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The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: early Oct 1999
Vol. 6, No. 96

15 Oct 1999

Pakistan News Link Service
cellular.aaahosting.net, USA?
Self-description: "Pakistan News. 'Direct' links from the world over [BBC, PNS, Yahoo!, CNN, The Nation, NNI, Other Links - ed.]. Daily Updated."
URL http://cellular.aaahosting.net/
Link suggested by: Yvette C. Rosser (y.r.rani@mail.utexas.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

14 Oct 1999

The Michael Aris Memorial Trust for Tibetan and Himalayan Studies
The Oriental Faculty, University of Oxford, UK
Self-description: "With the magnificent benefactions from the Rausing and Koerner families, the Trustees [of the 'The Michael Aris Memorial Trust for Tibetan and Himalayan Studies'] have decided to endow a post of University Lecturer in Tibetan and Himalayan Studies at the Oriental Faculty, University of Oxford. The post will be advertised before the end of the [1999] year and the appointee will start teaching in October 2000. An appeal is now launched for funding of further [eight full-time] posts, studentships and resources at the University of Oxford for [...] the [teaching and] research into Tibetan civilization and the languages, literature, culture and history of the geographical area historically inhabited by speakers of Tibetan and/or Himalayan languages [...]."
Site contents: Background; Student Demand; Teaching & Research; Location; Objectives & Resources; The Appeal; Press Release; Michael Aris' CV; Contact.
URL http://www.serindia.com/aristrust
Link suggested by: Christopher John Fynn (cfynn@dircon.co.uk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

14 Oct 1999

Grad. Students in Tibetan Studies - Global Database
New Media Center, University of Virginia, USA
Suppplied note: "[The] Center has created an interactive database for all graduate students working in Tibetan Studies in any discipline and in any region of the world. It allows students to enter analytical information about themselves, as well as a fuller description of their research interests. The site can also be used by faculty and others to see what people are working in what areas. I would thus appreciate help in getting the word to graduate students so that the database will begin to be filled up. We believe this will help promote conversations in Tibetan Studies across disciplines and regions. Please forward this email to anyone you think might be interested. Thanks for your help.[...] For any suggestions, comments or questions, please email David Germano at germano@virginia.edu or Travis McCauley of the New Media Center at twm4g@virginia.edu."
URL http://nmc.itc.virginia.edu/tibet/
Link suggested by: David Germano (germano@virginia.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

13 Oct 1999

The Gallup China 1997 Survey Consumer Report
World Headquarters, The Gallup Organization, Princeton, NJ, USA
Self-description: "1997 Survey: The People's Republic of China Consumer Attitudes & Lifestyle Trends. Gallup Organization's Nationwide Survey of China Finds Impressive Growth In Living Standards, Coupled with Demanding Expectations for the Future Findings Drawn From A Scientific Survey Of Over 3700 Households Across China - Interviewing Conducted in Every Chinese Province, Autonomous Region, and Municipality."
URL http://www.gallup.com/poll/reports/china.asp
Link suggested by: Richard Jensen (rjensen@uic.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

13 Oct 1999

The Gallup India 1996 Survey Consumer Report
World Headquarters, The Gallup Organization, Princeton, NJ, USA
Self-description: "The First Nationwide Gallup Survey of India. This nationwide Gallup survey of the consumer behavior, lifestyles, and opinions of India's 940 million citizens was conducted to mark The Gallup Organization's third year of operation in that country. The survey is based on 5,122 interviews conducted throughout India by the staff of Gallup India Pvt., Ltd., a full service market and opinion research firm located in Bangalore. Gallup India is a majority owned subsidiary of The Gallup Organization."
URL http://www.gallup.com/poll/reports/india.asp
Link suggested by: Richard Jensen (rjensen@uic.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

13 Oct 1999

Pakistan Coup d'Etat: Nawaz In A Whirlpool
Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, India
Supplied note: "With reference to today's developments in Pakistan, an assessment titled 'Nawaz In A Whirlpool' disseminated by the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, (Tele. Fax.No.44-4895235) on October 10 [1999] may be of interest. It is available at [URL below] The SAAG Web site also contains an earlier paper titled 'Gen. Pervez Musharraf: His Past and Present', disseminated during the Kargil war."
[The author, B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai. - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers/paper85.html
Link suggested by: B. Raman (corde@md3.vsnl.net.in)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

