IS 461

Summer 2022 All Classes

All Classes
Russian, East European, and Eurasian Bibliography & Research Methods

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

With a focus on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia, students will investigate this fascinating part of the world, how it has been studied and represented by generations of scholars, scientists, writers, artists, government officials, and others, and how the many fruits of their labors are (or are not) accessible to us today.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

IS 461 class schedule data for summer 2022
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
41650
Lecture-Discussion
Lecture-Discussion
R
R
10:00AM -11:30AM
1:00PM -3:00PM
MTWRF
MTWRF
131 Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science
131 Grad Sch of Lib & Info Science
Condill, C
Condill, C
Date Range:
05/16/22-06/03/22
Degree Notes:
ONL Info Science rate course.
Special Approval:
Instructor Approval Required
Credit:
4 hours
Section Info:
(Meets with IS 400 R) Russian, East European, and Eurasian Bibliography & Research Methods: This course is intended to provide all necessary tools for the conduct of effective research in the field of Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies for both scholars and librarians. Relying on the rich bibliographic tradition of Russia, Central Asia, the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, the latest techniques, strategies, databases and full-text options will be explored and explained. Topics include national bibliography, archival materials, émigré publications, rare books, open-Web resources, citation management tools, and web archiving, with particular emphasis on the transliteration systems, abbreviations, bibliographic and cataloging conventions, and constant troubleshooting that are essential to efficient REEES research. Attention is also paid to information architecture in general and the ways that historical, political, intellectual and technological phenomena affect access to published and unpublished research materials.
Restriction(s):
Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
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