Society and Daily Life in the East Bloc

Reference Sources

1.  Dictionary of East European History since 1945.
DJK 50 .H43 1994 Floor 3

2.  Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe.
Reference DJK 6 .E53 2000  Floor 2

3.  Nordic, Central and Southeastern Europe.
Reference DK 1 .S453 2007  Floor 2

4.  American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies.
Z  2483 .A65 1960-1994.   Request from storage.

Online Catalog

To search for books, click on “find books and other materials “on the Milner Library website.  The Online Catalog offers the “Advanced Search” as well as the “Quick Search” (with any word, title and subject searching).

If you are working from a bibliography, using the “Advanced Search”, type in the author’s last name and the title of the book to see if Milner Library has the book you need.  The “Quick Search -- Author” may also be useful for finding books written by a specific person.

For searching by subject, use “Advanced Search -- Subject Words” or the  “Quick Search -- Subject”   If you find very few or no books using the subject searches, try the  “Advanced Search – Any Words” or  the “Quick Search -- Any Word Anywhere” search. 

To find books on a particular person, look under the name of the person using the “Quick Search -- Subject” or the “Advanced Search -- Subject Words”.

To locate primary sources, look for subject divisions such as Sources, Correspondence, Diaries, Personal narratives, Interviews, Oral history, etc. 

The following subjects may be useful for your research:

Europe, Eastern – History – 1945-1989

Europe, Eastern --Intellectual life,

Europe, Eastern --Politics and government (subdivided by date)

Individual countries, e.g. Poland --History

The My Account link in the Online Catalog shows items checked out, request information, fines and fees, and offers online renewal of books.

For materials not available in Milner Library, use the I-Share Catalog link to search other libraries.  Use the Request function to have books sent to Milner from other libraries.  Request books you need early!  It may take 3-5 days or longer to receive a book from another I-Share library.

To search for books and other materials in libraries worldwide, use WorldCat  --  available under “find articles on your topic”, then “Databases by title”.

 

Databases and Article Indexes

To locate journal articles on your topic, first use an online database.  Milner Library has several databases that provide access to articles in scholarly journals.  To search any of the online databases, click on "find articles on your topic" on the Milner Library website.

Under "Databases by subject", click on the down arrow to view the list of subject areas.  Scroll down the list until you find History or a related subject area;  click on the subject to view  a list of databases.

Under "Databases by title", click on the down arrow to view the list of databases and indexes.  Scroll through the list to find the database you need; click on the title to enter the database and begin searching.

To search multiple databases at the same time, use the “Search It” option.

The sources listed below are good places to begin your research.

1.  Historical Abstracts.  
The major index to journal articles on world history.

2.  JSTOR.
Online full text database of articles from journals in the humanities and social sciences.  Covers earlier years of selected journals, but not the most recent years.

3.  Project Muse.
Provides online full text access to scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.  Most current years are covered;  some journals include 5-10 years of earlier issues.

4.  PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) International.
The major database for articles in international politics and public policy.

5.  Humanities Abstracts.
Covers archaeology, folklore, history, literature, philosophy, religion, etc.

6.  Social Sciences Abstracts.
Covers journals in political science, sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, etc.

7.  Readers' Guide Abstracts and Readers’ Guide Retrospective. 
Available online from 1890 - present.  Covers popular periodicals.

8.  Dissertations & Theses.
Indexing for dissertations accepted at accredited institutions since 1861.  Includes full text of dissertations from 1997 to the present.

9.  International Index to the Performing Arts.
Indexes performing arts journals from 1864 to the present in film, drama, television, the arts & entertainment industry, magic, dance, & musical theatre.

10.  Communication and Mass Media Complete.
Indexes journals in the fields of journalism, advertising, broadcasting, etc.

11.  ERIC.
Major database for journal articles in all fields of education.

12.  Contemporary Women’s Issues.
Indexes journals in women’s studies as well as essays, books, newsletters, documents, and research reports from many countries.

            Depending upon your topic, other databases may provide additional sources.

Locating Journals

The Find It link is available in most databases.  Click on this link for full text access and to search for a journal in the Online Catalog. 

To determine if a specific journal is available online through Milner Library, go to the "find articles on your topic" page.  Under Online journals, magazines and newspapers, click on Find It.   A “Find e-Journal” page will appear.  Type in the name of your journal and click on Go.    The “Find e-Journal” screen also has subject searching, advanced searching and a citation linker.

Newspapers

Newspapers may be a very useful source for historical material.  Milner Library subscribes to several newspapers from the local area, the state of Illinois, the United States and various other countries.  Some newspapers are kept for many years on microfilm.  The microfilm for most newspapers is located on Floor 2 in the northeast corner.  Microfilm of newspapers may also be borrowed from other libraries through InterLibrary Loan.

The following are examples of newspapers held in Milner Library.

1.  New York Times.  1851 - present.
New York Times archive online search at http://www.nyt.com;  citations & first     words of articles.

2.  Chicago Tribune.  
Chicago Tribune Online.  1985 – present.
Historical Chicago Tribune (Online)  (1849-1985).

3.  Christian Science Monitor.  1956 – present.
Christian Science Monitor archive online search at:  
http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/advancedsearch.html.

4.  Washington Post.  1972 – present.
Washington Post archive online search at:      http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/search.html. 

5.  London Times.  1785 - present.  2nd floor - microfilm
London Times Index.  1785 - present.  Ref.  AI 21 .T46 - 2nd floor

6.  Los Angeles Times.  1972 - present.  2nd floor - microfilm.
Los Angeles Times archive online search at: http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/search.html.

7.  Newspaper Source.
Online database covering about 300 national newspapers.

8. Academic Universe.
            Full text database includes coverage of U.S. and international newspapers, wire     services, and transcripts of radio and TV news broadcasts.

InterLibrary Loan

In addition to the Request function in the Online Catalog, Milner Library also offers InterLibrary Loan services through the ILLIAD system.  A link to InterLibrary Loan is available on the Milner Library web site.  Login in to the ILLIAD system with your ULID and password.  New users will need to establish an account within ILLIAD.

ILLIAD allows for article and book requesting, as well as reviewing past requests and accessing articles received electronically. Request materials on InterLibrary Loan early!    It may take 7-10 days or longer for a book or article to arrive via InterLibrary Loan.

Vanette Schwartz,
 Office:  Milner Library 416
Phone:  309-438-3486 
E-mail: vmschwa@ilstu.edu