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Edited by: Dr T.Matthew Ciolek

The "What's New in WWW Asian Studies" Online Newsletter (ISSN 1323-9368) was established in April 1994.

Resources listed in this Newsletter are inspected and rated in terms of the quality, overall reliability and usefulness of their content to the social sciences' research in Asia-Pacific region. All ratings are carried out on a 5 point scale [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]. The ratings are correct for the date a resource is listed in this Newsletter. They reflect the Editor's judgment without 'fear or favour', and are not negotiable.

The newsletter is provided by the Internet Publications Bureau, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University (ANU), Canberra as a service to the World Wide Web community.

Its mission is to bring to readers summaries and evaluations of the latest worthwile developments in web sites and other online information systems relevant to the Asia and the Pacific region. The publication is designed as a current awareness bulletin for a broad range of readers, including academics, journalists, business people, politicians, public servants and the broader community. It is also designed to cater for upper secondary college and first-year undergraduate students and teachers.

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WWW Asian Studies Announcements: June 1997

27 Jun 1997

Pacific Manuscripts Bureau (PAMBU)
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Australia
A nonprofit organisation established, at the RSPAS, ANU in 1968. PAMBU is one of the few long term archival projects in the world based on international cooperation. The Bureau responds constructively to Pacific documentary conservation needs by making microfilm copies of Pacific archives, many of which are at risk of loss or destruction. The microfilms, which are distributed widely by subscription and direct sales, also provide valuable sources for academic research. Site contents: About the Bureau, Materials sought & copied, Copying, Access, Catalogue & Publications, Current & Future Projects, Recent releases of microfilms.
URL http://sunsite.anu.edu.au/spin/RSRC/PMB/
Information supplied by: Monica Wehner (wehner@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

27 Jun 1997

Coyne Airways
Coyne Airways, London
"Scheduled Flights, Full Charter and General Air Cargo to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan."
[While information on the Airline and its operations is very useful, additional compilation of unfiltered, unorganised and unannotated links on history, politics, economy etc. of CIS countries add to the growing info-pollution of the Web - ed.]
URL http://www.coyne-aviation.co.uk/
Information supplied by: Stuart Forster (sjforster@cix.co.uk)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

27 Jun 1997

Asian Serials Database
Library, The Australian National Uuniversity, Australia
"The searchable tables of contents of some 109 current and historical Chinese and 38 Indonesian serials. An improved Harvest search has been added to the respective databases to enable readers to search for words or phrases of their choice."
[Occasional teething problems with Harvest software - ed.]
URL http://www.anu.edu.au/Asia/AsSer.html
Information supplied by: Darrell Dorrington (darrell.dorrington@library.anu.edu.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

26 Jun 1997

Caucasian Regional Studies e-journal
International Association for Caucasian Regional Studies, Georgia
A electronic quarterly on the Caucasus' (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, North Caucasian part of Russia) Politics, Economics, Sociology, Law, International Relations and Modern History published in English and Russian editions. The Russian edition will be printed (500 copies) and distributed in the Transcaucasian republics and in Russia. In 1997 both editions are free of charge.
[The quarterly (each issue is over .5Mb) is published in PDF format - ed.]
URL http://www.sanet.ge/iacrs/aiacrs.html
Information supplied by: Stephen F. Jones (sfjones@mtholyoke.edu)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

26 Jun 1997

Asia Times newspaper
Regional Asian Daily Newspaper, HK, Singapore, Bangkok
"Asia Times is a regional daily newspaper started in 1995 and printed in Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and New York." Daily updated sections: South Asia, Southeast Asia, North Asia, China. Also available: Around the World, Perspective, Editorial, Comment & Opinion, Off the Record, Companies & Markets, Photo Gallery.
[The site has a very fast & friendly search engine for archived documents and articles - ed.]
URL http://www.asiatimes.com
Information supplied by: Thomas Crampton (thomas@asiatimes.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

25 Jun 1997

Information on Oriental Medicine in Japan
Oriental Medicine Research Center, Kitasato Institute, Tokyo, Japan
IKAI Acupuncture Clinic, Kyoto, Japan
A review of report six electronic resources for the study of oriental medicine in Japan.
[No online information on the date of publication - ed.]
URL http://www.biwa.or.jp/~yikai/omjp.htm
Information supplied by: IKAI Yoshio (yikai@mx.biwa.or.jp)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

