* 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.


15 December 2006

Digital South Asia Library - Schwartzberg Atlas

http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/

5star
14 Dec 2006

The Digital Library of South Asia, University of Chicago, IL, US.

Supplied note:
"The Digital Library of South Asia, at the University of Chicago, has just mounted a digital version of Schwartzberg's invaluable historical atlas [Schwartzberg, Joseph E. A Historical Atlas of South Asia. 2nd impression, with additional material. New York ; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. - ed.]. See [the URL below]. We're still calling this a trial release. A number of smallish improvements will be added over the next few weeks. Some major improvements involving a GIS interface should be available before the middle of next year. - jn."

Site contents:
* Front Matter; * Map and Photographic Plates (I The Physical Stage, II Prehistory, III From the Vedic through the Classical Age, IV Kingdoms and Regional Cultures of the Eighth through the Twelfth Century, V The Period of the Delhi Sultanate, VI The Mughal Period, VII The Contest for Power and the Establishment of British Supremacy, 1707-1857, VIII Imperial India and the Growth of National Identity, IX Post-Independence Political History, X Modern Social and Cultural Evolution, XI Modern Demographic and Economic Evolution, XII Settlement Pattern, XIII References for Detailed Regional Study, XIV A Geopolitical Synopsis)
* Text (I The Physical Stage p. 151, II Prehistory p. 155, III From the Vedic through the Classical Age p. 161, IV Kingdoms and Regional Cultures of the Eighth through the Twelfth Century p. 186, V The Period of the Delhi Sultanate p. 194, VI The Mughal Period p. 203, VII The Contest for Power and the Establishment of British Supremacy, 1707-1857 p. 210, VIII Imperial India and the Growth of National Identity p. 215, IX Post-Independence Political History p. 224, X Modern Social and Cultural Evolution p. 230, XI Modern Demographic and Economic Evolution p. 241, XII Settlement Pattern p. 250, XIII References for Detailed Regional Study p. 252, XIV A Geopolitical Synopsis p. 254, Addenda and Corrigenda p. 263, Bibliography p. 283).

[The interactive map viewer requires an ADOBE Flash Player. - ed.]

URL http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/

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

Link reported by: Jim Nye (jnye--at--midway.uchicago.edu), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu

* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study
* 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 30

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

14 December 2006

Bibliography of Photo-albums and Materials related to the History of Photography in China and Tibet before 1949

http://gatheringmountains.net/Photoweb/index.html

5star
14 Dec 2006

Thomas H. Hahn, Ithaca, NY, US

Self-description:
"Bibliography of Photo-albums and Materials related to the History of Photography in China and Tibet before 1949. Compiled by [Dr] Thomas H. Hahn. 299 annotated entries, file size now ca. 530kb. [Document created:] April 1997. Last update: November 22, 2006. Arranged in alphabetical order according to the name of the author, publisher or editor. Note: a print-out of this bibliography will generate ca.110 pages of text (using regular fonts and 1" print margin settings)."

Site contents:
Bi-lingual (in English, with several elements in Chinese) entries describing: * Author, Editor Or Corporate Body; * Year Of Publication; * Title Of Item; * Subtitle; * Photographer(s); * Preface Or Epilogue; * Publisher/Place/Pages; * Format Of Items; * Details About Images; * Regions Or Provinces; * Cities; * Other Topics Covered; * Notes.

URL http://gatheringmountains.net/Photoweb/index.html

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

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]: under 30

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

12 December 2006

Savifa - The Virtual Library South Asia

http://www.savifa.de

5star
10 Dec 2006

DFG-Projekt "Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Suedasien", Suedasien-Institut / Bibliothek Im Neuenheimer, Heidelberg, Germany

Self-description:
"The information gateway for South Asia Studies, which offers you a comprehensive access to professionally selected and annotated internet resources as well as other scientific information."

Supplied note:
"Savifa offers access to information and literature from and about South Asia as a subject gateway within the broad range of the regional sciences. So far the following elements are available: * SavifaGuide: [...] Up to now 1300 resources have been catalogued and annotated in SavifaGuide; mostly in English, but also in many Indian languages, e.g. Urdu, Bengali/Assamese and Tamil. * SavifaDok: an [Open Access - ed.] electronic platform for publishing and archiving academic literature in the field of South Asian studies. [...] We publish books, articles and research papers as well as multi media documents. * OLC-SSG South Asia: a bibliographical article database which provides access to table of contents of about 220 journals relevant to the study and research on culture, politics and languages of South Asia. The journals are usually indexed back to the year 1993. [...] * Acquisition lists: our monthly lists inform you about new acquisitions of the South Asia Institute's library. [...] For all these and other services we offer to the South Asian research community, please visit our website at [the URL below] - nm &rg.]

