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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ABDOS-Tagung, 2005, Bern
EBSEES
Jenny Brine BA, MCILIP, PhDLancaster University LibraryUK
Europäische Bibliographie zur Osteuropaforschung
European Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies
Bibliographie européenne des travaux sur l'ex-URSSet l'Europe de l'Est
EBSEES
History Participation Publication Statistics Use made of it Options for the future
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
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
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
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
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
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
EBSEES: website 1 “Old EBSEES”
Based on ISIS software Unsophisticated searching facilities Contains data for 1990-2000 75,4000 entries Closed 2004
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
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
EBSEES: Organisation 2
Website has interfaces in English French and German
Online input screens - password protected Data constantly updated Search screen flexible Data output
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
EBSEES: Total Citations by Year1971-2000Total: 188,887
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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+
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
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
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
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
EBSEES: value to scholars
UK scholar working on linguistic minorities in Austria - found a great deal of material in EBSEES
EBSEES: Options for the future
Abandon EBSEES Continue independently Merge with ABSEES/EBSCO
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
EBSEES: ABANDON??? Slide 2
Retirement of French leadership Need replacement/additional contributors
to get up-to-date or even keep going Need a secure financial base
EBSEES: Work with EBSCO???Advantages Slide 1
Sophisticated search software Technical assistance Searchable using SFX, Metalib, etc Search alongside other databases
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
EBSEES: Work with EBSCO ????Disadvantages
Loss of autonomy Ownership of data Negotiations with EBSCO Financial issues
EBSEES: Work with EBSCO ????Disadvantages
Transliteration problems Language issues Old classification incompatible with
ABSEES
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
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
EBSEES: Continue independently: Desiderata 1
MSH guarantees on hosting & software Firm financial footing Identify UNIQUE SELLING POINTS Marketing and publicity
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
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