Video Links
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 right panel to "Centers and Departments," select "Columbia University Libraries," and then select "Tibetan Studies." Or for ease, you may use this:
Direct link to conference presentations in iTunes
Links to individual sessions are available below. For these, each track is about 200MB, so total download time may near 5 minutes depending on connection speed.
Please also see Related Resources below for useful bibliographies distributed at the conference.
- OPENING REMARKS AND PANEL DISCUSSION:
“Tibetan Studies and the Social Sciences: Opportunities for Undergraduate and Graduate Research"
Part 1 | Part 2
Panel Participants: Geoff Childs, Andrew Fischer, Karl Ryavec, Tsering Wangyal Shawa, Emily Yeh
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)
- GIS Maps & Statistical Packages
Jeremiah Trinidad-Christensen
Track 3 - Historical Maps & Tibet GIS
Tsering Wangyal Shaw
Track 4 - Research Models: Tibetan Cultural & Historical Geography
Karl Ryavec
Track 5 - Research Models: Demographic Data Sources for Tibetan Populations
Geoff Childs
Track 6 - Research Models: Social & Political Economy
Andrew Fischer
Track 7 - Research Models: Human Geography & Environmental Studies
Emily T. Yeh
Track 8
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
Emily T. Yeh - "Land use/cover change in central Tibet, c. 1830-1990: Devising a GIS methodology to study a histrorical Tibetan land decree"
Karl E. Ryavec