The Best of The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: April 2004

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Dear Reader,

The ASIAN STUDIES WWW MONITOR
(including all its subsidiary (and/or sister) pages on "coombs.anu.edu.au" server) has permanently ceased its publishing operations on Friday 21st January 2011.

All of the online resources reported here have been thoroughly checked at the time of their listing. However, it is possible that, with the with the passage of time, many of the originally reported materials might have been removed from the Internet, or changed their online address, or varied the scope and quality of their contents.

Fortunately, in several cases it is possible to access many of the older versions of the resources listed in the MONITOR. This can be easily done via the free services of the "The Internet Archive" http://web.archive.org/, a remarkable brainchild of Brewster Kahle, San Francisco, CA.

- with warm regards -

Editor, Dr T. Matthew Ciolek.

Canberra, 21 January 2011.

23 April 2004

Errata pages for Prof. Patrick Olivelle's translations of Ancient Indian texts

http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/olivelle/books.htm

5star

College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin, TX, US

Supplied note:
"Dear All: I discover mistakes and blunders as soon as I open a new book for the first time; a phenomenon, I trust, you are all familiar with. There are many in the several translations I have published over the years; especially in the widely-used translation of the Upanisads published in the Oxford World's Classics Series. I have now put all the needed correction for the Upanisads and for other books on my web site. You can access them at the following URL [see below]. It was difficult to get the diacritics to work on both the PC and MAC platforms; so we have made images for the diacritics; pardon the roughness observed sometimes Thanks. Patrick Olivelle, University of Texas."

Site contents:
Bibliographical details of the 16 books by Prof. Patrick Olivelle, and a list of online corrections and additions to: * Olivelle, J. Patrick. 2000. The Dharmastras of Apastamba, Gautama, Baudhyana, and Vasiha. Sanskrit editions and annotated translations. In Sources of Indian Law, ed. Patrick Olivelle. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. 783 pages. * Olivelle, J. Patrick. 1999. Dharmasutras: The Law Codes of Ancient India (annotated translation of the Dharmasutras of Apastamba, Gautama, Baudhayana, and Vasistha). Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 480 pages. * Olivelle, J. Patrick. 1998. The Early Upanisads: Annotated Text and Translation. (edition with variants, translation, and notes) South Asia Research Series. New York: Oxford University Press. 700 pages. * Olivelle, J. Patrick. 1996. The Upanisads. (annotated translation of 12 early Upanisads). Oxford World's Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 504 pages.
The site also offers online access to several of the forty articles [in PDF format] by Prof. Olivelle [asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/olivelle/articles.htm]

URL
http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/olivelle/books.htm

Internet Archive (www.archive.org)
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://asnic.utexas.edu/asnic/olivelle/books.htm

Link reported by:
Patrick Olivelle (jpo@uts.cc.utexas.edu), forwarded by h-asia@h-net.msu.edu

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study

* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
Academic

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
V.Useful

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on 17 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

Pacific Trade and Development Conference (PAFTAD) Papers

http://apseg.anu.edu.au/paftad/papers.php

4star

Asia Pacific School of Economics and Government, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Self-description:
"PAFTAD Conference Papers. These papers are for information only. They being revised for publication and the authors must be contacted before any citation is made. The authors can be contacted through the PAFTAD Secretariat. [...] PAFTAD promotes policy-oriented academic research and discussion of Asia Pacific economic issues, serves as the most authoritative source of economic analysis in the Pacific area, and generates high-quality publications on international economic and development issues. Almost every year since 1968 many of the Pacific's leading economists have gathered under the banner of the Pacific Trade and Development Conference (PAFTAD) to debate and discuss fundamental economic issues facing the region.

Site contents:
[papers, in PDF format] * Asia Pacific countries and the Doha Development Agenda; * The Rise of East Asian Regionalism; * The Rise of Services Trade: Regional Initiatives and Challenges for the WTO; * Asia Pacific Regional Architecture and Financial Market Integration; * Truncated Globalism: The Fate of the Asia Pacific Economies?; * Multilateral Trade Cooperation After Cancun; * Reshaping the Asia Pacific Economic Order; * Politico-Strategic Dimensions of Economic Cooperation in the Asia Pacific; * The Economics and Politics of People Movement in East Asia and the Pacific; * The Impact of East Asian Economic Integration on the Asia Pacific Region.

