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The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: early December 1998
Vol. 5, No. 70

15 Dec 1998

Gamelan Mitra Kusuma
Gamelan Mitra Kusuma, USA
Supplied note: "Gamelan Mitra Kusuma is a Balinese gamelan, or percussion orchestra, based in Washington DC and comprised of Americans,Indonesians, and others interested in the music and dance of Bali. The group is dedicated to presenting authentic Balinese music and dance performances in the Washington DC area and beyond. 'Mitra Kusuma' is Balinese for 'Flowering Friendship,' a name chosen to desribe the warm and creative link between the musicians of these two cultures. The site includes upcoming performances, contact information, and general information on Balinese music and dance."
URL http://www.dcgamelan.com
Link suggested by: Charlotte McKnight (charlotm@asiasoc.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

15 Dec 1998

Asian American Links
Asia Society, USA
Supplied note: "We've recently relaunched this section dedicated to online resources of interest to Asian Americans. Links are generously annotated and searchable; visitors may also submit additional resources for inclusion. Our linkbank is also an official Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html) Associate site.
URL http://www.asiasociety.org/links/aalinks.html
Link suggested by: Hylton Jolliffe (hyltonj@asiasoc.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

14 Dec 1998

Survey of Users of Korean Materials
National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "The 'Survey of Users of Korean Materials : the Australia-Korea Research and Information Profile : Report of the Korean Working Group' [...] covers the results obtained from a mail questionnaire [55 respondents - ed.] and from interviews of users of Korean materials in Australia. It was conducted [in May 1998 - ed.] nationally and was coordinated by the National Library [...]. The results of the survey were intended to help improve Korean library collections and services in Australia on a national basis. Its stated purpose was to identify research and business needs of users of Korean materials in order to plan a service strategy for Australian libraries."
URL http://www.nla.gov.au/asian/korus/
Link suggested by: Andrew Gosling (agosling@nla.gov.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

14 Dec 1998

Rongorongo, Easter Island Writing
www.openweb.ru, Russia
Supplied note: "I added new articles to my [...] Home Page [...] on the decipherment of the Easter Island writing system (The Rapanui Chant 'He Timo te Akoako': Origin and Interpretation. Rongorongo Script: Reading of Some Records. The Glyphs on the Spanish Treaty. Rongorongo: The Milky Way and Antares. 'The Numerals' in the Easter Island Vocabulary: An Astronomical Report. Linguistic Evidence of Early Peruvian-Rapanui Contacts. Dr Schuhmacher's Renunciation? Bibliography)."
URL http://www.openweb.ru/windows/rongo/index.htm
Link suggested by: Sergei V. Rjabchikov (srjabchikov@hotmail.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: n/a

14 Dec 1998

Taoist Restoration Society
Taoist Restoration Society (TRS), USA
Supplied note: "The Taoist Restoration Society is a nonprofit corporation involved with cultural preservation issues. We are specifically interested in preserving traditional Taoist culture and religious practice in China. [...] We believe it is the largest source of information regarding traditional Taoism on the internet."
Site contents: Introduction; Taoism Explained; Projects (TRS' Projects in China, incl. TRS' Current Mao Mountain Nunnery Project); Field Notes; Interview; Reclusions; Q & A; Get Involved/Donations; Library; TRS Staff; Images; Taoist Calendar; Taoist Life; Message; Directory (Taoist Temples, Schools, and Sites); Books; Taoist Personals; Links.
[Taoism popularised - ed.]
URL http://www.taorestore.org
Link suggested by: Elizabeth Wenscott (trs@taorestore.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

13 Dec 1998

Diponegoro University, Indonesia
Diponegoro University (UNDIP), Semarang, Indonesia
Supplied note: "Diponegoro University official website, located in Semarang, Central Java."
Site contents: About UNDIP; Academic and Research; News; Student Information; Services; Others.
URL http://www.undip.ac.id
Link suggested by: H.W. Kalpiko (kalpiko@mailcity.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

10 Dec 1998

Alumni of the Bangladesh Agricultural University
members.tripod.com, USA?
Supplied note: "Information on BAU graduates, Bangladesh Agricultural University;links with Bangladeshi Agricultural Institutes; Newspapers, Agricultural Journals, Jobs; Articles written by BAU Graduates etc."
URL http://members.tripod.com/~talukder/
Link suggested by: Dr. Farid A. Talukder (talukder@mailexcite.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

10 Dec 1998

Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU)
members.tripod.com, USA?
Supplied note: "The Bangladesh Agricultural University was established on 18 August 1961.The unversity is composed of six faculties covering all aspects of agricultural education and research: [...] Faculty of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology and Faculty of Fisheries. Moreover, there are some other academic & research components associated with the University, which are: Graduate Training Institute, Committee for Advance Studies and Research (CASR) and Bangladesh Agricultural University Research System (BAURES)."
[An unnofficial homepage for BAU - ed.]
URL http://members.tripod.com/~talukder/university/
Link suggested by: Dr. Farid A. Talukder (talukder@mailexcite.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

