* 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.


29 October 2010

Maritime Security in Southeast Asia: U.S., Japanese, Regional, and Industry Strategies

http://www.nbr.org/publications/element.aspx?id=467
5star
29 Oct 2010

The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), Seattle, WA, USA

Supplied note:
"NBR has just released a new report on maritime security in Southeast Asia. The report will be free to download for the next two months, so I wanted to pass along some info in case this may be of interest to Asian Studies WWW Monitor readers. Below is the info and a link to the report on our site. - ttg."

Self-description:
"'Maritime Security in Southeast Asia: U.S., Japanese, Regional, and Industry Strategies' - John Bradford, James Manicom, Sheldon Simon and Neil Quartaro (NBR Special Report, November 2010)
64pp | $8.95 (Free to download [a PDF document] through 12/31/10)
More information and where to download the full report: [at the URL below]
Pirate activity in strategically important waterways around the globe, from the Strait of Malacca to the waters off the Horn of Africa, has garnered significant attention recently from states dependent on these waters for international trade and the free movement of goods. State responses have ranged from independently dispatching naval forces to patrol major sea lines of communication, to multinational patrols and information sharing mechanisms to increase domain awareness. Less visible, but of equal-or perhaps greater-importance are the efforts of ship owners, operators, and maritime industry groups toward increasing ship security and combating pirate attacks.
Originally presented at a workshop NBR collaborated on with the Japan Forum on International Relations in Tokyo [http://www.jfir.or.jp/e/index.htm - ed.], Japan, in May 2010, this special report focuses on U.S., Japanese, regional, and industry strategies to combat piracy and other maritime security threats in Southeast Asian waterways. [...]
More on this topic [links to related NBR publications]:
# Part One: Regional Issues in Southeast Asian Security;
# Securing Southeast Asiaƕs Sea Lanes: A Work in Progress;
# Russia and Global Security: Approaches to Nuclear Arms Control and Nonproliferation;
# Treacherous Terrain: The Political and Security Dimensions of Energy Development in The Caspian Sea Zone;
# Southeast Asia: Whither Security Regionalism?
# China's Military Modernization: Making Steady and Surprising Progress;
# A New Stage for the U.S.-Japan Alliance?
# Asian Reactions to U.S. Missile Defense;
# Military Power Projection in Asia;
# The Maritime Boundary Dispute Between Bangladesh and Myanmar: Motivations, Potential Solutions, and Implications."

Table of contents of the Report:
1: U.S. Strategic Interests and Cooperative Activities in Maritime Southeast Asia - John Bradford
2: Japan's Role in Strengthening Maritime Security in Southeast Asia - James Manicom
3: Safety and Security in the Malacca Straits: The Limits of Collaboration - Sheldon W. Simon
4: The Challenges of the Jolly Roger: Industry Perspectives on Piracy - Neil A. Quartaro

URL http://www.nbr.org/publications/element.aspx?id=467

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

Link reported by: Tracy Timmons-Gray (ttimmonsgray--at--nbr.org)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
NGO
* Scholarly usefulness of the online resource [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]: Statistics is unavailable

Please note that the above details were correct on the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

27 October 2010

EALRGA (East Asian Library Resources Group of Australia) Newsletter [full text issues Jul 2010 - May 1995]

http://coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/NLA/EALRGA/newsletter.html
5star
27 Oct 2010

Australian National University Library, Canberra / National Library of Australia, Canberra / University of Melbourne Library, Melbourne, Australia.

Supplied note:
"Wed, Sep 01, 2010 [...] Dear EALRGA readers, On behalf of the EALRGA Committee, I am pleased to advise you that the EALRGA (East Asian Library Resources Group of Australia) NEWSLETTER ISSN 1832-7648 issue No. 56 (July 2010) has just been published. The link is: [at the URL below]
I would like to express my sincere thanks to all authors who had contributed outstanding articles, reports and news to this issue. I would also like to thank Ms Wan Wong who had uploaded all files and images to the EALRGA server. Below is the content of no. 56 for your information - bhy."

