All Outputs (125)

A Guide to the Ikaan Language and Culture Documentation (2015)
Journal Article
Salffner, S. (2015). A Guide to the Ikaan Language and Culture Documentation. Language Documentation & Conservation, 9, 237-267

Language documentation collections contain valuable and unique resources on the languages and cultures of the people represented in the collection. To allow users to understand and use one particular collection, this article provides a guide to the l... Read More about A Guide to the Ikaan Language and Culture Documentation.

The dogs bark and the circus moves on (2015)
Journal Article
Robinson, J. (2015). The dogs bark and the circus moves on. The Bottom Line, 28(1/2), 7-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/BL-01-2015-0002

Purpose: The paper aims to set out challenges that libraries face while developing their Digital Library capabilities and capacity and propose an approach to estimating the costs for these functions. There is a skills challenge as well as an organis... Read More about The dogs bark and the circus moves on.

SCA-UK Newsletter, vol. 10 (November 2014) (2014)
Journal Article
Khur-Yearn, J. (2014). SCA-UK Newsletter, vol. 10 (November 2014). SCA-UK Newsletter: Shan Cultural Association in the United Kingdom, 10, 1-30

The newsletter covers some latest news and articles on Shan cultural activities and updates on Shan studies.

Mind the Gap! : Supporting Graduate Teaching Assistants and bridging the information skills gap (2014)
Journal Article
Clark, B., & Bird, V. (2014). Mind the Gap! : Supporting Graduate Teaching Assistants and bridging the information skills gap. ALISS quarterly, 9(4), 13-16

SOAS Library: Chinese art and archaeology collection (2014)
Journal Article
Wood, J. (2014). SOAS Library: Chinese art and archaeology collection. Art Libraries Journal, 39(2), 27-32. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0307472200018289

Chinese art has always been well-represented within SOAS Library. This article provides an overview of the Chinese art and archaeology collection, highlighting materials that make it unique, from rare books to literati paintings and woodblock prints.... Read More about SOAS Library: Chinese art and archaeology collection.

The Poetic Dhamma of Zao Amat Long’s Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta and the Place of Traditional Literature in Shan Theravada Buddhism (2012)
Thesis
Khur-Yearn, J. The Poetic Dhamma of Zao Amat Long’s Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna Sutta and the Place of Traditional Literature in Shan Theravada Buddhism. (Thesis). SOAS, University of London

Poems (2012)
Digital Artefact
Gutkind, C. (2012). Poems. [CD]

'A celebration of 25 centuries': Pahlavisants, Pakistanis and Parsis (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Waghmar, B. (2011, October). 'A celebration of 25 centuries': Pahlavisants, Pakistanis and Parsis. Presented at Persepolis 40 Years on: International Conference on the Archaeology, History and Reception of Persepolis, The University of Edinburgh

Imperial Iran's arrival on the late twentieth century stage was declared by Orson Welles as no party but 'a celebration of 25 centuries'. The socio-political capital, by participating in Pahlavi panache, was not lost on three votaries discussed here,... Read More about 'A celebration of 25 centuries': Pahlavisants, Pakistanis and Parsis.

Iran extérieur and Serindia: daily transactions along the Borderlands (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Waghmar, B. (2011, January). Iran extérieur and Serindia: daily transactions along the Borderlands. Paper presented at Borderlands: 84th South Asia Archive and Library Group Winter Conference, Royal Asiatic Society, London

Browsing Through a Treasure House: The Literature of the Burma Campaign (2011)
Journal Article
Graham, G. (2011). Browsing Through a Treasure House: The Literature of the Burma Campaign. Dekho! : journal of the Burma Star Association,

The artilce overviews the collections of the Burma Campaign Memorial Library (BCML), which is housed within SOAS Library and contains a huge range of books, both English and Japanese about the Burma Campaign. The author of this article is the founder... Read More about Browsing Through a Treasure House: The Literature of the Burma Campaign.

Supplement to the Burma Campaign Memorial Library's Descriptive Catalogue and Bibliography. (2011)
Other
Khur-Yearn, J. Supplement to the Burma Campaign Memorial Library's Descriptive Catalogue and Bibliography

The Burma Campaign Memorial Library's Descriptive Catalogue and Bibliography was first published in 1999, and its second edition was published in 2001. This document is a suppliment to the catalogue.

Matthew's Midrashic Magi (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Waghmar, B. (2010, July). Matthew's Midrashic Magi. Paper presented at Zoroastrianism in the Levant: Twenty-Eighth Conference, ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies, Oriental Institute, University of Oxford

No feature of Zoroastrianism in the Levant is of greater signification than the passing albeit contrived inclusion of the Magi in the Infancy Gospels. It is proposed here
that their incorporation was deliberate and exceptional. For although the Ira... Read More about Matthew's Midrashic Magi.

Jašn-e jahānī-ye Norūz [The World Nowrouz Festivities, Sa‘dabad Palace, Teheran, Saturday, 27 March 2010 (live coverage)] (2010)
Digital Artefact
Waghmar, B. (2010). Jašn-e jahānī-ye Norūz [The World Nowrouz Festivities, Sa‘dabad Palace, Teheran, Saturday, 27 March 2010 (live coverage)]. [TV news programme]

Co-broadcaster offering live commentary on the historic significance of the first International Nowruz Day presidential summit. With Arash Zahedi, anchor, Iran Today programme, Press TV.

The Idea of Iran: last of the Persian dynasties (2010)
Journal Article
Waghmar, B. (2010). The Idea of Iran: last of the Persian dynasties. The Middle East in London, 6(8), 14

An evaluation of SOAS Research Online, the Institutional Repository of the School of Oriental and African Studies (2010)
Thesis
Tate, J. An evaluation of SOAS Research Online, the Institutional Repository of the School of Oriental and African Studies. (Dissertation). City University

This research project aimed generally to evaluate SOAS Research Online, the institutional repository of the School of Oriental and African Studies, to determine if it is a successful and trustworthy repository. A trustworthy digital repository is o... Read More about An evaluation of SOAS Research Online, the Institutional Repository of the School of Oriental and African Studies.

American Street (2010)
Digital Artefact
Gutkind, C. (2010). American Street. [Blog post]

Greetings (2010)
Digital Artefact
Gutkind, C. (2010). Greetings. [Blog post]

Yale-SOAS Islamic Manuscript Gallery (2010)
Journal Article
Colvin, P. (2010). Yale-SOAS Islamic Manuscript Gallery. The Middle East in London,

Options (2010)
Book
Gutkind, C., & Simmons, T. (2010). Options. Knives Forks and Spoons Press

Making The World Better (2010)
Book
Gutkind, C. (2010). Making The World Better. Kater Murr's Press