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1. EL@ND: Research for Development
   “EL@ND provides a single search to 11 catalogues of development information. It has multilingual support to retrieve articles in resources catalogued throughout Europe.”
   02-21-2008 : administration, africa, agriculture, america, asia, central america, culture, education, environment, europe, finance, health, industry/technology, information, international development, intl. cooperation, labour, north america, pacific islands, population, society, south, trade, transport
2. Intute: Advanced Search
   “... a free online service providing you with access to the very best Web resources for education and research.... Subject specialists select and evaluate the websites in our database and write high quality descriptions of the resources. The database cont
   02-21-2008 : african, agricultural, american, anthropology, archaeology, architecture, archives, arts, asia, astronomy, australasian, australia, beauty, biomedical ethics, bioresearch, business, catering, celtic, chemistry, chinese, classics, communications, comparative literature, computing, conservation, culture, design, earth sciences, eastern european, ecology, economics, engineering, english studies, environment, european, fashion, food, forestry, french, geography, german, government, health, hispanic, history, history and philosophy of science, history of medicine, hospitality, humanities, italia, japanese, latin american, law, leisure, libraries, life sciences, linguistics, management, manuscript studies, mathematics, media, medicine, middle eastern, midwifery, modern languages, museums, music, natural history, nursing, performing arts, philosophy, physics, politics, portuguese, psychology, religions, research methods, research tools, russian, scandinavian, science, science engineering, slavonic, social sciences, social welfare, sociology, south asian, sports, statistics, technology, theology, tourism, travel, vetinerary, visual arts, women
3. ReliefWeb: South Asia: Earthquake - Oct 2005 by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
   Updates on relief efforts related to the major earthquake that struck in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on October 8, 2005, and affected India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Includes information about rescue efforts and relief, assistance from other countries
   02-14-2008 : asia, charity resources, earthquakes, earthquakes: south asia, geology, natural disasters, nonprofit resources, relief, relief web
4. Librarians’ Internet Index: Regions of the World
   A well-organized starting point for reliable, librarian-selected Internet resources.
   02-14-2008 : africa, arab countries, asia, california, country studies, earth, europe, international, latin america, middle east, north america, oceania, polar regions
5. East and Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
   An annotated directory to East Asia, Southeast Asia, with general sites on Asia and Asian Americans, including Current Hot Topics. Browse by country and region.
   02-14-2008 : asia, asian americans, asian studies, brunei, burma, cambodia, china, current hot topics, directories, east asia, east timor, hong kong, indonesia, japan, korea, laos, macau, malaysia, mongolia, myanmar, philippines, singapore, southeastern, study and teaching, taiwan, thailand, timor-leste, vietnam
6. Canadian International Development Agency: Asia
   Shares Canada's commitment, results, and brief country profiles. Also has 'Facts at a Glance', projects, Canada's response to the Tsunami, and more.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   02-11-2007 : afghanistan, asia, bangladesh, bhutan, cambodia, china, cook islands, country studies, east timor, fiji, india, indonesia, international development, kazakhstan, kiribati, kyrgyzstan, laos, malaysia, maldives, marshall islands, micronesia, mongolia, nauru, nepal, niue, north korea, pacific islands, pakistan, palau, papua new guinea, philippines, samoa, solomon islands, sri lanka, tajikistan, thailand, timor-leste, tonga, tsunami: canada's response, turkmenistan, tuvalu, uzbekistan, vanuatu, vietnam
7. The Asia Foundation: Books for Asia
   Distributes books, software, and other educational materials throughout Asia. Donation guidelines given for books and funds.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-12-2007 : asia, asia foundation, books, donations: books, reading, united states
8. WWW Virtual Library: Women's History
   Organized by countries, plus other information.
