek crossing on the Amudarya, #Chag'oniyonga sayohat, #Budrach xarobasidan topilgan o'rta asrlarga oid bronza buyumlar xazinasi, #Central Asia in the Kushan Period - archaeological studies by Soviet scholars, #Termez, #Ayrtam, #Kampyr Tepe-Pandokheion - Les Grecs ont traverse l'Oxus, #Shimoli-g'arbiy Tohariston rivojlangan o'rta asrlar davri moddiy madaniyati - Arxeologiya va yozma manbalar asosida, #O'rta Osiyo arxeologining shakllanishi); * Ethnography (incl. articles such as: #Traditional Kashkadarya Female Clothing of the First Half of the 20th Century, #The multimedia compact disk 'Boysun', #Taqinchoqlar yaratilishi va tarqalishi tarixidan - Surxondaryo viloyati misolida, XIX asr oxiri XX asr boshlari, #Kiyimlar bilan bog'liq urf-odatlar, #Ayollar pardozi tarixidan); * Kongrats [results of a research project "The Kongrat group identities throughout contemporary Central Asia. Changes and continuities in 'tribal' culture": Research Guide, Illustrations); * History (incl. articles such as: #Dichtung als Quelle der Untersuchung des staedtischen Selbstbewusstseins der Menschen im Mittelalter, #Timurids and Termez Sayyids, #Balxdagi Navbahor ibodathonasi haqida tarixiy ma'lumotlar, #Hoshimgird shahri nomining kelib chikishi masalasiga doir); * Vocabulary [An encyclopaedic dictionary, from A: A Rise of Mangits (1747-1758), Achaemenids, Agriculture (Bactria), Agriculture (Hellenic Period), Airtam, Ak-Astana-Bobo Mausoleum, Amu Darya Treasure, The, Anakhita, Ancient Bactria, Ancient Cults, Antique City, Antique Sources, Arab Conquest, Archeology of Termez, Architecture in the Kushan Period, Armenian Sources, Army and Arms (Hellenic Period), Army and Arms (Kushan Epoch), Army and Arms (the State of Amir Temur), Art Metal (Early Middle Ages), Art Metal Working (Hellenic Period), through M: Machay Grotto, Madrasah of Seyid Atalik, Manichaeism, Mausoleum of Khakimi at-Termezi, Medieval Christian Temple in Termez, Medieval Jewellery, Mesolithic Period, The, Metallurgy and Art Metal, Modern Termez, Mukanna's Revolt, Murals of Balalik-Tepa, Murals of Khalchayan, Musa b. Abdallah, Music and Musical Instruments, to Z: Zaraut-Kamar, Zoroastrian Deities, Zoroastrianism - ed.]; * Image Library [Southern Uzbekistan Historical Database: 884 photographs - ed.]; * Search. [A site, predominantly in English, with occasional elements in French, German, Uzbek, and Russian - ed.] URL http://www.kitab.uz/ Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.kitab.uz/ Link reported by: T Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Documents * Publisher [academic - business - government - 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 300 26 Aug 2009 Australia South Asia Research Centre (ASARC) Australia South Asia Research Centre, RSPAS, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU, Canberra, Australia. Self-description: "The Australia South Asia Research Centre (ASARC) was established as an initiative of the The Arndt-Corden Division of Economics through the Strategic Development Fund of the Institute of Advanced Studies, and with financial assistance from the Department of Employment, Education and Training. It was inaugurated in April 1994 by a past-President of India, His Excellency Dr KR Narayanan. Countries in South Asia comprise India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives. The Centre is dedicated to research on the economics and politics of development in the South Asia region. [...] The primary aims of the Centre are: # to study the economic development and political economy of South Asia, particularly of India, taking into account Australia's national interests, and the dynamics of economic cooperation and interaction in the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions # to provide a focus for scholarly interest across disciplines in South Asia throughout The Australian National University # to develop a database on the South Asian economies # to establish research linkages with South Asian research and teaching institutions, and with Australian institutions with research interests in South Asia [....]." Site contents: * Staff; * Upcoming Events (incl. Indian Economy & Business Update 2009 http://rspas.anu.edu.au/asarc/update/registration.php); * Rajiv Gandhi Chair; * Narayanan Lectures; * Publications (## Working Papers: 2009# 2009/14 - MANOJ K. PANDEY - On Ageing, Health and Poverty in Rural India - # 2009/13 - MANOJ K. PANDEY, PRAKASH SINGH and RAM ASHISH YADAV - Domestic Violence and Women's Health in India: Evidence from Health Survey1 - # 2009/12 - MANOJ K. PANDEY - Maternal Health and Child Mortality in Rural India - # 2009/11 - MANOJ K. PANDEY - Labor Force Participation among Indian Elderly: Does Health Matter? - # 2009/10 - MANOJ K. PANDEY - Association between Marital Status and Health: Examining the Role of Age and Gender1 - # 2009/9 - MANOJ K. PANDEY - Poverty and Disability among Indian Elderly: Evidence from Household Survey - # 2009/8 - MANOJ K. PANDEY AND CHARANJIT KAUR - Investigating Suicidal Trend and its Economic Determinants: Evidence from India - # 2009/7 - PRAKASH SINGH and MANOJ K. PANDEY - Structural Break, Stability and Demand for Money in India1 - # 2009/6 - DESH GUPTA - India: The Weakening of the Congress Stranglehold and the Productivity Shift in India - # 2009/5 - KALIAPPA KALIRAJAN,SHASHANKA BHIDE and KANHAIYA SINGH - Development Performance Across Indian States and The Role of the Governments - # 2009/4 - RAGHAV GAIHA, VANI S. KULKARNI, MANOJ K. PANDEY and KATSUSHI S. IMAI - On Hunger and Child Mortality in India - # 2009/3 - RAGHAV GAIHABR, VANI S. KULKARNI, MANOJ K. PANDEY and KATSUSHI S. IMAI - National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Poverty and Prices in Rural India - # 2009/2 - MD. SHAFIUL AZAM and KATSUSHI S. IMAI - Vulnerability and Poverty in Bangladesh - # 2009/1 - RAGHBENDRA JHA - The Global Financial Crisis and Short-run Prospects for India, ## Working