From: "Arthur Kosten" To: REVS@csf.colorado.edu Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 10:30:40 +0000 Subject: Update on the V-lib Migration and Ethnic Relations Reply-to: ajkosten@xs4all.nl *** apologies for cross-posting *** For those interested in the field of migration and ethnic relations, this is to inform you of some new resources in the WWW Virtual Library on Migration and Ethnic Relations. The Virtual Library now contains annotated links to well over 200 major online resources in the field. The Virtual Library has been designed as a shared resource for both professionals in the field and the wider Internet community. You are invited to have a look at it and see if there is something in it for you, and whether you know interesting resources that are not included yet. You can find the Virtual Library at: WHAT'S NEW? 1. A seperate section on documentation centers has been added; 2. Many new resources have been added; 3. Some descriptions have been added to existing resources; 4. Some minor updates and changes. Below is a list of resources added since 10 June 1996: Research Centers ---------------- CRER - Centre for Research in Race and Ethnic Relations CRER at the University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands, England (UK!) URL: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/WWW/postgrad/facult/social/race.htm "CRER is the UK National Centre of Excellence in the field of 'race' and ethnic relations: it combines an active research programme with MA courses, PhD research students, visiting research fellows and policy-relevant research funded by 'users'! It also has an unique 'resource centre' library. " [ Description provided by Mark R D Johnson (ERRAA@snow.csv.warwick.ac.uk) / 08 July 1996 ] OIM - La Organizacion Internacional Para las Migraciones CIMAL, Santiago, Chili URL: http://www.reuna.cl/oim/ No description provided Research Programs ----------------- PER - Project on Ethnic Relations Project on Ethnic Relations, Princeton, NJ 08542, USA URL: http://www.netcom.com/~ethnic/per.html "The Project on Ethnic Relations (PER) was founded in 1991 to encourage the peaceful resolution of ethnic conflicts in the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe and the Russian Federation. It is sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, with additional funding from the Starr Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Philip D. Reed Foundation. PER conducts programs of action, education, research, and publication in Central and Eastern Europe and the Russian Federation." [Description from self presentation / 9 July 1996] Research Related Sites ---------------------- IACCP - International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology URL: http://www.fit.edu/ft-orgs/iaccp/ "The International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) was founded in 1972 and has a membership of over 500 persons in more than 65 countries. The aims of the Association are to facilitate communication among persons interested in cross-cultural psychology and to pursue more effectively the universal validity of psychological theories in all branches of psychology and related disciplines." [Description from self presentation / 09 July 1996] REP - the Organized Section on Race, Ethnicity and Politicsof of ASPA Organized Section on Race, Ethnicity and Politics, Providence, Rhode Island, USA URL: http://www.providence.edu/polisci/rep/ "the Organized Section on Race, Ethnicity and Politics of the American Political Science Association (APSA) is made up of professors, graduate students, researchers, teachers, activists, and authors, concerned with the politics of Native-, African-, Latino, and Asian-Americans. Our members work primarily in the academic fields of political science, sociology, history, and ethnic studies. " [Description from self presentation / 09 July 1996] SCCR - Society for Cross-Cultural Research URL: http://www.fit.edu/ft-orgs/sccr/ "SCCR is an organization of about 200 members devoted to pursuing cross-cultural research from a multidisciplinary perspective. The Society includes Psychologists, Anthropologists, Sociologists, other social scientists, and members of other disciplines such as Communications, Business, and Education. Online resources include information on SCCR and information on the journal Cross-Cultural Research. " [Description from self presentation / 09 July 1996] Journals and Newsletters ------------------------ CCR - Cross-Cultural Research SCCR URL: http://www.fit.edu/ft-orgs/sccr/CCR.html No description provided Documentation Centers --------------------- EDCOMER - the European Documentation Centre and Observatory on Migration and Ethnic Relations University of Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands URL: http://www.ruu.nl/ercomer/edcomer/index.html "EDCOMER was launched in June 1995 by the European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER) with financial support from the European Commission of the European Communities (DG V). EDCOMER aims to combine both written documentation and statistical data. It is both a collection point for information and data, and a means of its dissemination. This proactive role distinguishes EDCOMER from other documentation centres and data archives. Online resources include information on the center, and the WWW Virtual Library on Migration and Ethnic Relations - a comprehensive resource guide to online information in the field of migration and ethnic relations." [Information provided by Arthur J. Kosten (ajkosten@fsw.ruu.nl) / 9 July 1996} Topical Information ------------------- Profile of Illegal Border Crossers San Diego Dialogue, San Diego, USA URL: http://gort.ucsd.edu/mw/tj/profile.html "Description of "would-be illegal border crossers" was developed from research conducted by San Diego Dialogue in the San Ysidro Port of Entry (SYPOE), along the fence (FENCE) and in the Casa del migrante (CASA) in Tijuana. Supplemental information is included from the Canon Zapata Survey (COLEF) conducted by El Colegio de la Frontera Norte. The demographic characteristics of would-be illegal border crossers can vary depending on the place chosen for the attempted crossing." [Description from self presentation / 09 July 1996] More links... ------------- the Anti-Racism Resources Home Pages Dennis Westlind URL: http://www.efn.org/~dennis_w/directory.html "This web site is devoted to providing links to a wide variety of anti-racism resources on the World Wide Web. Classified links with short descriptions and regularly updated." [ Description provided by Arthur J. Kosten - VL editor (ajkosten@fsw.ruu.nl) / 09 July 1996 ] HRWEB - Human Rights Resources Page Catherine Hampton URL: http://www.traveller.com/~hrweb/resource.html "This page contains names of human rights organizations, other organizations doing substantial amounts of human rights work, and resources (such as libraries and internet-based information) of use to human rights activists and researchers. Two categories of resources are listed -- international and regional/national. Within the international group, resources are listed alphabetically. Within the regional/national group, resources are listed by region and by country, and within each region or country are alphabetized." [Description from self presentation / 09 July 1996] Related Virtual Libraries ------------------------- Indigenous Studies URL: http://www.halcyon.com/FWDP/wwwvl/indig-vl.html _________________________________________________________________ Arthur J. Kosten European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations P.O. Box 80.140, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands Phone: +31 30 2532968, Fax: +31 30 2534733 e-mail: ajkosten@fsw.ruu.nl ERCOMER website: http://www.ruu.nl/ercomer Virtual Library: http://www.ruu.nl/ercomer/wwwvl/wwwvlmer.html _________________________________________________________________