Russian (Slavic) Studies
Liaisons: Allen Ashman (abashm01@gwise.louisville.edu), Kentucky Union List of Serials, Ekstrom
Mildred Franks (mmfran01@gwise.louisville.edu), Ekstrom Reference
Date: March 26, 1996
I. Program Description and Purpose of Collection:
"Russian Studies is an interdisciplinary program offering courses in a wide variety of departments. Students study the Russian language and select from other areas of interest such as history, literature, politics, economics, culture, and geography. Students completing the program have a broad, general understanding of Russia and may wish to pursue graduate studies or seek a career in such areas as business, government, education, the media, or travel." (1998-1999 UofL Undergraduate Catalog)
The department offers a BA in Russian Studies with a concentration in either the Humanities or the Social Sciences. Students my also elect to work toward a minor in Russian Studies.
II. Description and Analysis of Current Collection:
The interdisciplinary and introductory nature of this degree program makes a wide scope of library materials appropriate for the support of this study. While the library only has ten current periodical subscriptions classed DK1-DK399 (Russian history) and PG1-PG9146 (Slavic literature and language), hundreds of other titles classed in political science, geography, fine art, music and sociology are relevant to Russian studies. The monographic collection has materials on many aspects of Russian society, culture, language and history. Publication dates range from 1800 to 1999. While the vast majority of these items are in English, the libraries do have over 800 titles in Russian.
Over 50 audiovisual materials concerning Russia are also available to library patrons. Indirectly the library’s web pages provide links to 57 Russian Studies Internet sites. They can be examined at: http://www.britannica.com/browse.html?OPATH=4957:12223&HeadingUid=1187125
III. Classifications and Recommended Level of Development:
| Classifications | Subject Area | TITLES held | target level |
| E.g.: | Count from Voyager? | Research, Graduate or Undergraduate | |
| BX 200-729.9 | Orthodox Eastern Church | ||
| DJK 1-77 | Eastern Europe, history | ||
| DK 1-4800 | Russia, Soviet Union, Former Soviet Republics (history) | ||
| DR 1-2285 | Balkan Peninsula, history | ||
| HC 331-340 | Russia, Soviet Union, Former Soviet Republics (economic history) | ||
| HN 958-962 | Social conditions, communist countries | ||
| HX 519-696 | Communism, social aspects | ||
| JN 6500-6599 | Government of Russia, Soviet Union, Former Soviet Republics | ||
| PG 1-7446 | Slavic languages, literatures |
Total Titles: To be completed by selection committee
Total Volumes (estimated): To be completed by selection committee
Current Subscriptions/Standing Orders: (give number and link to current titles list for appropriate class or fund source)
Electronic Resources:
The libraries have a large collection of electronic resources. For more information about resources supporting this field of study and research, please visit the Libraries’ Research Center web site:
http://www.louisville.edu/library/research/
IV. Expenditures Summary:
| Fiscal Year | Books |
Subscriptions/ |
Electronic |
Other |
Total |
Standing orders |
Media |
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| 1997/98 | 2,300.06 |
2,295.24 |
4,595.30 |
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| 1996/97 | 2,064.01 |
2,270.14 |
4,334.15 |
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| 1995/96 | 2,372.89 |
2,283.20 |
4,656.09 |
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| 1994/95 | 1,878.32 |
1,992.14 |
3,870.46 |
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| 1993/94 | 2,007.30 |
2,114.54 |
4,121.84 |
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| Total | 10,622.58 |
10,955.26 |
21,577.84 |
V. Resource Sharing:
The libraries have resource sharing agreements with several regional and national consortia: Southeastern Library Network (SOLINET); Metroversity (Louisville area libraries); the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries (ASERL); State Assisted Library Consortium of Kentucky (SAALCK). The primary resource sharing service is Interlibrary Loan, available at the Ekstrom and Kornhauser Libraries. The Libraries also can take advantage of discounted pricing for many electronic databases, through membership in consortia. In 1999, the Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual Library is going to become available, providing statewide access to a core set of electronic databases.
VI. Related areas: Classical & Modern Languages, Economics, History, Humanities, Political Science, Religious Studies, and Sociology.