History 408D: Senior Seminar: Mythologies of the City: Petersburg and Moscow in Russian Culture

Secondary Sources

• Reference Works
• Books: UM Libraries
• Books: Other Libraries
• Scholarly Journal Articles and Related Publications

• Using UM Libraries� Catalog to Find Primary Sources
• Periodicals
• Newspapers
• Government Documents
• Online Sources

Secondary Sources

Reference Works

ONLINE

• Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
  Contains the full-text of the 32-volume Encyclopaedia Britannica (plus thousands of additional articles and images not available in the print set); Webster's Third New International Dictionary Unabridged; and the Britannica Book of the Year. EB Online also features a searchable Internet directory including over 130,000 links to web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors
• Encyclopaedia Judaica
  More than 21,000 entries on Jewish life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European subject specialists.
• VBIC
  This site include links to Internet resources with substantial free offerings and fee-based commercial services that are available to University of Maryland community. Although this is a business database, it contains considerable important information on all countries of the world, including, for example, CIA -- The World Factbook .

  IN PRINT

• Bolshaia entsiklopediia v shestidesiati dvukh tomakh. , 2006 : McKeldin reference AE55 .B59 2006 The most recent and comprehensive Russian encyclopedia, although not particularly scholarly
• Bolshaia Sovetskaia Entsiklopediia., 1970 : McKeldin reference AE55 .B623 1970
• A.M. Prokhorov, editor in chief. Great Soviet encyclopedia. (c1973- ): McKeldin reference AE5 .B58.
• I.E. Andrevskii, general editor. Entsiklopedicheskii Slovar'. (1890- ): McKeldin reference AE55 .E6.
• Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet History. McKeldin reference DJK6.M33.
• Modern Encyclopedia of Russian and Soviet Literatures. McKeldin reference PG2940 .M6.
• Evreiskaia Entsiklopediia. (1906- ): McKeldin reference DS102.8.E83.
• Pushkarev. Dictionary of Russian Historical Terms. (1970): McKeldin reference DK36.P78 1970.
• R. Laird. Soviet Lexicon. McKeldin reference DK266.3.L27 1983.
• Russia and Eurasia Documents Annual. McKeldin reference DK285.5.U872.
• Barbara P. McCrea, Jack C. Plano, George Klein., The Soviet and East European political dictionary, 1984: McKeldin reference DJK6 .M33 1984
• Mary Zirin, ed., Women & gender in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia : a comprehensive bibliography , 2007: McKeldin reference HQ1590.7 .W66 2007

• Leningrad Street Guide. (1977 ): Government Documents SU Docs PrEx 3.10/4:L 53.
• Moscow and its environs. (1973 ): McKeldin Library Stacks DK597 .N4
• Leningrad and its environs : a guide. (1979 ): McKeldin Library Reference Stacks DK549 .D6813
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Books: UM Libraries

• UM Libraries' Catalog
  The Libraries' catalog provides information about books and other holdings of all libraries at the University of Maryland. Use �multi-campus search� to see what is owned by other University System of Maryland libraries. Books owned by other libraries in the system can be ordered at the computer for delivery to College Park (or elsewhere), click on "Request."

  Note that when searching in the catalog, it is useful to consult the "subjects" listed in catalog records, these can give you ideas about other words or terms to use in your search.

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Books: Other Libraries

• WorldCat
  Combined catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Items not owned by University System of Maryland libraries can be ordered at the computer for borrowing through interlibrary loan.

