HIST 224:History of Soviet Russia
Professor Malikov
Selected Sources for Research, Milne Library, SUNY College at Oneonta, Spring 2008
Finding Books in Milne Library | Finding Books in Other Libraries | Finding Background Information | Finding Periodical Articles | Finding a Copy of a Periodical Article
Finding Books in Milne Library
- For example: Gorbachev and reform
- Soviet Union and foreign relations and United States and sources
- For example: 2/0 (two items available and on shelf)
- 1/1 (one item available and in circulation)
- When searching for primary sources, include one of the following terms in your search: sources, archives, document*, letters, correspondence, speech*, diar*.
On the library web site, enter search terms in the box under Find Books & Media. Truncate or shorten terms using an *, if you are uncertain of the spelling, or if searching for variations of a word. Press Enter or click on Go.
In any list of results, the number of items owned by the library will be followed by the number of items in circulation. A zero indicates that the item is not in circulation and should be on the shelf. A number following the slash indicates the number of items in circulation.
Note the call number for the item and click on College at Oneonta to determine the floor on which the item is located or consult Library Floor Plans for specific location.
If you do not find the item on the shelf, ask at the Circulation Desk to see if the book has been checked in and is waiting to be shelved. If still not available, complete a “Search” card for the item. A staff member will look for the item and notify you of the results. Items in circulation can be requested on interlibrary loan from another library.
Books with no call numbers indicate items that are on order, in process, or part of an electronic book collection. Ask a librarian for help.
Finding Books in Other Libraries
WorldCat is an online database listing materials in U.S. libraries and selected libraries throughout the world. Holdings are indicated for Milne Library, and the Stevens-German Library at Hartwick College. You can search by author, title, subject, and keyword. You can request items needed on ILLiad - Interlibrary Loan, for which a link is provided on the record for each item. You can also check out items at Hartwick College with your SUNY Oneonta ID card.
Finding Background Information (Handbooks, Dictionaries, and Encyclopedias)
| Dictionary of Russian Historical Terms | Ref DK 36 P78 1970 |
| Encyclopedia of Russian History | Ref DK 36 P39 1993 |
| Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History and Supplements |
Ref DK 14 M6 |
| Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States | Ref DK 1 S5 2007 |
| Bol'shaia Sovetskaia Entsiklopediia (1969) 30 vols., in Russian | Ref AE 55 B623 |
| Enfsiklopedicheskii Slovar (1963-64) 2 vols., in Russian | Ref AE 55 E65 |
On Historians and Historiography
| Blackwell Dictionary of Historians Encyclopedia of Historians & Historical Writing Global Encyclopedia of Historical Writing Great Historians of the Modern Age |
Ref D B58 1988 Ref D 14 E53 1999 Ref D 13 G47 1998 Ref D 14 G 75 1991 |
- American Bibliography of Slavic and Eastern European Studies (ABSEES)
Indexes journals, books, online resources, and U.S. and Canadian government documents.
CENTRAL SEARCH
Central Search lets you search for articles in more than one database at a time. By doing this you can discover which databases are the best for your particular topic. The more advanced search features that each individual database offers are not available through Central Search, nor are the results as comprehensive as they are if you search each database separately. However, it can be a good starting place for you research. You can select which specific databases you'd like to search by going to Central Search.
All of the following databases are linked from the library home page under Articles & Databases, by selecting Databases by Name (A-Z).
ELECTRONIC INDEXES/BIBLIOGRAPHIES/PERIODICALS
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History
- Historical Abstracts
Indexes international scholarly literature on world history of the period between 1450 and the present, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Includes links to JSTOR.
America: History and Life
Indexes international scholarly literature in the U.S. and Canadian history from "prehistory to the present."
International Political Science Abstracts
Indexes nearly 900 journals from 1989-present.
Left Index
Indexes literature of the left and includes classic texts by Marx, Lenin, Trotsky, Engels, and others.
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Humanities
- Arts & Humanities Search (AH Search on FirstSearch)
Index to sources cited in arts and humanities studies. Click on First Search in alphabetical list of titles under Find Articles. Drop down menu where search box says "Select a Database to Search." Select AH Search. Press Enter or click on Search.
Academic Search Premier
Includes full text for many of the scholarly journals indexed across the disciplines, including history.
JSTOR Archive
Includes full text of journal articles on a range of subjects. Database excludes issues from the last three to five years.
Lexis-Nexis
Includes full text of major news publications with some worldwide coverage.
The Nation (Digital Archive), 1865-present
Full text of this "journal of critical opinion."
New York Times Archive, 1851-2004
Includes full text of the newspaper. Issues published after 2004 can be found in Lexis-Nexis.
Project MUSE
Provides full text of scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities.
Reader's Guide Retrospective, 1890-1982
Indexes popular magazines, including those devoted to news coverage and commentary.
PRINT INDEXES
British Humanities Index, 1963-1995 REF AI 3 B7
Indexes articles in over 300 British periodical and newspapers.
Finding a Copy of a Periodical Article
- Locating the full text of the article in electronic form:
- If there is no full text with the citation for an article, click on Find It! If a full text of the article is available in another database, there will be a link connecting you to that database, where you can locate the article in the appropriate volume, or search for the article by title or author.
- You can also determine whether a periodical is available electronically or in physical copy in the library, by entering the periodical title in the search box under Find Journals and clicking on Search.
- If the title is available in electronic form, check the coverage, and click on the database link(s) and search for the item(s) needed. If the title is available in Milne Library, click on SUNY-Oneonta Print Holdings and then on Availability. Periodicals are located on the lowest level of the library in alphabetical order by title.
- Locating the article in print or microfilm, if unavailable in electronic form:
- Click on Check Library Catalog under "Additional Options for Finding Full Text." If the title is listed, click on "Availability" and check to see if the volume needed is included in the "Summary Holdings." Note the location of the periodical title. Periodicals are arranged in alphabetical order by title on shelves or in microfilm drawers on library level B1.
- Requesting an article on Interlibrary Loan:
- If you find an article from a periodical that is not available at Milne Library in any form, you can request the article through ILLIAD - Interlibrary Loan through a link on the record for the article needed (see computer screen that comes up after you click on Find It!). Click on ILLIAD Interlibrary Loan Request Form. You need to be registered to submit ILL requests. See a librarian for help.
Mary Lynn Bensen (bensenml@oneonta.edu)
Milne Library, SUNY College at Oneonta
Last revised March 2008