Site contents:
* Current Issue - No. 56 (July 2010) [with individual articles and columns in PDF format]
(## Articles and Reports :
# A message from the EALRGA Newsletter Editor by Bick-har Yeung,
# Chinese art, archaeology and rare books : the Yetts Collection by Andrew Gosling,
# China's Kam Minority: A Short Bibliographic Outline of Kam-Related Research Materials in the University of Melbourne Library by Catherine Ingram,
# Taiwan Studies Collection: Airiti by David Lai,
# Integration: A New way for Chinese Legal Information Services by TIAN Wei and FAN Jing-yi,
## Reports:
# Asian Studies Association of Australia, 18th Biennial Conference, University of Adelaide, 5-8 July 2010 by Andrew Gosling,
# Asian Studies Association of Australia, 18th Biennial Conference, University of Adelaide, 5-8 July 2010 by Amy Chan,
## Library News and Social Events:
# News from the Japanese Collection at the University of Melbourne by Michelle Hall,
# Accomplishment of National Library Chinese Serial Card Catalogue Conversion Project by Di Pin Ouyang,
# Major Acquisitions: news from the Chinese Collections at NLA by Di Pin Ouyang,
# News from the Japanese Unit, Asian Collections, National Library of Australia by Mayumi Shinozaki,
# News from the Chinese Collection, the University of Melbourne Library by Bick-har Yeung,
## Upcoming Conferences and other information, compiled by Bick-har Yeung:
# Upcoming conferences,
# Other information);
* Previous Issues [with access to their full text] (No. 55 (Jan 2010) - No. 33 (Mar 1997), 1995 and 1996 newsletters [No. 32 (Nov 1996) - No. 29 (May 1995)]);
* EALRGA Committee;
* Membership Information;
* EALRGA Mailing List;
* Links to Related Sites (# Library associations with an interest in East Asia [ = ALIA Asia and Pacific Special Interest Group (APSIG), Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL), European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS), European Association of Sinological Librarians (EASL), Hong Kong Library Association (HKLA)], # Useful sites, # Asian Studies Associations, # Related WWW Virtual Library Projects);
* EALRGA Free Board [under construction].

URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/NLA/EALRGA/newsletter.html

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://coombs.anu.edu.au/SpecialProj/NLA/EALRGA/newsletter.html

Link reported by: Bick-Har Yeung (bhy--at--unimelb.edu.au), forwarded by Andrew Gosling (andrewgosling--at--netspeed.com.au)

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


Please note that the above details were correct on the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

26 October 2010

India-Israel Relations: Strategic Interests, Politics and Diplomatic Pragmatism

http://web.hevra.haifa.ac.il/~ch-strategy/index.php?lang=en
4star
26 Oct 2010

Israel National Defense College, Herzliya & University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.

Supplied note:
"This monograph is published by Israel National Defense College* with the partnership of the Reuven Chaikin Chair** in Geostrategy, University of Haifa, Israel.
*Israel National Defense College is the highest educational institute of extensive and in-depth studies of National Defense as well as International Affairs factors, including various relevant components and their interdependent relations.
**Reuven Chaikin Chair in Geostrategy, University of Haifa, Israel researches issues of national security, which have spatial expression such as natural resources and their distribution, population spread, physical infrastructure, and environmental elements. [...]
The author of the monograph is Dr. Itzhak Gerberg, a former Consul General of the State of Israel in Bombay (Mumbai) and a Research Fellow at the Israel National Defense College Research Centre and an expert on India's International Affairs.

India-Israel Relations: Strategic Interests, Politics and Diplomatic Pragmatism.
This monograph contains a complete and clear overview of all aspects of the bilateral relations between India and Israel. The monograph concentrates on the relations between India and Israel. The State of Israel, which had been established in 1948, was recognized by India on 18 September 1950. However, the two countries established full diplomatic relations only on 29 January 1992. Indo--Israeli relations from 1948 to 1991 had been characterized by partial pro-Arab and anti-Israeli foreign policy. India's foreign policy towards Israel reflected its self-interest in the Middle East as well as its traditional sympathy with the Arabs and had been influenced by India's commitment to the Non-Aligned Movement and the sentiments of the Indian Muslims. In 1992, a significant diplomatic change occurred when India and Israel established full diplomatic relations. Consecutive Indian governments in power had an influence on the Indian foreign policy towards Israel but despite the slowdown ever since 2004, the bilateral relations between India and Israel in general and their defense relations in particular are continually evolving in a positive manner concentrating on the convergence of strategic interests between the countries.