Site contents:
* New (Newsletter, New Acquisitions); * Search (Metasearch, SavifaGuide, OLC-Article Databases, E-Journals, Document Server); * Interactive (Publishing, Directory of South Asian Scholars, Suggest a Website, Comments); * About Savifa (Special Subject Collection, Project Description, Publications).

URL http://www.savifa.de

[A bi-lingual (DE, EN) site - ed.]

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

Link reported by:
Nicole Merkel (merkel--at--sai.uni-heidelberg.de) and Robby Geyer (geyer--at--sai.uni-heidelberg.de), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu

* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Study/Online Guide
* 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 100

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

08 December 2006

Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images - Contemporary Transformations of China

http://hahn.zenfolio.com/

5star
07 Dec 2006

Thomas H. Hahn Docu-Images, Ithaca, NY, US

Self-description:
"The galleries on display here belong to the category of documentary photography. The main subject area is China and that country's rather rapid transformation from a rural to an urban-centered society. Taken together, these galleries constitute a visual archive that for the most part is meant to capture and to preserve information (or 'evidence of certain developments' perhaps). Only sometimes are these photographs suggestive or interpretive. [...]
As of October 2006, specific themes prevalent in these galleries are: 1. Chinese modern art; 2. Urbanization and architecture (both historical and modern); 3. Daoist and/or Buddhist mountains, monasteries and 'theme parks'; 4. The city of Tianjin (formerly known as Tientsin); 5. Views of the cities Fuzhou and Yangzhou. 6. Impressions of Tibet (scanned photographs from my visit in 1986)."

Site contents:
* China Urban Planning materials [http://hahn.zenfolio.com/f64817197/] Beijing Urban Planning Exhibition Hall 30 photos; Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall 76 photos; Tianjin Urban Planning Exhibition Hall 47 photos; Chinese new Baroque architecture 38 photos; Yangzhou Urban Planning and history 16 photos; Yangzhou at night 60 photos; Grand Canal in Hangzhou 1 43 photos; Grand Canal in Hangzhou 2 33 photos; Contrasts 8 photos; Yangzhou Martyr Memorial 9 photos; The new/old Gongwangfu 64 photos; Suzhou in b/w 7 photos.

* Contemporary Chinese art (including Factory 798) [http://hahn.zenfolio.com/f439644451/] Factory 798 - exhibits & works 221 photos; 798 - halls, buildings, general views 100 photos; 798 - posters, signs, texts 49 photos; 798 - grass and green spaces 6 photos; The Wall - Exhibit @ Millenium Museum/Beijing 49 photos; Shanghai nightlife 9 photos; Hyper-Design Biennale Shanghai 2006 50 photos; Red Gate Gallery (Watchtower) 35 photos; New Panda art 9 photos.

* Tibetan lands and people [http://hahn.zenfolio.com/f471758385/] Roadtrip in western Sichuan 146 photos; Getting to Ganden/Tibet 34 photos; Jokhang in Lhasa/Tibet 34 photos; More encounters (in Tibet) 50 photos; Potala Palace/Lhasa-Tibet 1986 45 photos.

as well as other photographic materials, including: * Xianying Gong, Changle county, Fujian Province 29 photos; * Buddhist theme park I: Lingshan near Wuxi 35 photos; * Beijing Capital Museum 59 photos; * Buddhist theme park II: Nanshan near Sanya 27 photos; * The Welch files 382 photos [a section dealing with work and life of Holmes Hinkley Welch (1921-1981), password protected - ed.]; * Tianjin impressions 214 photos; * Scenes from Fuzhou 150 photos; * Encounters 41 photos; * Mountains 164 photos; * The Xixi Wetland near Hangzhou 82 photos; * The History of printing in China 136 photos; * More encounters (in Tibet) 50 photos.

URL http://hahn.zenfolio.com/

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

Link reported by: Thomas H. Hahn (th.hahn--at--gmail.com)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Documents/Study
* 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 30

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

06 December 2006

Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies (OCHS)

http://www.ochs.org.uk/

5star
06 Dec 2006

OCHS, Oxford University, UK

Self-description: "The principal aim of the Centre, founded in 1997, is the study of Hindu culture, religion, languages, literature, philosophy, history, arts, and society, in all periods and in all parts of the world. All Hindu traditions are included. The OCHS is a Recognised Independent Centre of Oxford University and strives to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity, originality, and excellence."

Site contents:
* News; * About; * Faculty & Staff; * Lecture List; * Continuing Education (Hindu Studies Course, Certificate and Diploma Course); * Research (The Hindu Archive - incl. the British Hinduism Oral History Project, the Hindu Youth Research Project, and the Digital Shikshapatri Project.); * Publications (MP3 Lectures and Seminars to download, Papers and Articles, Newsletters, Informal Talks, Multi-media, and the Hindu Studies Book Series); * Friends & Benefactors; * Oxford; * Donate; * Contact Us.

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

Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [information not available at the time of this abstract]

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

* Resource type [news/comments - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Corporate Info./Study
* 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 300

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