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Links (updated 17 March, 2008)
We
provide here a short list of high quality websites relevant to Digital
Himalaya, in the categories of Anthropology, Himalayan/Tibetan/Central
Asian Area Studies, and Digitisation
of Cultural Resources. We have focused on sites that act as gateways
to further resources, and those that use digital technologies and
interactive strategies to develop and provide content in unique ways.
We are always happy to hear of new sites in these areas and will
consider adding them to the list, please email
us if you know of a good one.
Digital Anthropology Resources for Teaching (DART)
This project explores the potential of digital resources for the teaching of undergraduate anthropology and will investigate digital-library technologies that will allow for the flexible delivery and customized use of these resources.
45 Years in the Turkish Village
Online database of a longitudinal study in a Turkish village, including fieldnotes and photographs.Anthro TECH
Seeks to provide innovative Web resources and services to the anthropological community and general public.Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing
Based at the University of Kent at Canterbury, encourages and supports work at the intersection of these fields.Linkages Projects
An innovative project using new technologies to track long-term social change in various communities around the world.Rawang-Dulong-Anong Language and Culture website
This excellent site provides information on the languages and cultures of the Rawang, Dulong, and Anong peoples on both sides of the China / Myanmar (Burma) border just south and east of Tibet.. The site was designed, constructed and implemented by Randy J. LaPolla and Stéphane Gros.Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG)
SOSIG is a freely available Internet service which aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for students, academics, researchers and practitioners in the social sciences, business and law.Social Organisation, Economy, and Development
One Ph.D. student's experiment with authoring an interactive, 'open' Ph.D. online, with thought-provoking results.SocioSite: Social and Cultural Anthropology
A thorough listing of anthropological resources on the Web.
Himalayan/Tibetan/Central Asian Area Studies
Aienla Project
Aienla Project is a rotating photographic and artifact exhibition representing the tribal peoples of northeast India, including some of the ethnic groups represented on the Naga Videodisc.Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (ANHS)
The goal of the calendars is to deepen understanding of the landscapes, lives, and issues of High Asia, and to foster appreciation and tolerance for far-away peoples and places. We want calendar users to share the exploration and discovery experienced by the PSU seniors who created this calendar, and to find the photographs to be springboards to deeper awareness, as we did.Buddhist Art News
This website gathers news items, reviews, resources, and sites related to Buddhist art, archaeology and architecture.Dr. Pasang Yonten Arya's Tibetan Medicine Site
Pasang Yonten Arya Tendi Sherpa's website is an informative and educational site dedicated to the transmission of the Tibetan culture's world heritage to the West.English Language Scholarships for Tibetans
English Language Scholarships for Tibetans (ELST) is a charity based in Cambridge, England. It aims to advance education by the provision of English language scholarships in particular, but not exclusively, for young professional and business people and for secular and religious scholars, from the refugee Tibetan community in exile in India and from related communities.Himalayan Educators Development Project
The Himalayan Educators Development Project (HEDP) is a collaboration founded on the belief that participatory education is integral to the health and success of communities and their environment.The Himalayan Research Bulletin
This journal has two central functions: to review scholarship, research, and other information of interest to members and other Himalayanists; and, to promote understanding and appreciation of the region through the publication and support of original research and other important work.The Höfer Collection at the Phonogrammarchiv of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna
András Höfer (anthropologist, University of Heidelberg, Germany) conducted field research among the Tamangs and some other groups in Nepal from 1968 to 1983. Amounting to a total of 180 hours, his sound recordings comprise narratives, recitations, speeches, conversations, songs, and instrumental music. Accession numbers D 4320-D 4583.Huntington Archive of Buddhist and Related Art
Extensive digital archive including images and teaching resources.ICIMOD Books Online
This website provides direct access to all ICIMOD technical and scientific publications.The Institute of Tibetan Classics
The Institute is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of classical Tibetan thought and culture.International Dunhuang Project
Gives access to information on over 20,000 manuscripts and printed documents from Central Asia in the British Library collection. It also includes high quality colour images of manuscript fragments, with more images being added every week.Latse Contemporary Tibetan Cultural Library
A project of Trace Foundation, the library is a forum of open inquiry for all audiences interested in Tibetan culture.Melemchi: A Temple Village in the Nepal Himalaya
