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ABDOS-Tagung, 2005, Bern EBSEES

ABDOS-Tagung, 2005, Bern EBSEES. Jenny Brine BA, MCILIP, PhD Lancaster University Library UK. Europäische Bibliographie zur Osteuropaforschung European Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies Bibliographie européenne des travaux sur l'ex-URSS et l'Europe de l'Est. EBSEES. History

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ABDOS-Tagung, 2005, Bern EBSEES

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  1. ABDOS-Tagung, 2005, BernEBSEES Jenny Brine BA, MCILIP, PhD Lancaster University Library UK

  2. Europäische Bibliographie zur OsteuropaforschungEuropean Bibliography of Slavic and East European StudiesBibliographie européenne des travaux sur l'ex-URSSet l'Europe de l'Est

  3. EBSEES • History • Participation • Publication • Statistics • Use made of it • Options for the future

  4. EBSEES • Originated in: • Travaux et publications parus en français en …… sur la Russie et l’URSS [1963-1974] which appeared in Cahiers du Monde Russe et Soviétique • Soviet, East European and Slavonic Studies in Britain ….: a bibliography [1971-1974] which appeared as a supplement to ABSEES: Abstracts Soviet and East European Series

  5. EBSEES • Vol 1, 1975 published 1977 • 3961 entries • Tom Hnik and Paul Valois (UK) • Mme Aymard and Mme Armand (France) • Covered France, UK, included some German and Austrian material

  6. EBSEES • Other countries started to contribute: • Vol 3 1977 West Germany • Vol 6 1980 Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands • Vol 9-10 1983-84 Finland • Vol 21 1995 Switzerland

  7. EBSEES • Vol. 2 1976 published 1979 • 1-2 published by University of Birmingham • Later volumes published in Paris - Institute d’Études Slaves & École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales • Publication of printed volumes ceased with vol 21, 1995

  8. EBSEES • Use of ISO transliteration • Own classification scheme • Typeset from contributors’ cards vols 1-6. • Vol 7 1981 onwards computer produced & indexed using ISIS • Vol 15 1989 onwards most contributors entering data on ISIS

  9. EBSEES: website 1 “Old EBSEES” • Extensive discussions from early 1990s • Experiments with ABSEES mid-1990s • In the end, hosted by MSH in Grenoble • 1998 went public • Later moved to MSH Paris

  10. EBSEES: website 1 “Old EBSEES” • Based on ISIS software • Unsophisticated searching facilities • Contains data for 1990-2000 • 75,4000 entries • Closed 2004

  11. EBSEES - Website 2 - “New EBSEES” • Also hosted by MSH • Custom-made data collection and retrieval software • Uses ABSEES Subject Headings, which are based on LCSH • ISO transliteration - but - LC for subject headings • Unicode

  12. EBSEES - Organisation 1 • Country contributors - very varied arrangements • French team’s central role • MSH hosts websites and provides software support • Mailing list hosted by [UK] jiscmail

  13. EBSEES: Organisation 2 • Website has interfaces in English French and German • Online input screens - password protected • Data constantly updated • Search screen flexible • Data output

  14. EBSEES: Organisation 3 • Finance at present: • Each country pays for own contributors • MSH pays for software development and hosts website & servers • No funding from EU or other European institutions • EBSEES available free-of-charge over the web

  15. EBSEES: Total Citations by Year1971-2000Total: 188,887

  16. EBSEES:Statistics for 2001 onwards • Number of records in “new” database growing steadily - now nearly 5000 • Germany 1300+ • Austria 1000, just starting on journals 2001-04 • France 900+ • Switzerland 500+ • UK 300+, mainly theses, some journal articles • Netherlands 130+ • Belgium 32+ • Finland 4+

  17. EBSEES: Statistics: comments & comparisons 1 • How well has EBSEES done? • ABSEES: 1990-2005 62,000 entries • EBSEES: 1990-2005 92,000 entries • Most countries did not start contributing data for 2001 onwards until 2003/2004

  18. EBSEES: Statistics: comments & comparisons 2 • But how many entries should EBSEES have? • Old database 7500 year on average, new only around 1000 a year so far. • For comparison, BIDS/IBSS adds 2000 a week

  19. EBSEES: The users • Sales - Printed volumes - between 330 and 382 a year, to libraries in all parts of the world • Use of websites: no data • In the service of science and scholars: anecdotal evidence

  20. EBSEES: value to scholars • Austrian Association of Slavists now relies on EBSEES instead of producing own bibliography • Exhaustive bibliography of Basile Kerblay for CMRS greatly facilitated by EBSEES • Russian scholar working on Annenskij - a great deal of émigré material found through EBSEES • Entries on Ukraine fed into annual bibliography in Bulletin de l’Association française des études ukrainiennes

  21. EBSEES: value to scholars • UK scholar working on linguistic minorities in Austria - found a great deal of material in EBSEES

  22. EBSEES: Options for the future • Abandon EBSEES • Continue independently • Merge with ABSEES/EBSCO

  23. EBSEES: Abandon??? Slide 1 • Many of countries covered now part of EU • Wide range of other databases cover our area • Very far behind already • Software development • Insufficient use, not well known

  24. EBSEES: ABANDON???Slide 2 • Retirement of French leadership • Need replacement/additional contributorsto get up-to-date or even keep going • Need a secure financial base

  25. EBSEES: Work with EBSCO???Advantages Slide 1 • Sophisticated search software • Technical assistance • Searchable using SFX, Metalib, etc • Search alongside other databases

  26. EBSEES: Work with EBSCO??? Advantages: slide 2 • Possibly digitise printed volumes • Possibly merge old & new EBSEES databases • Possibly merge with ABSEES • Marketing • Ensure our work is actually used

  27. EBSEES: Work with EBSCO ????Disadvantages • Loss of autonomy • Ownership of data • Negotiations with EBSCO • Financial issues

  28. EBSEES: Work with EBSCO ????Disadvantages • Transliteration problems • Language issues • Old classification incompatible with ABSEES

  29. EBSEES: Continue independently 1 • MSH willing to continue to host WEBSEES • MSH willing to fund 1 half post • Centre d’Études Slaves/CNRS willing to host EBSEES, may provide some staff • Software development largely completed • Sufficient contributors for some countries

  30. EBSEES: Continue independently 2 • Subject headings working • Contributors now familiar with input screens • Worthwhile amount of data now amassed • Past investment of time and money beginning to pay off

  31. EBSEES: Continue independently: Desiderata 1 • MSH guarantees on hosting & software • Firm financial footing • Identify UNIQUE SELLING POINTS • Marketing and publicity

  32. EBSEES: Continue independently: Desiderata 2 • List of subject headings available to users as well as compilers • Journals lists available to users and compilers • Facilities to count & analyse use of EBSEES • Improvements in data entry and search screens

  33. EBSEES: Thanks • École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales - hosts since vol. 3 (1977) • Maison des Sciences de l’Homme - hosting the database, technical support • L’Équipe française • Swiss National Library

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