13 Oct 1999

National Library of Australia's Indonesian Acquisitions List (IAL)
National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: "The most recent issues of the National Library of Australia's Indonesian Acquisitions List are now accessible at [the URL below] They are IAL no.2, Jun 1999 and IAL no.3, Sep 1999. Between them they list the monographs and new serials acquired by the Library's Regional Office in Indonesia during the period March to August 1999."
Self-description:"The IAL is a quarterly publication which provides basic bibliographical details of books and serials published in Indonesia and which have been newly acquired by the National Library through its Regional Office in Jakarta."
[Since Mar 1999 the list, which continues to be published online as a generic html document, is also available in Word and PDF formats. In early Oct 1999, following trials with techniques facilitating global access to the IAL materials, The Asian Collections of the NLA decided to use all three electronic formats side-by-side - ed.]
URL http://www.nla.gov.au/asian/pub/ial
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]: Useful

12 Oct 1999

i_c_s@eGroups.com - Indonesian CyberLibrary Society
Indonesian CyberLibrary Society, Indonesia
Supplied note: "A mailing list [i_c_s@eGroups.com] for librarians, documentalists and information specialists who are very keen of learning and implementing their skills in getting news, ideas, collecting and disseminating information with Internet facilities. Please join us to share your experiences, knowledge, problem solving, happiness and unhappines stories about documentation, information and library matters. Our membership is tolerable in religion, private or goverment institution and region. In order we can grow together towards cyber libraries to support information society in Indonesia."
[A promising bi-lingual (EN,ID) networking initiative established in Oct 1999 - ed.]
URL http://www.egroups.com/group/i_c_s/info.html
Link suggested by: Suryadiputra Liawatimena (sliawati@binus.ac.id)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

12 Oct 1999

Vietnamese History & Culture Symposium, Oct 1999
Lewis-Clark State College, Idaho, USA
Supplied note: "Vietnamese History & Culture Symposium, presented by The Historical Society for 20th Century China (HSTCC) and the SouthWest Conference on Asian Studies (SWCAS) Oct 21-23, 1999 at Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas."
URL http://www.lcsc.edu/mlevine/viet.htm
Link suggested by: Marilyn Levine (mlevine@lcsc.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

12 Oct 1999

Birzeit OutLoud - Palestine's Internet Radio
Birzeit University, Israel
Self-description: "Birzeit University's online radio station - OUTLOUD - was launched on Oct 17, 1998. The radio station broadcasts a half-hour show every two weeks. Each show is available in both Arabic or English."
Site contents: This Week; How to Listen; How We Do It; Contact Us; Show Archive.
URL http://www.birzeit.edu/outloud
Link suggested by: Adam Hanieh (ahanieh@admin.birzeit.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

12 Oct 1999

SEACOM and TAI CULTURE International Review
Southeast Asia Communication Centre, Berlin, Germany
Supplied note: "This web page provides news concerning the International Review on Tai Cultural Studies, TAI CULTURE; ISSN 1431-1240 which focusses on all culture-related themes of the Tai-Lao-Thai peoples of SEA[sia]. Further research activities of the institution are presented."
[Access to the site tends to be interdicted by a pack of nasty Java scripts which disable Mac Netscape 3 browser software - ed.]
URL http://www.seacom.de
Link suggested by: Oliver Raendchen (oliver@seacom.de)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available

12 Oct 1999

University of Wisconsin-Madison China Study Tour
UW-Madison CIBER, USA
Supplied note: "A China Study Tour (including Hong Kong) from May 22-Jun 10, 2000. The purpose of the class is to provide a hands-on introduction to current business and economic conditions in China as well as their historical, political and cultural antecedents. This three-credit class is open to undergraduate and graduate students nationwide."
URL http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/internationalbus/studyabroad/shortterm/china.htm
Link suggested by: Susan Huber Miller (shubermiller@bus.wisc.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

11 Oct 1999

David Stanley's 'South Pacific Travel'
David Stanley, Canada
Supplied note: "The author of the 'South Pacific Handbook' provides links to all regional tourist offices and airlines, plus information about his guides."
[An advertisement poster (with a handful of useful links) for a travel guide book - ed.]
URL http://www3.sympatico.ca/davidstanley
Link suggested by: David Stanley (davidstanley@guidebookwriters.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Online Guide
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

11 Oct 1999

Success Stories: Japan Executive Newsletter
Success Stories Media, Inc., USA
Supplied note: "Success Stories: Japan Executive Newsletter is privately-published, monthly resource for non-Japanese business executives wishing in-depth management resources for their foreign companies in Japan."
[An electronic advertisement for a free email updates / subscriptions only paper publication aimed at 'helping non-Japanese companies succeed in Japan' - ed.]
URL http://www.SuccessStories.com/sshome.htm
Link suggested by: Pete Williams (PW@SuccessStories.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

11 Oct 1999

Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) Conference, Jul 2000
University of Melbourne, Australia
Supplied note: "An Asian Studies Association of Australia conference will be held at the University of Melbourne from 3-5 Jul 2000. The theme of the conference is 'Whose Millenium?'. The conference welcomes papers on this and any other Asia-related topics. This Conference will feature, for the first time, one or more workshops of specific interest to postgraduates."
URL http://www.asaa2000.unimelb.edu.au
Link suggested by: Greg Young (greg@asia.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

