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Plumeria Blossoms Online Encyclopedia Rota Island - PalaPala

Welcome to the Northern Mariana Islands Online Encyclopedia. This is a demonstration website, to describe the encyclopedia project and to display sample contents of the encyclopedia. The actual development of the online encylopedia is underway. A usable system is expected to be online some time in 2004. We welcome your comments and suggestions.

About The Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia Topics
Sample Entries
Contributors & Sponsors
Planning Group
Timetable
Contact Us


About The Online Encyclopedia
The N.M.I. Online Encyclopedia project is funded by the N.M.I. Humanities Council with a planning grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The online format is particularly suited to the Northern Mariana Islands as an isolated geographical region, and will allow better understanding of our environment, culture and history by people living in all areas of the world. The N.M.I. Humanities Council plans to collaborate with Northern Marianas College and the local public school system to provide an up-to-date educational resource for students and scholars of the Mariana Islands.


Proposed Encyclopedia Topics
The Encyclopedia Planning Committee’s subcommittee on Content & Editorial Policy has approved nine major subject headings for the N.M.I. Online Encyclopedia.

Click on a subject heading to go to the outline:

Sample Encyclopedia Entries

Contributors and Sponsors
The Encyclopedia Planning Committee is currently seeking contributors and sponsors. Individuals wishing to assist or learn more about this project are invited to contact Humanities Council staff Scott Russell at +1(670)235-4785.

The Online Encyclopedia Planning Committee (EPC)
(To be provided.)

Project Timetable and Events
The encyclopedia project began in January 2002 and is being supported in part by a planning grant awarded to the Council by the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The project is directed by a six-member Encyclopedia Planning Committee (EPC) that includes Elizabeth D. Rechebei, Felicidad Ogumoro, P. Vincent Riley, Herman T. Guerrero Jr., Samuel McPhetres, and William Bezzant. The EPC is responsible for developing an implementation grant proposal that will be submitted to NEH for funding consideration in July 2003.

Ms. Rechebei said that her committee have drafted editorial and intellectual property policies, established and outlined major content areas, and identified a growing list of potential contributors. The EPC, with the assistance of a cadre of community and off-island volunteers, is now focusing on establishing partnerships with public and private sector organizations, raising needed funds, and securing other necessary materials and assistance.

The project will culminate in an encyclopedia planning conference scheduled to be held on Saipan in March 24 - 28, 2003, during which humanities scholars and local experts will review policies and finalize encyclopedia content. Individuals wishing to assist or learn more about this project are invited to contact Humanities Council staff Scott Russell at ph. +1(670)235-4785.

Contacting The Online Encyclopedia Planning Committee
(Contact list needed.)




The Northern Mariana Islands Online Encyclopedia is a project of the
Northern Mariana Islands Council for the Humanities,
with additional funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.