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What's New in WWW Asian Studies Newsletter

Editor: Dr T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au), Coombs Computing Unit, Research Schools of Social Sciences & Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University, Canberra.

The "What's New in WWW Asian Studies" online newsletter (ISSN 1323-9368) is a part of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library. This facility is provided by the Australian National University (ANU) as a service to the World Wide Web community. Announcements published in this Newsletter are also disseminated on the network via an electronic mailing list "asia-www-gopher-news-l@coombs.anu.edu.au". The complete set of the news is also available from the ANU-Asia-WWW-Gopher-News-L dbase.

Past issues of the Newsletter are kept in the Archives of What's New - WWW Asian Studies
What's New in WWW Asian Studies Online Newsletter ISSN 1323-9368
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/WhatsNewWWW/asian-www-news.html
Details of new or significantly improved networked resources are added to this newsletter on a request basis via URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/WhatsNewWWW/regasia.html

WWW Asian Studies Announcements: February 1996

29 Feb 1996
Pacifica Radio
www.pacifica.org, USA
Home Page for the Pacifica Foundation and the Pacifica Radio Network. Lists Stations, Features from Pacifica Network News and The Julianne Malveaux Show. Most notably, the Pacifica Radio Archive which includes over 40,000 recordings made by programmers at Pacifica and by independent producers throughout the world. Archives may be searched by title, subject or word. Browsed by date or listened to online (AU & RA files).
URL http://www.pacifica.org/
Information supplied by: Liz W. Tompkins (liz@kersur.net)

29 Feb 1996
Nu Jiang River Environmental Preservation Project
White Pearl Associates & Univ. of Colorado, USA
We hope to run an environmentally sound first descent of the Nu Jiang (Angry River), China and teach the inhabitants the same. The expedition offers a unique educational opportunity to learn of the people and land of this region that can be accessed through this web site.
URL http://spot.colorado.edu/~meyertr/nu/nujiang.html
Information supplied by: Dennis W. Schultz (schultzd@ohsu.edu)

28 Feb 1996
Catalogue Collectif des Ouvrages
Sciences de l'Homme et de la Societe (SHS) du CNRS, France
A server (in French and English) has been made available for Chinese classical studies by mid-1995. It contains a catalogue of Chinese resources located at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Chinoises, College de France (Paris). CJK is available if a Windows CJK platform is called.
URL http://dodge.grenet.fr:8001
Information supplied by: Hubert Delahaye (delahaye@ext.jussieu.fr)

28 Feb 1996
Hiroshima Archive
Lewis & Clark College, USA
Authored by Ms. Mayu Tsuruya and compiled in conjunction with Prof. Figal's course on the atomic bomb at Lewis & Clark College, the site has as its centerpiece selected photos from Tsuchida Hiromi's work _Hiroshima_ and features indexed links to other atomic-bomb related web sites, course syllabi, and selected references to printed material (to be expanded).
URL http://www.lclark.edu/~history/HIROSHIMA
Information supplied by: Gerald Figal (figal@lclark.edu)

28 Feb 1996
Spirit of Tan'gun
Korean Division, East Asian Library, UC Berkeley, USA
Representing all aspect of the service provided by Korean Division of East Asian Library at UC Berkeley, USA. You can search Korean books using on-line catalog and/or ask Mr. Choo, who's in charge of Korean Collections.
URL http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EAL/ealk2.html
Information supplied by: Soyoung Park (sp007@uclink4.berkeley.edu)

25 Feb 1996
International Zen Association UK
IZAUK, UK
Web site for the IZAUK.
URL http://www.demon.co.uk/the-place/izauk/
Information supplied by: William Roscoe (fc65@dial.pipex.com)

24 Feb 1996
Sri Lanka Home Page
Bowling Green Univ., USA
Contains infomation about Sri Lanka and various links to information about Sri Lanka
URL http://www-math.bgsu.edu/~mabhaya/lanka.html
Information supplied by: Abhaya (mabhaya@bgnet.bgsu.edu)

23 Feb 1996
Center for the Study of the Vietnam Conflict
Texas Tech University, USA
The Center hosts series of Vietnam symposia and other activities relating to the Vietnam Conflict. Related Archive of the Vietnam Conflict houses extensive holdings, including the Douglas Pike Collection. Microfilm collections held by the Archive of the Vietnam Conflict are available for interlibrary loan. History Department, Texas Tech University offers graduate and undergraduate study of Vietnam Conflict.
URL http://www.ttu.edu/~vietnam
Information supplied by: James R. Reckner, Ph.D. (jjrec@ttacs.ttu.edu)

