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Asian Studies WWW Announcements: early April 1998
Vol. 5, No. 50

10 Apr 1998

A Hundred Harvests: the History of Asian Studies at Berkeley
Library, University of California at Berkeley, USA
Supplied note: "For over a hundred years, Asian studies have been a vital and evolving part of teaching and research on the Berkeley campus. 'A Hundred Harvests: the History of Asian Studies at Berkeley', was an exhibit at the UC Berkeley Library, which has now been transformed into a 'virtual exhibit' on the web. Through archival holdings and matchless library collections showcased in the exhibit, the story unfolds of the scholars and philanthropists who founded and nurtured the Asian studies programs that today are consistently rated among the best in the country."
[A detailed, elegant and 'well-connected' (in both meanings of the term) site - ed.]
URL http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/SSEAL/AsiaExhibit/harvest.html
Link submitted by: Vanessa Tait (vtait@library.berkeley.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

10 Apr 1998

Islamic Law (ISLAW) Catalogue
Orientalisches Institut (OIL), University of Leipzig, Germany
Supplied note: "Since the beginning of April 1998, our "ISLAW - Catalogue" has been online, which is a first try to collect all per Internet existing sites about the Islamic Law and the Law of the Islamic States - as far as possible."
Site contents: Topics - Constitution and Basic Documents; Government and Politics; Legal System in Brief; Business and Investment Law; Laws and Regulations; Miscellanies; Agreements and Treaties; Human Rights; Opposition and Minorities; UN-Resolutions and Reports.
Countries - Afghanistan; Algeria; Azerbaijan; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Bosnia - Herzegovina; Brunei; Comoros; Djibouti; Egypt; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Jordan; Kazachstan; Kuwait; Kyrgyzistan; Lebanon; Libya; Malaysia; Mauretania; Morocco; Oman; Pakistan; Palestine; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Somalia; Sudan; Syria; Tajikistan; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; UAE; Uzbekistan; Western Sahara; Yemen.
Useful links - International Conventions, Memberships, Agreements and Documents; Menus for Several Countries; Islamic Sites and Links; Organizations und Services; Articles and Books about Islam; Quran and Hadith; Prayer and Rituals; Fatwa; Opposition and Minorities; Newspapers and Magazines; Bookstores; Libraries; Bibliographies; Dictionaries and Handbooks; Search Engines; Browsers and Software; Commercial Providers;
[A simple, fast loading and massive specialist information system - ed.]
URL http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~orient/islaw.htm
Link submitted by: Thoralf Hanstein (oil@rz.uni-leipzig.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

08 Apr 1998

State of Israel - Government Gateway
The Government Internet Committee and the Government Publictions Office, Israel
Self-description [with typos reprinted verbatim - ed.]: "The Sites goal is to be a one point entery to the Government sites, and to concentrate the information and serices given by the Government via the Itnternet. or information and proposal address feedback@itpolicy.gov.il."
Site contents: Organisational Index; Functional Index; Direct Government Services; Local Authorities; National Institutes; About this site; Advanced Search; Telephone Index; Other governments world-wide.
[A well constructed, amply annotated and no-nonsense system, enlivened by surreal typing errors - ed.]
URL http://www.israel.gov.il/eng/mainpage.htm
Link submitted by: Ammon Till (amnont@beitberl.ac.il)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

08 Apr 1998

Das Tibetische Zentrum, Hamburg
www.tibet.de, Germany
Self-description: The Center, est. 1978, under the spiritual guidance of Geshe Thubten Ngawan, "aims to preserve Buddhism in the Tibetan tradition and to promote tolerance and social harmony in the spirit of non-violence."
Site contents: Das Tibetische Zentrum Hamburg; Veröffentlichungen des Tibetischen Zentrums; Hilfe für tibetische Flüchtlinge; Systematisches Studium des Buddhismus; Das Semkye Ling Meditationshaus; Veranstaltungen; Botschaft S.H. des Dalai Lama zum 39. Jahrestag des Tibetischen Volksaufstandes; Linkarchiv.
[Almost a bi-lingual site. Despite the use of frames, the system is elegant and 'user-friendly'. It has a small collection of well annotated links - ed.]
URL http://www.tibet.de/
Link submitted by: Carola Roloff (cr@tibet.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