The monograph in pdf format can be obtained from: http://web.hevra.haifa.ac.il/~ch-strategy/images/publications/India-Israel_relations.pdf [a 1.48 MB downloadable file - ed.]
Limited number of hard copies of this monograph can be obtained, upon request, from: igerberg--at--ymail.com - ig."

Table of Contents:
* Acknowledgments p. 3;
* Abstract 4;
* Introduction 8;
* The Transformation of India's Relations with Israel in 1992 9;
* India-Israel bilateral relations in the international system 11 (Military interests 11, Counter-terror interests 12, Intelligence interests 14, Foreign affairs interests 14, Economic interests 16, Geo-strategic interests 17, Nuclear power interests 18);
* India-Israel multilateral relations in the international system 21 (Third World and the Non-Aligned Movement 21, United Nations 22, The United States of America 23, Jewish-American organizations 24, Russia 24, China 26, Central Asia 28, Globalization 29, Muslim World 30, Pakistan 31, Arab World 32, PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) 35, India as an acceptable international player in the Middle East, conflict 36);
* National system as a level of analysis of Indo--Israel relations: politics, society and individuals 37 (Traditional pro-Arab and anti-Israel policy of the Congress party 37, Nehruvian tradition of pro-Arab policy 37, India's political approach to Israel 38, The domestic Muslim factor in India 39, Pressure groups 40, Leadership of individuals 42);
* Key Changing Circumstances 44;
* Indo--Israel Relations after the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations in 1992 49;
* Convergence vs. divergence of strategic interests of India and Israel 49;
* Joint strategic interests 50 (Diplomatic relations 50, Defence relations 53, Economic relations 55, Counter-terrorism cooperation 57, Intelligence cooperation 58, Space cooperation 58);
* Common strategic interests 59 (Science and technology cooperation 59, Nuclear power policy coordination 60, USA 61, Russia 62, Geo-strategy 62, Asia 63, Central Asia 64, Pakistan 64);
* Divergent strategic interests 66 (United Nations 66, Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) 67, Energy and oil 68, People's Republic of China (PRC) 69, Iran 70, Islamic world 72, Arab world 73, Palestinian Authority 75);
* India Israel relations on the level of national system: politics,society, and individuals 82 (Indian political system 82, United Front (UF) governments 83, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) governments 84, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) governments 85, Pressure groups 85);
* Conclusion 91;
* Selected Bibliography 92.

URL http://web.hevra.haifa.ac.il/~ch-strategy/index.php?lang=en

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://web.hevra.haifa.ac.il/~ch-strategy/index.php?lang=en

Link reported by: Dr Itzhak Gerberg (itzger--at--yahoo.com)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - 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]: Statistics is unavailable

Please note that the above details were correct on the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

25 October 2010

Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society

http://journals.cambridge.org/jid_JRA
4star
25 Oct 2010

Cambridge Journals Online, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.

Self-description:
"The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society [ISSN: 1356-1863 EISSN: 1474-0591 - ed.] has been published by the Society since 1834 and is distinguished not only by its longevity but also by its consistency in providing a forum for scholarly articles of the highest quality on South Asia, the Middle East (togther with North Africa and Ethiopia), Central Asia, East Asia and South-East Asia. It publishes articles on history, archaeology, literature, language, religion and art, and reviews of books in these fields."

Supplied note:
"To access this issue visit [the URL below]: Tables of contents and article abstracts are free to all on Cambridge Journals Online. Access to the full text is available to users whose institutions subscribe. - mw."

Site contents:
* Register for an Account;
* Journal information (Editorial Board, Book Review Info, Instructions for Contributors,Transfer of Copyright, A&I Services, Advertising Information, Author Index);
* Journal Menu (# Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Home, # Browse Journal [Current Issue, Back Issues] # Browse Articles [Most Downloaded, Most Cited, Sample Content])
* New Content Alerts ;
* Journal Widget;
* Current Issue [in Oct 2010 it was Volume 20 - Issue 04]
* Special Sales;
* Access Information;
* Subscription & Prices;
* Bookmark & Share this Journal;
* Related Journals (# Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, # Modern Asian Studies, # The Journal of Asian Studies, # Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, # The International Journal of Asian Studies, # Arabic Sciences and Philosophy, # International Journal of Middle East Studies, # The Journal of African History);
* Related Links (link to Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland);
* Tools;
* Transactions of the Royal Asiatic Society - Archive of volumes from 1827-1931;
* RSS;
* Atom.