25 Jun 1997

The Official Bikini Atoll Web Site
Bikini Atoll Local Government, Marshall Islands
"The new and improved Bikini Atoll web site features the information on the history of the Bikinian people, the history of the U.S. nuclear testing on Bikini Atoll, and dive/tourism information."
[Site offers details of the Able, Baker, and Bravo nuclear tests - ed.]
URL http://www.bikiniatoll.com
Information supplied by: Jack Niedenthal (bikini@ntamar.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

25 Jun 1997

Chinese Gateway
www.in.net, USA
"The intent of this page is to promote understanding of Chinese cultures throughout the world, regardless our geo-political and historical diversity and differences." Site contents: Reading Chinese in Internet, Art, Custom, Food & Festivals, Chinese Newsgroups, Literature & Language, Magazines & Periodicals [from PRC, HK, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, USA - ed.], Newspapers & News Bulletins [as above - ed.], Politics, History & Philosophy, TV, Radio & Entertainment, Other Chinese Web Sites, Other Indices to Chinese Publications
[Links have annotations in both Chinese (GB or BIG5) and English - ed.]
URL http://www.in.net/~kyong/chinese.html
Information supplied by: Mike Yamaguchi (mmyamaguchi@ucdavis.edu)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

23 Jun 1997

KoreanPolitics.com
KoreanPolitics.com, USA?
"All information about South Korean Politics including Government, National Assembly, Election, Statistics and more..."
[Both Korean and English versions of the site are available - ed.]
URL http://www.koreanpolitics.com
Information supplied by: Jeong H. Park (jhpark01@koreanpolitics.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

23 Jun 1997

IC-SEA: Southeast Asian Global Change Impacts Centre
IC-SEA, Indonesia
Mission: "to assist scientists in the Southeast Asian region to build their own capacity in assessing the impacts of global change on terrestrial ecosystems, including agriculture, production forestry and nature reserve systems; and to promote planning for sustainable development and biodiversity conservation in a rapidly changing global environment." Site contents: What's New, About, Activities, Publications, SEA-SPAN, Events, Links.
URL http://www.bogor.indo.net.id/biotrop/ic-sea.htm
Information supplied by: Louis Lebel (l.lebel@dwe.csiro.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

23 Jun 1997

Chinese Merchants in Manila, Philippines 1861-1941
www.skyinet.net, Philippnes
An online book by Wilson Lee Flores, entitled 'Legacy: Struggle of Chinese Pre-War Merchants during Colonial Manila circa 1861-1941'. It provides biographical stories of Chinese merchants during the late Spanish and American rule.
[Factual online material, alas, without a bibliography/sources section - ed.]
URL http://www.skyinet.net/users/monolith/legacy/index.htm
Information supplied by: Carlos Legaspi (tzone@skyinet.net)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

22 Jun 1997

Shinreikyo: The Fountainhead of Miracles
Shinreikyo, Japan
An information leaflet of one of the Japan's new religions, Shinreikyo (est. 1947), aka 'Fountainhead of Miracles' and the 'Transcendent Religion Based on Actual Proof of Salvation'. Site contents: A Teaching of Kyososama; Shinreikyo History; Achievement of Kyososama and Kyobosama.
URL http://www.shinreikyo.or.jp
Information supplied by: Kazuhiko Hosokawa (info@shinreikyo.or.jp)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

22 Jun 1997

The Hindu Students Forum, Russia
The Hindu Students Forum, Russian Federation
"The Hindu Students Forum is home to a comprehensive Links database with links to Hindu resources and sites on the net."
[A site, full of Java programming tricks, dedicated to pro-Hindu activism - ed.]
URL http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/1432
Information supplied by: Jagan Mohan (jaganmohanaidu@ropnet.ru)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

21 Jun 1997

SA-Cyborgs: South Asian Writers Online Collective
Spoon Collective, USA
According to the supplied blurb: "sa-cyborgs@jefferson.village.virginia.edu is an e-list. It is a list for poets and other creative writers (who write on South Asia related issues) to post their work. Currently the main concern of the list is south Asian Women's identity etc., and many of the works posted to this list have a non-western feminist perspective. However, all perspectives are welcome."
[A list established mid 1996. None of its proceedings or works appear to be archived - ed.]
URL http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/~spoons
Information supplied by: Radhika Gajjala (rxgst6@pitt.edu)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

