* tmc * in patientia vestra habetis animam vestram * tmc *

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.

30 November 2004

Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo

http://www.hi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

5star
Historiographical Institute, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Self-description:
"Shiryo Hensan-jo (the Historiographical Institute, HI), the University of Tokyo, has as its primary objective, rather than historiography in general, analysis, compilation, and publication of historical source materials concerning Japan. The Institute has become a major center of Japanese historical research, and makes historical sources available through its library, publications, and recently, databases."

Site contents:
* History; * Research Organization; * Staff; * Publications; * Library; * Conservation Laboratory; * The Documents of IRIKI; * Overseas Activities; * Historical Documents Relating to Japan in Foreign Countries; * Fellows; .

Note:
A site in 5 languages (JP, EN, FR, DE, KR, CN) - ed.

URL
http://www.hi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.hi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

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

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

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

* 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 15 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

posted by tmciolek at Tuesday, November 30, 2004

26 November 2004

Japanese Journal of Religious Studies

http://www.ic.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publications/jjrs/jjrs.htm

4star
Nanzan Institute for Religion & Culture, Nagoya, Japan

Supplied note:
"The Japanese Journal of Religious Studies is pleased to announce the publication of its recent special issue: 'Traditional Buddhism in Contemporary Japan.' Guest edited by Stephen G. Covell and Mark Rowe, this issue should be of interest to scholars across a wide array of disciplines. All of the articles are available for free download and viewing in pdf format at: [the
URL below] - bd."

Self-description:
"A semi-annual journal dedicated to the academic study of Japanese religions. First published in 1960 as Contemporary Religions in Japan, it was given its present name in 1974. The journal was taken over by the Nanzan Institute in 1981."

Site contents:
* Subscription Information; * Ordering Back Issues; * Cumulative Contents (on-Line from 1974); * Indexes: Index of Authors, (Index of Subjects, Index of Special Issues, Cumulative Index); * Submission of Manuscripts; * Search On-line Back Issues; * CD-ROM, Vols. 1-30.

URL
http://www.ic.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publications/jjrs/jjrs.htm

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.ic.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publications/jjrs/jjrs.htm

Link reported by:
Benjamin Dorman (dorman@ic.nanzan-u.ac.jp), forwarded by Francesca Beddie (fbeddie@ozemail.com.au)

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

* 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 15 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

posted by tmciolek at Friday, November 26, 2004

15 November 2004

The Seljuk Han in Anatolia

http://www.turkishhan.org/homebase.htm

4star
www.turkishhan.org, New York, US

Supplied note:
"An extensive catalogue, study, maps and bibliography of the 11th-13th c. caravanserais (khans, hans) in Turkey. The site operates since Aug 2002. - tmc."

Self-description:
"The site reflects the yearly field work done by the author [i.e. Katharine Branning - ed.] and Barbara E. Knecht in the years 1988 to the present. Katharine Branning is a librarian and art historian. Barbara E. Knecht is a registered architect and planner."

Site contents:
* About this website; * Introduction: what is a han?; * History of the Seljuks; * Life in the Seljuk Han; * Seljuk architecture; * Trade; * Architecture and Decoration of the Seljuk Han; * Seljuk decorative arts;
* Resources (Alphabetical list of hans, Chronological list of hans, List of hans by building type, List of hans by size, List of hans by region, List of Seljuk sultans, Bibliography, Map of the major Seljuk trade routes [under construction In Nov 2004 - ed.], General map of Turkey today, Map of Turkey showing the locations of hans, List of hans in ruins).

URL
http://www.turkishhan.org/homebase.htm

Internet Archive
(www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]

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]:
Other

* 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 15 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

posted by tmciolek at Monday, November 15, 2004

12 November 2004

Digital Shikshapatri

http://www.shikshapatri.org.uk/

5star
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, UK

Self-description:
"Digital Shikshapatri [launched 24th Jan. 2004 - ed.] provides instant online access to a treasure of the British Hindu cultural heritage that is held in Oxford's Bodleian Library. This fragile Sanskrit manuscript, called the Shikshapatri, was written by Shree Swaminarayan, founder of Swaminarayan Hinduism, and outlines moral and spiritual codes for everyday life."

Site contents:
* Views (Study View, Darshan View); * Biographies (Brahmananda Swami Samvat 1828 - Samvat 1888, Gopalananda Swami Samvat 1837 - Samvat 1908, Akshar Brahman Gunatitananda Swami Samvat 1841 - Samvat 1923, Goddess Lakshmi, Lord Ganesh or Ganapati, Lord Hanuman, Lord Krishna, Lord Rama, Lord Swaminarayan Samvat 1837 - Samvat 1886, Lords Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, Muktananda Swami Samvat 1814 - Samvat 1886, Mukundananda Brahmachari (Mulji Brahmachari) Samvat 1822 - Samvat 1904, Nishkulananda Swami Samvat 1822 - Samvat 1904, Nityananda Swami Samvat 1822 - Samvat 1904, Premananda Swami Samvat 1840 - Samvat 1911, Radha, Ramananda Swami Samvat 1795 - Samvat 1858, Shatananda Swami, Shukanand Swami Samvat 1825 - Samvat 1925); * Key Concepts; * Glossary [definitions of 185 terms]; * Site Map; * Images;
* Related Articles; * Search; * Links (Indian Institute Library, U. of Oxford, Refugee Studies Centre, U. of Oxford, Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, New Opportunities Fund: NOF Digitise, Mapping Asia - Information on other Sanskrit manuscript collections in the UK, BBC Religion and Ethics website); * FAQ * About Us * Contact Us * Copyright * Login * Help

URL
http://www.shikshapatri.org.uk/

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.shikshapatri.org.uk/

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

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

* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - 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 30
Please note that the above details were correct on 15 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

posted by tmciolek at Friday, November 12, 2004