URL
http://apseg.anu.edu.au/paftad/papers.php

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://apseg.anu.edu.au/paftad/papers.php

Link reported by:
T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study

* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
Academic

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
V.Useful

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on 17 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

20 April 2004

Subject Area Bibliographies and Selected RAND Abstracts

http://www.rand.org/publications/bib/index.html

4star

RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA

Self-description:
"Subject Area Bibliographies: Available for a diverse collection of subjects, each Subject Area Bibliography is used to easily find RAND research documents grouped by topic in one place, complete with abstracts. They are updated regularly, and contain most publicly available research documents released by RAND. [...] [RAND subject area bibliographies, freely available online in PDF format, include such topics as Asia (Pre-1980); Asia (1980-2003); China (Pre-1980); China (1980-2003); Environment (1980-2003); International Trade (1985-2003); Middle East (1980-2003); Population (1985-2003); Terrorism (1980-2003) - ed.]
Selected RAND Abstracts: These comprehensive bibliographies [for the years (1963-present) - ed.] include abstracts for every publicly available RAND document in a given year."

URL
http://www.rand.org/publications/bib/index.html

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.rand.org/publications/bib/index.html

Link reported by:
T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Online Guide

* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]:
NGO

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
V.Useful

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on 17 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

19 April 2004

Indonesian Internet Sites

http://yyyyyyyyyyyyy

5star

http://www.nla.gov.au/asian/indo/indsites.html

5star

The National Library of Australia (NLA), Canberra, Australia

Supplied note:
"The Library's 'Indonesian Internet Sites' web page provides links to more than 250 web sites on Indonesia. - om."

Site contents:
* Arts and Culture; * Business and Finance; * Education; * Gateways; * General; * Government and Politics; * Law; * Libraries and Resources; * Maps; * News and Media; * Bali, East Timor, Java, Kalimantan, Maluku, Papua and Sumatera; * Search.

URL
http://www.nla.gov.au/asian/indo/indsites.html

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.nla.gov.au/asian/indo/indsites.html

Link reported by:
Oliver Mann (oliver.mann@dfat.gov.au), forwarded by asialib@info.anu.edu.au

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Online Guide

* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]:
Library

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
Essential

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 100

Please note that the above details were correct on 17 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

The Indonesian Acquisitions List (IAL), March 2004

http://www.nla.gov.au/asian/pub/ial/

4star

The National Library of Australia (NLA), Canberra, Australia

Supplied note:
"The Indonesian Acquisitions List (IAL) details new books and serials which have recently been acquired by the National Library of Australia through its Regional Office in Jakarta. The March 2004 edition of the IAL is now accessible at at [the URL below]. - om."

Self-description:
"The Indonesian Acquisitions List (IAL) details books and serials published in Indonesia which have been recently acquired by the National Library of Australia through its Regional Office in Jakarta, Indonesia. The IAL was produced quarterly in hard copy until September 2001. It has also been accessible on the Web since 1996. There was a break in production from September 2001 to December 2002. The quarterly IAL resumed on the Web only from March 2003."

Site contents:
* IAL Online Editions [1996 - present. Available in HTML, MS Word and PDF formats - ed.] * Indonesian Acquistions Program; * Arrangement and Content of Entries; * Use of the Library's Indonesian Collection; * Enquiries.

URL
http://www.nla.gov.au/asian/pub/ial/

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.nla.gov.au/asian/pub/ial/

Link reported by:
Oliver Mann (oliver.mann@dfat.gov.au), forwarded by asialib@info.anu.edu.au

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Documents

* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]:
Library

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
V.Useful

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 100

Please note that the above details were correct on 17 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

05 April 2004

Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh

http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/

5star

Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Supplied note:
"[This online edition of the] Banglapedia furnishes data, facts and information about all branches of knowledge - history and heritage, arts and humanities, society and economy, state and polity, ideas and institutions, philosophies and sciences, nature and environment, and so on. The editors have had in mind an audience comprising a broad range of interests and levels of knowledge regarding Bangladesh: students, scholars, educators, diplomats, administrators, and other professionals. Banglapedia, the national encyclopedia of Bangladesh, represents the fulfillment of over six years of effort [the work on the project was commenced in Feb 1997 - ed.] made by scores of intellectuals who joined the endeavour as planners, organisers, contributors, reviewers, editors, translators, researchers, designers, technicians, fund raisers, and so on. - zh."