This page is dedicated to a small village in the Yolmo (or Helambu) Valley in the mountains north of Kathmandu.The Michael Aris Memorial Trust for Tibetan and Himalayan Studies
The Aris Trust is a registered charity with a focus on teaching and research into Tibetan civilization. The Trust is hosting the 10th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS).Nepal Journals Online
Nepal Journals OnLine (NepJOL) is a service to provide access to Nepalese published research, and increase worldwide knowledge of indigenous scholarship.Nepal Research
Archived articles on Nepal and the Himalayas, and a well-managed portal to various sites of interest on Nepal and the Himalayas.Pahar
A non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the fragile Himalayan environment and bringing together scientists, social activists, and common people to save the Himalayas.Photos of Tibet in the Early 1940s
Online photo exhibition with photos roughly contemporary with those in the Williamson Collection.The Plants of Nepal
The Plants of Nepal website provides accurate and reliable information about the great diversity of plants found in the Kingdom of Nepal.Quest Himalaya
A site devoted to information on the Himalayan region supplemented with superb photos.Sikkimese Manuscript Project
This website was established to facilitate research in all aspects of the study of the former Himalayan kingdom of Sikkim. Until recently the study of Sikkim, its society, history and religious traditions received little attention from Tibetologists and other academics.Stirn-vanham.com
Medical Doctor Aglaja Stirn and educator Peter van Ham's website dedicated to their explorations of many parts of the Himalayan region, including a number of impressive photos from their archives.Tibet Album
The Tibet Album presents more than 6000 photographs spanning 30 years of Tibet's history. These extraordinary photographs are a unique record of people long gone and places changed beyond all recognition. They also document the ways that British visitors encountered Tibet and Tibetans.Tibet Heritage Fund
A non-profit organization registered in Berlin with international members and supporters, is committed to the preservation and advancement of Tibetan Cultural Heritage, and the promoting of international understanding and co-operation.
Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library
THDL is part of the Tibet Initiative at the University of Virginia, USA, to establish interdisciplinary, transregional approaches to the scholarly study of Tibet. Includes large databases (some under construction) of cultural, geographical, linguistic, and philosophical material on Tibet. To learn more about THDL's partnership with Digital Himalaya, click here.Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center
A project to 'preserve, acquire, and make available the literary heritage of Tibetan Buddhism, using sophisticated technologies to make it readily accessible throughout the world.'Tibetan Buddhist Wall Paintings of Mustang, Nepal
Tibetan Buddhist Wall Paintings of Mustang, Nepal, is a photographic survey of the wall paintings of three gompas or monastery-temples of Mustang, an ethnically and culturally Tibetan district in northwestern Nepal, on the edge of the Tibetan plateau.Tibetan Paintings: the art of the Thangde Gatsal Studio
TibetanPaintings.com is the online home and gallery of the Thangde Gatsal Studio, a school in Dharamsala, India that teaches the art of Tibetan thangka painting.Tibetan Studies WWW Virtual Library
A portal to Tibetan Studies resources on the Web.Tibetan Writing Course
The Tibetan Writing Course was designed by Mark Turin and Palden Oshoe and offers an interactive way of learning the standard block print Tibetan script. It is hosted by the Language Resource Centre at Cornell University.Tribal Transitions
Tribal Transitions is a collaborative project between the School of Oriental and African Studies, The British Museum, Arunachal University, the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, the Centre for Cultural Research and Documentation in Arunachal Pradesh and the British Council in New Delhi.
Digitisation of Cultural Resources
British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC)
Promoting moving images for teaching and research in higher and further education.Bibliography of Asian Studies
The online version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS), referencing principally western-language articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia published since 1971, is available via library subscription.Cedars Project: CURL Exemplars in Digital Archives
Developing standards for digital archiving among UK Higher Education libraries.Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative (ECAI)
An international, interdisciplinary project to develop standards for linking datasets containing cultural information.Higher Education Digitisation Service (HEDS)
'...providing advice, consultancy, and a complete production service for digitisation and digital library development.'LACITO Archive Project
Maintained by the Langues et Civilisations à Tradition Orale research unit at the CNRS in Paris, this site offers searchable databases of linguistic documents, including data from several ethnic languages of Nepal. It also provides detailed information about the technological strategies employed.The Open Video Project
A shared digital video repository and test collection intended to meet the needs of researchers in a wide variety of areas related to digital video.Technical Advisory Service for Images (TASI)
Providing technical advice on digitisation to Higher Education institutions.