07 Apr 1998

China: 5,000 Years -- Modern Section
The Huntington Archive, Ohio State University, USA
Supplied note: "An electronic exhibition of the Modern Section of the Guggenheim Exhibition--China: 5,000 Years--is now open to the public. The electronic exhibition is hosted by The Huntington Archive, Dept of History of Art, Ohio State Univ., USA."
Site contents: 1. 'Innovations in Chinese Painting (1850-1950)' - 158 images; 2. 'The Modernist Generations (1920-1950)' - 52 images; 3. 'Art for New China (1950-1980)' - 44 images; 4. 'Transformations of Tradition (1980 - the present)' - 41 images; 5. Introductory text for each section; 6. Catalogue entries for each work of art.
[It is only when the nonobvious and nonintuitive navigation links are mastered, that the site reveals its richness and beauty - ed.]
URL http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/exhib/gug/intr/china.html
Link submitted by: Janice Glowski (glowski.1@osu.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

07 Apr 1998

Using Japanese Electronic Resources, Sep 1998
EAJRS, Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, UK
Supplied-note: "The European Association of Japanese Resource Specialists (EAJRS) will be holding its annual conference at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium between 23-26 September, 1998. The theme of this year's workshop is 'Using Japanese Electronic Resources'. The aim is to promote the usage of such resources in any format. Although the main purpose is to improve access to Japanese electronic resources in Europe, of course many major resources are based elsewhere, so non-European delegates would be very welcome."
URL http://www.daiwa-foundation.org.uk/eajrs/
Link submitted by: Chris Dillon (chris.dillon@daiwa-foundation.org.uk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

07 Apr 1998

Bridge to Japan
Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, UK
An annotated index of Japanese/Japan-related Internet resources.
Site contents: Academia; Arts; Bookshops; Companies; Computing; Directories; Economy; Environment; Gateways [to Japan-related online information]; Government; Language; Law; Leisure; Libraries; Literature; Living in Japan; Museums; News; Organisations; Politics; Regions; Research Institutes; Software; Technology; Travel; Voluntary Organisations; Japanese Resources A-Z; Search Engines & Internet Directories.
URL http://www.daiwa-foundation.org.uk/
Link submitted by: Chris Dillon (chris.dillon@daiwa-foundation.org.uk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

07 Apr 1998

Center for the Study of the Eurasian Nomads (CSEN)
American-Eurasian Research Institute, Inc., CA, USA
Self-description: "CSEN was established to promote research on the nomadic cultures who lived or are currently living in the vast steppe lands that stretch from southern Russia, through Kazakhstan, and southern Siberia, west to Mongolia, and south to include Western China. Although the contemporary nomads are limited to specific regions, the steppes as a whole are extremely rich in archaeological remains, dating to 4,000 B.C. and earlier. CSEN is an adjunct of the American-Eurasian Research Institute (formerly Kazakh American Research Project [K/ARP]), a non-profit educational organization."
[The latest additions to the site include: Bibliography of Eurasian Nomads, Spring 1998 Lecture Series, Nova Program 'Mysterious Mummies of China' - ed.]
URL http://csen.org/
Link submitted by: Jeannine Davis-Kimball (jkimball@csen.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

07 Apr 1998

Jambudvipa - Indology and Sanskrit Studies
www.agora.stm.it, Italy
Supplied note: An annotated "guide to online resources for the Indologist and the Sanskrit scholar."
Site contents: E-Texts; E-Journals; Bookshops; Sundry; Institutions; Libraries; Search; Personalia; Syllabus.
URL http://www.agora.stm.it/P.Magnone/jambu.htm
Link submitted by: Paolo Magnone (p.magnone@agora.stm.it)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