10 Dec 1998

Information Needs of Asian Studies Academics
National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "Are the Information Needs of Asian Studies Academics Being Met?
Report [prepared by Marie Sexton, NLA, 4 November 1998 - ed.] on the 'Library and Information Needs of Asian Studies Academics' lunchtime panel at the Asian Studies Association of Australia, 12th Biennial Conference 'Asia in Global Context', [Sydney], Monday 28 September 1998. [...] This panel was jointly organised by the East Asian Library Resources Group of Australia and the Asia-Pacific Special Interest Group, Australian Library and Information Association."
Site contents: Panel Session; Questions; Recommendation.
URL http://www.nla.gov.au/asian/asaalib1.html
Link suggested by: Andrew Gosling (agosling@nla.gov.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

09 Dec 1998

Russian Regional Database
Centre for the Study of Public Policy, UK
Supplied note: "New online database on the Russian regions [Central; North Caucasus; Volga; Central Black; Earth; Northern; Volgo-Vyatka; East Siberia; North-west; West Siberia; Far East; Urals; Comparative Table of Regions - ed.] combines official statistics with survey data to present a comparative picture of: economic competitiveness; labour market change; social cohesion and stability. Prose commentary on the tables by Professor Richard Rose."
URL http://www.strath.ac.uk/Departments/CSPP/rusindex.html
Link suggested by: Neil Munro (nmi.munro@strath.ac.uk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

09 Dec 1998

China2000.com
Asian Securities (U.S.A.) Limited, Hong Kong, China
Self-description: "China2000.com includes the latest publication and a searchable two year archive of a Washington-based monthly newsletter ['China 2000' - ed.] on U.S.-China relations, distributed throughout the United States and Great Britain. Covering an objective, broad cross-section of political, economic and social issues, it is notable for the articles contributed by senior Chinese officials and academics within China on contemporary topics. This site also offers assistance to those seeking to do business in China."
Site contents: Read the Current Issue; See Archived Issues; Search All Issues; China2000 Links; What is China2000?; Interested in doing business in China?
[About the world from the Beijing's point of view - ed.]
URL http://www.china2thou.com
Link suggested by: Phillip McKee (mckeepc@aol.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

09 Dec 1998

Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie Bibliography
National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "A select bibliography [about the Nederlandsche Oost-Indische Compagnie (Dutch East India Company)] based on the collections of the National Library of Australia. Asian Collections, National Library of Australia. August 1991. ISBN 0 642 10530 8."
Site contents: Documents, Journals, etc. from the Period of the VOC (i.e. Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie); Books About the VOC; About the Bibliography; How to Use the Items Listed.
URL http://www.nla.gov.au/asian/indo/nedbib.html
Link suggested by: Andrew Gosling (agosling@nla.gov.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

08 Dec 1998

Distance Education in East and South Asia
Pan Asia Networking, International Development Research Centre, Singapore
Site contents: Welcome Address; Distance Education - China; Hong Kong; Taiwan; South Korea; South-East Asia; Indonesia; South Asia; Bangladesh; India; Nepal; Pakistan; Sri Lanka.
URL http://www.PanAsia.org.sg/conference
Link suggested by: Maria Ng Lee Hoon (MariaNgLeeHoon@idrc.org.sg) & Bob Pyke Jr (repyke@akron.infi.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

08 Dec 1998

Women in Central Asia and the Caucasus
UNDP Gender in Development Programme, Uzbekistan
Supplied note: "We are pleased to refer you to the new Internet site on gender activities of the UNDP Regional Gender in Development Programme in Central Asia, the Caucasus and Turkey. The site is under construction and we welcome additional materials you would like to send to shahrbanou@fouzb.undp.org or Mamura@fouzb.undp.org"
URL http://www.undp.uz/GID
Link suggested by: Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh (shahrbanou@fouzb.undp.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

07 Dec 1998

Chinese Academic Journal Publications
Digital Document Delivery Center, East Asian Library, University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Self-description: "[The] Center provides free delivery of full-text [printed] copies of Chinese-language academic journal articles to any researcher in the United States. Journal publications are ...[supplied] digitally ...[by] the following institutions: Peking University Library (Beijing University Library); Shanghai Jiatong University Library; Chinese University of Hong Kong Library; Fu Ssu-nien Library of Academic Sinica; East Asian Library, University of Pittsburgh Library System; Tsinghua University Library; Fudan University Library. [...] This arrangement creates a global virtual library of Chinese journal collections with great depth and extent for scholars in all academic disciplines."
Site contents: Homepage; Request Form; Search Catalogs; Contact; Feedback; About Service.
URL http://www.library.pitt.edu/gateway/
Link suggested by: Peter Zhou (pxzhou+@pitt.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

07 Dec 1998

CRIMEA-L: Crimea and Crimean Tatars
International Committee for Crimea (ICC), Germany?
Supplied note: "A new discussion list [which] aims to provide a forum for discussion and exchanging information on Crimean Tatars, their history and culture; their struggle to resettle in Crimea and to gain citizenship rights; and social, economic, and political conditions in Crimea."
URL http://members.xoom.com/iccrimea/cl.html
Link suggested by: Yanki Pursun (fyp@gmx.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

