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| Internet Resources: The Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) at the Australian National University (ANU) maintains the Pacific Studies WWW Virtual Library: http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-PacificStudies.html The University of Hawaii Library's Pacific Collection also maintains a list of internet resources: http://libweb.hawaii.edu/libdept/pacific/html/internet.html The University of Auckland Library recently received the Western Pacific Archive from the British Government. http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/about/speccoll/pr.htm The Some of Pacific Manuscripts Bureau's partner organisations:
Ausralian National University sites:
Adam Matthew Publications: Global Distributors for PAMBU. Association of Commonwealth Archivists and Records Managers http://www.acarm.org/ Commonwealth countries share common legal and administrative traditions as well as common historical experience and a common language; the Association of Commonwealth Archivists and Records Managers (ACARM) provides a vehicle for sharing strategies and for addressing professional issues of concern to its members. With the rapid advent of computer technology, the challenges facing records managers and archivists, in terms of automating records systems and managing electronic records, are becoming increasingly complex. ACARM is a valuable vehicle for sharing solutions. It is expected that as more and more members are able to access the World Wide Web it will be possible to share solutions electronically. The Association of Commonwealth Archivists and Records Managers (ACARM) was founded in 1984 to provide a link for archival institutions, archivists and records managers across the Commonwealth. What makes this link especially important is the common heritage of legal and administrative systems, and hence of record keeping practices, which the countries of the Commonwealth share with each other and with the United Kingdom. In furtherance of its objectives ACARM has established a network of Commonwealth professionals in its field and has used that network to develop a practical strategy for solving record keeping problems in public administration. This has involved a number of developmental projects concerned with promoting professional education and training through workshops and the production of training materials. In these activities ACARM has in recent years worked in partnership with the International Records Management Trust (IRMT). [top] FIJI MUSEUM In 1908 the Fijian Society was formed with the specific aim of researching and preserving the country's history and culture. The formation of a museum was included in this aim. In 1910 the government approved an annual grant of £25 to appoint a collection caretaker. With the passing of the Fiji Museum Ordinance in 1929, the museum was formally inaugurated as a Government Statutory Body with a Board of Trustees. The collection remained on display in the Town Hall until 1919 when a substantial part of the hall was destroyed by fire. The collection was moved to a variety of venues until the government was persuaded by the Trustees to build a National Museum. The current museum was opened in 1955 by the Governor of Fiji, Sir Ronald Garvey. Over the years, the museum's reputation was built up as a research institution by directors such as R.A. Derrick, B. Palmer, and F. Clunie. Their work along with that of other world renowned scholars was published by the museum, establishing it as a small centre of academic excellence. Sadly the lack of funding has restricted the research and publishing programmes. The recent employment of key professional staff has enabled the museum not only to effectively discharge its responsibilities according to professional museum standards, but also to develop educational programmes aimed at generating greater support from the community. [top] Melanesian Studies Resource Center, University of California, San Diego http://sshl.ucsd.edu/melanesia/ UCSD's collection strengths for this area include anthropology, European voyages of exploration and research, archaeology, linguistics, and history. A special emphasis is placed on collecting primary source materials: anthropologists' fieldnotes, government patrol reports, microfilms of mission records, firsthand accounts of travellers, and newspapers from the region, etc. The collection also includes many dissertations and theses. [top] PARADISEC Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures http://paradisec.org.au/ Australia lies within a region of great linguistic and cultural diversity. Over 2000 of the world's 6000 different languages are spoken in Australia, the South Pacific Islands (including around 900 languages in New Guinea alone) and Southeast Asia. Within the next century this number is likely to drop to a few hundred. The majority of these 2000 languages and their associated cultural expressions such as music are very poorly documented. Even in those languages that have begun to be documented many of the most developed cultural expressions (such as the dense and highly allusive language