papers: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, ## Other Publications: Conference papers, Publications for sale); * Book Reviews; * Focus & Research; * Links [South Asia Research Centres and Areas of Interest in: Australia, India, Sweden, UK, USA]; * Search ASARC. URL http://rspas.anu.edu.au/economics/asarc/ Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://rspas.anu.edu.au/economics/asarc/ Link reported by: Stephanie Hancock (stephanie.hancock--at--anu.edu.au) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study * Publisher [academic - business - government - 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 25 Aug 2009 South Asian Bureau of Economic Research (SABER) Crawford School of Economics and Government, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Self-description: "The South Asian Bureau of Economic Research (SABER) [est. 2008 - ed.] builds on the success of the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) in creating a forum for high-quality economic research focusing on issues facing the economies of South Asia and economic interaction between South and East Asia. It comprises representatives from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia. [...] The South Asian Bureau of Economic Research involves cooperation among the following leading research institutes in South Asia: #Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), Bangladesh #The Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), India #The Centre for Policy Development (CPD), Bangladesh #The Economics Department of the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh #Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), India #The Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), India #The Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS), Nepal #Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Pakistan #The Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), India #The Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Sri Lanka #Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan #Madras School of Economics (MSE), India #MARGA Institute (MARGA), Sri Lanka #The National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER), India #The National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), India #The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Pakistan #Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), India." Site contents: * About; * Events; * Projects (# South Asian and East Asian Economic Integration and Australia: Strategies for Asian Regional Cooperation, # Improving Policy Efficiency in South Asia); * Bookstore; * [Working papers, PDF format in:] Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Trade, Labour, Development, Finance, Governance, Energy; * Conferences. URL http://saber.eaber.org/ Internet Archive (www.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 - 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 1,000 20 Aug 2009 ResearchSEA - Asia Research News ResearchSEA Limited, Cambridge, UK. Self-description: "ResearchSEA is Asia's first research news portal, a one-stop centre where journalists and members of the public can gain access to news and local experts from the research world in Asia. [...] ResearchSEA brings research news and top experts direct from universities, think tanks, journals and specialist organisations to journalists around the world. Journalists in over 78 countries use ResearchSEA to find information about the latest research and experts for their newspapers, magazines, radio and television programs [...] With registration, you will receive email digests highlighting the latest news and research into major issues affecting Asia. You can choose daily or weekly digests in one or several of the 6 categories (Science, Technology, Medicine, Business, Culture or People). Users can register for Public, Journalist or Contributor accounts. Journalist and Public accounts are free of charge at all times [...] ResearchSEA's company directors are Dr Magdeline Pokar and Dr Daniel Raymer." Supplied note: "We recently published a magazine highlighting interesting on-going research from selected institutions in Asia. The magazine is available in print and pdf. [...] Asia Research News 2009, the first magazine to focus on current on-going research in Asia has been launched by ResearchSEA. Asia Research News 2009 features interesting on-going research from selected research institutions, with contact details of leading researchers for journalists. Some highlights include: # The brightest light on the planet which will allow observation virus structures, # Seeking the essence of Islam across regional diversity, # Delivering ICT solutions to remote Mongolia, # 3000 year old Egyptian princess, # Children's health in rural Philippines, # Climate change vulnerability, # Preparing for ASEAN in 2015, # Combating influenza and low cost solutions for diagnosing diseases in developing countries, # First digital database of Chinese head and face shapes, # Robotic help for ageing population, # Comparative study of the Basque and More separatist movements, # Plants to improve human health, # Making recycling paper environmentally friendly. Free copies are available for download at www.researchsea.com or directly from this link http://www.researchsea.com//pdf/Asia-Research-News-2009.pdf [Careful: a 2.5 MB strong file - ed.] - m.p." Site contents: * Research News [i.e. Press Releases from over 200 contributing institutions - ed.] (Science, Technology, Medicine, Business, Culture, People, All Latest News); * Resources, Focus On... [experts and research projects on: Food, Peace and Conflict, Information and Communication Technologies, Women, Environment, Bird and Swine Flu], Ask An Expert [ResearchSEA database search], Contributing Institutions [in Aug 2009 there were 206 contributing institutions - ed.], Events Calendar [forthcoming events around