URL http://journals.cambridge.org/jid_JRA

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://journals.cambridge.org/jid_JRA

Link reported by: Martine Walsh (mwalsh--at--cambridge.org), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - 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]: Statistics is unavailable

Please note that the above details were correct on the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

22 October 2010

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)

http://www.areu.org.af/
4star
22 Oct 2010

Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit, Kabul, Afghanistan.

Self-description:
"The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) is an independent research institute based in Kabul. AREU's mission is to inform and influence policy and practice through conducting high-quality, policy-relevant research and actively disseminating the results, and to promote a culture of research and learning. [...] AREU was established in 2002 by the assistance community working in Afghanistan and has a board of directors with representation from donors, the United Nations and other multilateral agencies, and non-governmental organisations. AREU currently receives core funds from the government of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom."

Site contents:
* About (Board of directors, Senior staff, AREU Brochure [in English, Pashto, Dari], Documents (AREU Strategic Plan 2010-12, Research Operation Plan 2010, AREU Organisational Diagram), Electronic mailing list);
* Research & Publications (# Afghanistan Research Newsletter (26 issues by Oct 2010: Afghanistan Research Newsletter 1, Mar 2004 to Afghanistan Research Newsletter, Number 26, Jul/Aug 2010), # Complete List of [A PDF document, titles only, there is no online access to] AREU Publications [papers in English, Pashto, Dari] (Titles include: Sep 2010 "Afghanistan Livelihood Trajectories: Evidence from Faryab", by Batul Nezami with Paula Kantor; Sep 2010 "Local Politics in Afghanistan: Elections and Instability II", by Noah Coburn; Sep 2010 "The Wolesi Jirga in Flux, 2010: Elections and Instability I", by Anna Larson; Sep 2010 "Afghan Election, 2010: Alternative Narratives", by Noah Coburn; Sep 2010 "The Impact of Microfinance Programmes on Women's Lives: A Case Study in Parwan Province", by Sogol Zand; Jul 2010 "Is Capacity Being Built? A Study of Policymaking Process in the Primary and Secondary Education Subsector", by Sayed Muhammad Shah; Jun 2010 "The Wolesi Jirga in 2010: Pre-election Politics and the Appearance of Opposition", M. Hassan Wafaey with Anna Larson; Jun 2010 "Corrupting the State or State-Crafted Corruption? Exploring the Nexus between Corruption and Subnational Governance", by Manija Gardizi, Karen Hussmann and Yama Torabi), # Research & publications by theme (Education, Gender, Governance, Health, Livelihoods and Human Security, Natural Resource Manageme)nt, Political Economy and Markets), # Electronic mailing list);
* The A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance [2010, 8th edition. A PDF document in English, Pashto, Dari. It lists actors, structures and government processes related to aid and reconstruction efforts in the country, and offers a glossary of assistance terms];
* Library (# About the Library, # Online AREU Library Catalogue [Search by Author, Title, Corporate Body, Subject Headings, Language. Lists "materials held in hardcopy in AREU's research library in Kabul, Afghanistan. AREU's collection includes books, pamphlets, government publications, periodicals, maps, CDs, DVDs, etc. in English, Dari, Pashto and other languages. When we know these materials are available for download on the internet we provide a URL link in the bibliographic record. Some important materials not available elsewhere are made available here for download. This collection [stats. for Oct 2010] contains 12,164 documents."] # Research [Web] Links [incl. Afghanistan Center at Kabul University, Afghanistan Institute for Rural Development, Afghanistan Legal Documents Exchange Center, Afghanistan's Center for Research and Policy Studies, Kabul Center for Strategic Studies, National Center for Policy Research, Regional Studies Center of Afghanistan (RSCAF)]);
* Jobs;
* Contact
* Search.

URL http://www.areu.org.af/

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.areu.org.af/

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

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study / Corporate info. / Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]:
NGO / 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]: Statistics is unavailable

Please note that the above details were correct on the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

21 October 2010

AcademicInfo: Area & Country Studies Gateway

http://www.academicinfo.net/subarea.html
4star
21 Oct 2010

www.academicinfo.net, Lynnwood, WA, USA.

