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Asian Studies WWW Announcements: late May 1998
Vol. 5, No. 54

30 May 1998

ASEAN Review of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation (ARBEC)
MIMCED, Malaysia
Supplied note: "ASEAN Review of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation (ARBEC) is published in association with the Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation (IBEC) based at University Malaysia Sarawak. Published quarterly in electronic form, it seeks unpublished review articles on important research, reports on projects, programs, and initiatives on biodiversity and environment issues. ARBEC seeks to publish critical reviews designed to enhance the knowledge on biodiversity and environmental conservation at all levels, from research methods, theory, applications and practice of environmental conservation and education."
[E-journal. Access by subscription - ed.]
URL http://www.cyberct.com.my/arbec
Link submitted by: Lim Kooi Fong (limster@pop.jaring.my)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available

30 May 1998

Welcome to Indonesia - Access Bali Online
Access Bali Online, Indonesia
Supplied note: "Your travel and business companion in Bali (Indonesia)"
Site contents: Getting to Indonesia; Travel in Indonesia; Destination Finder; Room Finder; Leisure and Luxury; About Us; Product Services; Events; Useful Information; Special Interest Site.
URL http://baliwww.com
Link submitted by: baliwww.com (info@baliwww.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

30 May 1998

The Tay Son Resource Page
University of Washington, USA
Supplied note: "A site containing information about the Tay Son peasant uprising (1771-1802) in Vietnam. It contains an essay about the Tay Son, and other resources including a chronology, bibliography, brief bios of key figures and some translations."
URL http://weber.u.washington.edu/~gdutton/Tay_Son.html
Link submitted by: George Dutton (gdutton@u.washington.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

29 May 1998

65 Best Universities in Asia
Asiaweek, HK, China
Self description: "Asiaweek's second annual survey of the region's best schools focuses on research - and the ravages of the economic crisis" Site contents: The Top 10 (1. University of Tokyo 2. Tohoku University 3. Kyoto University 4. University of Hong Kong 5. National University of Singapore 6. Seoul National University 7. National Taiwan University 8. Chinese University of Hong Kong 9. University of Melbourne 10. University of New South Wales);
Asia's Top 5 Research Institutions (1. Pohang University of Science and Technology; 2. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi; 3. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras; 4. Nanyang Technological University; 5. Science University of Tokyo); Universitas 21: Building a Global University; Asia's Best Schools for Science and Technology: Top 30;
URL http://www.pathfinder.com/asiaweek/98/0515/cs5.html
Link submitted by: Jane Richardson, The Australian (www.news.com.au), (email not available)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

29 May 1998

Iran at the Threshold of the New Millennium, Apr 1999
Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Supplied note: "The 17th Annual CIRA [Center for Iranian Research and Analysis] Conference will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA April 23-24, 1999 The theme of the conference is 'Iran at the Threshold of the New Millennium' Abstracts of papers are solicited as well as proposals for complete sessions or discussion panels. Topics may include all aspects of society and culture in Iran as well as the Middle East and the Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union."
URL http://www.dac.neu.edu/cira/call~1.htm
Link submitted by: Hamid Zangeneh (hamid.zangeneh@widener.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

27 May 1998

Russian Far East Virtual Library
Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan
Site contents: General Sites; News and Periodicals; Khabarovsk and Khabarovsk Krai; Jewish Autonomous Oblast; Vladivostok and Primorsky Krai; Sakhalin and Kuril Islands; Japan's "Northern Territory"; Sakha (Yakutia); Amur Oblast; Kamchatka; Magadan; Economy; Politics; Environment; Ethnic Minorities; History; Academic Organizations; Travel; Miscellaneous.
[This WWW VL is a part of Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library Project (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html) - ed.]
URL http://src-home.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/eng/Russia/feast-e.html
Link submitted by: Prof. Rihito YAMAMURA (ry@slav.hokudai.ac.jp)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

27 May 1998

Siberia WWW Virtual Library
Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University, Japan
Site contents: General; Altai Krai; Gorno-Altay Republic; Republic of Buryatia; Chita Oblast; Irkutsk Oblast; Kemerovo Oblast; Republic of Khakasia; Krasnoyarsk Krai; Novosibirsk Oblast; Omsk Oblast; Tomsk Oblast; Republic of Tuva; Tyumen Oblast.
[This WWW VL is a part of Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library Project (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html) - ed.]
URL http://src-home.slav.hokudai.ac.jp/eng/Russia/siberia-e.html
Link submitted by: Prof. Rihito YAMAMURA (ry@slav.hokudai.ac.jp)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

27 May 1998

Asian Studies and the WWW: a Quick Stocktaking at the Cusp of two Millennia
The Australian National University, RSPAS, Australia
Self description: "Since the introduction of the WWW in May 1991, this new electronic publishing/communication tool has both revolutionised and complicated the Asian Studies scholarship and librarianship. This paper reviews the current role of the WWW in Asia as well as in Asian Studies. It also summarises major positive and negative developments, identifies emerging long-term trends and offers predictions for the period 1999-2005."
[Note: a 100 Kb strong document - ed.]
URL http://www.ciolek.com/PAPERS/pnc-taipei-98.html
Link submitted by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available

26 May 1998

StudyLink Australia
IDP Education Australia, Australia
Supplied note: "StudyLink Australia is the complete database of Australian institutions and courses. Produced by Howard Multimedia in Sydney for IDP Education Australia. Searches can be made by course type, level and location. Includes information on how to apply to an Australian institution and links to the IDP Apply On-line service."
URL http://www.studylink.com.au
Link submitted by: Peter McGuckian (Peter.McGuckian@idp.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