20 Feb 1996
East Asian Negotiator's Alliance
Logos Networks Corporation, USA
Systematic training in the Japanese negotiating code,supported by a unique software,The Artful Navigator,and an Electronic Meeting/Training Dojo on the Internet.
URL http://www.LogosWeb.com
Information supplied by: Julian Gresser (JGresser@Aol.com)

20 Feb 1996
Pacific Rim Used Books
Pacific Rim Used Books, USA
PACIFIC RIM USED BOOKS maintains a list of used books for sale, 500 of which are on pacific rim subjects of locations.
URL http://www.fidalgo.net/pacrimbks
Information supplied by: Glen Des Jardins (glend@fidalgo.net)

20 Feb 1996
Buddhismus
One World Net, Germany
List of E-Mail-Adresses of german-speaking Groups, Links to other Internet Resources. (covers: Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
URL http://kiel.netsurf.de/homes/Thilo.Pfennig/de_buddhismus.html
Information supplied by: Thilo Pfennig (Thilo.Pfennig@kiel.netsurf.de)

18 Feb 1996
Wallis and Futuna
ANU, Australia
Linguistic material from Polynesia.
URL http://online.anu.edu.au/lingua
Information supplied by: Rensch (khr@anu.edu.au)

17 Feb 1996
PERC's WWW Page on Asian Risks
Political & Economic Risk Consultancy, Ltd., Hong Kong
Political and economic reports on China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
URL http://asiarisk.com
Information supplied by: Robert Broadfoot (info@asiarisk.com)

16 Feb 1996
The Russian Far East: Forests, Biodiversity hotspots, and Industrial Developments
Friends of the Earth Japan, San Francisco
FOEJ (Friends of the Earth Japan) has just published a book on the Russian Far East, covering forests, biodiversity hotspots, and industrial developments. You may also contact Randy Helten or Josh Newell at FOEJAPAN@IGC.APC.ORG
URL http://www.sirius.com/~meganf/rfe.html
Information supplied by: Megan Finaly (meganf@sirius.com)

16 Feb 1996
Project of an International Institute for Nomadic Civilization
INALCO, Paris, France
A personal presentation and introduction to the project of creation of International Institute for Nomadic Civilization in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, adopted by the last General Conference of UNESCO (in English and French)
URL http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jacqueslegrand
Information supplied by: Jacques LEGRAND, Prof. (100618.3365@compuserve.com)

16 Feb 1996
International Institute of Asian Studies (IIAS)
International Institute of Asian Studies, The Netherlands
The aim of the IIAS is to promote Asian Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences and to set up interdisciplinary programmes in the fields of study for Dutch and foreign researchers. The IIAS also organizes international conferences, seminars, and workshops
URL http://iias.leidenuniv.nl
Information supplied by: Yvonne Sanders (sanders@rulub.leidenuniv.nl)

12 Feb 1996
Allette Systems' "Asia/Pacific House of SGML"
Allette Systems, Australia
Site for material about using SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language, the power version of HTML, ISO 8879) for CJK and South East Asian scripts. Interesting material includes public character entity sets from ISO 10646 (Unicode) for CJK and Devagari (more coming), and an article on word division in Chinese. Technical, publishing oriented site.
URL http://www.allette.com.au/sgml/asia.html
Information supplied by: Rick Jelliffe (ricko@allette.com.au)

11 Feb 1996
Association for Korean Studies in Europe home page
University of Durham, England
Information on the Association for Korean Studies in Europe: Council members, Constitution, past and future conferences, publications, Newsletters, and useful links.
URL http://www.dur.ac.uk/~dmu0rcp/aksepage.htm
Information supplied by: Robert C. Provine (r.c.provine@durham.ac.uk)

09 Feb 1996
Azerbaijan ReliefWeb
UN Department of Humanitarian Affairs, Switzerland
ReliefWeb is a project aimed at making information available to those concerned with emergencies. It intends to provide access to detailed information provided by a variety of sources & encourage organisations which process information to make it available to the rest of the 'relief community.
URL http://gatekeeper.unicc.org/relief/country2/c1hp.htm
Information supplied by: Andrew Andrea (andrew.andrea@dha.unicc.org)