Self-description:
"AcademicInfo is an online education resource center with extensive subject guides, video courses and distance learning information. Our mission is to provide free, independent and accurate information and resources for prospective and current students (and other researchers). AcademicInfo was founded in 1998 by Mike Madin, a librarian coordinator, and is now maintained by multiple contributors. We currently feature over 25,000+ hand-picked resources and update the website on a daily basis. [...] The subject guides [http://www.academicinfo.net/subject-guides] are [...] put together taking into account their accessibility, authoritative sources as well as their ease of use and aim to present a fair and well rounded perspective of the respective subject matter."

Site contents:
[Area & Country Studies section of the AcademicInfo site includes annotated directory of web links for the following Asian countries/regions:]
* Afghanistan (Digital Library, Other Links & Resources, News & Media Sources, Organizations, Women in Afghanistan, Taliban / bin Laden / Al-Qaeda, War on Terrorism, Recent Additions);
* Asian Studies (Asia Tsunami, Afghanistan Studies, China Studies, India Studies, Japan Studies, North Korea, Tibet, Buddhist Studies, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Asian American Studies, SARS. See Also: Anthropology, Language Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion, U.S. History - Vietnam War);
* China (General Links, Digital Library, Libraries & Print Archives, Chinese Language Study, Chinese History, Religions in China, Chinese Law & Gov, Chinese Cinema, Organizations. See Also: History Gateway, Human Rights, Political Science, Health & Medicine - SARS);
* India (General Links, Digital Library, News Sources, Government, Law & Politics, History, Hinduism, Sikhism, The Arts, Organizations & Centers. See Also: Asian Studies, Buddhism, Development Studies, History Gateway, Islamic Studies, Sanskrit);
* Iraq (Iraq Government, Iraq War & Insurgency, Iraq Reconstruction, United Nations - Iraq Resources, U.S. Gov - Iraq Resources, Iraqi Prisoner Abuse, Saddam Trial & Hanging, No Iraq War, 2002-03 Crisis & Pre-War Debate, General Links & Resources, Digital Library, News & Media Sources, Gulf War I, Ancient Mesopotamia. See Also: Middle Eastern Studies, Arabic Studies, Islamic Studies, Terrorism Studies, News & Recent Additions);
* Japan (Links & General Resources, Digital Library, Japanese History, Japanese Language Study, Japanese Cinema, Societies & Organizations);
* Middle Eastern & North African Studies (Iraq War, Crisis 2006, Palestinian / Israeli Conflict, Digital Library, Islamic Studies, Jewish Studies, News Sources Arab American Studies, General Links, Arabic Language Study, Gulf War I, Organizations, Associations & Centers, Recent Additions);
* North Korea ([links to:] Brookings Institution [analyses], Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) [analyses], U.S. Department of State [analyses], BBC - Country Profiles - North Korea, Library of Congress Country Studies - North Korea, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - The World Factbook - North Korea, Arms Control Association [analyses], Asian Historical Architecture - Korea, RAND Monographs [free online versions]);
* Russia (Links & General Resources, Digital Library, News Sources, Libraries & Print Archives, Law & Government, Russian History, Russian Language, Russian Literature, The Arts, Organizations & Centers);
* Tibet ([links to:] Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc. - TibetMed section, Columbia University - Starr East Asian Library, International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), Resource Guide for Tibetan Medicine, Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library, Tibetan Studies WWW Virtual Library).

URL http://www.academicinfo.net/subarea.html

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.academicinfo.net/subarea.html

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

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - 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]: Statistics is unavailable

Please note that the above details were correct on the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

19 October 2010

International Directory of Southeast Asia Librarians [by CORMOSEA]

http://www.cormosea.org/SoutheastAsiaLibrarians.html
4star
19 Oct 2010

Committee on Research Materials on Southeast Asia (CORMOSEA), USA.

Self-description:
"International Directory of Southeast Asia Librarians, Compiled by Virginia Jing-yi Shih, University of California, Berkeley, February 2009.
[...] This International Directory of Southeast Asia Librarians supersedes the International Directory of Southeast Asia Librarians & Catalogers that I compiled in 1999. It is produced on behalf of the Committee on Research Materials on Southeast Asia (CORMOSEA) which is a committee of the Southeast Asia Council (SEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies. This directory primarily lists the individuals who work with the Southeast Asia collections [... in the countries listed below.] It is my hope that this directory will serve as a useful reference guide to facilitate professional communications and promote international cooperation of Southeast Asia scholarship and librarianship in the future. Each entry includes the following information as submitted to the compiler:
1) Full name; 2) Job title; 3) Institution address; 4) Telephone number; 5) Fax number; 6) Electronic mail address; 7) Home page (if available); 8) Language expertise (optional) [...]."

