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The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: late October 1998
Vol. 5, No. 66

29 Oct 1998

WIALIST: Women In Asia Subscriber List
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "The Women's Caucus of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/ASAA/) invites interested subscribers to the WIALIST, a forum for information exchange, networking and news on issues of interest for researchers, teachers and activists.[...] Anyone is welcome to subscribe by sending an email message to: [...] listproc@listproc.anu.edu.au Do not type anything in the subject heading. In the main body of the message simply type: SUBSCRIBE WIALIST Your name"
[A mailing list announcement. No URL is currently available. The list is to be moderated by Dr Andrea Whittaker (amw@coombs.anu.edu.au) - ed.]
Link suggested by: Greg Young (greg@asia.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

29 Oct 1998

Russian Archive - Research Services
Russian Story Inc., Great Falls, VA, USA / Moscow, Russia
Supplied note: "Russian Archive works with all major Russian historical, literary and artistic collections and can do all the work for you. [...] Send us your request for a search for: a particular piece of historical or other information; material on a specific event, author, or artist or a particular manuscript or document; a painting, sculpture, lithograph, icon or other work of art."
[A commercial enterprise. A site in English. No information on the company's expertise is currently available. Badly designed, a navigational nightmare - ed.]
URL http://www.aha.ru/~russarch
Link suggested by: Russian Archive (russarch@aha.ru)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

29 Oct 1998

Wharton Asian Finance Conference - Oct 1998
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
Self-description: "The Fourth Annual Wharton Asian Finance Conference 'Asia's Financial Landscape: Challenges and Opportunities' Friday, October 30, 1998 at the Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel Philadelphia, PA."
URL http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~wafc
Link suggested by: Moo-Young Han (myhan@phy.duke.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

29 Oct 1998

Pacific Archaeology Teaching Project 1998
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
A web-based teaching and learning system, delivered by a satellite hook-up from Mangaasi archaeological site near the village of Mangaliliu, Northwest Efate, Republic of Vanuatu on an approximately daily basis.
Self-description: "The web site will provide: (i) background information from earlier work at the site and elsewhere in the region. (ii) the daily field data [...]. (iii) digital photographs of artefacts found and the stratigraphy and photo-documentary records. (iv) Quick-time 360 degrees 'panoramic tours' of the site and environs. (v) interviews with [...] local leaders and villagers from the community. (vi) a listproc [...]."
Site contents: Vanuatu's Past; Previous Excavations; Current Excavation; Supplementary Information; Test Pit Information; Summaries; Bibliography; Joining the Discussion.
URL http://artalpha.anu.edu.au/nobarriers/
Link suggested by: Matthew Spriggs (matthew.spriggs@anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

26 Oct 1998

Hong Kong WWW Virtual Library
Asiawind, InTechTra Inc., Columbus, OH, USA
Site contents: General Information; Government; Finance & Economy; Business & Industry; Law; Health & Education; Science & Technology; Art & Music; Media; Internet; Tourism & Recreation; 1997 Transition.
[The VL is a subsection of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html) - ed.]
URL http://www.asiawind.com/hkwwwvl/
Link suggested by: SL Lee (sllee@asiawind.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

26 Oct 1998

Chinese Type Contemporary Art Magazine
www.chinese-art.com, PRC?
Self-description: "A non-profit bimonthly web magazine designed to provide collectors, historians, curators, dealers and critics outside the modern China context with an in-depth look at some of the art making history in China today. Our hope is to contribute to a more pluralistic knowledge of the world's contemporary art."
URL http://www.chinese-art.com/
Link suggested by: Robert Bernell (rbernell@info.iuol.cn.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

26 Oct 1998

Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies (JAIS)
Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Bergen, Norway
Self-description: "The Journal [...] is devoted primarily to the publication of research in Arabic language and linguistics, medieval and modern Arabic literature, and Islamic culture. Contributions published by the Journal are normally based mainly on materials in Arabic and other Near Eastern languages."
[In addition to online copies of papers (PDF & HTML formats) the site offers an extensive page with annotated links to key Islamic studies resources. The Journal is also available as an email edition (jais@uib.no) - ed.]
URL http://www.uib.no/jais
Link suggested by: Joseph Norment Bell (joseph.bell@msk.uib.no)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