25 May 1998

Learning Chinese Translation Online
Babel Chinese Translation Services, USA.
Supplied note: "The site provides information concerning a new online course of Chinese translation. Basic skills of English-Chinese translation will be taught in 12 weeks."
URL http://members.aol.com/zinanye/homepage.htm
Link submitted by: Zinan Ye (zinanye@aol.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available

24 May 1998

Azerbaijan International Magazine
Azerbaijan International, Sherman Oaks, CA, USA
Supplied note: "We are the largest Web site dedicated to issues related to Azerbaijan. We have more than 600 articles and nearly 1,000 photos. Our magazine is a quarterly published since 1993. We cover a wide range of subjects including art, business, culture, economics, education, international relations, language, literature, music, current events, traditions and trends."
Site contents: Search Engine; About Azerbaijan International; Magazine Articles - Since 1993; Music Section; Services - Companies; Azerbaijan International Store; Subscription; Topics (Baku Diary, Diplomatic Interview, Just for Kids, Oil, Photo Essays, Quotable Quotes, World Class).
URL http://azer.com
Link submitted by: Betty Blair (ai@artnet.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

23 May 1998

India Forum Website
India Forum, USA?
Self description: "[S]ervices to Indians living anywhere in the world. Through India Forum you can reach out to your loved ones back in India by sending gifts, greeting cards, postal letters & electronic cards. You can participate in a live opinion poll thereby expressing your opinion regarding matters relating to Indians. There are Chat Rooms as well, where you could meet and discuss pertinent topics about India."
[The site publishes data from its own opinion polls: 1. Elections 98 (15 (Feb - 15 Mar 98) 2. India's Nuclear Test - Poll I (12-20 May 98) 3. India's Nuclear Test - Poll II (16-22 May 98). Readers can initiate a poll on any topic - ed.]
URL http://www.indiaforum.com
Link submitted by: Surya P. Mittal (custserv@dkagencies.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

23 May 1998

BJP [Bharatiya Janata Party] Government Watch
BJP Government Watch, USA?
Self description: "As soon as the coalition government headed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) assumed office in India in March 1998, a group of concerned South Asian scholars formed an informal international team to monitor the BJP Government's socioeconomic-political decisions, public policy initiatives and reversals, key appointments and other such moves that will have both short-term and long-term effect on the Indian polity. This Web site [...] will have brief alerts, research papers, notes on ongoing projects and so forth."
Site contents: Introduction; Concept of Watching; Need for BGW; Law & Policy Document; Characteristics of Safron Politics; Shortcomings of Other Actors; What will BGW watch?; How will BGW watch?; Character of BGW; E-mail us; Other Related Links (www.the-hindu.com/fline/index.htm; www.india-today.com; www.asianage.com; www.umn.edu/humanrts; www.unhchr.ch/hchr_un.htm; www.reliefweb.int; www.undcp.org/unlinks.html#affairs; www.incore.ulst.ac.uk; www.transcend.org; www.umn.edu/irp).
URL http://www.bjpgovernmentwatch.com
Link submitted by: Surya P. Mittal (custserv@dkagencies.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

22 May 1998

INCORE Guide to Internet Sources on Conflict and Ethnicity in Indonesia
INCORE (Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity), Northern Ireland, UK
Supplied note: "A site dedicated to internet sources on conflict and ethnicity in Indonesia. It provides links to new groups, non-governmental organizations, academic journals, and other various sources on Indonesia."
Site contents: Prime sources; Email Lists and Newsgroups; News Sources; Articles and Documents; Various sources; Non Governmental Organisations; Maps; Sources which cover every country in the world.
URL http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/indonesia.html
Link submitted by: Katherine Brown (cathyh@incore.ulst.ac.uk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

20 May 1998

Indonesian Association of Geologists (IAGI)
IAGI (Indonesian Association of Geologists), Indonesia
Site contents: Indonesian Geology [WWW] Resources; Geology newsletter; Geo-chat; Foundation; Officers; Member List Institution; Excursion; Abstract Submittal.
URL http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/3581
Link submitted by: Aris Setiawan (setiawan@yahoo.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

18 May 1998

Chinalink.de
Chinalink, Germany
Supplied note: "Ever growing site w/ China information in the fields of (statistical) facts, language, travel, trade and culture. Forum for China- related discussions, pinboard for personal messages. Mostly [ = 99% ed.] German."
[Very general, second-hand information on China, Taiwan, Macau, and HK, Tibet and - ed.]
URL http://www.chinalink.de
Link submitted by: Wolfgang Odendahl (odendahl@chinalink.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

17 May 1998

Myanmar/Burmese Language Software Gallery
www.geocities.com, WinMyanmar Systems, Myanmar/Burma
Supplied note: "The Home of WinMyanmar Systems together with Soc.culture.burma, Community Email, and WWW Directory."
[The site lists FTP archives with free WinInnwa Font software - ed.]
URL http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Pagoda/8160/
Link submitted by: Steve Htut (winmyanmar@geocities.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

16 May 1998

Delplan Inc., Canada
Delplan Inc., Canada
Supplied note: "Delplan Inc. is a 'core' management consultancy firm with a wide network to other specialist consultancies worldwide. The major focus for Deplan's work to date is the Asia-Pacific Region. The managing director of the company has 28 years of experience in developing countries and has managed numerous multi-sectoral projects in more than a dozen countries."
['En passant' references to Delplan projects in Malaysia and Indonesia - ed.]
URL http://home.ica.net/~maderm/delhome.html
Link submitted by: Ove Simosen (ove.simonsen@sympatico.ca)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

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