Site contents:
Banglapedia Content Index (A-Z) Chief Editor's Preface; Board of Editors; Contributors; How to Use; Team: CD Version

URL
http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/

Link reported by:
Zahid Hossain (banglapedia@cxbd.com)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study

* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
NGO

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
Essential

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on 17 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

04 April 2004

Observer Research Foundation (ORF), India

http://www.observerindia.com/

4star

Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, India

Self-description:
"Visualised and supported by a cross-section of India's leading intellectuals, academics, public figures, social activists, business leaders and institutions of higher learning, Observer Research Foundation was established on September 5, 1990 as a non-profit, public policy think-tank. [...] ORF Objectives: * Aid and impact formulation of policies and evolve policy alternatives. * Create a climate conducive to effective implementation of these policies. * Strengthen India's democratic institutions to enable coherent, reasoned and consistent policy-making. * Provide reasoned and consensual inputs representing a broad section of opinion to improve governance, accelerate economic development, and ensure a better quality of life for all Indians. * Monitor strategic environment. * Work towards achieving international peace, harmony, and co-operation. * Give direction to India's long-range foreign policy objectives."

Site contents:
* About us; * Institutes (ORF Institute of Asian Studies, ORF Institute of Security Studies, ORF Institute of Economy and Development, ORF Institute of Politics and Governance); * Chapters; * Analysis; * Research (US-India Strategic Dialogue organised by ORF and RAND, ORF-Brookings Project on Islam and Democracy: The Asian Experience, ORF-National Defense University (Washington) Project on Gulf Security, Forum of Federations-ORF Project on Decentralisation of Healthcare in India, ORF - Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Joint International Conference, Iran: 25 Years after the Revolution, Maoist Insurgency in Nepal: The Challenge And The Response, Left-wing Extremism in India, India Nepal Track II, Status of National Security Studies in South Asia, Status of US Studies in India, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: A Hindu Powerhouse, Kashmiri Pandits: Problems and Prospects, Employment Generation and 8% Growth Rate in India, Prospects for Energy Cooperation with India's Extended Neighbourhood, Energy Efficiency Report, Study on Agricultural Growth, Pakistan [100 personalities] Profiles Project, ORF Global Directory of Research Institutions on Asia, Situation Reports on Pakistan Politics, Economics and Provinces, Pakistan's Foreign Policy, Status Report on Terrorism Studies in India, Bibliography on Governance); * Reports; * Publications (Policy Brief, Issue Brief; Monograph; Occasional papers; Strategic Trends; Books); * Partnership; * Internship; *Web Links; *Jobs; * Papers; * Events; * ORF Strategic Trends [e-journal]; * ORF Monitor [e-journal]; * News Brfiefs (Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka; China; Energy; Terrorism); * How to Reach ORF; * Search.

URL
http://www.observerindia.com/

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.observerindia.com/

Link reported by:
Yvette C. Rosser (y.r.rani@mail.utexas.edu), forwarded by h-asia@h-net.msu.edu

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Corporate Info./Study/News

* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
NGO

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
V.Useful

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 100

Please note that the above details were correct on 17 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

Images of Australia in Asian Languages

http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2004/apr04/article4.html

4star

The National Library of Australia (NLA), Canberra, Australia

Supplied note:
"The National Library of Australia seeks to collect Asian language Australiana comprehensively. This includes works published overseas in Asian languages where the subject is wholly or substantially Australian. It also includes Asian language books published in Australia, as well as Asian language editions and translations of Australian authors, whether published locally or overseas. The Asian Collections contain some 3000 Australiana monographs in Japanese, 1000 in Chinese and around 200 in other Asian languages. In addition there are many journal and newspaper articles about Australia in these languages.
An introduction to these holdings, 'Images of Australia in Asian Languages' by Andrew Gosling [NLA's Chief Librarian, Asian Collections from 1985 to 2003 - ed.] is included in 'National Library of Australia News,' volume XIV number 7, April 2004, pp. 14-17 and on the Library's website at [the URL below].
The article illustrates the wide range of these contemporary and older publications. It also describes the Asian Accounts of Australia Project, which has provided greater access to selected Chinese and Japanese language monograph and serial holdings reflecting Asian perceptions of Australia. The Project was carried out by the National Library, the Australian National University and Griffith University, with funding from the Australian Research Council. - ag."

