Old Tibetan Documents Online (OTDO)

http://otdo.aa.tufs.ac.jp/
15 Jan 2010

Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, Japan

Self-description:
"Old Tibetan Documents Online (OTDO) is a corpus of selected old (VIIth to Xth centuries) Tibetan texts: Dunhuang manuscripts [digitised and published by The International Dunhuang Project (IDP) http://idp.bl.uk/], Inscriptions and related materials. We provide critically edited texts together with search and KeyWord In Context (KWIC) facilities."

Site contents:
* Introduction [under construction];
* Acknowledgements;
* About Us;
* Online Texts [as of 15 Jan 2010 - 89 texts; an example of the data structure and contents of the record "ITJ_1379" follows:
1. Content : Receipt for the repayment of loaned wheat. 2. Note : sheet. The top left part of the main text is missing. Recto, 9 lines with two illegible vermilion seals at the bottom. Verso, 1 line.
3. References : Thomas (1951: 43-44) [I.Translit., I.Trans.], T?y? bunko (part 10, 65-66) , Takeuchi (1995: 262-263) [I.Translit., I.Trans.].
4. Transliteration: (r1) [---] stsang / / mngan rnying lo byis brtsan gyi sug pa na /\[...] - ed.]
* Search the Texts [incl. search for text patterns];
* References (Abbreviations, Bibliography [in European and Asian languages]);
* Links;
* Search [the site].

URL http://otdo.aa.tufs.ac.jp/

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://otdo.aa.tufs.ac.jp/

Link reported by: T Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000
- under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 3,000

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Latse Contemporary Tibetan Cultural Library, US

http://www.latse.org

08 Jan 2010

Latse Contemporary Tibetan Cultural Library, New York, NY, US.

Self-description:
"Latse Contemporary Tibetan Cultural Library, a project of Trace Foundation [www.trace.org], is a forum of open inquiry for all audiences interested in Tibetan culture. The library conducts programs and makes available a unique collection of up-to-date texts, multimedia and other research materials in relevant languages that represent the extent and character of Tibetan cultural diversity. It is an active center of modern Tibetan cultural studies and provides a forum for meaningful interaction, learning and the exchange of ideas. We assist those with interests in the humanities, arts, and sciences in order to promote a deeper understanding and wider appreciation of Tibetan culture and its contribution to the world's cultural heritage."

Site contents:
* About Latse (Mission Statement, Overview and Description, Collections, Programs, Why Latse, Services, Staff, How to Find Latse, Library Hours);
* Brochure English version, Tibetan version);
* Newsletter (Vol 1, No. 1, Fall 2003 - Vol 5, No. 1, Fall 2007);
* Databases (Byara Database, Library Catalog, Image library, Gyalrong Texts Project);
* Conferences (Gedun Choephel);
* Lecture Series (Professor Drongbu Tsering Dorje, Sherab Nyima - Vice President, Central Nationalities University, Beijing, Sang Dhak - Chinese Center for Tibetan Studies, Beijing);
* Events (Losar 2008 - Celebration, Losar 2004 - Stand up comedy, Selected works of Dorje Basang, Losar 2005 - A concert by the masters, Tibetan Yak Cheese Week, Innovations in Tibetan Information Technology);
* Film Series [under construction].

URL http://www.latse.org

Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.latse.org

Link reported by: Robbie Barnett (rb25--at--mindspring.com)

* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]:
Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]:
Library
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]:
Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000
- under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 300

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