19 Jun 1997

Beyer H. Otley (1883-1966) Philippines Papers
National Library of Australia, Canberra, Australia
"In 1972 the National Library of Australia acquired the extensive collection of Professor H. Otley Beyer (1883-1966), the leading Philippines ethnologist of his day. The Beyer Papers include correspondence, programs, photographs, maps, notebooks, articles, drafts of books, printed materials and other items. There are also volumes of original source material on ethnic groups in the Philippines compiled by Beyer and his informants, and considered Beyer's major life achievement."
URL http://www.nla.gov.au/1/ms/find_aids/4877.html
Information supplied by: Andrew Gosling (agosling@nla.gov.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

19 Jun 1997

Asian Studies at UTexas
UT-Austin, USA
"Description of programs offered by the dept., research of faculty members, link to the graduate journal SAGAR etc."
URL http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/
Information supplied by: Fini Thomas (fini@mail.utexas.edu)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

11 Jun 1997

Wesleyan Chinese Philosophical Etext Archive
Wesleyan Univ, USA
"A significant reorganization and enhancement, combining my Confucian Etext Project with new material prepared by others. Newly added texts include much of the Xunzi and Mozi. Coming in the next weeks: Zhou Dunyi, Tan Sitong, more Zhu Xi, and an advanced search engine."
[An exemplary, well organised scholarly e-texts site - ed.]
URL http://www.wesleyan.edu/~sangle/etext/index.html
Information supplied by: Steve Angle (sangle@wesleyan.edu)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

09 Jun 1997

SAIR - South Asian Internet Resources
South Asian Milan, USA
According to supplied blurb: "Search engine with the largest and most complete resources for Bangladesh and other South Asian countries - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. SAIR is the Yahoo! of South Asian Resources".
[Site also provides customised newsfeeds from Reuters, AP, AFP and major daily newspapers from South Asia - ed.]
URL http://www.samilan.com
Information supplied by: (webmaster@samilan.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

06 Jun 1997

China Judaic Studies Association
China Judaic Studies Association, China & USA
"Furthers Judaic Studies in China via publications, seminars, conferences. English publications: 'China Judaic Connection' (bi-annual newsletter); 'Legends of the Chinese Jews of Kaifeng' Chinese publications:'Encyclopedia Judaica' (one-volume ed.) 'Anti-Semitism: How and Why', 'Spring and Autumn of the Chinese Jews'".
URL http://www.oakton.edu/~friend/chinajews.html
Information supplied by: Beverly Friend (friend@oakton.edu)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

06 Jun 1997

Madhubani Painting, North India
Univ of Florida, USA
"An online exhibit of folk-style paintings by women artists who live in the Mithila region of Bihar in north India. An introduction offers historical, economic, and cultural background, a map, and bibliography. A separate page of web links. Exhibit of some two dozen paintings with traditional mythological and life-cycle themes. A simple memorial to art historian Roy C. Craven."
URL http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/rc/
Information supplied by: Gene R. Thursby (gthursby@religion.ufl.edu)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

06 Jun 1997

Update of Muller's CJK-English Character Dictionary
Toyo Gakuen Univ, Japan
"Web Dictionary Upgrade: Improved hyperlinking of variants and cross-references; 200 new compound words; numerous enhancements of single character entries. ZIP file available."
URL http://www2.gol.com/users/acmuller/cjkdict/CJKDictIntro.htm
Information supplied by: Charles Muller (acmuller@gol.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

05 June 1997

Electronic Buddhist Archives
Coombs Computing Unit, The Australian National Univ, Australia
"A subsection of the famous (est. Dec 1991) Coombspapers FTP Social Sciences/Asian Studies research archive (ftp://coombs.anu.edu.au/coombspapers/). Over 320 original documents in ascii (plain text) format. Coverage: Academic Research, Bibliographies, Biographies, Directories, Buddhist E-Texts (Sutras' Transcripts & Translations), Poetry, Ritual, Teachings, Theses Abstracts). The site offers a unique collection of 58 transcripts of unpublished, English language teachings and sermons by the 20th century Zen masters (Aitken Robert, Alcalde Augusto, Barzaghi Subhana, Beck Joko, Bolleter Ross, Kyong-ho, Laity Annabel, Maezumi Taizan, Musgrave Echard, Nhat Hanh, Rand Yvonne, Samy Ama, Tarrant John, Yamada Koun, Yasutani Hakuun."
[The research usefulness of the documents ranges from essential to marginal. Some of the directories are not kept up to date - ed.]
URL ftp://coombs.anu.edu.au/coombspapers/otherarchives/electronic-buddhist-archives/
Information supplied by: T.Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful

05 June 1997

Discover India!
Northern Arizona Univ, USA
A systematic listing of India online resources. Site contents: Art & Culture, Business, Computers, Country, Education, Environment, History, Home Pages, Humor, Images, Links to other Asian Countries, Matrimonial, Movies, Music, News, Organizations, Religions, Schools, Search Engines, Sports, Travel, Yoga.
[Especially strong coverage of resources on Hinduism - ed.]
URL http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~vdk/india/indianew.html
Information supplied by: Vipul Kapadia (vipul.kapadia@nau.edu)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

04 June 1997

True Freedom Cyber-Temple
www.diac.com, USA
According to the supplied blurb: "The Cyber-Temple Library has evolved into a great online resource for electronic texts."
[A collection of online Buddhist materials compiled by Todd Robinson, aka Suwattano, a Theravadin monk. Most of the published Zen texts are either un-referenced or copied, without permission and without acknowledgement, from the ANU's Electronic Buddhist Archives ftp site (ftp://coombs.anu.edu.au/coombspapers/otherarchives/electronic-buddhist-archives/) - ed.]
URL http://www.diac.com/~suwatt
Information supplied by: Todd Robinson Suwattano (suwatt@ibm.net)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal

03 June 1997

HimoNews - Himalayan Online News Service
www.himonews.com, USA
"Daily news and local media headlines from the Himalayan countries of Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, and Northern Indian States including Kashmir to on-line subscribers all over the world. HimoNews updates news from Kathmandu twice daily, during weekends and other public holidays in Nepal, the HimoNews service will be updated only once a day"
[A high quality commercial site with diverse and crisp information. Subscription rates $10 - $30 per month - ed.]
URL http://www.himonews.com
Information supplied by: Dr Chitra K. Tiwari (cktiwari@erols.com)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

03 Jun 1997

Origins of Angkor Archaeological Project
Department of Anthropology, Univ of Otago, New Zealand
The Origins of Angkor Archaeological Project is a NZ/Thailand multidisciplinary research project examining the social, cultural and technological development 1500 BC-600 AD in the Huai Yai valley of Northeast Thailand. Three sites, Non Muang Kao, Ban Lum Khao and Noen U-Loke have already been excavated.
[Extensive bibliography and a detailed list of C14 dates are also available - ed.]
URL http://www.otago.ac.nz/Anthropology/yResearchProjects/Angkor/-angkor.html
Information supplied by: Dougald O'Reilly (dougald.oreilly@stonebow.otago.ac.nz)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful

01 June 1997

Centre for Southeast Asian Law
Northern Territory Univ, Australia
"The Centre (est.1995) offers an external Master of Laws degree in Comparative Law, with a Southeast Asian focus. The Centre also conducts Summer Schools in selected comparative law subjects."
URL http://www.ntu.edu.au/faculties/law/cseal/
Information supplied by: Roslyn Walker (roslyn.walker@anu.edu.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

01 June 1997

Asia Pacific Sociological Association (APSA)
Univ of Queensland, Australia
APSA was formed May 1996. Its objectives are: "(a) to establish a network to link sociological associations, sociology departments and individual sociologists in the Asia Pacific region; (b) to provide information and contacts using such means as the internet and newsletters; (c) to act as a clearing house for co-operation in teaching, research and other professional activities; (d) to promote and assist the publication of social research focussing upon the region; (e) to encourage co-operation between sociologists, planners and policy makers at both the regional and community level."
URL http://www.uq.edu.au/~asalanyo/
Information supplied by: Scott Baum (scott.mcdonnell-baum@jcu.edu.au)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting

01 June 1997

The Wars of Viet Nam
Vassar College, USA
"The Wars for Viet Nam, 1945 to 1975, is a new site by historian Robert Brigham, assistant professor of history at Vassar College, the first American scholar given access to the Vietnamese archives on the war in Hanoi."
URL http://www.vassar.edu/vietnam/index.html
Information supplied by: George Laws (gelaws@vassar.edu)
* Research usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential

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