09 Feb 1996
TCFA Update - Economic an Financial News about China
The Chinese Finance Association, US
A weekly newsletter published by the U.S-based Chinese Finance Association. http://www.aimhi.com/VC/tcfa/
URL http://www.aimhi.com/VC/tcfa/update.html
Information supplied by: Steve Sun (xsun@midway.uchicago.edu)

08 Feb 1996
The Jordan Home Page by Euroweb
Euroweb International Limited, UK
Information about Jordan, its history, culture, and arts. Information provided by the Jordanian Tourist Board.
URL http://www.euroweb.co.uk/geog/JORDAN/
Information supplied by: Stephen Taylor (steve@euroweb.co.uk)

05 Feb 1996
ChinaNet
Beijing BikeElectronics Technologies Co.,Ltd., China
Business, Computer, Communication, China Philately, China Airline, China Information, and all of things about China
URL http://power.beijing.cn.net
Information supplied by: James Wang (bikecom@public.bte.net.cn)

05 Feb 1996
Cyber Train to Uzbekistan
Indiana University, USA
Set of unique pictures about Uzbekistan, the diamond of Central Asia and the most populous country in the region.
URL http://nickel.ucs.indiana.edu/~ekarshie/home.html
Information supplied by: Ergash M. Karshiev (ekarshie@indiana.edu)

04 Feb 1996
Austrics in India
Hurricane Electric, USA
Examines Austro-Asiatic and Austronesian influences, particularly linguisitic influences, in India.
URL http://www.he.net/~skyeagle/austric.htm
Information supplied by: Paul Kekai Manansala (polmansl@ix.netcom.com)

03 Feb 1996
Asian Internet Marketing Mailing List
The Asia Pacific Internet Company, Malaysia
Asian Internet Marketing (AIM) mailing list is a meeting place for Asian Internet marketing and sales pioneers. It covers resources, jobs, multilingual net marketing, events, conferences relating to the net in Asia.
URL http://www.aim.apic.net/
Information supplied by: Bala Pillai (bala@malaysia.net)

03 Feb 1996
Filipinas Online
Filipinas Magazine, USA
Filipinas Online is the internet edition of Filipinas Magazine, the only consumer monthly magazine published for all Filipinos, with an emphasis on those in North America.
URL http://www.filipinas.com
Information supplied by: Angela L. Silva (filipinas@filipinas.com)

03 Feb 1996
Peace Brigades International, Sri Lanka
Peace Brigades International, Sri Lanka
Peace Brigades International (PBI) is an international organization offering unarmed protective accompaniment to human rights activists, refugees, and communities threatened with violence. Regular online reports on human rights in Sri Lanka are provided at this site.
URL http://www.igc.apc.org/pbi/lanka.html
Information supplied by: Martin Kulldorff (Martin.Kulldorff@statistik.uu.se)

02 Feb 1996
Singapore race relations
Stanford University, USA
A panel of Singaporean academics from diverse ethnic background discussing race relations and multiculturalism in Singapore.
URL http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~chongkee/sp/multiculture.html
Information supplied by: Tan Chong Kee (chongkee@leland.stanford.edu)

02 Feb 1996
Sri Lanka High Commission, Canada
Sri Lanka High Commission, Canada
This resource contains general, tourism and trade information on Sri Lanka. Contact information for the High Commission is provided as well.
URL http://infoweb.magi.com/~lankacom/
Information supplied by: Jeff Blackadar (jblack@magi.com)

01 Feb 1996
momentum SEARCH HONG KONG
momentum campaigns ltd, Hong Kong
A directory of business, government and non-profit organisations that are online in Hong Kong.
URL http://www.momentum.com.hk/search/hk/
Information supplied by: Mark Nearhos (Mark.Nearhos@anu.edu.au)

01 Feb 1996
Eurasia Research Center
Eurasia Research Center, USA
The Eurasia Research Center homepage contains links to news and other resources on Post-Communist - Post Soviet Eurasia. Subpages deal with the Balkans, Western CIS Countries, Central Asia, the Middle East and South Asia. There are sections on general news sources and human rights and refugee organizations active in Eurasia.
URL http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/EurasiaRC
Information supplied by: Alan F. Fogelquist (eurasia@earthlink.net)

01 Feb 1996
WTNN Weekly Summary
The Swedish Tibet Committee, Sweden
A World Tibet Network News Weekly summary maintained by the Swedish Tibet Committee
URL http://www.omtanken.se/sve_tib/wtnn.htm
Information supplied by: Johan Nilsson (tibet.mailbox@omtanken.se)
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