26 Oct 1998

The Vedavid Database
vedavid.org, USA
Site contents: Introduction: Philosophical Issues; Chapter 1: Methods, Previous Studies, & Technology; Chapter 2: Terminology and Linguistic Tools; Chapter 3: Chronology of Vedic Literature; Chapter 4: The Self in the Early Rig Veda; Chapter 5: The Self in the Later Rig Veda; Chapter 6: Connections of the Self in Middle Vedic; Bibliography
[The site, formally known as 'Gardner, John Robert. The Vedavid Database and Dissertation on the Developing Terminology for the Self in Vedic India. 1998' is a Dr. Jekyll of the subject-matter, and Mr. Hyde of the e-publishing practices (= multiple frames, dark backgrounds, heavy images, complicated Java, and 1024kb long pages) - ed.]
URL http://vedavid.org/diss/
Link suggested by: John R. Gardner (jgardner@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

23 Oct 1998

The RSPAS Print News
Coombs Academic Publishing, RSPAS, The Australian National University, Australia
Supplied note: "The journal (ISSN 1440-9127), available in web and email (rspas-print-news@coombs.anu.edu.au) editions, was established 1 June 1998 to provide online summaries and announcements of the latest research publications by members of and visitors to the Research School of Pacific Studies and Asian Studies (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/RSPAS/), ANU."
[A current awareness bulletin. The site offers access to RSPAS Bookshop On-line (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/Publications/CoombsGuide.html) - ed.]
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/rspas-print-news.htm
Link suggested by: Ann Andrews (aandrews@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

23 Oct 1998

Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center (IAUNRC)
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Self-description: "The Center is also proudly affiliated with the Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies (RIFIAS) (http://www.indiana.edu/~rifias) which supports a superb research library and many publications. The list of publications is also available on the web."
Site contents: Faculty, Students and Resources; Events, Conferences, Grants and Job Opportunities; Links to Information on the Web (Eastern and Central Europe; Central Asia, Transcaucasia and East Turkestan; Turkey and the Ottoman Empire; Iran and Afghanistan; Inner Asia, including Mongolia and Tibet; Exchange programs, US Government services and information, and other academic resources; World Wide Web and Internet tools and news sources on the Web); Associated Indiana University Departments; Research Links; Related Departments at Other Universities.
URL http://www.indiana.edu/~iaunrc
Link suggested by: Scott Feickert (iaunrc@indiana.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

22 Oct 1998

Stefan Landsberger's Chinese Propaganda Poster Pages
homepages.infoseek.com, USA?
Self-description: "The opening page of an ever growing number of pages devoted to Chinese propaganda posters. I've been collecting Chinese political posters for more than 25 years now, and have build up quite a nice collection of some 1,000 titles, a number which is still growing. From time to time, I'll upload new pages devoted to various subjects."
Site contents: On-line exhibitions (Visualizing the Future, New Year Prints - and chubby babies, Lei Feng, The Hong Kong Handover, Iron Women and Foxy Ladies); Bibliography, Links and Favorites.
[S.R. Landsberger teaches at the Sinological Institute of Leiden, Netherlands. His poster collection forms a part of the forthcoming exhibition: "Paint it Red - Fifty years of Chinese Propaganda Posters", Groninger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands, Dec 1998/ Feb 1999 - ed.]
URL http://homepages.infoseek.com/~landsber.html
Link suggested by: Michael de Nie (mwdenie@cs.wisc.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

22 Oct 1998

TAY (Archeological Settlements of Turkey) Project
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Self-description: "The TAY Project [est. 1993] has been designed to build a chronological inventory of findings about the cultural heritage [Palaeolithic till Iron Ages archaeological sites - ed.] of Turkey [...] and to share this information with the international community."
[The TAY online database of geo-referenced archeological sites is factual, extensive and quick. The bi-lingual (EN/TR) Project is a winner of the Turkish National Award of the Henry Ford European Conservation Awards 1996/97 - ed.]
URL http://tayproject.eies.itu.edu.tr/enghome.html
Link suggested by: Michael de Nie (mwdenie@cs.wisc.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

22 Oct 1998

The Asian Diaspora in Australia, Sep 1999
University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Supplied note: "Asian-Australian Identities: The Asian Diaspora in Australia Conference focussing on theatre, film and literature by Asian-Australians. 27-29 September 1999, [Venue:] The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. [...] The conference will include academic papers as well as readings, performances, exhibitions and film screenings. We invite submissions of proposals for papers and presentations by April 30, 1999."
URL http://student.uq.edu.au/~s106955/aaconference.html
Link suggested by: Jacqueline Lo (jacqueline.lo@anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