used in song) have never been studied. PARADISEC (Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures) offers a facility for digital conservation and access for endangered materials from the Pacific region, defined broadly to include Oceania and East and Southeast Asia. Our research group has developed models to ensure that the archive can provide access to interested communities, and conforms with emerging international standards for digital archiving. We have established a framework for accessioning, cataloguing and digitising audio, text and visual material, and preserving digital copies. The primary focus of this initial stage is safe preservation of material that would otherwise be lost, especially field tapes from the 1950s and 1960s [top] The Pacific Collection, University of Hawaii http://libweb.hawaii.edu/libdept/pacific/ The Pacific Collection at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Hamilton Library offers materials relating to the island regions of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The Pacific Collection contained over 75,000 volumes in 1994. Approximately 3,000 volumes are added to the collection each year. The Pacific Collection receives 1,200 journals and periodicals annually, subscribes to 33 newspapers, and has over 10,000 reel of microfilm materials. In addition, over 350 videotapes and other audiovisual materials concerning the Pacific Islands are located in the Wong AudioVisual Center in Sinclair Library. [top] Pacific Manuscripts Bureau Sponsor Libraries
PARBICA PACIFIC REGIONAL BRANCH OF THE
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON ARCHIVES http://arts.anu.edu.au/arcworld/vks/vks.htm The VCC is an organisation that works to record and promote the diverse cultures of the Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu. The VCC is the umbrella body for the following institutions: National Museum; Vanuatu Cultural and Historical Site Survey; National Library; National Film and Sound Unit. [top] ANU Archives Program and the Noel Butlin Archives Centre http://www.archives.anu.edu.au/ The University Archives exists to preserve and make available the archival records of The Australian National University (ANU). The archives document the unique history of the ANU within the national context of the development of higher education in Australia and within the context of ANU's physical location in Canberra, Australia's capital city. In 2001 the role and resources of the University Archives were reviewed and as a result the Australian National University Archives Program (ANUAP) was created. The University Archives forms one arm of the ANUAP and the Noel Butlin Archives Centre the other. The Noel Butlin Archives Centre is a nationally significant collection of primary source material relating to business and labour. The NBAC holds archives of industrial organisations, businesses, professional associations, industry bodies and the labour movement. It makes them available for research and use by the University and the wider community. [top] State Society and Governance in Melanesia Project, ANU The State, Society & Governance in
Melanesia Project is the leading centre for research into contemporary
issues of governance in Melanesia. Launched in 1996 the SSGM Project's
key objectives are to: http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ The Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies (RSPAS) is the ANU's centre for research and postgraduate training on the Asia Pacific region. The School maintains a research focus on three priority areas of the Asia Pacific region: * Southeast Asia, * Northeast Asia and the * Southwest Pacific. Important research is also conducted on * South Asia and on * northern Australia. [top] W & F PASCOE PTY LTD http://www.pascoe.com.au/ W. & F. Pascoe Pty. Ltd. was founded in 1957 by brothers Wilfrid and Frank Pascoe. The Pascoes elected from the start to specialize in the microfilming of newspapers, periodicals and manuscript type material, and over the past years have established a close working relationship with the major libraries around Australia. Today, a significant part of our output is in the area of preservation microfilming. Libraries look to preservation microfilming as their long term secure storage medium. (Polyester film has a life expectancy of 500 years in suitable storage conditions). Having invested in high tech digital equipment in recent years, we feel that we have successfully integrated both analogue and digital areas of our organization. W. & F. Pascoe has always been a family owned company, although the founder brothers have passed away. Wilfrid's son Michael Pascoe is now at the head of the company. He is no less dedicated than his father to quality and service in the library movement. [top] Adam Matthew Publications Khal Rudin, Sales & Marketing Director for AMP is delighted. He said that ‘this agreement will enable PAMBU to get further global recognition for their excellent holdings of archives, manuscripts and rare printed material relating to the For further information about Adam Matthew Publications please visit their website or contact sales@ampltd.co.uk. [top] |
