Ready Reference Sources

• Cambridge Encyclopedia of Russia and the Former Soviet Union
  DK14 .C35 1994 Ref.
• Chronology of Soviet History, 1917-1953 (U. Arizona)
• Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia (Regional surveys of the world)
  DK1.5.E28 2004 Ref. (earlier editions in stacks DK1.5.E28 Folio, 2000- )
• Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  AE55.B623 Ref.
  Use the Index volume to find your topic; this English translation is not in A-Z order because it follows the original Cyrillic alphabet order. Or consult the more comprehensive original (in the stacks AE55.B62) Bol'shaia sovetskaia entsiklopediia.
• Modern encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet literature
  PG2940.M6 v.1-9 Ref.
• Reference Guide to Russian literature
  PG2940.R43 1998 Ref.
• Russian Writers of the Silver Age, 1850-1925
  PG2991.3.R867 2004 Ref.
• Russian Writers since 1980
  PG2991.4.R78 2003 Ref.
• Dictionary of Russian Women Writers
  PG2997.D53 1994 Ref.

Searching for Books

• Browse the DR, DJK, PG sections of the stacks, or
• Search the Five College Online Catalog (telnet version) or (web version) by author, title or subject.
• Improve your searching strategies by understanding the patterns (and complexities) of subject headings, e.g., Russia/Soviet Union/Former Soviet republics: a short course in subject analysis

Bibliographies and Indexes

• American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies (ABSEES)
  • print volumes 1967-1993 in stacks: Z 2483.A65 Folio
  • ABSEES online (1990- )
• European Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies EBSEES covers materials published in Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
  • print volumes 1977-1995 in the stacks Z 2483.E94 Folio
  • EBSEES online (website in French and English). The database is in two sections: 1991-2000 and 2001- . Access is free.
• RussGUS is a bibliographic database of German language materials on Russia, the Soviet Union and its successor states.The database covers the period since 1974 and consists now of about 170.000 records.
  
• For other searchable online databases, go to our Databases A-Z list and select an appropriate tool to fit your need: e.g., Art Index, Arts & Humanities Index, EconLit, Historical Abstracts, MLA Bibliography, PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service), Social Science Citation Index, Sociological Abstracts. Or ask a reference librarian for advice.

E-Journals

E-journal mega-lists:

• Electronic Journals Library (Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek EZB). You can search by journal title or browse lists of free fulltext journals by subject area, e.g., Slavonic Studies.
• See also Newspapers section of SHER'S RUSSIAN INDEX

MHC e-journal subscriptions for access via our campus network:

Please search the Online Library Catalog by journal title if you are seeking a specific title. We are now cataloging each e-journal to which we have subscribed or signed a license agreement. You should find records there for both print and online journals. You should also be able to connect directly to the e-journal.

Or try TDNet, a service for locating e-journals. Or Five College E-Journal Locator (SFX): identify e-journals held by MHC and the Five Colleges. Note: This service searches collections such as Academic Search Premier, JSTOR, etc. The "Citation Linker" will go to the full-text of a specific article if you provide the exact volume and page numbers.

We also subscribe to some collections of e-journals, e.g.,

• JSTOR provides fulltext of backfiles of Slavic Review, Russian Review and selected other journals. The entire text can be searched by keyword! See journals listed under JSTOR's Slavic Studies heading.

Why do we need licenses for e-journals? Most journal publishers require that we sign a contract or license agreement before we gain access to the electronic version of the journal. Even if the access is "free" with our print subscription, we have to go through the process of proving that we are a paid subscriber and assure them that we will not let the rest of the world have access. We have to specify the IP address for campus computers and agree to their terms of usage.

Current Awareness

• Pravda (in Cyrillic font, Russian) or Pravda (in English)
• The St. Petersburg Times English-language newspaper of St. Petersburg, Russia.
• See also Newspapers section of SHER'S RUSSIAN INDEX
• Ingenta: free access to tables of contents for over 28,000 publications, searchable by title keyword, author, or periodical title. Ingenta provides links to full-text of 4500 publications (free for subscribers, or pay-per-view).

Selected WWW Sites

The list below is just a sample. It includes some of the best "metasites", sites that include links to many more sites, organized by subject or theme or format. These are excellent starting places for exploring the Internet.

• REESWeb: Russian and East European Studies
• Sher's Russian Web A List of Lists by Benjamin Sher (includes huge Literature section, and long list of Newspapers and Periodicals online)
• Russian Regions present themselves on the Internet
• Resources for the Study of Central Asia (Harvard Forum for Central Asian Studies)
• REENIK Russian and East European Network Information Center (U of Texas at Austin)
• Russian Feminism Resources A directory of resources about Russian women, women's studies, and the women's movement in Russia.
• Russian Art and Architecture
• Russia and the former Soviet Republics maps (Perry-Castenada Library, UT)
• Friends and Partners, jointly developed by citizens of the US and Russia to promote better understanding between the people of our countries.
• Revelations from the Russian Archives (Soviet Archives Exhibit, Library of Congress)
• Yale Russian Archive Project includes link to ArcheoBiblioBase guide to archives in Russia
• Amherst Center for Russian Culture

Guides to Literature and Information Sources

• Guide to Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Information Resources (UIUC)
• Russian Reference Works (by Wojciech Zalewski)
• Slavic Information Literacy (by Michael Brewer, Univ of Arizona)
• Slavic Reference Service (UIUC) Do you need help with locating items or have difficult reference questions in the Slavic field? If so, try this free service of the University of Illinois Slavic and East European Library. The Slavic Reference Service handles bibliographic and reference questions in the humanities and social sciences from individuals and libraries.
• Slavic Studies: A guide to bibliographies, encyclopedias, and handbooks (Z 2483.S554 1993 Reference)