22 Oct 1998

Asian Nationalisms in an Age of Globalization, Nov 1999
University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Supplied note: "The University of Otago will host the 13th NZASIA Conference from Wednesday, November 24, to Saturday, November 27, 1999. The theme of the conference will be 'Asian Nationalisms in an Age of Globalization'. This will be the overarching, integrating theme but papers on other topics will be welcome."
URL http://www.otago.ac.nz/Japanese/NZASIA.html
Link suggested by: Roy Starrs (roy.starrs@stonebow.otago.ac.nz)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

22 Oct 1998

Martial Arts Virtual Library
microbiol.org, USA
Supplied note: "It is our intention to provide an accurate index to the stable web sites on with the martial arts. At launch [15 Oct 98 - ed.], this index contains over 2,600 links."
Site contents: Martial Arts Styles - Chinese (Kung Fu), Japanese (Aikido, Judo, Jujutsu, Karate, Kendo, Iaido and Swords, Ninpo), Korean (Taekwondo, Kempo, Hapkido); Filipino; Capoeira; European; S. American; Mixed Styles; Martial Arts Resources on the WWW (Email Lists, Newsgroups, Chats, Books and Magazines); Products; Search; Submit a URL; What's New.
[A massive collection of organised but un-unnotated links. The site is an official member of the WWW VL project (http://www.w3.org/vl/) - ed.]
URL http://microbiol.org/vl.martial.arts/
Link suggested by: Scott Sutton (sysop@microbiol.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

21 Oct 1998

Maldives WWW Virtual Library
Library, University of California, Berkeley, USA
Supplied note: "Maldives WWW Virtual Library, until recently at www.ciolek.com, Australia, has moved to a new site at Berkeley. The Maldives WWW VL is a subsection of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html) and of the Columbia University's South Asia WWW VL (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/sarai/)."
URL http://library.berkeley.edu/SSEAL/SouthAsia/WWWVL/maldives.html
Link suggested by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

20 Oct 1998

NZEAS Education Centre
N Z Education Adviser Services Ltd, New Zealand
Supplied note: "An education consultancy and support service business for international secondary and tertiary students. NZEAS provides a free enrolment service for international students to New Zealand [...and ] advice and support to working holiday makers."
URL http://www.nz-education.com
Link suggested by: Owen Evans (evans.nzeas@netaccess.co.nz)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

20 Oct 1998

The Oracle - The Journal of Yi Jing Studies
The Oracle, London, UK
Self-description: "The Oracle [est. 1995 as the journal of the I Ching Society in London - ed.] is published irregularly but approximately twice a year, with a minimum of 40 pages per issue. The contents include articles, book reviews, correspondence and news on all aspects of the Yi Jing (I Ching), including divination and synchronicity, the history of the book and its use (both ancient and modern), its cosmology and structure, Jungian and other psychological interpretations, computer-related and mathematical approaches, bibliographic information, and so forth."
Site contents: About 'The Oracle'; Curent Issue [TOC only - ed.], Writer's Guide; Subscribe; Back Issues [TOCs only - ed.]; Articles [placed online - ed.]; Book reviews; Forthcoming Articles; Work in progress; Comments; Links [annotated links to Yi Jing related sites - ed.]; Support 'The Oracle'.
URL http://www.mension.com/oracle/index.htm
Link suggested by: Richard White (richard.white@dial.pipex.com) & Kidder Smith (kidder@polar.bowdoin.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

20 Oct 1998

XI World Sanskrit Conference, Apr 2000
CESMEO/Asiatica Association, Italy
Supplied note: "The 1st announcement of the XI World Sanskrit Conference to be held at CESMEO [International Institute for Advanced Studies - ed.], Turin, Italy, April from the 3rd to 8th, 2000."
[The participation forms should be returned by December 31st, 1998 - ed.]
URL http://www.asiatica.org/sktconf.asp
Link suggested by: Enrica Garzilli (garzilli@shore.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

20 Oct 1998

Plant Protection, Massey University, New Zealand
Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University, New Zealand
Supplied note: "New Zealand's home of plant protection on the web, based at Massey University. Visit here to view the latest research, information, links or enrol for an online course!"
[A biologist/zoologist's delight - ed.]
URL http://plant-protection.massey.ac.nz/
Link suggested by: Terry Stewart (T.Stewart@massey.ac.nz)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
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