SOCIAL SCIENCES

On February 6-7, 2009, the Columbia University Libraries hosted a hands-on workshop entitled "Tibetan Studies and the Social Sciences: Data, Tools, Maps and Archives." For more information, please see the links below.

  Conference Press Release

  Event Poster and Schedule

  Undergraduate Research Prize and Application Cover Sheet

VIDEO LINKS FOR WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS ON FEBRUARY 6, 2009

Session videos are now available at itunes.columbia.edu; links to individual sessions are available below. To access the full iTunes conference, go to itunes.columbia.edu, then select "Public Access", which will launch the iTunes application (or prompt for free download of software.)  To locate conference video files, scroll down to "Schools and Departments" and select "Columbia University Libraries." Each track is about 200MB, so total download time may near 10-15 minutes depending on connection speed. See below for individual track numbers.

Please also see Related Resources below for useful bibliographies distributed at the conference.

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OPENING REMARKS AND PANEL DISCUSSION: “Tibetan Studies and the Social Sciences: Opportunities for Undergraduate and Graduate Research"
Part 1 | Part 2

Speakers in order of appearance:

• Jim Neal, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian
• Lauran Hartley, Tibetan Studies Librarian, C.V. Starr East Asian Library
• Gray Tuttle, Leila Hadley Luce Assistant Professor of Modern Tibetan Studies (moderator)

Panel Participants: Geoff Childs, Andrew Fischer, Karl Ryavec, Tsering Wangyal Shawa, Emily Yeh

GIS MAPS & STATISTICAL PACKAGES
Jeremiah Trinidad-Christensen
Track 3

HISTORICAL MAPS AND TIBET GIS
Tsering Wangyal Shaw
Track 4

RESEARCH MODELS: TIBETAN CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY AND GIS
Karl Ryavec
Track 5

RESEARCH MODELS: DEMOGRAPHIC DATA SOURCES FOR TIBETAN POPULATIONS
Geoff Childs
Track 6

RESEARCH MODELS: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ECONOMY
Andrew Fischer
Track 7

RESEARCH MODELS: HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Emily T. Yeh
Track 8

Speaker Bios

RELATED RESOURCES

"Bibliography of Tibetan Demography" / comp. by Geoff Childs

"Data Sources: Demography of Tibetan Populations" / comp. by Geoff Childs 

Household Survey Example / Geoff Childs

"Tibetan GIS Mapping Resources"

Human Geography and Environmental Studies: Publications by Emily T. Yeh

"Land use/cover change in central Tibet, c. 1830-199: Devising a GIS methodology to study a histrorical Tibetan land decree" / Karl E. Ryavec