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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:14:34 +0000RussiaPolandnational libraryperiodicalsfull textonlineRussiandigital libraryLibraryNewsbibliographyRussian National LibraryUkraineBulgariaCzech RepublicHungarySlavic Reference Servicedatabasedigitizationnewspapersphotographssearch tipsEuropean UnionGeorgiaJagiellonian LibraryLatviaPortalsSerbiaarchivescatalogcitation verificationhistorylanguagelawlinguisticspre-revolutionarysocial sciencesstatisticstransliterationunion catalogvirtual exhibitsAcademy of SciencesAlbaniaBosnia and HerzegovinaCISCentral AsiaCroatiaCyrillic scriptsDINEstoniaEuropean LibraryGoogleGulagGypsyISOISO-9KazakhstanKosovoLibrary of CongressLithuaniaMontenegroOCLCPolish medical journalsRomaRomaniRussian Book ChamberSlovakiaSloveniaUzbekistanWorldCatabstractacademiabibliographic management toolsbiographybookscard catalogcatalogingdiacritical markingsdiacritical marksdiacriticsdictionarydocumentsformer Yugoslaviagovernmentguidehumanitiesinformation technologyinternetliteraturemediamemoir literaturemultimedianon-Latin characterspost-Sovietrecordssurveytransliteration systemstransliteration tablesSlavic Reference ServiceHow will we tame the information beast? We will use its weapons! Welcome to the SRS Blog. Here we will guide you to and through some of our favorite resources for studying Russia, Eastern Europe and Eurasia. http://srscite.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-2435975898553214737Tue, 19 Nov 2019 17:59:00 +00002019-12-03T09:31:06.780-06:00Providing Digital Access to Slavic General Reference Materials The Collection The Slavic Reference Service is responsible for the non-circulating reference collection of materials covering Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies. Previously organized by general geographic region, the Slavic Reference Service has reorganized its reference collection by country. This collection includes the following sections: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, http://srscite.blogspot.com/2019/11/providing-digital-access-to-slavic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Slavic Reference Service)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-881055442595025543Wed, 27 Feb 2019 18:57:00 +00002019-02-27T12:57:44.462-06:00Creating a Digital Exhibit, "Lithuanians in Chicago"Last semester, Slavic Reference Service Graduate Assistant, Erika Weir worked with the Lithuanian Research and Studies Center to develop a digital collection of  archival materials related to the history of the Lithuanian community in Chicago. Although over 4,000 miles away from Lithuania, Chicago is home to one of the most active Lithuanian communities worldwide. As early as 1908, http://srscite.blogspot.com/2019/02/creating-digital-exhibit-lithuanians-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erika Weir)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-8439408688707254409Thu, 08 Nov 2018 18:36:00 +00002018-11-08T12:36:37.606-06:00Archives of Ukraine Lecture Yesterday, the Slavic Reference Service was fortunate enough to host Effim Melamed for a lecture on archives in Ukraine. Melamed is an expert on the subject and has been conducting research in Ukrainian archives for over thirty years. His presentation covered many of challenges and opportunities researchers from both Ukraine and abroad may encounter when visiting archives. He also spoke about http://srscite.blogspot.com/2018/11/archives-of-ukraine-lecture.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erika Weir)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-5944511031734183965Fri, 13 Apr 2018 17:02:00 +00002018-04-16T11:48:37.477-05:00National Archives of Estonia Databases Like their peers in the other Baltic States, Estonia has made tremendous efforts in terms of digitization. One of the most robust and accessible projects in Estonia is the Archival Information System created by the National Archives of Estonia.  Their Archival information System allows users, regardless of affiliation, to search the collections of the National Archives of Estonia. The http://srscite.blogspot.com/2018/04/national-archives-of-estonia-databases.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erika Weir)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-7662944747063053586Mon, 02 Apr 2018 16:28:00 +00002018-04-13T10:43:44.371-05:00bibliographypre-revolutionaryRussiaRussianMary Zirin's Bibliography of Pre-Revolutionary Writings by Women We are excited to announce that Annabella Irvine and Sveta Stoytcheva of the Slavic Reference Service recently completed an online database of Mary Zirin's Bibliography of Pre-Revolutionary Writings by Women. Mary Zirin gave her bibliography to the Slavic Reference Service in 2009. The database allows researchers to search for works in her bibliography by keyword, title, and author, among http://srscite.blogspot.com/2018/04/mary-zirins-bibliography-of-pre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erika Weir)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-6781623545758276232Mon, 02 Apr 2018 15:43:00 +00002018-04-02T10:44:37.133-05:00ILL Workshop and Toolbox Recently, we hosted an online workshop for ILL professionals in order to share some of favorite techniques and resources that we use in processing interlibrary loan requests. Since our foundation, the Slavic Reference Service has worked closely with our ILL department to assist with request from our subject areas. In processing these requests, we first verify the citation then locate the item http://srscite.blogspot.com/2018/04/ill-workshop-and-toolbox.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Erika Weir)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-3425891820836215390Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:31:00 +00002013-06-18T10:31:02.847-05:00digital librarydigitizationEuropean UnionhistoryphotographsPortalsvirtual exhibitsCulture and memory in the Digital Age: Europeana.eu Europeana is an online resource for digitized cultural materials from all across Europe. More than 2,000 institutions have contributed to Europeana and the collections continue to grow. The history of this online source is an interesting one. In 2005, former president of France, Jacques Chirac, along with six Heads of State from across Europe, called for the creation of a European digital http://srscite.blogspot.com/2013/06/culture-and-memory-in-digital-age.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-3998528451180503996Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:59:00 +00002013-06-13T11:21:33.629-05:00bibliographylanguagelinguisticsRussiaRussianRussian National LibraryGuide to Linguistics from the Russian National LibraryThe Russian National Library is an essential resource for many scholars studying Russia and the former Soviet Union. Not only does the library have an amazing scanned card catalog and periodicals database (both of which are heavily used by the Slavic Reference Service), the institution's librarians also create detailed guides to reference and bibliographic sources open to public use.  http://srscite.blogspot.com/2013/04/guide-to-linguistics-from-russian.