Selected Resources for: East European Studies
| Subject Librarian: Gordon Anderson E-Mail: ganderso@umn.edu Subject Description:This subject covers: material on Russia; the Balkans, excluding Yugoslavia (Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania); the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania); Czechoslovakia; Czech Republic; Slovakia; Belarus; Moldova; Ukraine; Hungary; the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Chechnia); Poland; Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan); Bosnia; Croatia; Macedonia; Serbia/Montenegro; and Slovenia. |
Abstracts and Indexes
Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject IndexesABSEES Online   This is the principal bibliography for North American research on Russia & Eastern Europe, and it includes publications from the late 1980s to the near present. [more information] [  Add To myLibrary!] |
| American Bibliography of Slavic & East European Studies The print edition began in 1957 and can be found in Wilson Library DJK9.A4x [1957-1959] and Wilson Library Quarto DJK9.A4x [1967-1994].. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Bibliographic Guide to Slavic, Baltic, and Eurasian studies Print index that lists books monographs at the Library of Congress, both American and European. No articles. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| CIAO Comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. Publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| European Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies The print index continues the European Bibliography of Soviet, East European & Slavonic studies (-1993). EBSEES is now also publicly accessible on line. The bibliography is divided into two databases: for the period 1991-2000 and for 2001-present. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Historical Abstracts Covers the world's scholarship in history from 1450 to the present. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| MLA International Bibliography Indexes scholarship on English and American Literature, folklore, language and linguistics, and dramatic arts. Covers over 4,400 periodicals published worldwide in all languages, as well as critical monographs, reference works, conference proceedings, and abstracts of dissertations. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| PAIS International Use this index for broad coverage of social science issues worldwide. Includes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and book chapters. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Web of Science (ISI) Web of Science is the Web interface for the ISI Citation Index products which cover over 11,000 international journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Titles of the print equivalent are: Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index. Coverage runs from 1975 to the present. Basic truncation symbol is the asterisk: *. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles
| ABREES: Abstracts Russian & East European Series The new subtitle "Journal of Russian & East European Economic Affairs" indicates that despite its general title, this print/microfiche tool concentrates on economic topics, providing abstracts in English of articles from the East European press. Continues: Absees: Soviet & East European Abstracts Series, 1970-1992. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Academic Search Premier This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| LexisNexis Academic (ON CAMPUS USE ONLY) LexisNexis Academic is a collection of online databases: News, Business (plus corporate news and corporate financials), Legal, Medical, and Reference. International news sources are included. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| MasterFile Premier This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. MasterFILE Premier, designed specifically for public libraries, provides full text for more than 2,000 general periodicals covering a broad range of disciplines including general reference, business, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues and much more. In addition to the full text, this database provides indexing and abstracts for 2700 titles. This database features: 5,000 full text Magill Book Reviews, 357 reference and travel books including the World Almanac & Book of Facts 2001; full text from 84,074 biographies, 86,132 full text primary source documents, American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. MasterFILE Premier offers PDF backfiles as far back as 1975. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| World News Connection Full-text summaries of foreign newspaper articles, conference proceedings, radio and television broadcasts, periodicals, and non-classified technical reports. Formerly published as FBIS and JPRS Reports. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Catalogs and Bibliographies
Catalogs| MNCAT Classic Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
General Reference Sources
Biographical Sources| Polish Biographical Dictionary Subtitle:Profiles of nearly 900 Poles Who have made Lasting Contributions to World Civilization [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Who's who in the Socialist Countries of Europe a Biographical Encyclopedia of More than 12,600 Leading Personalities in Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Country Studies
| Europa World Online Europa World is the online version of the Europa World Year Book, the indispensable source of information on world-wide affairs. First published in 1926, the year book is renowned as one of the world's leading reference works, covering political and economic information in over 250 countries and territories, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. --The print version of the Europa World Handbook is available at: TC Wilson Lib Quarto JN1 .E85 --Latest edition is in Wilson Reference [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Library of Congress Country Studies The Library of Congress Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world. The series examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Dictionaries
| Komputerowy slownik jezyka Polskiego PWN. 1996.[computer file] [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Serbocroatian-English Dictionary [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Soviet and East European Political Dictionary
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Directories
| Libraries and Environmental Information Centers in Central Eastern Europe A locator/directory. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| New Political Parties of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Romania Directory : Public Institutions and Organizations [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Encyclopedias
| Information Bulgaria A short Encyclopaedia of the People's Republic of Bulgaria edited by the Bulgarian Academy of Science. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Political and Economic Encyclopedia of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Reader's Encyclopedia of Eastern European Literature [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Handbooks and Manuals
| Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States Includes political perspectives, religion, social policy, business development, international relations, and country surveys. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Handbook of Reconstruction in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Political Parties of Eastern Europe, Russia and the Successor States [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Revolutions in Eastern Europe [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Internet Resources
Gateways & Megasites| REENIC University of Texas Russian & East European Network Information Center [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| UC Berkeley Vitual Information Center Provides a wealth of infomation to support Slavic and East European research. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| University of Pittsburgh REESWeb Russian and East European Studies Web site. Similar in concept to WESSWEB, this is a good place to begin to find out about Russia and Eastern Europe [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Periodical and Newspaper subscriptions
News Sources| RFE/RL Newsline This daily report provides expert analysis on major political events and trends in the former USSR (including the Central Asian republics) and Afthanistan, Iran, and Iraq. The serice features daily news headline reports, twelve weekly reports on the region, and country-specific reports. Reports are available in the region's languages and in English; with archives dating back to 2000. The site's main page is found at www.rferl.org. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Style Manuals and Writing Guides
Bibliography Software| RefWorks: Personal Citation Manager RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own databases of citations by importing references from MNCAT and other databases, and then in seconds automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.). [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Style Manuals
| Style Manuals A selected list of sources available in Wilson Reference Services. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
Writing Guides
| Citing Electronic Resources Guide prepared by the Internet Public Library. Includes both Internet links and print resources. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
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