Site contents:
* Preface;
* Australia;
* Brunei;
* Cambodia;
* Canada;
* Denmark;
* France;
* Germany;
* Japan;
* Lao PDR;
* Malaysia;
* Myanmar;
* The Netherlands;
* Singapore;
* Taiwan;
* Thailand;
* United Kingdom;
* United States;
* Vietnam.

URL http://www.cormosea.org/SoutheastAsiaLibrarians.html

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.cormosea.org/SoutheastAsiaLibrarians.html

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

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study / Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - 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]: No statistics is available

Please note that the above details were correct on the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

18 October 2010

Southeast Asia Digital Library (SEADL)

http://sea.lib.niu.edu/index.html
5star
18 Oct 2010

Northern Illinois University Libraries, DeKalb, IL, USA.

Self-description:
"The Southeast Asia Digital Library began work in 2005 as a result of funding provided by the United States Department of Education's TICFIA (Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access) Program. The project is based at Northern Illinois University Libraries in DeKalb, Illinois, USA and collaborates actively with the Committee on Research Materials on Southeast Asia (CORMOSEA) [http://www.cormosea.org/] and partner institutions.
The 2005 award supported eight major initiatives:
* Upgrades to an online bibliographic index at Thammasat University (Thailand), creating an interface to access the index and providing a full-text article delivery service; * Digitization of palm leaf manuscripts from Northeastern Thailand at Khon Kaen University (Thailand). * Creation of an archive of historical photographs covering a century of life in Cambodia, in partnership with Arizona State University; * Provision of training seminars for librarians at the University of San Carlos' Cebuano Studies Center (Philippines), covering the latest techniques in preservation, conservation, and digitization, resulting in the creation of an online archive of images and textual materials; * Creation of a video archive of contemporary Indonesian television programming, in partnership with the University of Hawai'i, Manoa; * Digitization of rare early printed works in the vernacular languages of the region, in collaboration with the British Library and Vietnamese Nom Preservation Foundation; * Creation of a video archive of interviews with former political prisoners in East Timor, in partnership with the Living Memory Project (Australia); * Conversion of the Berita Database at Ohio University, a collection of journal articles and other resources from Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, to a free-use resource.

In 2009 the Southeast Asia Digital Library received a second round of funding from the TICFIA program, supporting the development of nine new initiatives. These include:
* Digitization of Buddhist murals and cloth paintings in Thai temples, supported by interpretive materials, in partnership with Chiang Mai University (Thailand); * Digitization of Vietnamese art objects and criticism, supported by interviews with artists, from the Doi Moi (Renovation) period in Vietnam; * Digitization of printed Vietnamese Nom materials, in partnership with the Vietnamese Nom Preservation Foundation; * Development of a bibliographic database of digitized Islamic manuscripts from Indonesia, in partnership with the State Islamic University of Indonesia; * Digitization of archival photographs and videos discussing and documenting Indonesian literature and culture, in partnership with the Lontar Foundation (Indonesia); * Creation of a video archive of interviews with surviving victims of the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia; * Digitization of selected works from the Malay and World Civilization Library, National University of Malaysia; * Digitization of Buddhist murals in Laos, supported by interpretive materials."

Site contents:
* Photographs (Historical Archives and Photographs: Cebuano Studies Center: Phillipines, Historical Photographs of Cambodia, The Living Memory Project);

* Videos (# The Living Memory Project: interview videos and images of ex-prisoners in East Timor, # Video Archive -- Television Program, Indonesia: influential television programs from Indonesia, # Mandalay Marionettes Theater Puppet Show: marionettes puppet show performance);

* Books (# Early Imprints from Southeast Asia: British Library: UK. # Northern Illinois University Libraries : digitized selected books from Donn V. Hart Southeast Asia Collection. # Rare grammars and dictionaries (in pdf format): From the Center for Research Libraries. # Selected masters' thesis from the Filipiniana collection: At the library of University of San Carlos, Cebu City: Philippines. # The Han-Nom Special Collection Digitization Project: From the Vietnamese Nom Preservation Foundation);