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-6300006893232728073Fri, 29 Mar 2013 20:21:00 +00002013-06-13T09:50:06.278-05:00digital libraryEuropean Unionfull textinformation technologyLatviaperiodicalsLatvian National Digital Library The Baltic states are small but they pack a punch when it comes to digitization and open access of scholarly materials. Latvia is no exception. The Latvian National Digital Library offers amazing access to full-text resources, including periodicals, books and maps. This digitization project was made possible in part by the European Regional Development Fund. The European Union created this http://srscite.blogspot.com/2013/03/latvian-national-digital-library.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-768820490616652039Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:27:00 +00002013-06-13T09:51:48.851-05:00AlbaniaBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariacitation verificationformer YugoslaviaKosovoLibraryMontenegroSerbiaSloveniaunion catalogExploring COBISS.netAre you working on a research project that involves the Balkans? Don't forget to take a look at COBISS.net, which provides access to the national and regional library catalogs from Slovenia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Albania. As you can see, there are hundreds of libraries that participate in this project for sharing information across the region. http://srscite.blogspot.com/2013/03/exploring-cobissnet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-947175314487210017Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:00:00 +00002013-06-13T09:53:13.638-05:00catalogingnational libraryNewsOCLCPolandrecordsWorldCatNational Library of Poland adds 1.3 million records to WorldCat From OCLC: "...There are currently some 1.4 million Polish records already in WorldCat. This new agreement with the National Library of Poland will nearly double the number of Polish records in the database. 'We are very pleased to be able to enrich WorldCat with additional Polish content,' said Eric van Lubeek, Managing Director, OCLC EMEA. 'Polish communities and other researchers around http://srscite.blogspot.com/2013/01/national-library-of-poland-adds-13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-7258397400693580102Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:23:00 +00002013-06-13T09:54:33.056-05:00digital libraryGeorgiahistoryLibraryliteratureRussiansearch tipstransliterationResources of the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia Scholars looking for information about Georgia should include the National Parliamentary Library in their search repertoire. This institution offers incredible access to the information it holds and organizes. Georgian is a beautiful language, but don't fret if you have no clue how to read it, or are just starting to learn it, because the website it available in English. This helps http://srscite.blogspot.com/2013/01/resources-of-national-parliamentary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-5835787693482629174Fri, 16 Nov 2012 15:55:00 +00002013-06-13T10:02:01.688-05:00databasedigital libraryfull textGoogleHungaryonlineperiodicalsFull(-text) disclosure: the Hungarian exampleA well-known "secret" within the Slavic Reference Service is that libraries and information organizations from across Eastern Europe provide full-text access to many of their best resources. Hungary, oddly enough, is one of the best examples of this phenomenon. Below is a list of a few online databases that offer the full-text feature for their items. Be prepared to encounter some restrictions, http://srscite.blogspot.com/2012/11/full-text-disclosure-hungarian-example.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-8671445221851321798Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:03:00 +00002013-06-13T09:57:28.596-05:00NewsSlavic Reference ServiceChanges at the Slavic Reference ServiceAfter 30 years I will be leaving the Slavic Reference Service for some new opportunities that arose in the library.  This was something I had been considering for the last couple of years and all the retirements in our library afforded me some wonderful opportunities.  The Slavic Reference Service will of course continue its excellent work. Thank you for all your support over the yearshttp://srscite.blogspot.com/2012/07/after-30-years-i-will-be-leaving-slavic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-6187279247521733639Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:54:00 +00002013-06-13T09:57:55.074-05:00NewsSlavic Reference ServicesurveySRS External Survey Dear Slavic Reference Service Patrons, We are currently conducting an external evaluation of the Slavic Reference Service.  The SRS staff would be extremely grateful for your participation.  We value your feedback.  As with any surveys, please refrain from using any personal data.   If you have any questions or concerns regarding this external survey, contact Ms. Julia http://srscite.blogspot.com/2012/07/srs-external-survey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-1325823511176064472Thu, 21 Jun 2012 13:38:00 +00002013-06-13T09:58:10.433-05:00NewsCongratulations Professor Kleimola! Congratulations to Professor Ann Kleimola who, in May 2012,  was  made a laureate, Socius Honoris Causa, of ELTE (Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem/ Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest, the oldest university in Hungary), Ruszisztikai Központ (Faculty of Russistics). Professor Kleimola is a long time attendee of the Summer Research Lab at the University of Illinois and the http://srscite.blogspot.com/2012/06/congratulations-professor-kleimola.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-6456258109112006560Mon, 14 May 2012 16:02:00 +00002013-06-13T10:19:11.905-05:00digital libraryfull textgovernmentUkraineDigitized Collections of Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine The major Ukrainian library has been successfully developing its collection of digitized materials. Library users can access full-text governmental publications of different historical periods; rare books and early Ukrainian prints; rare publications on Ukrainian history and culture; Western European incunabula of 15th-16th centuries; publications on ethnography. http://irbis-nbuv.gov.ua/http://srscite.blogspot.com/2012/05/digitized-collections-of-vernadsky.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6510168.post-2663914304167424242Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:52:00 +00002013-06-13T10:19:40.372-05:00digital libraryUkraineDigital library "Culture of Ukraine" online<!--[if gte mso 9]>http://srscite.blogspot.com/2011/05/polish-full-text-works-available-online.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jan Adamczyk)0