[The article provides links to the NLA's eight annotated bibliographies of Chinese and Japanese Australiana [www.nla.gov.au/asian/accounts/], the project's final conference, 'As Others See Us', held at the National Library in February 2003, and to the abstracts of the conference papers [www.geocities.com/australiana2003 - ed.]

URL
http://www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/2004/apr04/article4.html

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.nla.gov.au/pub/nlanews/

Link reported by:
Andrew Gosling (andrewgosling@netspeed.com.au)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study

* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]:
Library

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
V. Useful

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on 17 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

03 April 2004

China Vitae - Online Biographical Database

http://www.chinavitae.com

5star

China Vitae, Asian Strategies Group, Washington D.C., US

Self-description:
"China Vitae [est. mid 2003 - ed.] is an online biographical database that provides more than 2500 biographies of current Chinese political, military, economic, business, and academic leaders. The China Vitae database offers state-of-the-art searches of its biographies, including advanced tools for learning about the backgrounds and careers of senior Chinese officials. China Vitae's database is extensively cross-referenced. Employing an array of search tools, users can easily create lists of officials who have similar career paths, organizational affiliations, education, and places of origin. The cross-referencing allows users to follow the lives and careers of Chinese officials, individually or in groups, from birth to the present, facilitating background studies of officials in politics, military, business, and academia. In addition to the main China Vitae database, VIP Appearances, a second database, tracks the public appearances of several hundred senior Chinese officials, allowing its users to follow the daily activities of those officials whose lives and views influence Chinese policies. China Vitae also offers links to other databases of biographical information on Chinese officials."

Supplied note:
"An exceptional and long needed resource! And the best: it's free of charge! - hl."

Site contents:
(1) Research Center (gives you quick access to biographies, the most recent VIP Appearances and updates, as well as a research library covering major government organizations); (2) Search the Database; (3) Browse by Institution; (4) View Detailed Biographies; (5) Search History; (6) Discover Connections; (7) Compare Personal Histories; (8) Track VIP Appearances (for a select group of important individuals, we report on recent speeches, attendence at meetings, and other public appearances).

URL
http://www.chinavitae.com

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.chinavitae.com

Link reported by:
Thomas Kampen, University of Heidelberg, Germany, forwarded by Hanno Lecher - Internet Guide for Chinese Studies (http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
News/Study

* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
NGO?

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
Essential

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on 17 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

01 April 2004

Asia House Library

http://www.asienhaus-bibliothek.de

4star

Das Asienhaus, German Asia Foundation, Essen, Germany

Supplied note:
"On this website the catalogue of the Library of Asia House [www.asienhaus.org] is presented. At the moment the database contains about 18,000 titles of books and articles. The regional focus is on South East and East Asia. Search in the database is possible in English and German for titles, authors and keywords. - kf."

Self-description:
"The German Asia Foundation was founded in 1992 to promote the dialogue with the countries of Asia and the Asians living here and to support the initiatives and organisations participating in it. It is politically and economically independent and works here as well as in Asia for human dignity and against oppression, for overcoming prejudices and the realization of social justice. [...] The current members of the German Asia Foundation are its founder, Professor Dr.Guenter Freudenberg, the Korea Association, the Philippines Bureau, the South Asia Bureau, the Tibet Support Group Germany and the Association for Development Education about Southeast Asia."

URL
http://www.asienhaus-bibliothek.de

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.asienhaus-bibliothek.de

Link reported by:
Klaus Fritsche (k.fritsche@asienhaus.de)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Online Guide

* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
NGO

* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
V.Useful

* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]:
under 30

Please note that the above details were correct on 17 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com