Introduction
Welcome to the Introduction to Slavic Information Resources hosted by the Slavic Library of the University of Illinois! The idea behind this guide is to provide information for scholars working in the Slavic field that will assist them with their research, both in this country and abroad.
A few points should be noted to make the guide easier to use. First, all call numbers you see listed are for the University of Illinois. We hope to add additional locations in the future.
This is an evolving work and in many places, is not yet fully developed. We hope you will bear with us! Should you have any suggestions for materials to be added please send an email to me at hfsulliv@uiuc.edu. Reference works only please! The chat section of this program is presently available via IM (buddy name "srscite") from 9:00 A.M.- 3:00 P.M.Central Standard Time.
This is not a comprehensive list of resources. The focus in this course is on the use of guides and research strategies. Where particular sources are of special significance they will be described in detail. You may or may not agree with the sources we have identified as "significant". They have been identified after years of work answering reference questions at the University of Illinois.
In the coming months we hope to update this material and add new features, such as online lectures.
If you should have any questions or would like elaboration on any of the areas sketched out in the following pages, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Slavic Reference Service at 333-1349 or use the email listed above.
The staff of the Slavic Reference Service have all contributed to this effort but special thanks must go to Jan Adamczyk, Angela Cannon, Julia Gauchman and Barbara Bulat of the Jagiellonian University. Angela Cannon in particular deserves a special mention. She has contributed an enormous amount of material. This is mentioned here to make the scholar aware that these people are also resources that should not be overlooked. Jan Adamczyk and Julia Gauchman both have tremendous expertise in Slavic bibliography and are each contributing material in their respective areas of specialization. We have also had a great deal of help from many graduate assistants, Krista Mantsch and Ellen Knutson in the early stages of the guide, more recently, Mary Aquila. Mary has had the very challenging job of redesigining the entire site. Throughout the process she managed to remain always insightful and amazingly pleasant. She has done a truly remarkable job.
Helen Sullivan, Manager of the Slavic Reference Service
