Central Asian Studies Information Sources

Tue Oct 5 20:49:49 UTC 1999

SUBJECT:  Central Asian Studies Information Sources
TO:       Those Interested in the Central Asian Region
FROM:     John Schoeberlein, Harvard Forum for Central Asian Studies

THIS MESSAGE CONCERNS 3 RESOURCES FOR INFORMATION about "Greater Central
Asia," including:

* Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kirghizstan & Kazakstan
* Islamic and Turkic regions of Russia
* The Caucasus (Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Daghestan, Chechnya, etc.)
* The Volga Basin and Western Siberia
* Iranian Azerbaijan, Khorasan and Northern Afghanistan
* Eastern Turkistan (Xinjiang) / Western China
* Mongolia, the Altay Region and Southern Siberia
* Tibet

1) For CURRENT INFORMATION about events, resources, etc. in Central
   Asian Studies, consider subscribing to the CentralAsia-L
   Announcement List for Central Asian Studies (see details below).

2) For COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION about institutions, resouces,
   scholars, and everything else having to do with the study of
   Central Asia, visit the <Central Asian Studies World Wide> website:
   http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/ (more information below).

3) To find SPECIALISTS on Central Asia, obtain a copy of the Guide to
   Scholars of Central Asia (see details below) -- available in
   early December 1999.

NOTE: In the next week or so, we will finish the final collection of data
for the new edition of the Guide to Scholars.  If you are a scholar of
Central Asia (minimum: 3 scholarly works) and have not yet submitted your
information, this is the last opportunity.  Please go to
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/Guide_to_Scholars_Qu.html to submit your
information online.  Or, email us at centasia at fas.harvard.edu to request a
form.

These information resources are produced by the HARVARD FORUM FOR CENTRAL
ASIAN STUDIES.  If you would like more information about Central Asian
studies at Harvard, you may visit the Forum's website at
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~centasia/ -- and you may also want to join the
Central-Asia-Harvard-List for announcements concerning Central Asia-related
events and resources at and around Harvard (for information, write to us at
mailto:centasia at fas.harvard.edu, or visit
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~centasia/Subscribe_CAHL.html).

Sincerely,

John Schoeberlein
______________________________________________________________________
Dr. John S. Schoeberlein \ Director
Forum for Central Asian Studies \ Harvard University
1737 Cambridge Street \ Cambridge, MA 02138 \ USA
tel.: (617) 495-4338  fax: (617) 495-8319
mailto:schoeber at fas.harvard.edu
Central Asia Forum Website: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~centasia/
<Central Asian Studies World Wide>: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/
<CentralAsia-L> Editorial Address: mailto:CentralAsia at fas.harvard.edu
______________________________________________________________________

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<CentralAsia-L> Announcement List for Central Asian Studies
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CentralAsia-L is an e-mail announcement list for Central Asian Studies
-- including "Greater Central Asia" from Eastern Turkistan and Mongolia
to Afghanistan, the Caucasus, and Islamic and Turkic regions of Russia.
The purpose of this list is to enable the distribution of announcements
about matters of interest to Central Asian Studies.  This information
distribution list is moderated and is *not* for discussion, and
therefore subscribers need not fear lengthy messages or opinion and
polemics. Anyone wishing to be aware of events, opportunities,
resources, and scholarly programs in Central Asian Studies is welcome
to subscribe free of charge.

CentralAsia-L is one of the most widely subscribed lists of its kind.
We welcome relevant announcement postings from individuals and
organizations throughout the world and in all fields of Central Asian
studies.

To Subscribe to CentralAsia-L, send an e-mail message to:
     majordomo at fas.harvard.edu
In the text of this message, write:
     subscribe CentralAsia-L

To send an announcement to CentralAsia-L, address it to:
     CentralAsia-L at fas.harvard.edu

Subscription: Open; Current subscribership: ~2,000; Established: 1995
Submissions: Moderated; Traffic: average ca. 2 messages per day
Editor: John Schoeberlein <centasia at fas.harvard.edu>

For full editorial information visit the CentralAsia-L web page, at:
     http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/Subscribe_CA-L.html
or e-mail us at:
     mailto:CentralAsia at fas.harvard.edu

An *ARCHIVE* of all postings to these lists is available at the
<Central Asian Studies World Wide> website:
     http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/cal_arch_conf.html

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<CENTRAL ASIAN STUDIES WORLD WIDE>
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/
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The <Central Asian Studies World Wide> website is a resource in the
process of on-going development, and is currently being developed
intensively.  Of the following resources, most are already largely in
place, while some will become available through the site in the next
few months:

* Comprehensive information on the overwhelming majority of the scholars
    in the field world wide.
* Comprehensive information on world wide institutions in the field
    (research institutes, university programs, archives, libraries,
    etc.).
* Information on all (as nearly as possible) of the periodicals which
    publish on Central Asian topics.
* Reading guides to the literature on various topics and in various
    countries.
* Key information about Central Asian studies on the Internet.
* Much more: scholarly associations, conferences, book sources, job
   opportunities, reference works, transliteration standards, etc.

We are seeking collaborators to help ensure coverage of scholarship
in all fields and in all parts of the world.  For more information,
contact us at: mailto:CASWW at fas.harvard.edu

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GUIDE TO SCHOLARS OF CENTRAL ASIA
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We will soon complete compilation and publication of the revised
edition of the Guide to Scholars of Central Asia.  This resource will
contain over 2,000 scholars in Central Asian studies worldwide -- the
overwhelming majority of the world's scholars in this field.

The first edition (1995; second printing 1997) is now sold out, but
the new edition will soon be available.

The Guide provides information including contact data, scholarly
interests, and selected publications.  It includes indexes by Country/
Institution and Topic.  Consequently, it provides the best means
available to find scholars interested in relevant topics, to learn
about their work and to make contact with them.

Information about the price and how to order will be available in the
next few weeks.  If you would like to be sent this information, contact
us at: mailto:centasia at fas.harvard.edu, or: Harvard Forum for Central
Asian Studies, 1737 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

If you should be listed in the Guide to Scholars and have not
submitted your information yet (since we began this process in
Jan. 1998), we will still be able to include your information if we
receive it by Sept. 30, 1999.  For a copy of the questionnaire which
must be submitted, write to us at: mailto:centasia at fas.harvard.edu.
Or, please submit your information online at:
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~casww/Guide_to_Scholars_Qu.html

Eventually, there will be an electronic version of the Guide, enabling
you to find relevant scholars via the web.  For updated information on
Guide ordering and access to the electronic version, visit:
http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~centasia/Guide_to_Scholars.html