The first section of this list is devoted to URLs for World Wide Web Virtual libraries. These sites each contain avast array of information on and links to the geographic areas or countries covered by the area/country names in their URLs. Some of them have been culled from contributions by Dr. T. Matthew Ciolek to the H-ASIA discussion group on the Internet (at http://h-net.msu.edu/~asia), and others have been submitted by AAS members. None of the sites are static, but are updated constantly. Be aware that URLs can change. The web search engine that you use will usually give you the most recent URL, which is where you should set your bookmark. Readers are requested to send information on other sites to: rlum@fas.harvard.edu The descriptions do not include ratings. Different users will find different uses and value for them.

http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library is a large-scale, distributed, collaborative project providing an up-to-date guide to the networked scholarly documents resources and information systems concerned with social science research in Asia. http://www.austudies.org/vl/ On Australia http://iias.leidenuniv.nl/wwwvl/southeast.html On Southeast Asia http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/IndonPages/WWW VL-Indonesia.html On Indonesia http://www.univie.ac.at/Sinologie/sg-wwwvl.htm On Singapore http://www.global.lao.net/ OLD - http://www.monash.edu.au/ftp/pub/bane_lao/laoweb/laoVL.htm On Laos http://www.mtc.com.my/Virtual-Library/Malaysia.html On Malaysia http://www.nectec.or.th/WWW-VL-Thailand.html On Thailand http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/VietPages/ WWWVL-Vietnam.html On Vietnam http://www.uc.pt/Timor/TimorNet.html On East Timor http://www.rockbridge.net/personal/bichel/cenasia.htp On Central Asia http://www.rockbridge.net/personal/bichel/kazakh.htp On Kazakstan http://www.rockbridge.net/personal/bichel/tajik.htp On Tajikistan http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/sarai On South Asia http://webhead.com/WWWVL/India/ On India http://www.catmando.com/wwwvlnp.htm On Nepal http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-TibetanStudies.html On Tibet http://fuji.stanford.edu:80/VLIB/index.html On Japan http://www.univie.ac.at/Sinologie/netguide.htm || http://www.univie.ac.at/Sinologie/cn-wwwvl.htm On China http://www.asiawind.com/hkwwwvl/ On Hong Kong [On 5 Jan. 1998 - " Currently out of service"] http://www.macau.net/main/macau_vl.html On Macao [On 5 Jan. 1998 - Not working] http://www.bluemarble.net/~mitch/monglinks.html On Mongolia http://peacock.tnjc.edu.tw/taiwan-wwwvl.html OnTaiwan

http://www.iac.co.jp/~issho/faj
Foreign academics in Japan project. Essays and resources on employment terms and conditions for foreign professors, lecturers, and researchers in Japanese universities.

http://zinnia.umfacad.maine.edu/~mshea/China/bibtxt2.html
Bibliography of Chinese history and culture; lists of dictionaries; publishers' addressee; links to reading Chinese in Net applications; regional information (Great Wall, Xi'an, Shanghai, etc.)

http://www.ndl.go.jp
Homepage of Japan's National Diet Library, featuring major collections, catalogs, bibliographies and indexes, history of the library, principal publications. Available both in English and Japanese.

http://egret0.stanford.edu/hk/about.html
On Hong Kong movies, with databases searchable by title, names of people associated with films, capsule reviews, where to buy films, news, awards; numerous links, including Documentary Box, a journal on recent trends in thinking about and making documentaries.

http://webhead.com/wwwvl/India/india213.html [Still not working - 5 Jan 1998?]
A large number of links to information on Indian movies; part of the WWW Virtual Library India. Includes information on the films of Satyajit Ray, Urdu/Hindi film music, ragas commonly used in Indian films, and much on Bollywood.

http://www.sinica.edu.tw
Academia Sinica in Taiwan; has link to their searchable electronic databases, including dynastic histories. In Chinese.

http://www.ntu.ac.sg/ntu/lib/statdata.htm
Links to sources of statistics available on the Internet.

http://enrm.ceo.org/[Not responding as of 5 Jan. 1998?]
A global locator service for environmental information being developed as part of the Environmental and Natural Resources Management of the G7 countries and other nations and organizations; seeks to provide information according to easy-to-use standards. "This lays the foundation for a virtual library of environmental data and information that will be easily accessible on global networks." This web page is a prototype.

http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/cjs/pubs/CJSpubs.html
Site of the Publications Program of the Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan. Lists all available publications, guide to reviews, descriptions, ordering information, and a downloadable ordering form.

http://www.gio.gov.tw/
The Government Information Office, Taiwan. Information on culture, festivals, mainland activities, government infrastructure, text of speeches by officials, and a searchable database for regulatory matters.

http://www.wufi.org.tw
Homepage of the World Union for Formosan Independence.

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*See the print copy of this list in the Asian Studies Newsletter, Meeting Issue (January) 1997, p. 42-43, published by the Association for Asian Studies, Inc. Some sites updated by Philip McEldowney, 5 January 1998.