Monthly Archives: August 2010

Continuing with the subject of Vanuatu and a new Library and Archives building that is badly needed, here is news from April to catch us up to speed on this development. We haven’t heard of anything new of late, but … Continue reading →

Good news! I just received word that everyone at the Cultural Center in Port Vila, Vanuatu is doing well and in good spirits after experiencing the 7.5 earthquake where the epicenter was not too far from them. Aftershocks continue to … Continue reading →

Hi- Here’s a wealth of mostly Melanesian images that were recently made available online from the University of California, San Diego Library. I’ll add a link in our “South Pacific Image Collections” link to make access to them a bit … Continue reading →

Here’s an unfortunate event that happened in Kundiawa, Papua New Guinea a few months ago. Harsh environmental conditions are typically to blame for the loss of records in this region. However, mis-communication seems to be the culprit in this instance. … Continue reading →