   01-11-2007 : africa, argentina, asia, australia, austria, belarus, belgium, canada, central america, croatia, czechia, denmark, england, estonia, europe, france, germany, great britain, iceland, ireland, italy, japan, latin america, middle east, netherlands, new zealand, norway, poland, romania, russia, south america, spain, sweden, switzerland, united kingdom, united states, virtual libraries, women's history, women's studies
9. Journey to Forever: Hong Kong to Cape Town Overland
   Search their environment and rural development projects, school project ideas, resources on biofuels and small farms, and more. In English, Japanese, and Chinese. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
   01-11-2007 : africa, asia, biofuels and small farms, cape town, environmentalism: student resources, hong kong, rural development, rural development projects, school project ideas, south africa, sustainable development, teaching resources
10. MisLinks: A Web-based Missions Directory
    A comprehensive site covering practical missions, church/ministry, academic research, mission topics, and areas of the world.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    01-11-2007 : academic research, africa, agencies, arts, asia, central america, church planting, churches, collections, conferences, contextualization of theology, country studies, cross-cultural teaching and learning, directories: missions, europe, evangelism, fundraising, intercultural communication, journals, latin america, maps, member care, ministry, mission directories, mission opportunities, missionary kids, missions: directories, mobilization, oceania, partnership, people groups, persecution, practical missions, schools, search engines: missions, short term missions, south america, spiritual conflict, story telling, tesol, theology of mission, training programs, web site development
11. The European Voyages of Exploration: The Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries
    A multimedia tutorial on Spain and Portugal's explorations in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Includes the economic, political, and cultural circumstances that contributed to exploration, short histories of the two countries, maps, discussions of collateral issues (e.g., slavery, navigation, religion), and more. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    01-11-2007 : 15th century, 16th century, africa, americas, asia, black history month, caribbean, european studies, exploration, labor, maps, navigation, portugal, religions, slavery, spain, tutorials, voyages
12. Drought and Livestock in Semi-Arid Africa and Southwest Asia
    A free online e-book.
    12-09-2006 : africa, animals, asia, drought, farming, livestock, semi-arid lands, southwest asia
13. In Depth: Changing China
    Collection of news stories and background information about China, covering topics such as social issues, business and economy, and politics. Some stories offer British viewpoints on U.S.-China relations (including about the George W. Bush visit to China in November 2005). (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-29-2006 : asia, china: economic conditions, china: politics, china: social conditions, government, history: china
14. Celebration of Tomb Sweeping Day (Qing Ming Jie)
    Introduction to this Chinese holiday 'celebrated two weeks after the vernal equinox,' in which family members visit graves 'to tend to any underbrush that has grown.' Describes past and present observations of Tomb Sweeping Day, 'one of the few traditional Chinese holidays that follows the solar calendar....'. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-10-2006 : ancestorral shrines, asia, china: social life and customs, clear brightness, holidays: china
15. U.S. Department of State: Korea, North
    Central page for U.S. Department of State materials on North Korea. Provides statements and briefings (back to 2001), press releases, reports (including annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and International Religious Freedom reports), background material, and related documents.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-10-2006 : asia, country studies, foreign relations, international governments, north korea, nuclear program, united states: foreign relations: north korea
16. Law Library of Congress: North Korea
    Links to websites on North Korea government, politics, and law. Includes legal guides, country studies, and links to constitutions and branches of government (where available).. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-10-2006 : asia, government: north korea, law: north korea, north korea, politics: north korea
17. U.S. Commercial Service: China
    Resources for U.S. companies planing to do business in China. Has a basic visitor's guide, tips for doing business, business service providers, trade leads, a trade show calendar, employment opportunities, and other business resources.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : asia, business, china: economic conditions, export marketing, international trade, united states: commerce: china
18. China: Enter the Dragon
    Coverage of the 2003 China Business Forum, 'in which participants ... offered their observations on doing business with the Chinese.' Includes China's capital markets, intellectual property concerns, state-owned enterprises, and foreign direct investment (FDI) in China.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : asia, business, foreign: china, international trade, investments, united states: commerce: china
19. Korea WebWeekly
    11-09-2006 : ', area studies, asia, countries, newspaper, north korea, regions, south korea
20. At-a-Glance: Delhi Bombs
    News about the three bombs that 'exploded almost simultaneously in the Indian capital, Delhi, on Saturday [October 29, 2005], killing 62 people and injuring 210.' Includes a map, photos, video clips, and links to related stories on topics such as who was behind the bombings.. (Copyright 2006 by Librarians' Internet Index)
    11-09-2006 : asia, bombings: india: delhi, crime, terrorism, terrorism: india

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