* Indexes (# Berita Database: indexes books, book chapters, journal articles, conference papers and selected unpublished sources covering the nations of Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Southeast Asia as whole # Shao Center Database for Publications on Overseas Chinese (including Southeast Asia): this database contains publications in the major Western European languages, Chinese, Japanese, and English # Thai Indexing and Delivery of Full-text Articles);

* Manuscripts (# Northern Illinois University Libraries: digitized selected manuscripts from Donn V. Hart Southeast Asia Collection, # Palm-Leaf Manuscripts of Thailand: collection of palm-leaf manuscripts from Northeastern Thailand, digitized by Khon Kaen University, Thailand, # Pao Religous and Literary Manuscripts: collection of palm-leaf manuscripts from PaO Literary and Cultural Council Committee Library Manuscript Archive, # The Han-Nom Special Collection Digitization Project);

* Search All;
* Search Projects (Berita Database, Early Imprints from Southeast Asia, Grammers and Dictionaries from Center for Research Libraries, The Han-Nom Special Collection Digitization Project, Historical Archives and Photographs: Cebuano Studies Center: Phillipines, Historical Photographs of Cambodia, The Living Memory Project, Northern Illinois University, Palm-Leaf Manuscripts of Thailand, Pa'O Religious and Literary Manuscripts, Rare Grammars and Dictionaries, Shao Center Database for Publications on Overseas Chinese, Thai Indexing and Delivery of Full-text Articles, Video Archive -- Television Program: Indonesia);
* Resources Organized by Country: (Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar/Burma, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Southeast Asia);
* Resources Organized by Type: (Photographs, Videos, Books, Indexes, Manuscripts) Resources Organized by: (Language, Participating Institution);
* Project Overview;
* Project News;
* Project Staff;
* NIU Libraries;
* Contact Us.

URL http://sea.lib.niu.edu/index.html

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sea.lib.niu.edu/index.html

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

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study / Documents / Corporate info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - 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]: No statistics is available

Please note that the above details were correct on the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

15 October 2010

Endangered Languages Archive (ELAR)

http://elar.soas.ac.uk/
5star
14 Oct 2010

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London, UK.

Self-description:
"Endangered Languages Archive (ELAR) - Hans Rausing Endangered Languages Project, School of Oriental and African Studies, London ELAR preserves and disseminates digital documentation of endangered languages around the world. ELAR provides archiving for all endangered language documentation, especially the outcomes of ELDP-funded [= Endangered Languages Documentation Programme funded - ed.] projects. ELAR also provides training and other archive-related services. ELAR currently has about 70 deposits. [Several of them] have been released for access, subject to depositors' conditions."