the globe related to Science, Technology, Medicine, Business, Culture and People], Announcements, Archives [from Jun 205 onwards], Media Organisations, My Account); * General Info (About ResearchSEA, What's New, Contact Us); * Asia Research News magazine. URL http://www.researchsea.com/ Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.researchsea.com/ Link reported by: Magdeline Pokar (m.pokar--at--researchsea.com) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News * Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Business * Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential * External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 1,000 20 Aug 2009 Vietnam War Internet Links Prof. William A. Joseph, Department of Political Science, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, US Self-description: "Created by: Bill Joseph: wjoseph--at--wellesley.edu, [Site] Created: January 10, 1997, [Site] Last Modified: September 2008." Site contents: * What's New?; * General Vietnam War Sites; * The 25th & 30th Anniversaries of the War's End; * Glossaries, Maps, & Statistics; * Documents and History; * Bibliographies & Books; * Vietnam War Buttons, Posters; * Cartoons, Songs, & Iconic Images; * Recollections & Photos; * Presidents, Policy-makers, & VIPS; * Vietnam & Presidential Elections; * Battles & Weapons; * Tactics & Strategy; * Women & the Vietnam War; * Vietnam Veterans; * The Draft; * America's Allies; * South Vietnam & ARVN; * The Other Side: North Vietnam & the 'Viet Cong'; * Agent Orange & Herbicidal Warfare; * Monuments & Museums; * The Media & the Vietnam War; * The Pentagon Papers; * The My Lai Massacre & Other Reported Atrocities; * Antiwar Movement; * Refugees & Immigrants; * Film, Literature, Music, Art & TV; * Articles of Special Note; * Teaching the Vietnam War; * Cambodia & Laos; * Contemporary Vietnam; * Vietnam Course Syllabus; * Search. URL http://www.wellesley.edu/Polisci/wj/Vietnam/vietlink.html Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.wellesley.edu/Polisci/wj/Vietnam/vietlink.html Link reported by: William Joseph (wjoseph--at--wellesley.edu) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide/Documents * 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 20 Aug 2009 China Politics Links Prof. William A. Joseph, Department of Political Science, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, US Self-description: "Prof. William A. Joseph: wjoseph--at--wellesley.edu, Department of Political Science, Wellesley College, Date [Site] Created: October 5, 1996, [Site] Last Modified: August 2009." Site contents: * What's New?; * General Information; * News & Current Events; * Facts, Data, Maps, & Bibliographies; * TV & Radio Programs; * Political System; * Political Leaders, Past & Present; * Economy; * Education; * Environment; * Ethnic Minorities; * Falun Gong; * Health; * Human Rights; * International Relations; * Internet & Media; * Law & Legal System; * Military; * Political Posters; * Population Policy; * Rural China; * Women; * Political History; * General Sources; * Pre-1949 History; * China & the Cold War; * Sino-Soviet Relations; * Great Leap Forward; * Cultural Revolution; * Great Tangshan Earthquake (1976); * Tiananmen 1989; * 50th Anniversary of PRC (1999); * 80th Anniversry of CCP (2001); * Beijing Olympics (2008); * Hong Kong & Macau; * Taiwan; * Tibet; * Films about & from China; * Academic Centers for the Study of Modern China; * Academic Journals, Working Papers, & Other Periodicals; * Return to Tangshan (Video) (July 2006); * Return to Sandstone Hollow (Web Album) (July 2006); * Search. URL http://www.wellesley.edu/Polisci/wj/chinapolitics/index.html Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract] Link reported by: William Joseph (wjoseph--at--wellesley.edu) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide/Documents * 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 20 Aug 2009 China 1972 [Cultural Revolution] Image Database Prof. William A. Joseph, Department of Political Science, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, US Self-description: "'Serve the People': Daily Life in China During the Cultural Revolution (1972). Maintained by: Professor William A. Joseph, Department of Political Science, [Site] Created: August 8, 2003, [Site] Last Modified: September 13, 2004. The photographs presented on this web site were taken in March-April 1972 when I was a participant in the second delegation of the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars (CCAS) to the People's Republic of China (PRC). [...]" Site contents: * Introduction (About the Project, Acknowledgements, A Brief Overview of the Cultural Revolution, Time Line of the Cultural Revolution, Suggested Readings on the Cultural Revolution); * Search Slides (#ID, #Title, #Subject [Children, Elderly, Historical Sites, Women] #Location: [Beijing, Border (Lowu), Guangzhou, Jinan, Lowu, Shanghai, Shashiyu (Hebei), Tangshan, Tianjin, Wuxi, Zunhua (Hebei)], #Urban/Rural, #Topic [Agriculture, Culture, Daily Life, Education, Health Care, Industry, Politics], #Description, #View Mode [SetsSlide, Show]); * Map of China (Map of images photographed at the location, A complete map of China, A detailed map of the Northeast China region); * Related Links [Selected Internet Links on The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-76)](Overviews and Documents, Films/Books/Photographs/Exhibits, The Culture of the Cultural Revolution: Art/Music/etc.); * Feedback. URL http://www.wellesley.edu/Polisci/wj/China1972/main.html Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.wellesley.edu/Polisci/wj/China1972/main.html Link reported by: William Joseph (wjoseph--at--wellesley.