06 Apr 1998

Russian Far East
Geocities, USA
Supplied note: "Information about the Russian Far East, mainly about Primorsky Province. Tries to cover all aspects."
[The site is a work of love of an amateur. The top page has a confusing layout. However, it leads to morsels of factual information (esp. on Vladivostok) and useful links - ed.]
URL http://www.geocities.com/WallStreet/1242/fareast.html
Link submitted by: Alexander Kryuchkoff (alexx@vvsu.ru)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

06 Apr 1998

Malaysia Search Engine
CARI, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Self description: "CARI's mission is to provide a current, one-point-location, easy-to-search site for all Malaysians and all Internet surfers around the world. Most of the web pages that listed here are created and maintained by Malaysian. However, non-Malaysian sites are welcome to add their URL here."
Site contents: Malaysia Web Page Search; Malaysian People Search; Where to find; Free Classifieds.
[A specialised database, with a suicidal ambition to become an all-purpose database - ed.]
URL http://www.cari.com.my/
Link submitted by: Edna Reid (ereid@pc.jaring.my)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

06 Apr 1998

Prisoner of Conscience: Thich Tri Sieu
Amnesty International subgroup #37, USA
Self-description "Thich Tri Sieu, whose lay name is Le Manh That, is a 54-year-old Buddhist monk and distinguished scholar who has been imprisoned in Viet Nam the last fourteen years for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of religion."
[The site offers links to AI and Human Rights in Vietnam web pages - ed.]
URL http://www1.minn.net/~saoirse/poc.html
Link submitted by: Peter Lund (lundx050@tc.umn.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

06 Apr 1998

Centre for Scientific Documentation and Information - Indonesian Institute of Sciences
PDII-LIPI, Indonesia
Supplied note: "Centre for Scientific Documentation and Information Homepage contains: Profile; Database searching; Guestbooks; Electronic publishing; Agenda; Appropriate Technology database; other links."
[Note: the site resides on a slow link to the Internet - ed.]
URL http://www.pdii.lipi.go.id
Link submitted by: Bambang Setiarso (setiarso@pdii.lipi.go.id)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

05 Apr 1998

Bimasakti E-Magazine
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Supplied note: "Indonesian net-magazine with articles and reviews written by students undertaking Indonesian language and cultural studies in Australian Universities. The magazine is in Indonesian."
[The site has a useful catalog of links to online Indonesian media resources - ed.]
URL http://www-mugc.cc.monash.edu.au/gss/indones/majalah.htm
Link submitted by: Paul Thomas (paul.thomas@arts.monash.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

03 Apr 1998

Country Studies/Area Handbooks Online
The Library of Congress, Washington D.C, USA
Self-description: "A continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army. [...] Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Each study is written by a multidisciplinary team of social scientists."
Site contents in Apr 1998 - 85 countries. [The date in round brackets indicates the year of publication by the Government Printing Office, the code 'f/o' means 'forthcoming online' - ed.]. The studies of Asian countries include:
Armenia (1994), Azerbaijan (1994), Bahrain (1993), Georgia (1994), Iran (1987), Iraq (1988), Israel (1988), Jordan (1989), Kuwait (1993), Lebanon (1987), Oman (1993), Qatar (1993), Saudi Arabia (1992), Soviet Union [former] (1989), Syria (1987), Turkey (1987), United Arab Emirates (1993), Bangladesh (1989), Bhutan (1993), Cambodia (1990), China (1988), India (1996, f/o), Indonesia (1994), Japan (1994), Kazakstan (1997, f/o), Korea, North (1994), Korea, South (1992), Kyrgyzstan (1997, f/o), Laos (1995), Maldives (1995), Mongolia (1991), Nepal (1993), Pakistan (1995), Philippines (1993), Singapore (1991), Sri Lanka (1990), Tajikistan (1997, f/o), Thailand (1989), Turkmenistan (1997, f/o), Uzbekistan (1997, f/o), Vietnam (1989).
Revised editions in progress - Afghanistan, Brunei, Burma, China, Malaysia.
Volumes planned - Australia, Pacific Island Nations.
[Maps and charts are in PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0) format. Search across all countries or any combination of countries is provided - ed.]
URL http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Link submitted by: Steven A. Leibo (leibo@cnsvax.albany.edu) and Robert L Worden (rwor@loc.gov)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