Site contents:
* Find a deposit: List (In Oct 2010 Asia-Pacific deposits included:
# Brunei (Folktales and interviews in Brunei-Dusun - deposited by Eva Kershaw);
# China (Linguistic and cultural documentation of Sadu - deposited by Xianming Xu, Pingjiang traditional love songs - deposited by Shenkai Zhang, Primary data of Daohua - deposited by Yeshes Vodgsal Acuo, Primary data of Wutunhua - deposited by Yeshes Vodgsal Acuo, Tibetan Dialects from Southern Kham - deposited by Gareth Sparham);
# Indonesia (Documentation of Rongga - deposited by I Wayan Arka, Documentation of Ratahan - deposited by Anthony Jukes, Linguistic data of Kouro - deposited by Margaret Florey, Linguistic data of Sou Amana Teru - deposited by Simon Musgrave);
# India (Bajjika: Swadesh List Elicitation Sessions - deposited by Jay Huwieler, Documentation of Betta Kurumba - deposited by Gail Coelho, Documentation of Malto - deposited by Chaithra Puttaswamy, Recordings of Singpho and Turung linguistic material - deposited by Stephen Morey, Vanishing Voices of the Great Andamanese 2006, 2008 - deposited by Anvita Abbi);
# Iraq (Preservation of the Jewish Iraqi spoken language - deposited by Eli Timan)
# New Caledonia (Documentation of Caac - deposited by Aurelie Cauchard)
# Nepal (Documentation of Koyi Rai - deposited by Aimee Lahaussois, Linguistic and ethnographic documentation of Baram - deposited by Yogendra Prasad Yadava, Linguistic and ethnographic documentation of Thangmi - deposited by Mark Turin, Barupu grammar and dictionary materials - deposited by Miriam Corris, Documentation of Walman - deposited by Matthew Dryer) Philippines (Palawan-Tagalog-English Dictionary - deposited by Charles Macdonald)
# Pakistan (Documentation of Torwali - deposited by Inam Ullah)
# Russia (Language endangerment in the Upper-Lozva Voguls - deposited by Gabor Szekely, Middle Chulym (Oes dili): An Endangered Turkic Language of Siberia - deposited by David Harrison, Primary data of Vasyugan and Aleksandrovo dialects of Eastern Khanty - deposited by Andrey Filchenko)
# Solomon Islands (Documentation of Kubokota - deposited by Mary Chambers)
# Turkey (Pan-dialectal documentation of Laz - deposited by Rene Lacroix)
# Vanuatu (Audio recordings and images of Bierebo speakers - deposited by Peter Budd, Documentation of Mavea - deposited by Valerie Guerin, Documentation of Vures - deposited by Catriona Hyslop)
* Find a deposit: [via an interactive electronic] Map;
* Help (Using this website, Depositor's handbook, ELAR User Account Terms and Conditions and Data Protection Statement);
* Forums (Forums for ELAR depositors and ELDP grantees);
* Login;
* New user [Apply for an ELAR User Account];
* Feedback (Preview stage of editing, Requests and suggestions, Speed and usability, Website design).
* Documentation Grants 2003-2009 [http://www.hrelp.org/grants/] # Endangered Languages (Resources, How you can help); # Language Documentation (What is it? Examples); # Courses (PhD, MA); # Events (Seminars, Workshops); # Archive (Language resources, Depositors); # Research Grants (How to apply, Projects); # Publications (Books & papers, Newsletter); # About Us (Staff, Students, Visitors, Contact us); # My HRELP).

URL http://elar.soas.ac.uk/

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

Link reported by: David Nathan (djn--at--soas.ac.uk)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Documents / Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - 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]:
No statistics is available

Please note that the above details were correct on the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com

07 October 2010

Bibliographie zur historischen Japanforschung [History of Japan - a Bibliography]

http://www.historische-japanforschung.de/
5star
07 Oct 2010

www.historische-japanforschung.de, Bochum & Halle (Saale), Germany.

Self-description:
[A 2003-2010 bibliography by Jan Schmidt, M.A. [c/o Sektion Geschichte Japans, Fakultaet fuer Ostasienwissenschaften, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum] and Dr. Maik Hendrik Sprotte [c/o Internationales Graduiertenkolleg, 'Formenwandel der Buergergesellschaft. Japan und Deutschland im Vergleich', Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale)]. In Oct 2010 the bibliography listed 815 categorised and annotated German language publications - ed.].

Site contents:
* Gesamtliste [Complete List, 815 items in Oct 2010];
* Alle Monographien [Monographs];
* Alle Sammelbaende [Anthologies];
* Alle Aufsaetze / Artikel [Essays / articles];
* Alle Rezensionen [Reviews];
* Nach Epoche [By Era] (Gesamtliste, Allgemeines und Epochenuebergreifendes, Ur- und Fruehgeschichte, Altertum und Mittelalter, Fruehe Neuzeit, Landesoeffnung und Meiji-Zeit, Taisho- und fruehe Showa-Zeit, Spaete Showa-Zeit & Heisei-Zeit (ab 1945)) [All periods, Pre-and Early History, Antiquity and Middle Ages, Early Modern, Meiji Period, Taisho and Early Showa, Late Showa & Heisei (since 1945)];
* Schnellsuche (Volltext) [Quick Search (Full Text)];
* Erweiterte Suche [Advanced Search];
* Initiative zur historischen Japanforschung [Japan Historical Research Initiative];
* Formular zur Titelmeldung [Electronic Contact Form];
* Kontakt [Contact];
* Impressum [Imprint].

[A site exclusively in German - ed.]

URL http://www.historische-japanforschung.de/

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.historische-japanforschung.de/

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

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - 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]: No statistics is available

Please note that the above details were correct on the day of their publication. To suggest an update, please email the site's editor at tmciolek@ciolek.com