BORIS Catalogue: English
This is a selective list of reference tools available for the study of Russian History. A separate guide is available for European history.
BORIS, the Library's OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) is the primary source for material in the Library. For works by a particular author, search under the author's name: ie. Salisbury, Harrison Evans, 1908-. For a particular title, search under the title: ie. The Soviet Union and the Arab East Under Khrushchev.
For works about a particular individual or a particular subject, do a subject search under the appropriate name: ie. Lenin, Vladimir Il'ich, 1870-1924; or subject heading: ie. Russia-History, 1698-1801. The Library of Congress Subject Heading List (the five large red books kept in the Lobby) will help you determine the correct subject headings. A history of this country may be found under: Russia-History, Soviet Union-History, Russia (Federation), and names of individual republics: ie. Estonia, Kyrghystan, etc.
Russian history books have Library of Congress classification numbers beginning with DK. Most of the books on this list are located in the Reference Room. The location "Ref/IndSd" in the call number indicates that the book is shelved on an Index Stand.
This is not a complete list. For more information or help in using the materials on the list, please ask at the Reference Desk.
NB: Titles marked with a * have older volumes shelved in the "Ref M" section, the Reference Mezzanine, the upper level of the Reference room.
Bibliographies and Guides
Eastern Europe and Russia/Soviet Union: a handbook of West European Archival and Library Resources | DJK 9 .L48 1980 Ref DK 127 .C594 Z99 General DK 511 .L2 B3 General DK 3 .D57 1973 General DJK 26 .M67 1993 Ref DK 17 .G72 Z99 1981 Ref |
Biographies
Cambridge Biographical Dictionary | CT 103 .C4 1990 Ref D 839.5 .C65 1992 Ref DK 33 .H35 1975 General CT 1203 .P965 Ref M CT 1212 .I57 1972 Ref M CT 3990 .A2 K5 1989 Ref D 107 .J33 1990 Ref |
Chronologies
Chronicle of the World | D 11 .C56 1990 Ref D 410 .K4 Ref |
Dictionaries
Colombian Dictionary of European Political History since 1914 | D 424 .C65 1992 Ref DJK 6 .M38 1984 Ref |
Encyclopedias and Handbooks
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Russia and the Former Soviet Union | DK 14 .C35 1994 Ref DK 508 .E613 1984 Ref DJK 1 .G56 Ref DK 1.5 .B34 1993 Ref DJK 50 .P55 1990 Ref DK 246 .S5 1990 Ref |
Statistics
East Europe and Soviet Data Handbook | HA 1446 .S53 1981 Ref JN 1 .E85 Ref DK 17 .U88 Ref HA 12.5 .U63 Ref |
Periodical Indexes and Abstracts
In order to locate articles in journals it is necessary to use the periodical indexes. Periodical indexes are usually arranged by subject and author and are available in both printed and CD-ROM formats. The Reference Librarians should be consulted for assistance in using these materials.
Printed indexes are located in the Reference Room on the Index Stands or upstairs on the Reference Mezzanine. The following printed indexes are of interest to students of Russian History:
*Biography Index | CT 103 .B5 Ref/IndSd D 1 .C7 Ref M D 299 .H5a Ref M D 299 .H5b Ref M AI 3 .R49h Ref/IndSd AI 21 .N44 Ref/IndSd CT 213 .N48 1988 Ref AI 3 .R48 Ref/IndSd AI 3 .R49s Ref/IndSd |
Periodicals
A list of periodicals received by the library will be found in the Bishop's University Serials List. Please consult BORIS for a complete call number and holdings information by searching the journal name in the title field. Pay particular attention to the format of the journal since some will be on either microfilm or microfiche.
Current periodicals are kept in the Periodical Room on the main level. Bound volumes of periodicals as well as microfiche and microfilm are shelved in the basement area. If you have problems locating a periodical, please ask for help at the Periodical or Reference Desk.
Russia-Asia | DK 293 .R87 Period DK 1 .R74 Period |
Atlases and Maps
Atlas of Russian and East European History | G 2111 .S1 A2 1967 Map Coll. G 2111 .S1 C5 1967 Map Coll. G 2110 .T2 1965 Map Coll. G 1021 .A7545 1998 Map Coll. |
The Map Collection is Located in the Library Basement
Dissertations
Dissertations in History | D 21.3 .K8 Z99 Ref D 21.3 .K8 Z99 1985 Ref D 8 .R4 Z99 Ref |