10 Oct 1999

Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Colombo
Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Self-description: "An independent, non-profit and non-governmental organization [est. 1992] for collaborative research, networking and interaction on strategic and international issues pertaining to South Asia. Themes relating to regional security, conflicts and co-operation constitute the principal focus of work."
[A worthwhile site with a handful of trivial but lethal ("\" used instead of "/") navigational errors - ed.]
URL http://www.rcss.org
Link suggested by: David Magier (magier@columbia.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

08 Oct 1999

SUNY Brockport Vietnam Project
State University of NY at Brockport, USA
Supplied note: "The SUNY Brockport Vietnam Project is the first US university program of its kind in Vietnam. Students will spend four months both studying and providing community service in Danang, Vietnam. They will all take courses in language, culture, history and politics. All will take courses at the Danang University, Duy Tan University, and the Danang School of Politics. They will all provide community service daily at the Danang Youth Union. The Project has a full-time staff of six for the students in Danang. The program includes tuition, housing, transportation, food, laundry, tours, etc."
URL http://www.studyabroad.com/suny/brockport/vietnam.html
Link suggested by: Kenneth Herrmann, Jr. (kherrman@iinc.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

08 Oct 1999

Taiwan Documents Project
Taiwan Documents Project, USA
Supplied note: "Taiwan Documents Project is the most comprehensive collection of current and historical Taiwan-related international agreements and other documents on the net. It examines Taiwan's international relations, legal status, and history. It focuses on the dispute over Taiwan's status"
Site contents: Summary of international agreements affecting Taiwan's status; A discussion on the concept of sovereignty and methods of acquiring it; A discussion on the impact of race, culture, history, human rights, global security, and other issues on the Taiwan Question; Reference Map of Taiwan; Treaties (1662-1978); Japan Second World War Surrender Documents (Sep 1945); Second World War Conference Declarations (1943-1945); United States of America - People's Republic of China Joint Communiques (1972-1982); Japan - People's Republic of China Joint Communiques and Other Statements (1972-1998); United States Laws Governing Relations with Taiwan; Taiwan-related United States Legislative Activity (106th Congress, 105th Congress, 104th Congress, 103rd Congress); Pre-1949 Chinese Communist Party Documents relating to Taiwan; United Nations Documents (1945-1999); Law of Treaties (1933-1986); Other Documents (Constitution of the Republic of China (1946-1997), Documents related to the February 28th Incident (1947-1997), Statements by the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (1971-1999)) Glossaries (Terms Used in Treaty-making, Terms Relating to Treaty Actions); Taiwan-related Links
[A site in English. In Oct 1999 it published historical documents for the period 1 Feb 1662 - 9 Oct 1999 - ed.]
URL http://newtaiwan.virtualave.net
Link suggested by: Yung-chang Chi (Yung-chang.Chi@juno.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

06 Oct 1999

Picturing Power: Posters of the Cultural Revolution
The Huntington Archive, Ohio State University, USA
Supplied note: "Online exhibition features [PRC's] Cultural Revolution posters from the University of Westminster Centre for the Study of Democracy, U.K. - approximately 10% of collection. This traveling exhibition was organized by the Indiana University School of Fine Arts Gallery and East Asian Studies Center in collaboration with the University of Westminster and was shown at The Ohio State University from Oct 6 - Oct 22. 1999. Contains 74 images with didactic text. Includes Chinese characters."
[One of the very few web sites which know how to make a sensible use of the html frames, and the perfect use of the online images - ed.]
URL http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/exhib/poster/exhibintro.html
Link suggested by: Janice M. Glowski (glowski.1@osu.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

06 Oct 1999

From Heaven and Earth: Chinese Jade in Context
The Huntington Archive, Ohio State University, USA
Supplied note: "Online exhibition features photos from the exhibition held at the Columbus Museum of Art, 480 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43215, USA, (614) 221-6801, from 15 March through 15 November, 1998 and Guest Curated by Carolyn W. Schmidt, Ph.D. Contains 177 images with didactic text - including photos taken under UV light - and essays. Subject matter includes: Jade - Ritual Objects (ceremonial, burial, authoritative), Animal Pendants, Plaques and Fantastic Creatures, Decorative Objects, Personal/Functional items; Clay - Burial, Vessels, Figurines, Molds; Bronze - Ritual Vessals, Burial, Weapons; Painting."
[As on previous occasions, The Huntington Archive web site sets the presentation and annotation (incl. metadata) standards for the rest of the online world - ed.]
URL http://kaladarshan.arts.ohio-state.edu/exhib/jade/hp/hp.html
Link suggested by: Janice M. Glowski (glowski.1@osu.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/Study
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

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