02 Apr 1998

Pacific Neighborhood Consortium (PNC) Annual Meeting, May 1998
Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Supplied note: "PNC Meeting 1998. Date: 15 to 18 May, 1988. Venue: Centre of Academic Activities, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Sessions: Distance Learning; Web Technology; Cartography; Resources Development; Networking; Library; Medical, Biological Resources, Ecology; Lexical; Standards & Copyrights."
[Note: The Sinica site resides on a slow link. A quicker copy of the PNC programme is available from AsianDoc (http://asiandoc.lib.ohio-state.edu/v1n1/conf/pnc.html) - ed.]
URL http://www.sinica.edu.tw/info/event/pnc/
Link submitted by: Stella Shen (stella@gate.sinica.edu.tw)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

02 Apr 1998

Tibet Information Network (TIN) Web Site
Tibet Information Network, London, UK
Supplied note: "Tibet File gives essential background information on Tibet including a glossary of Tibetan and Chinese terms, population statistics, administrative terms and a bibliography. Reports from Tibet provides a selection of TIN News Updates, reports and photographic images on line [...]. Details of the two TIN subscription services as well as up-to-date listings of all TIN publications and ordering information are included on the Web site. The latest publication to be featured, 'A Poisoned Arrow: The Secret Report of the 10th Panchen Lama', has been described as the most important text in modern Tibetan history."
[Efficient, factual, no-nonsense site by an independent monitoring service - ed.]
URL http://www.tibetinfo.net
Link submitted by: Tibet Information Network (tin@tibetinfo.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

01 Apr 1998

Banaban Heritage Society
Banaba Hetritage Society, Australia
Supplied note: "A large site concerning the Pacific island of Banaba (also known as Ocean Island) in the Republic of Kiribati. Much historical data plus campaigning about the plight of the Banaban people who were exiled to Rabi Island in Fiji in 1945 to get them out of the way of the phosphate mining on Banaba."
[The only entry to the site is via a 48Kb (!) gif depicting local navigation links. This means that the site is built for a telecom mogul rather than an average Pacific Internet user - ed.]
URL http://www.ion.com.au/~banaban/
Link submitted by: Jeremy Cooper (jeremyc@oupc.bbc.co.uk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Apr 1998

Australian Commonwealth Government Entry Point
OGIT - National Library of Australia - AusInfo, Australia
Supplied-note: "a Government Online initiative that makes it possible to obtain [Australian] Government information, tailored to users needs, about everything from business to the weather - 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The entry point includes keyword search facilities, a media release service, a government-wide telephone directory, and much more. "
URL http://www.fed.gov.au/
Link submitted by: Ian Barndt (ian.barndt@ogit.gov.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

01 Apr 1998

8th International Conference on the History of Science in China (ICHSC), Aug 1998
Berlin University of Technology, Berlin, Germany
Self-description: The conference "will take place in Berlin, August 23-28, 1998, at the Berlin University of Technology. This University has played an exceptional role in the education of Chinese engineers since the 70s of the 19th c., and continues in this role today. Therefore we have found it appropriate to choose as the conference theme China and the West, and furthermore to place the main emphasis on technology."
URL http://station7.kgw.tu-berlin.de/Konferenz/Konferenz.html
Link submitted by: Don B Wagner (dwag@compuserve.com) and Andrej Keiper (ankeefjd@cetus.zrz.tu-berlin.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

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