i4donline.net ~ November 2004 Issue: In Fact: Culturing e-Culture

http://www.scp.nl/english/publications/summaries/9037700926.html
This web link consists of the abstract of the book ‘e-Culture: an exploration’ written by Jos de Haan, Frank Huysmans, 2002.
http://www.ncaction.org.uk/subjects/art/ict-lrn.htm
ICT helps pupil learn in art and design by enabling them to develop their creativity and imagination through more sustained activities within the programmes of study. This site provides an overview on ICT statutory requirements, ICT opportunities, hardware and software.
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/june98/06ross.html
The article ‘Information and Communications Technology in the Cultural Sector The Need for National Strategies’, published in D-Lib Magazine, June 1998 is available online.
http://cidoc2003.adit.ru/english/paper.asp?nomer=73
Culture and Digital Media: ICT tools for Monuments, CIDOC/ADIT-2003. Paper by Ronchi Alfredo M. Italy, Milano, Politecnico di Milano - EC MEDICI Framework, Professor, is available here.
http://www.coe.int/T/E/Cultural_Co-operation/Culture/Resources/Texts/CC-CULT(2000)49rev_EN.pdf?L=EN
This link provides draft Guidelines on Cultural Work within the Information Society, under “New Information Technologies” Project, made by Council for Cultural Cooperation, Culture Committee in 21st meeting, Strasbourg, September 2000 is available online in this website.
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cog/itt/2003/00000006/00000001/art00005
In this site, the abstract of the article e-Heritage in the Globalising Society: Enabling Cross-Cultural Engagement through ICT by Go F.M, Lee R.M., Russo A.P., published in Information Technology & Tourism, 2003, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 55-68(14) published by Cognizant Communication Corporation is available.
http://carlos.emory.edu/
This is the website of Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The homepage consists of the links to the following: Information, Collections and Exhibitions, Odyssey online. Information provides the detailed address, hours (when and on which days the museum is open), admission rules, tour facilities, membership, directions and parking information, information on museum bookshop, other facilities like rental, programmes for adults, children and families, schools and teachers, information for Emory University students and faculty, volunteer opportunities, museum calender and departmental contact list.
http://www.thinker.org/
This is the site to know about Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco (FAMSF). The homepage of this site gives the links to know details about this museum. This museum is comprised of the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park. It is the largest public arts institution in the City of San Francisco and one of the largest art museums in the United States.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/
This is the official website of the University of Iowa. This link provides furthur links to DVDs on African art by Christopher Roy: African Pottery Techniques ( http://www.customflix.com/204744), African Masks: Burkina Faso ( http://www.customflix.com/204747), African Weaving ( http://www.customflix.com/204747), Arts of Ghana ( http://www.customflix.com/204781) ,
http://www.cultural-heritage-india.com/heritage-tourism/india-culture.html
Information about the culture of India as well as cultural heritage sites are available online. This site helps to discover Indian culture. In the homepage, the following information are listed, each of which have separate links to explore more: World Heritage Sites, India Luxury Trains, Erotic India, Rajasthan Heritage, Heritage in India, Heritage Tourism, Monuments in India, Temples in India, India Forts and Palaces, Pilgrimages in India.
http://icom.museum/
It is the website of International Council of Museums (ICOM). ICOM is composed of National and International Committees as well as affiliated and regional organisations. It has also provided a link to virtual library museums pages at http://icom.museum/vlmp/ that provides a distributed directory of online museums. From the same site, one can jump into the link http://www.inc-icom.org/inc-icom.html to know about Indian National Committee of the International Council of Museums. To know about virtual museums, the link http://icom.museum/virtual_ museum.html is most useful.
http://hds.essex.ac.uk/g2gp/gis/index.asp
This site consists of the contents of the book ‘A place in history: a guide to using GIS in historical research’ by Ian Gregory, published in 2002.
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=home
This site is of the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) that supports further and higher education by providing strategic guidance, advice and opportunities to use ICT to support teaching, learning, research and administration. JISC is funded by all the United Kingdom post-16 and higher education funding councils. Among the services provided by JISC, the Arts and Humanities Data Service (AHDS) is one. AHDS is a national service, funded by JISC and the Arts and Humanities Research Board to aid the creation, use and preservation of digital collections in the arts and humanities. AHDS case studies are available at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/_print_/creating/case-studies/index.htm.
http://www.cdacindia.com/html/ihportal/index.asp
The Indian Heritage Portal developed by C-DAC, India has captured the timeless heritage of India as reflected in her scriptures including the Vedas, Bhagavad-Gita, Mahabharata and Dnyaneshwari, to name a few. Through the Indian Heritage Portal, users can access, retrieve, analyse, synthesize and disseminate information on the timeless Indian Heritage art and culture.
http://parc.cdacindia.com/
This website helps in empowering people of India through their use of information Technology solutions in Indian languages. This serves as a organised “Resource Centre” for the Perso-Arabic range of languages used in India.
http://indiaculture.nic.in/
Ministry of Culture, Government of India was set up with the objective of developing ways and means by which basic cultural and aesthetic values remain dynamic among people. Their website showcases classical dances, folkdances, heritage sites, music of India. It also has statistics and downloadable forms available.