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 19 Aug 2009 National Council of Bhutan (NCB) The Parliament of Bhutan, Thimphu, Bhutan Supplied note: "The National Council (upper house of Bhutan's Parliament) has its own website, [at the URL below], where viewers can download the texts of various acts, bills and resolutions, as well as the NCs views on pending legislation (eg the Civil Service Bill, the Local Government Bill) as well as NC's reservations on eg 'constituency development grants' concept, and on modalities for passing the annual Budget (http://www.nationalcouncil.bt/mainpage.php?code=4). Summary Resolutions of the 2nd session of the NC (Dec 2008-January 2009) are downloadable from [the Business pages at] http://www.nationalcouncil.bt/subpage.php?pagecode=3&code=107 by clicking on 'Synopsis' and further linking on the link that comes up. - bcs." Self-description: "The Parliament of Bhutan is the highest legislative body in the country. It consists of the Druk Gyalpo, the National Council and the National Assembly. The National Council has both legislative and review functions and is also referred to as the House of Review. Establishment: -Established in 2008 under Article 11 of the Constitution of Bhutan. -The first joint sitting of Parliament was held from May 8-30, 2008. -The first session of the National Council was held in the Banquet Hall at Langjophakha from June 17 to July 24, 2008. [...]." Site contents: * Members (Vision & Mission, Chairperson, Committees, Visit to NC); * Secretariat (Who is who, NC Organogram); * News; * Forum; * Feedback; * Downloads (Acts Bills, Resolutions, Others, Forms); * Business (Agenda, Business Order, Synopsis, Question Time); * Site Map; * WebMail; * FAQ; * Photo Gallery [at http://www.nationalcouncil.bt/index11.php - ed.] URL http://www.nationalcouncil.bt/ Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract] Link reported by: Brian C. Shaw (bcjshaw--at--hkucc.hku.hk) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Documents * 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 1,000 19 Aug 2009 National Assembly of Bhutan (NAB) The Parliament of Bhutan, Thimphu, Bhutan Self-description: "1. It was the farsighted vision of the Third King His Majesty Jigme Dorji Wangchuck which laid the foundation of modern Bhutan. The very first of many visionary initiatives taken by His Majesty the King was the establishment of the Tshogdu (National Assembly) in 1953. 2. The National Assembly was established to discuss issues of national interest, promote public welfare and develop political consciousness among the people so that they could play a greater role in the decision making process and running of the country. 3. The National Assembly in 1953 started as a body with just 38 members. [...]" Site contents: * About Us (About NAB, Vision and Mission, The Speaker, Committees, Visit to NAB); * Secretariat (About Secretariat, Organisation Chart, Staff Information, Tshodrungs); * Publications (Agenda, Newsletter, Brochure); * Downloads (Legislation, Resolution, Acts, Forms, CDG, Parliamentary entitlements rules); * News (News, Tender, Announcement); * Members (Profile, Attendance, Constituency List); * Business Order (Business, Synopsis, Question Hour); * Bills For Public View; * Links (Constitution, Cabinet, National Council, Political Parties, IPU, More...); * Press release; * Photo Gallery; * Forums; * Webmail; * Contact Us; * FAQ; * Feedback. URL http://www.nab.gov.bt/ Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.nab.gov.bt Link reported by: Brian C. Shaw (bcjshaw--at--hkucc.hku.hk) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Documents * 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 1,000 19 Aug 2009 Bhutan - Election Commission website Election Commission, Thimphu, Bhutan Supplied note: "The Election Commission of Bhutan has improved its website (still at http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/), and viewers can download items of e-legislation and other items of interest. - bcs." Site contents: * Organization; * E-Legislation; * Downloads; * Photo Gallery; * E-Roll Search [under construction]; * From Chief Election Commissioner's Desk; * Press Releases (Top 5, View All); * Notifications (Top 5, View All); * Announcements; * News and Events. URL http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/ Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.election-bhutan.org.bt/ Link reported by: Brian C. Shaw (bcjshaw--at--hkucc.hku.hk) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Documents * 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]: over 3,000 [in fact, over 14,400 external links] 19 Aug 2009 Royal Government of Bhutan - Cabinet Secretariat Cabinet Secretariat, Royal Government of Bhutan, Thimphu, Bhutan Supplied note: "The Bhutan Government has established its own web site, [at the URL below], and to date has posted some decisions of the Cabinet, the PMs state of the nation report to the 3rd session of the Parliament, a few Press Releases, and some other documents. It is expected that in due course the site will be further expanded and improved in the interests of transparency for the new government. - bcs." Site contents:* Prime Minister (Call On, Message Sent, Message Received, Speeches); * Cabinet (Cabinet Functions, Executive Orders & Directives, Executive Orders, Directives, Members, Rules of Procedures, Sub Committees); * Highlights Cabinet Decisions, Events/News, Info / Announcements, CDG); * Reports; * Press Release; * Web-mail; * Contact Us (Public Feedback, Staff Information); * Bhutan Portal (Government, Citizen, Business, Overseas, News, Forms Download). URL http://www.cabinet.gov.bt/ Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract] Link reported by: Brian C. Shaw (bcjshaw--at--hkucc.hku.hk) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Documents * Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Government * 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 1,000 18 Aug 2009 Modern Art Asia online magazine modernartasia.com, London, UK. Supplied note: "Modern Art Asia is a new journal dedicated to the arts