03 Dec 1998

The State of Kuwait
Kuwait Ministry of Information, Kuwait
Site contents: News; KTV; Radio; KMIA; International Media; Engineering Affairs; Publications; About MOInfo; What's New; Search; Contact Us; Link to Arab TV Stations.
URL http://www.moinfo.gov.kw/
Link suggested by: (nikst@esperanto.nu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

02 Dec 1998

100 Years of Japanese Motor History
personal page, www.st.rim.or.jp, Japan
Self-description: "...about Japanese motoring history [...] our pioneers and [...] the 100th anniversary of the first petroleum motor vehicle trial run in January 1896."
Site contents: Prehistory; Japanese Cycle and Motorcycles 1868-1912; Japanese Automobiles 1904-1939; Motor Culture in pre-WW2 Era; Beginnings of Today's Japanese Automobile Manufacturers.
[An enthusiast's site under construction - ed.]
URL http://www.st.rim.or.jp/~iwat/
Link suggested by: (nikst@esperanto.nu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

02 Dec 1998

Yakutia Business Guide
Ministry of Foreign Relations, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia
Site contents: The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) - General Survey; The Economy; Foreign Trade Regulations; The Yakut Commercial Market; The Search for Partners in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia); Firms and Enterprises; Investment Projects.
[A bi-lingual (RU,EN) site with detailed, factual information - ed.]
URL http://gov.yakutia.ru/
Link suggested by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

02 Dec 1998

Kham Aid Foundation (KAF)
khamaid.org, Los Angeles, USA
Self-description "...a California non-profit corporation based in Los Angeles [...] working in the eastern Tibetan plateau to preserve indigenous culture and wildlife, and to ensure economic opportunity for Tibetans."
Site contents: About Kham Aid Foundation; About Kham (Reading List, KAF Field Reports, Map, News, Articles); KAF Programs; Products From Kham; Photo Gallery; Travel in Kham; Search; Related Sites; Contact.
[Site under heavy construction, most of the pages still to be implemented. A potentially very useful site - ed.]
URL http://www.khamaid.org
Link suggested by: Pamela Logan (pamlogan@alumni.caltech.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

02 Dec 1998

Singapore WWW Virtual Library
Library, U. California at Berkeley, USA
An annotated guide to Singapore online resources.
Site contents: Mass Media; Politics; Business & Economy; History; Society & Culture; Academic Institutions; Libraries; E-Journals; Booksellers & Publishers; Other Guides to Singapore.
[Between 1996-1998 the site, a subsection of the Asian Studies WWW VL (http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html), was managed at U.Vienna, Austria by Hanno Lecher (lecher@gw.sino.uni-heidelberg.de). In Nov 1998 the VL was moved to its current location at U.California, Berkeley - ed.]
URL http://library.berkeley.edu/SSEAL/SouthAsia/WWWVL/singapore.html
Link suggested by: Suzanne McMahon (smcmahon@library.berkeley.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

01 Dec 1998

Pacific Science Congress (PSC) - Jul 1999
www.icmsaust.com.au, Sydney, Australia
Supplied note "'Science for Pacific Posterity: Environments, Resources and Welfare of the Pacific Peoples'. The XIX Pacific Science Congress will be held from 4th to 9th July, 1999 on the Kensington campus of the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. The University was established in 1949 and the Congress will form part of its 50 year celebrations."
URL http://www.icmsaust.com.au/PacificScience
Link suggested by: Gerry Ward (rgw420@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Dec 1998

Nepal Forward Foundation
Nepal Forward, US
Supplied note: "Nepal Forward supports, designs and implements development, environmental and human rights projects in Nepal. Our website provides information about our projects and outlines volunteer opportunities."
Site contents: Gurkha Restitution, Bagmati Development, Mustang Ecotourism, Organic Agriculture, Alternative Energy, Industrial Estates, Bagmati Sanitation, Rural Electrification, City Transit.
URL http://www.nepalforward.org
Link suggested by: Mina Kumar (minak@concentric.net)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

01 Dec 1998

Art Exhibition online, Hong Kong, 'Signed and Sealed' - a portfolio.
Gallery Opus, Hong Kong
Supplied note: "Limited Edition lithographs created from original historical documents (China/Britain,1997 Hong Kong Handover) - artist, Pat Elliott Shircore."
[The site also offers annotated jpg images of old China's documents and cityscapes: Treaty of Nanking, The People, 1842, The Tsungli Yamen, 1860, Convention of Peking, The People, 1898 - ed.]
URL http://artasialink.com/index.html
Link suggested by: Pat (artefact@netvigator,com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

01 Dec 1998

Asia 2000 CD-ROM Publications
Asia 2000 Ltd, Hong Kong
Supplied note: "Asia 2000 Ltd. is a Hong Kong publishing and distribution company established since 1980. The Electronic Publishing Division of Asia 2000 specializes in the production of archival and reference CD-ROM products focussed on Asia. Publications include CD-ROM editions of the Far Eastern Economic Review, the South China Morning Post, and the World Bank's China Library."
[A commercial site - ed.]
URL http://www.asia2000.com.hk/cgi-bin/cd-rom
Link suggested by: Robert Lowe (rmlowe@csi.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

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