The Best of The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: May 2005

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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.

24 May 2005

Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst

http://www.cacianalyst.org/

5star

Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, The Johns Hopkins University, Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Washington, DC, US

Supplied note:
"Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst [a subscription free, bi-weekly Web journal - ed.], May 18, 2005 Issue on Web Note: Two Policy Papers Recently Released: * A 'Greater Central Asia Partnership' for Afghanistan and Its Neighbors, by S. Frederick Starr, March 2005, 38 pp. [...]; * Developing Counter-Narcotics Policy in Central Asia: Legal and Political Dimensions, by Kairat Osmonaliev, January 2005, 104 pp. [...]
The 18 May issue of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute is now online at [the URL below] The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst is a bi-weekly publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, Johns Hopkins University-SAIS.
The CACI Analyst welcomes article submissions. At this moment, we are particularly interested in submissions on economics and finance matters in Central Asia and the Caucasus region, but all inquiries are welcome. Please contact the Editor, Svante Cornell, at scornell@jhu.edu with a short description of your article. [...]

The Analytical Articles include: * Parliamentary Elections in Azerbaijan: A Fairer Game or Same Old Stuff?, by Alman Mir-Ismail [...]; * Kyrgyzstan's "Revolution": Poppies or Tulips? , by Svante Cornell and Niklas Swanstrom [...]; * Bush Visits Georgia to Support 'The Beacon of Liberty', by Khatuna Salukvadze [...]; * Is the Salafi-Jihadist Way Still an Obstacle to Russia in Chechnya?, by Murad Batal al-Shishani [...].
The Field Reports Include: * Kyrgyzstan Hosts Thousands of Uzbek Refugees after Violent Riots in Andijan, by Erica Marat [...]; * Opposition Trying to Gain Solid Ground in Armenia, by Grigor Hakobyan [...]; * Georgia Paints the Town for President Bush, by Kakha Jibladze [...]; * Half-Hearted Anti-Drug Efforts Breed Corruption in Kazakhstan, by Marat Yermukanov. [...] - sec."

Note:
The Analyst provides a rigorous, concise and nonpartisan forum where specialists can assess issues and events in the Central Asia-Caucasus region for a broad audience of business people, journalists, policy makers, government officials, diplomats and academics - ed.

Site contents:
Inside CACI; Archives [since 2 Feb 2000]; Major Projects; Forum Summaries, Publications; Fellowships, The Xinjiang Project; Resource Links (Central Asia - Caucasus; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Chechnya/Daghestan; Georgia; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Xinjiang (China)).

URL
http://www.cacianalyst.org/

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.cacianalyst.org/

Link reported by:
Svante E. Cornell (svante.cornell@east.uu.se), forwarded by central-eurasia-l@lists.fas.harvard.edu

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

* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - 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 1,000

Please note that the above details were correct on 12 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

Axis Information and Analysis (AIA) - Global Challenges Research

http://www.axisglobe.com/default.aspx

5star

Axis Information and Analysis Ltd., Herndon, VA, US

Supplied note:
"We are glad to present to you a new website - [see URL below] - of Axis Information and Analysis (AIA), an information agency that unites professionals having years of experience in collecting and analyzing information about Asia and Eastern Europe. AIA staff includes journalists, ex-diplomats, and former officers of the special services of a number of Asian and Eastern-European countries.
AIA's main attention is focused upon those states that represent a threat to regional and international security, as well as upon areas of ethnic and religious conflict. At the same time, AIA follows the events in those countries that are going through political and socio-economic cataclysms. Our website is updated several times a day, and there you can find the last and the exclusive information on abovementioned regions. - me."

Site contents:
* Military, Secret Services (subsections: Persons, Organizations, General References / Eastern Europe - Central Asia - Caucasus - Middle East - EU); * Global Policy [subsections as above - ed.]; * Extremism and Terrorism [subsections as above - ed.]; * News; * Partners; * Search; * Subscribe; * About Us.

URL
http://www.axisglobe.com/default.aspx

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

Link reported by:
Michel Elbaz (elbaz@axisglobe.com)

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

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

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

21 May 2005

Bhutan - Royal Court of Justice/HighCourt

http://www.judiciary.gov.bt/

4star

Royal Court of Justice/HighCourt, Thimphu, Bhutan

Supplied note:
"Bhutan's judiciary has launched a new website, [at the URL below] to link district courts to the High Court. A spokesman for the High Court has said that 'The public can access courts through this web-based system, and retrieve judicial information and forms in the near future.' The web site, 'Royal Court of Justice, Bhutan', reviews many aspects of the judiciary of Bhutan, court procedure, act and rules, cases and judgments, judicial reforms, the use of IT, etc. - bcs."

Site contents:
* Judiciary of Bhutan; * Court Procedure; * Acts & Rules; * Cases & Judgments; * Judicial Reforms; * Technology; * Education; * Public information.

URL
http://www.judiciary.gov.bt/

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

Link reported by: Brian C. Shaw (bcjshaw@hkucc.hku.hk)

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

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

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

20 May 2005

Thai World Affairs Center (Thai WAC)

http://www.thaiwac.ias.chula.ac.th

4star

Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Supplied note: "We are non-profit and non-partisan academic institution which aims at promoting international understanding. Facts and opinions are reported honestly. We believe that foreigners are entitled to get to know Thailand as it is. [...]
The project is financially supported by public donation: commercial pages are not allowed. Our survival depends entirely on the number of visitors, as donors are happy to support only the public service used by a sizeable number of people.
So, kindly support this project by visiting our website. We would appreciate it very much if you could kindly forward this message to your friends who are interested in Thailand.
Your advice would be highly welcome. - Professor Khien Theeravit Director, Thai WAC."