of Asia from the eighteenth century to today, presenting postgraduate research from historical perspectives and international news on Asian art. Combining peer-reviewed articles with insightful commentary and the latest exhibiton reviews from international correspondents, Modern Art Asia provides a new forum for exchange between scholars that crosses the boundaries of traditional academic disciplines, and engages with a general readership through the addition of journalistic writing on art. Modern Art Asia invites postgraduates working on the arts and material cultures of Asia from the eighteenth century to the present to submit previously unpublished papers of 4,500-10,000 words for publication. Modern Art Asia aims to take an interdisciplinary and innovative approach to the study of Asia, and will consider papers on media and experiments that stretch the parameters of 'fine art'. Our first issue will be published online during the last week of October [2009], to coincide with Asian Art in London and Frieze; the submission deadline for this issue is September 7th. We are also seeking students and journalists interested in becoming regular correspondents or in submitting shorter journalistic pieces. [...] Contact modernartasiaenquiries--at--yahoo.co.uk to submit articles and for further information. - mm." Site contents [In mid Aug 2009 the site was still under construction - ed.] About Us; * Issues; * Subscribe; * Contribute; * Events; * Links URL http://modernartasia.com/ Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract - ed.] Link reported by: Majella Munro, Editor (modernartasiaenquiries--at--yahoo.co.uk), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info. * Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other * 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 17 Aug 2009 Indian Economy & Business Update 2009, Sep 2009 Australia South Asia Research Centre, RSPAS, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU, Canberra, Australia. Self-description: "Indian Economy & Business Update 2009 -- Economic Policies of the New Government in India and Implications for Australia. 9am Thursday, 17 September 2009 APCD Theatre 1, Hedley-Bull Bldg (130), The Australian National University, Canberra. Invited speakers (in alphabetical order) * Rashmi Arora - University of Aucklandi - Subsidies to the Agricultural Sector in India: Are there any lessons from Australia & New Zealand; * Sambit Bhattacharyya - Australia South Asia Research Centre, ANU - The right to Information Act and the incidence of corruption in India; * Mythili Bhusnurmath - Economic Times, Delhi - Current state of Indian economy and recent economic policy in India; * Jagadish Chennupati - Research School of Physical Sciences & Engineering, ANU - His role in the Australia-India strategic research fund; * Mary Finlay - Dept of Innovation, Industry, Science & Research, Canberra - The government's role in the Australia-India strategic research fund; * Jason Finley - Dept of Innovation, Industry, Science & Research, Canberra - The government's role in the Australia-India strategic research fund; * Damir Ivkovic - Dept of Innovation, Industry, Science & Research, Canberra - The government's role in the Australia-India strategic research fund; * Raghbendra Jha - Australia South Asia Research Centre, ANU - Timing and capture of workfare programs in rural India; * Garry Pursell - Australia South Asia Research Centre, ANU - TBA; * Sanjay Singh - Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow - Current state of infrastructure, particularly transport infrastructure, & recent policy changes in India; * Anita Prakash Tripathy - Economic Research Institute of Asia & East Asia (ERIA) Jakarta - India's recent engagement with Africa. URL http://rspas.anu.edu.au/asarc/seminars.php#item_551 Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the web page was not archived at the time of this abstract - ed.] Link reported by: Stephanie Hancock (stephanie.hancock--at--anu.edu.au) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info. * Publisher [academic - business - government - 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 30 15 Aug 2009 Chinese in Northwest America Research Committee (CINARC) CINARC, Bainbridge Is., WA, USA. Self-description: "CINARC (Chinese in Northwest America Research Committee) is quite new, having been established in July, 2008. We are Washington State-based researchers who approach the subject from the viewpoints of history and anthropology. [...] The purpose of this site and of CINARC is to encourage collaboration in exploring the history of Chinese in the Pacific Northwest - in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia, Alaska, etc. - between the first known arrival of Chinese in 1788 and the great changes in the regional Chinese population that followed the liberalizing of U.S. immigration laws in 1965." Site contents: * About Us; * Topics ((1) Chop Suey, (2) Chinese herbal medicine in the early Northwest, (3) Chinese-American involvement in North American world fairs, (4) Chinese names for cities and towns in the region at about 1880, (5) Vancouver Island,1788 - The first named Chinese in North America, (6) The first Chinese in the Pacific Northwest, (7) Violent Chinese deaths in British Columbia, (8) A previously unknown 19th century Chinese secret society manual, in Clinton, B.C., (9) Prince Tsai comes to Seattle, 1906, (10) Tam Kung [Daoist/Taoist] Temple in Victoria, BC (11) The Seattle chapter of the Preserve-the-Emperor Association is founded, (12) Does a Chinaman do your washing? (13) Smuggling Chinese Immigrants, 1880s-1930s. (14) Detaining Chinese Immigrants, (15) Cemeteries and Death Rituals, (16) Opium, (17) Anti-Chinese Violence, (18) Buildings and Landscapes); * Regions; * History [a timeline since 1788]; * AYPE [Details of the forthcoming conference: "Asian Americans at the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition", Seattle