• Center for Research Libraries Catalog
  CRL holds over four million newspapers, journals, dissertations, archives, government publications, and other traditional and digital resources for research and teaching. Holdings include such diverse materials as international doctoral dissertations, international newspapers, including many from Eastern Europe; collections of primary materials, including foreign government documents. These holdings are available for use by UM students and faculty. They are in the vernacular languages, not translations into English. For more information see http://www.crl.edu/content.asp?l1=5. Items not owned by University System of Maryland libraries can be ordered through interlibrary loan. USE THIS CATALOG TO FIND ADDITIONAL PRIMARY SOURCES.
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Scholarly Journal Articles and Related Publications

ONLINE DATABASES

• Historical Abstracts
  Information on articles, books, and dissertations about non-U.S. and non-Canadian history from 1450 to the present. To locate an item, click on the "find it" button.
• America: History and Life
  Information about articles, books, and dissertations on U.S. and Canadian history, with some links to complete articles. In this class will be useful to those who are trying to research relations between US and Eastern European countries. To locate an item, click on the "find it" button.
• ABSEES: American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studiese
  ABSEES covers North American (U.S. and Canadian) scholarship on East-Central Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet Union. It contains bibliographic records for journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, online resources, and selected government publications.
• EBSEES: European Bibliography of the East European Studies
  EBSEES covers European scholarship on Eastern Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet Union. It contains bibliographic records for journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, and selected government publications.
• ATLA Religion Index
  Provides abstracts and indexing for articles, essays, and book reviews dealing with religious and theological scholarship. International in scope and language coverage. Covers all types of religions and a wide range of academic areas including anthropology, philosophy, business, psychology, history, religion, law, sociology, medicine, and theology. Time span is 1949 to present. Selected records going back to 1818.
• MLA International Bibliography
  Literary criticism, language, linguistics, rhetoric and folklore of literatures of all countries.
• RAMBI: Reshimat Ma'amarim Be'mada'e Ha-yahadut/Index of Articles on Jewish Studies
  Bibliography of articles in the various fields of Jewish studies and in the study of Eretz Israel. Will be useful in research of the Holocaust.
  Once you have identified an article, check the Libraries' catalog to see if the Libraries own the periodical in which it appears. Articles described in the database not available in the University of Maryland Libraries can generally be ordered through interlibrary loan.
• PAIS International
  Coverage is international and multidisciplinary on a wide range of public affairs topics, including: the environment, business, education, government, health, international relations, law & legislation, criminal justice, political science, social issues, public policy and public administration.
• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  International coverage of political science, international relations, law, and public administration and policy.
• The Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
  Comprehensive listing of journal articles on architecture and design.
• Women's Studies International
  International in scope, including Eastern Europe. Covers issues in women's studies including feminist theory and history, family, mental & physical health, prejudice & gender discrimination, law & legislation, employment.

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Primary Sources

Using the Libraries' catalog to find primary sources

In many cases, although it might be challenging for this particular course, it is possible to identify primary sources in the catalog (see above) by adding to your search words such terms as archival resources, archives, sources, manuscripts, correspondence, diaries, personal narratives, memoirs etc. Another way is to find writings by important political, cultural, or religious leaders.

Examples:

• leningrad personal narratives (search under basic "word/s anyware")
• Lenin, Vladimir Ilich (search under "author beginning with....")

Another strategy is to use the "ADVANCE SEARCH" and specify particular years to limit a search to books and other materials contemporary with an event or phenomenon you are interested in. In more specific searches it often helps to combine the dates search with subject searching. Please be mindful that some of the materials published later are in fact reprints of earlier publications.

Example:

• petersburg travel, (year/s) 1700 to 1900

Many primary source materials are available to us in a microform format only. To find them, use "ADVANCE SEARCH" function in the Catalog. Type your key words or subject key words and set "format" drop window to "Microform." You can still even limit to years as in the above example.

Example:

• petersburg moscow, (format) microform
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Electronic Collections

• Eighteenth Century Collections Online
  The Eighteenth Century Collections Online is a full-text searchable digital database of over 138,00 English-language and foreign-language titles printed in the United Kingdom during the 18th century, along with thousands of works from the Americas. It includes a variety of materials, “ from books and directories, Bibles and sheet music to sermons and advertisements, Includes both well-known and lesser-known authors and canonical titles of the period as well as contemporary works that analyze and debate those same titles.”