Site contents:
* Foreword; * Politics; * Security; * Economy; * Society; * Relations; * Special; * Reference; * About Us; * Thailand Monitor [academic articles on Thailand in English]; * Special Report; * Activities.

Note:
An informative, user-friendly, bi-lingual (TH, EN) site with news and analyses from Thailand - ed.

URL
http://www.thaiwac.ias.chula.ac.th

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.thaiwac.ias.chula.ac.th

Link reported by:
Khien Theeravit (thaiwac@]chula.ac.th), forwarded by Brian C. Shaw (bcjshaw@hkucc.hku.hk)

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

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

19 May 2005

Indica-et-Buddhica.org: Materials for Indology and Buddhology

http://indica-et-buddhica.org/

5star

indica-et-buddhica.org, Oxford, New Zealand.

Self-description:
"Indica-et-buddhica.org-Catalogus bibliothecarum (ieb-cb) is a virtual union catalogue providing centralised access to library servers with significant indological and buddhological collections.
Searches can be conducted using a range of attributes, terms and operators. Records can be retrieved in various syntaxes, formats and quantities. In addition to bibliographical data, many records contain location, holding and availability details.
Ieb-cb is designed to facilitate the transfer of indological and buddhological data across large networks. It will enable researchers to rapidly locate and obtain records from widely distributed library servers. "
Site contents: *Indica-et-Buddhica.org-Catalogus bibliothecarum: A Virtual Union Catalogue homepage; * Indica-et-Buddhica.org: Notes on Accessibility, Compatibility &c.

Note:
An elegant, and most informative site with a powerful, user-hostile interface. Definitely not for the fainthearted researchers - ed.

URL
http://indica-et-buddhica.org/

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

Link reported by:
Richard Mahoney (r.mahoney@iconz.co.nz), forwarded by h-asia@h-net.msu.edu

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

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

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

09 May 2005

Central Asian [Socio-economics] Gateway

http://www.cagateway.org/

4star

Center for Economic Research, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Supplied note:
"[The] portal [est. 2003 - ed.] provides access to research, publications, news and events on the issues of socio-economic development and integration of the Central Asian countries with focus on poverty reduction, economic governance, private sector and civil society development. - sa."

URL
http://www.cagateway.org/

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.cagateway.org/

Link reported by:
Sayora Arifdjanova (Sayora.Arifdjanova@cer.uz)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
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 3,000

Please note that the above details were correct on 12 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

04 May 2005

Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) Statistics Database

http://www.lib.ku.edu/ceal/

4star

University of Kansas Libraries, Lawrence, KS, US

Supplied note:
"The Council on East Asian Library (CEAL) Statistics is an annual publication of statistical data of East Asian libraries and museum collections (volumes held, volumes added gross, current serials, other materials, electronic resources), expenditures (expenditures and grant support), staffing, and services in North America. CEAL annual statistics have been collected and published annually in Journal of East Asian Libraries since late 1980s. The online statistics database covers CEAL statistics from 1999 to present with a parallel hard copy publication of CEAL statistics in the February issue of JEAL, the CEAL official publication. The variety of statistical data collected is similar to that collected by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and is included in ARL's annual statistics (http://www.arl.org/stats/arlstat/index.html). CEAL statistics focus on East Asian collections and especially Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages resouces, staffing, and service to support East Asian studies in North America.

The database is searchable, with results viewable and printable in table (numbers) and graph formats. Member libraries (with password access) can view library rankings in categories of collection size, expenditures, and grant funding with filters of library type (public or private), and/or geographical region, etc. The database is also a directory of East Asian collections contact information, URLs of online catalogs, etc. The data series is the most comprehensive continuing library statistical dataset among area studies collections in North America. Statistical data published in PDF are availabe from the Committee's home page (http://www.lib.ku.edu/ceal/stat/).
The CEAL Statistics site has been created and maintained by the CEAL Statistics Committee located at the University of Kansas Libraries, Lawrence, KS since 1999. - vd."

URL
http://www.lib.ku.edu/ceal/

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.lib.ku.edu/ceal/

Link reported by:
Vickie Doll/Chair, CEAL Statistics Committee (vdoll@ku.edu)

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

* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - 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 12 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

02 May 2005

Files of the Communist Party of Japan: free online inventory in Comintern online

http://www.comintern-online.com/

4star

IDC Publishers, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Supplied note:
"IDC Publishers is pleased to announce that a free online inventory (in English and Russian) is available for the collection Files of the Communist Party of Japan. This finding aid is part of Comintern online, that comprises an inventory to the complete Comintern Archives of 55,000,000 pages.
Access to the Comintern online inventory is free after registering at www.comintern-online.com
More information For more information on the contents of this collection, please register at www.comintern-online.com or visit www.idc.nl/referer.php?id=352 - wl."

URL
http://www.comintern-online.com/

Internet Archive
http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.comintern-online.com/

Link reported by:
Willemijn Lindhout (wlindhout@idc.nl)

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

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

* 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 300

Please note that the above details were correct on 12 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

01 May 2005

Bangladesh News Archives

http://www.bangladeshnewsarchives.com/

4star

BDPortals.com, ?Dhaka, ?Bangladesh

Supplied note:
"Daily Updated. Searchable Archives of Bangladeshi News [since 22 Apr 2005 - ed.]. Published in XHTML with RSS Feeds - ih."

News Categories:
Front Page; Metropolitan; International; Business; Sports; Culture; General; National; Top News

URL
http://www.bangladeshnewsarchives.com/

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

Link reported by:
Intekhab Hussain (intekhab@gawab.com)

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

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

* 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 1,000

Please note that the above details were correct on 12 October 2005. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com