Internet Resources VIII: Other/General Websites

Regional

East and Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Sources

http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/index.html
Includes an extensive collection of scholarly (and semi-scholarly) materials relevant to the study of East and Southeast Asia. Resources for each of the various political units

Access Asia

http://www.accessasia.org/
A project of the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), Access Asia is a clearinghouse for information on contemporary Asian affairs and policy related issues. It includes a very useful specialist/research database, which enables users to track down individual specialists and various research organizations based on geographic concentration and areas of expertise.

Portal to Asian Internet Resources (PAIR)

http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/PAIR/
Based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, PAIR offers more than six thousand professionally selected, catalogued and annotated online resources relavant to the study of Asia, including Southeast Asia.

Hmong Studies Internet Resource Center

http://www.hmongstudies.org/
Provides comprehensive scholarly information on Hmong history, culture, and language. The site also includes a select, but substantial, bibliography.

Asia Foundation

http://www.asiafoundation.org/index.html
Provides extensive information, covering a wide range of topics, on various Asian countries of strategic, economic and political importance to the United States, including most of Southeast Asia. Among other essential resources, the site includes full-text professional articles presented at the Asia Foundation's annual Asian Perspectives Seminar conference series.

Economist Intelligence Unit (E.I.U.)

http://infotree.library.ohiou.edu/scripts/redirect.html?id=792 Apart from offering extensive economic data, EIU provides substantial information on the history, culture, and political life of hundreds of countries around the world, including all the nations of Southeast Asia (with the exception of East Timor). Ohio U. Patrons ­ all campuses (including off-campus access)

Library of Congress Country Studies

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
The LC Country Studies series offers a brief description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of hundreds of nations throughout the world, including most of Southeast Asia. Includes some contemporary maps.

E-Conflict World Encyclopedia

http://www.emulateme.com/
Contains detailed country reports, particularly brief historical sketches, and information on contemporary political, social and economic affairs, for hundreds of countries around the world, including many of the nation-states that make-up Southeast Asia.

CountryWatch

http://infotree.library.ohiou.edu/scripts/redirect.html?id=2394
Provides a wide range of country-specific information on over 190 nations, including those which make-up Southeast Asia. Topics include political, historical, cultural, social, and economic affairs. Also includes maps, downloadable data tables, economic and political forecasts, as well as other pertinent information.

Southeast Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library

http://vlib.org/AsianStudies
The Southeast Asian section of the Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library, created by the Australian National University, contains a wealth of information on Southeast Asia, including maps, databases, specialized search engines, bibliographies, and other important resources.

Librarian's Index to the Internet

http://lii.org/
A well-organized and annotated subject listing of useful websites, including many pertaining to the study of Southeast Asia.

Indonesia

Access Indonesia

http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/research/cippad/projects/project_goals_and_objectives.htm
Access Indonesia, a joint project involving the School of Policy, Planning and Development, University of Southern California, and the Center for Urban and Regional Development Studies of the Institute of Technology Bandung, Indonesia, provides a wide range of in-depth, scholarly information, including some full-text articles, bibliographies, modern and historical maps, and other useful resources relevant to the study of Indonesia.