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Periodicals

• PAIS Archive
  Coverage is international and multidisciplinary on a wide range of public affairs topics, including: the environment, business, education, government, health, international relations, law & legislation, criminal justice, political science, social issues, public policy and public administration. Goes back to 1915. This is a back run for PAIS International.
• Periodicals Index Online
  Information about articles published in more than 3,000 humanities and social sciences periodicals, from as early as the eighteenth century to the 1990s, with some links to complete articles. It might give you articles published in the West about countries of Eastern Europe.
  Once you have identified an article, check the Libraries' catalog to see if the Libraries own the periodical in which it appears. Articles described in the database not available in the University of Maryland Libraries can generally be ordered through interlibrary loan.

• American Periodicals Series Online
  Full text images of over 1,100 colonial and early American magazines and periodicals spanning from colonial times to the mid 20th century. Titles range from America's first scientific journal, Medical Repository, to popular magazines like Vanity Fair and Ladies' Home Journal.
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Newspapers

• New York Times Historical (1851-2001)

• Washington Post Historical (1877-1988)

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Government Documents

The University of Maryland Libraries contains many U.S. government publications (generally called government documents) in its Government Documents & Maps collection, located on the fourth floor of McKeldin Library. Government documents from the mid-1990's on are listed in the Libraries' catalog. Use the following resources to find older documents related to your topic:

• Congressional Record (1789- ): Government Documents Reference X 1.1
  The official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress, published daily when Congress is in session. Older years must be searched using the index at the end of each year. Full-text available through LexisNexis Congressional from 1985 on.
• Department of State Bulletin (1939-1989): Government Documents SU Docs S 1.3
  Weekly Department of State publication on foreign policy. Search the index at the end of each volume.
• Foreign Relations of the United States (1861-1960), (1945-1972): Government Documents Reference S 1.1
  Department of State publication containing documents relating to U.S. foreign policy, including items from the President, Departments of State and Defense, CIA, and other foreign affairs agencies. Organized by year through 1932, then by area of the world for a range of years (e.g. The Soviet Union 1933-1939) or by specific event (e.g. The Conference at Malta and Yalta).
• LexisNexis Congressional
  Search for Congressional documents from 1789 to the present. Includes full-text of U.S. Congressional Serial Set from 1789-1969 and most other documents from 1980's on. Find full-text of older documents on microfiche in the Government Documents Computer Room using the CIS number (CIS-No) listed in the database record.
• Foreign Broadcasting Information Service (FBIS) (1941- ): Library of Congress Microform Reading Room, (1964-1996): Government Documents Microfiche & SU Docs PREX 7.10
• Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) (1957-1994): Government Documents Microfilm AS36.U, Government Documents Microfiche & SU Docs PREX 7.13-PREX 7.22
  
• World News Connection (1995-)
  
• FBIS, JPRS Indexes: Government Documents Reference AS 36.R49-DT 348.D353

U.S. government translations of foreign broadcasts, news agency transmissions, and some periodical and newspaper articles. JPRS's early years concentrate on scientific and technical material. FBIS and JPRS joined as World News Collection in 1995. No FBIS indexes exist prior to 1974, earlier years must be searched by area of the world and then by date.

Government Documents & Maps' resources that will help you find government information include:

• Government Information Online
  Links to online government databases and web sites, listed alphabetically and by subject.
• Guides to Government Information and Maps
  Links to a number of guides to help you find federal government information, such as federal legislative or statistical information. In particular, U.S. Government Documents in the University of Maryland Libraries helps you locate government information based on time period.
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Online Sources

An increasing number of materials on all types of subjects are made available online. Here are some examples:

• St. Petersburg Guide

• Moscow Guide

• American Memory / Library of Congress
  American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning. It has numerous resources for the study of other countries as well.

• Portals to the World / Library of Congress
  Internet resources selected by the Library of Congress subject specialists, arranged by country.

• REESWeb Russian and East European Studies

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Helpful Guides

• Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
• Citation Systems and Style Manuals
• Citing Sources Using the MLA Handbook
• Citing Sources Using the Chicago/Turabian Style
• Evaluating Web Sites

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