September 12-13, 2009, http://www.cinarc.org/aype.html#anchor_392 - ed.]; * Comments; * Links (from: Northern California, Oregon, Washington/British Columbia, Interior West, Southern California, Central California, Midwest and East); * Violence [against Chinese]; * Architecture [Buildings and Landscapes]; * Opium [in North America]; * Death [Rituals and Cemeteries]; * AYPE-China; * AYPE-Japan; * AYPE-Philippines; * Bibliography. URL http://www.cinarc.org/ Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract - ed.] Link reported by: Chuimei Ho (cmho--at--cinarc.org), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info. * Publisher [academic - business - government - 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 12 Aug 2009 Bhutan Textiles Bhutan Sacred Buddhist Art - The Bartholomew Collection, www.bhutantextiles.com, Laos. "For 25 years the largest Private Buddhist Art Heritage Collection from Bhutan has been stored away and never seen by anyone! This Collection consists primarily of antique Buddhist textiles and some sacred religious artifacts from Bhutan. Recently this unique collection was endangered in California by major fires and earthquakes... What a tragic loss to the Buddhist world and to Buddhist Art Cultural Heritage IF this sacred Collection, which has never been seen and fully documented in its entirety, were to perish. The next vital step is to seek funding for the Collection's rescue! The collector Mr. Bartholomew is a world renowned cultural anthropologist and published author of the first definitive book on Bhutan Textile Art and Culture 'Thunder Dragon Textiles from Bhutan,' Shikosha (Publisher), Kyoto, Japan, 1985. Mr. Bartholomew has collected nearly all of his pieces between 1976-1982. This is a period of time when Mr. Bartholomew alone was negotiating primarily through barter exclusively with the Bhutanese Royal Families, high-ranking members of the Royal Government of Bhutan, and top religious leaders/Rimpoches of Buddhism in Bhutan. Most of this Collection was acquired outside of Bhutan in India and Nepal. - mb." Self-description: "Tragically, a series of National Archive fires and a major earthquake in the late 19th century all but destroyed Bhutan's written history. Despite the loss of such significant records, the unique and magnificent textile art of Druk Yul [i.e. Bhutan - ed.] has survived as an important cultural legacy. Compared to other textile producing cultures, however, few of these historical artifacts remain; a 19th century textile in relatively undamaged condition is now considered extremely rare." Site contents: * Kingdom of Bhutan [introductory notes to the website]; * Bartholomew Collection ("Presently, the Bartholomew Collection encompasses an unparalleled collection including the most historically significant Bhutanese textiles known: # The oldest known 'Triple Jewels' in the world, which comprise the Tikhep, or royal throne cover; the Shingkha, or appliquee shaman's tunic, and the Kishung, the brocaded shaman's tunic. # The widest array of the best-preserved Royal Throne Covers in the world # The Throne Cover of the first King of the Wangchuck Dynasty. # An original silk Dragon Crown of the 2nd King of the Wangchuck Dynasty. # Ceremonial shaman tunics formerly worn by some of the most revered holy people of Himalayan Buddhism. # Rare ceremonial dress pieces worn by nobles and royalty." * GreenHeart Art to Heart Project (GreenHeart 'Art to Heart' Overview, 'Art to Heart' Benefactor Sought for World Cultural Heritage and Humanitarian Opportunity - Mission Statement, Provenance of The Bartholomew Collections, Facts, plus colour, small size images of: Tikhep (2 x) [two royal throne covers], Shingkha [an appliquee shaman's tunic], Kishung [a brocaded shaman's tunic], Kira [the national dress for women in Bhutan], Chaksi Pankhep [a royal hand towel or lap cover], and Charkhab [a cloak]); * Bhutan Textile Art Museum Proposal; * Contact. URL http://www.bhutantextiles.com/ Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.bhutantextiles.com/ Link reported by: MarkO Bartholomew, GreenHeart Foundation (admin--at--bhutantextiles.com) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./ Documents * Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - 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 06 Aug 2009 Myanmar/Burma Update Conference, Aug 2009 Department of Political & Social Change, RSPAS, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU, Canberra, Australia. Self-description: "The Myanmar/Burma Update is a series of regular conferences that focus on recent economic, political and social conditions in Burma and provide in-depth analysis into a select theme of particular relevance to Burma's socio-economic development. They have been held approximately every 18 months since their inception. From 2004 it was called the Myanmar/Burma Update. The main objective of the Update is to inform government agencies, academics, policy makers, the corporate sector, NGOs, journalists and other key sectors about this strategically important country. Each conference has featured Burmese and non-Burmese professionals presenting the results of research done on recent developments and timely issues in Burma. People attending the conference come from diverse backgrounds: development assistance specialists, journalists, lawyers, government officials, business people, academics, and students." [The next Myanmar/Burma Update Conference will take place at the RSPAS, ANU, 17-18 August 2009. - ed.] Site contents: * About the Conference Series; * Conference Publications; * 2009 Myanmar/Burma Update; * 2009 Conference Background; * 2009 Call for Papers; * 2009 Conference Registration; * 2009 Program; * Border Situation Briefing. URL http://rspas.anu.edu.au/polsoc/Myanmar/ Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract - ed.] Link reported by: Darren Boyd (darren.boyd--at--anu.edu.au), forwarded by college.cap.academics--at--anu.edu.au * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info. * Publisher [academic - business - government - 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 30 06 Aug 2009 Indonesia Update Conference, Oct 2009 Indonesia Project, Economics Division, RSPAS, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU, Canberra, Australia. Self-description: "The 27th Indonesia Update Conference - Democracy in Practice: Campaigns, Parties and Parliaments. Venue: Coombs Lecture Theatre [...], The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200. The year 2009 is an important moment in Indonesian democracy. There were nation-wide parliamentary polls in April and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won a resounding first-round victory in the presidential polls held in July. This year also marks the tenth anniversary of Indonesia's first post-Soeharto democratic elections. Over the last decade, analysts have made wildly differing evaluations about the meaning, quality and depth of Indonesia's new democracy. But there have been surprisingly few close studies of how the core democratic institutions actually work. This year's Indonesia Update will focus on the mechanics of Indonesia's democracy." [The next Indonesia Update Conference will take place at the RSPAS, ANU, 9 - 10 Oct 2009. - ed.] Site contents: * [2009] Program; * Registration; * Catering, Accommodation & Parking; * Previous Updates (2008 Update, 2007 Update, 2006 Update, 2005 Update, 2004 Update, 2003 Update, 2002 Update, 2001 Update, [Publications from the] Indonesia Update Series); * Indonesia Project (Indonesia Project Home, Economics Home). URL http://rspas.anu.edu.au/economics/ip/IU09/ Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract - ed.] Link reported by: Darren Boyd (darren.boyd--at--anu.edu.au), forwarded by college.cap.academics--at--anu.edu.au * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info. * Publisher [academic - business - government - 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 30 04 Aug 2009 Tun Jugah Foundation, Sarawak, Malaysia. The Tun Jugah Foundation, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Self-description: "Tun Jugah Anak Barieng (1903 - 1981) was the Paramount Chief of the Iban people for more than 55 years. They called him 'Apai' meaning 'father'. Tun Jugah was one of Sarawak's founding fathers. He was a state leader, and was Federal Minister for Sarawak Affairs. He was elected a member of Parliament during Malaysia's first elections in 1963. [...] Among the objectives of the Foundation are: * Primarily, to receive and administer funds for educational, medical, and charitable purposes, all for public welfare and for no other purposes; * To preserve and promote Iban culture, arts and language; * To conduct research, and to provide intellectual materials or education tools such as publications, for scholars and future generations; * To collect/record, transcribe, translate and interpret all forms of Iban folklore for study by contemporary scholars and future generations of Iban in particular; * To perpetuate the memory of the late Tun Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Temenggong Jugah anak Barieng." Site contents: * Oral History (Introduction, Objectives, Research Methodology, Research Projects (# Oral Literature, Life Histories of Iban elders, Publication Project, Iban Dictionary Project), # Other Research Activities (Workshop, Lectures & Talks, Research on Rural-Urban Migration, Projects by Research Fellows)); * Publications; * Fort Sylvia [About the Foundation's HQs, Fort Sylvia, built in 1880 - ed.]; * Textile, Museum & Gallery (# Objectives - To preserve and to promote the development of the traditional methods of the indigenous ikat weaving of the Iban. # The Weaving Project (On-going Projects / Activities, Past Projects / Activities), # Datin Amar Margaret Linggi Pua' Gallery (Gallery 1 - Display Gallery, Gallery 2 - Weaving Gallery A. Preparation of yarn (from home-grown cotton taya'), B. Ngar Ritual (treatment of yarn using a mordant bath), C. Preparing the warp, D. Tying and Dyeing, Gallery 3 - Museum, Gallery 4 - Tun Jugah Memorial, Other Exhibits, Access). * Library (The larger part of the collection includes monographs and other materials on Borneo and West Malaysia i.e: Arts of Asia, Borneo Magazine, Borneo Research Bulletin, Borneo Review, Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Review (recent Volumes only), Journal AZAM, Sarawak Gazette, The Sarawak Museum Journal, Studies in the Third World Societies). URL http://www.tunjugahfoundation.org.my/ Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.tunjugahfoundation.org.my/ 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 - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Museum * 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 03 Aug 2009 [Itinerant] Chinese Tinkers Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS), Copenhagen, Denmark. "Hello - Some of you may be interested in this short article about the itinerant Chinese tinkers who repaired cast iron woks, melting iron in a tiny furnace and applying it to holes and cracks. - Regards, Donald B Wagner, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Copenhagen." Self-description: "The cast iron wok is one of the wonders of traditional Chinese technology - to see how they they were cast, see here. [The casting of iron woks in Guangdong, China, in 1840', Poster presentation Founders, smiths and platers: International Conference on metal forming and finishing from the earliest times Oxford, 20-24 September, 1999, http://www.staff.hum.ku.dk/dbwagner/wok/wok.html - ed.]