Information Services

Books & Media
Search the Library Catalog to find books, video's, government publications and journal titles. The catalog can be searched by author, title, keyword or subject and contains the holdings of Connecticut College as well as Trinity College and Wesleyan University. To search for books and media outside of the local catalog, use WorldCat.

Slavic Studies resources available in Shain Library include:

The major Library of Congress classification numbers for Slavic studies books fall within the following ranges:

NB: Many of the library’s collected editions of Slavic writers are located in the 891 section of the Dewey collection. 

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe  Ref DJK 6 E53 2000

Encyclopedia of Russia and the Independent States  Ref DK 293 D55 1993

Dictionaries

Ref PG 2137 – Ref PG 2752   Russian language

Ref PG 1376 – Ref PG 1377   Croatian, Serbian languages

Ref PG 3891                            Ukrainian language

Ref PG 4640                            Czech language

Ref PG 6640                            Polish language

Atlases and Guides

Atlas of Russian History   Atlas Case G2111 S1 G52 1993

Atlas of Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century  Atlas Case G2080 C7 1996

Atlas of Russia and the Independent Republics Atlas Case G2110 B7 1994

Reference Guide to Russian Literature   Ref PG2940 R44 1998

History of Russian Literature (Victor Terras)   Ref PG2950 T43 1991

Other resources for locating information on books and media include:
Books in Print
Book Review Digest

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Style Manuals
A collection of style manuals and writing guides are kept on the shelf behind the reference desk. Information is also available from the Citation Guides for Print and Electronic Resources page.

Databases & Indexes
A full listing of all scholarly databases is available grouped by subject or listed alphabetically.

American Bibliography of Slavic & East European Studies
Indexes journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, online resources, and selected government publications on East-Central Europe and the former Soviet Union published in the United States and Canada. Coverage is 1990 forward.

Arts & Humanities Index (via FirstSearch)
Indexes the world's leading arts and humanities journals covering articles, bibliographies, editorials, letters, reviews, and more. Also indexes selected articles from social science and science journals

Expanded Academic Index
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Coverage is 1980 forward.

Historical Abstracts
An index to journal articles, book and video reviews, and dissertations covering world history from 1450 to the present.

Humanities Index (via FirstSearch)
Indexes feature articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays and television and radio programs. Coverage is 1984-present.

MLA Bibliography (Modern Language Association)
Indexes critical scholarship on literature, language, linguistics and folklore. Coverage includes journal articles, series, monographs, dissertations, bibliographies, proceedings and other materials. The database includes all records indexed from 1963 to the present.

World News Connection
Extensive database of translated and English-language news and information taken from the foreign media (newspaper articles, conference proceedings, television and radio broadcasts, periodicals, and non-classed technical reports) covering socioeconomic, political, scientific, technical, and environmental issues and events. 1995 to present

Internet Resources

University of Kansas History Site
(http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/)

Russian/East European Web
(http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/reesweb/)
 
Reenic: Russion and East European Network Information
(http://reenic.utexas.edu/reenic.html)

Bucknell Russian Literature Page

(http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/russian/ruslit.html)

Foreign Language Newspapers
Shain Library subscribes to the following newspapers in the area of Slavic Studies:

Argumenty I fakti

Izvestiia

Lidove Noviny

Literaturnaia gazeta

Prague Post

e-Journals
A complete listing of full text electronic journals is located on the Library homepage under the Journal Locator link.

Assistance
For assistance in locating or using these or other sources, please contact the Reference Desk or schedule an appointment for a Personalized Research Session.

Page content byMarian Shilstone

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