. With its use follows another wonder: the itinerant tinker who repairs broken woks with molten iron from a small furnace. The tinkers were a fascinating sight for foreign visitors in China, and we have some excellent detailed descriptions of their work from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. I have copied the best of these below. In Guangzhou in the 18th and 19th centuries several large studios mass-produced souvenir paintings for sale to foreign visitors. The painting reproduced immediately below is a gouache from one of these studios showing a tinker at work. I was amazed and pleased when my friend Liu Peifeng recently showed me the photograph by Pei Chishan shown further below, which shows a tinker with his equipment in 2006." Site contents: * [A tinker at work] - a gouache painting by an unknown Chinese artist in Guangzhou, mid-19th century. * [A tinker at work] - a colour photograph by Pei Chishan in Zezhou, Shanxi, April 2006. * The earliest description of the traditional technique of wok-repair - a 1795 account by the Dutch diplomat Van Braam. * 'Chinese Mode of Repairing Cracked or Broken Vessels of Cast Iron' - an account by the American Consul in Singapore, Joseph Balestier, in a letter published by the United States Patent Office in 1850. * 'Chinese method of mending cracked cast-iron vessels' - an account by John Percy, Metallurgy: The Art of Extracting Metals from their Ores, and Adapting them to Various Purposes of Manufacture. [Vol. 2:] Iron; Steel, London 1864. * 'Mending of Cast Iron' - an account by Rudolf P. Hommel, China at work: An Illustrated Record of the Primitive Industries of China's Masses, whose Life is Toil, and thus an Account of Chinese Civilization, New York 1937. URL http://staff.hum.ku.dk/dbwagner/tinkers/tinkers.html Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the article was not archived at the time of this abstract - ed.] Link reported by: Donald B. Wagner (dwag--at--alum.mit.edu) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study * Publisher [academic - business - government - 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 03 Aug 2009 Interdisciplinary Centre of East Asian Studies (IZO) Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Self-description: "The Interdisciplinary Centre of East Asian Studies [Interdisziplinaeres Zentrum fuer Ostasienstudien (IZO) - ed.] at Frankfurt University is an academic institution aimed at strengthening education and research about modern East Asia in its historical context from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. The strengthening of interdisciplinary, theoretically grounded and conceptual research on modern East Asia, in particular China, Japan, Southeast Asia and Korea, is one of our guiding principles. Our research is focused on topics of long term social relevance. The Interdisciplinary Centre of East Asian Studies (IZO) draws on a variety of approaches to modern East Asia: Regional and cultural expertise, such as competence in the fields of philology, history and cultural sciences, is combined with social, legal and economic expertise, both through the Centre's chairs and their research as well as external academic institutions." Site contents: * Ueber uns/ About us (Direktorium/Directors, Beirat/Board, Mitglieder und Mitgliedschaft/Membership); * Aktuelles/Events (Modern East Asian Studies, Media); * Forschung/Research (1. Dynamische sprachliche und kulturelle Identitaeten, 2. Institutionen, Recht und Ordnungsfragen, 3. Reflexion, Identitaet und Ideal, 4. Entwicklung und sozialer Wandel); * Lehre/Study Courses (Japanologie, Korea-Studien, Sinologie, Suedostasienwissenschaften, Wirtschaft Japans, Recht Japans); * Internationale Kooperationen/ Partners; * Rueckblick/Archive; * Search (Web site, People). [A bi-lingual (DE, EN) site. - ed.] URL http://www.izo.uni-frankfurt.de/ Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.izo.uni-frankfurt.de/ 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 - government - 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 01 Aug 2009 Korean Art Society (KAS) Korean Art Society (KAS), New York, NY, US. Self-description: "The Korean Art Society is a non-profit educational organization that was founded with the purpose of promoting appreciation for Korean Art. We endeavor to achieve this through activities such as private guided tours of exhibitions and collections, lectures, seminars, and other planned events, and through the implementation of strategies designed to increase the presence of information on Korean Art on the internet and simplify connectivity to and networking of that information. Focused efforts at outreach to academia and promotion to the general public of these activities and this internet portal are primary means by which we pursue our goal." Site contents: * Mission Statement; * Events (#Korean Masterpieces in the Mary Griggs Burke Collection [http://www.metmuseum.org/ - ed.] Friday, September 11, 2009 at 11am, #Korean Masterpieces in the Brooklyn Museum Storage Room [http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/ - ed.] Friday, October 30, 2009 at 11am, #The Lee Young Hee Museum of Korean Culture [http://www.lyhkm.org/ - ed.] Friday, December 4, 2009 at 11am.); * Join; * Exhibitions; * Links (#HeyKorean.com, the Biggest Online Korean Community, #Sanshin, Korea's Mountain Spirit, #Pacific Rim Arts Management and Production, #Korea Society, #Swords of Korea, #Zo Zayong, Champion of Korean Folk Art); * Press; * Newsletter [Free copies] (Korean Art Society Newsletter Volume 1 Number 1, Summer 2009, Korean Shaman Art); * Galleries [commercial dealers in antique or contemporary Korean art]; * Contact. URL http://www.koreanartsociety.org/ Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract - ed.] Link reported by: Moo-Young Han (myhan--at--phy.duke.edu) * Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info. * Publisher [academic - business - government - 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 Copyright (c) 2009 by T. Matthew Ciolek URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/coombs.anu.edu.au/asia-www-monitor.html