Save the date: October 17, 1 p.m. PDT: Navigating Identity, Belonging, and Citizenship: A Conversation with Professor Canizales (Webinar)

Thursday
Oct. 17, 2024
1 p.m. PDT
Zoom

Navigating Identity, Belonging, and Citizenship: A Conversation with Professor Canizales

In this webinar, Stephanie L. Canizales, Ph.D., will discuss her new book, Sin Padres, Ni Papeles, which explores the complex experiences of unaccompanied young migrants from Central America and Mexico in the United States. Canizales illuminates the long history of this migration and how young migrants find meaning and demonstrate resilience in the face of significant adversity.

Free and open to the public

The event will be recorded for archival purposes.

Register at

ucblib.link/3F8

Sponsors

Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative

Institute of Governmental Studies

Latinx Research Center

Sociology Department

UC Berkeley Library

This pictures shows image of professor Stephanie L. Canizales of UC Berkeley

Professor Stephanie L. Canizales

Stephanie L. Canizales, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Sociology Department
UC Berkeley
Faculty Director
Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative

Accessibility accommodations

If you require an accommodation to fully participate in this event, please contact Liladhar Pendse at lpendse at berkeley.edu or 510-768-7610 at least 7-10 days in advance of the event. Organizer: Dr. Liladhar R. Pendse

Available in an alternate format

To request an accessible version of this document, please contact the Library Communications Office at librarycommunications@berkeley.edu.

A poster of webinar on October 17th with a title: Navigating Identity, Belonging, and Citizenship: A Conversation with Professor Canizales
Navigating Identity, Belonging, and Citizenship: A Conversation with Professor Canizales

Library Trial of Illiustrirovannaia Rossiia Digital Archive (1924-1939)

The UC Berkeley Libraries have started a trial of the East View database Illiustrirovannaia Rossiia Digital Archive (1924-1939). The trial can be accessed here.

The access is valid through October 24, 2024. If you are accessing it from an off-campus location, please use the VPN or Proxy. For more information on setting up your off-campus access, see here.

The page of all the issues for 1927 of Ilustrirovannaia Rossiia Journal. This journal was published in Paris, France
The page of all the issues for 1927 of Ilustrirovannaia Rossiia Journal.

About the journal:

Illiustrirovannaia Rossiia was a literary and illustrated weekly magazine published in Paris from 1924 to 1939. The journal was aimed mainly at the growing community of Russian immigrants who had left Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution. Thus, Illiustrirovannaia Rossiia offers a unique fund of linguistic and visual representations, providing an indispensable insight into Russian cultural life in exile.

The Illiustrirovannaia Rossiia Digital Archive offers this influential journal’s exhaustive and meticulously digitized collection. This archive is an indispensable research resource with 748 issues and over 21,000 pages.
Key features include:
Comprehensive page-level digitization
Faithful reproduction of original graphics
Enhanced search capabilities
Seamless cross-searching with East View’s extensive digital portfolio


Library Trial: Brill’s Cuban Culture and Cultural Relations, 1959-, Part 4: Music

The Library is currently trialing Brill’s Cuban Culture and Cultural Relations, Part IV: Music until October 14, 2024. The database can be accessed here.

This primary source collection documents the history of music in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a special focus on Revolutionary Cuba. It explores the role of music in society and covers festivals, performances, trends, and persons (musicians, composers, producers, etc.). The collection is scanned from the so-called “vertical archive” at Casa de las Américas in Havana, Cuba (source: Brill)

Title: Abelardo Barroso. 1968Localidad: Cuba Resumen: Entrevista al sonero cubano. Publicada en Bohemia. Coleccion: Colección Archivo Vertical type: Personalidades Estado conservation: Bueno Cant. Doc.: 1 documento
Title: Abelardo Barroso. 1968
Localidad: Cuba
Resumen: Entrevista al sonero cubano. Publicada en Bohemia.
Coleccion: Colección Archivo Vertical

 

Así canta y dice Puerto Rico. 1982Title: Así canta y dice Puerto Rico. 1982 Localidad: Cuba Resumen: Artículos sobre el citado evento, celebrado en Casa de las Américas. Artistas participantes. Publicado en Granma y Trabajadores. Coleccion: Colección Archivo Vertical type: Congreso
Así canta y dice Puerto Rico. 1982

Please use ez proxy or VPN if you are accessing the resource from an off-campus location. Please provide your feedback to your Librarian of the Caribbean and Latin American Studies at Lpendse (at) berkeley (dot) edu

Please access the resource here.

 


Latin American Studies Grants for Research: Vanderbilt University

VANDERBILT LIBRARY TRAVEL GRANTS

The Center for Latin America, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (CLACX) at Vanderbilt offers a short-term library research grant to promote scholarly use of the library’s extensive Colombian collections. The Title VI National Resource Center grant from the US Department of Education funds the grant, which will be used during the fall or spring of 2024-5 and completed by July 2025. Recipients are awarded up to $2000 to support expenses such as airfare and lodging.

The Latin American collection is one of Vanderbilt’s longstanding strengths. In particular, the Colombian collection is one of the country’s most distinctive collections. Please refer to: a general description of Vanderbilt’s Latin American special collections. There are websites with digital content of some of the library’s prized distinctive collections: the Helguera Collection of Colombiana and the Delia and Manuel Zapata Olivella Collections. Finding aids are available for portions of these archival collections. Additional materials can be found in the Library’s catalog.

Questions regarding the collections or the application process should be directed to Paula Covington, Latin American, Iberian, and Latinx Librarian.

ELIGIBILITY:

  • Current scholars at a college or university or research institute
  • Faculty or students at the dissertation level
  • Demonstrated research and teaching interest in Latin America

The application deadline is October 1, 2024.  Questions regarding the collections or the application process should be directed to Paula Covington, Latin American Specialist. Applications should be sent to the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (CLACX).

Please submit a current CV, budget, and statement about the research project. Include the topic, a plan of materials to be consulted, and a description of how the resources will enhance your teaching and/or your research project.

 Within two weeks following the completion of the access period, grantees are required to submit to the Center a one-page report detailing the work carried out during the grant period. Reports will be provided to the U.S. Department of Education for grant reporting purposes.

 BECAS PARA VISITAR LA BIBLIOTECA DE VANDERBILT

El Centro de Estudios de Latinoamérica, el Caribe y Latinx (CLACX) en Vanderbilt está ofreciendo becas para aquellos investigadores interesados en viajar a visitar la rica y extensa colección de materiales exclusivos en colombiana. Estas becas deben ser utilizadas durante el otoño del 2024 o en la primavera del 2025 y el viaje debe completarse en julio, 2025. Estos fondos vienen del Departamento de Educación Pública de los Estados Unidos “Title VI National Resource Center (NRC)” por hasta $2000 dólares para contribuir por hospedaje y/o vuelos.

COLECCION COLOMBIANA:

La Colección Latinoamericana de la Biblioteca de Vanderbilt es uno de sus más fuertes recursos reconocidos, en particular la colección Colombiana es una de las más distintiva en este país. Aquí encontrará su referencia y descripción: Latin American special collections. Tenemos paginas digitales en nuestro sitio web con selecciones de las colecciones prestigiadas como: La Helguera Collection of Colombiana y de Delia and Manuel Zapata Olivella Collections. Contamos con ayudas de búsqueda para visitar porciones disponibles de estos archivos: archival collections. También contamos con materiales adicionales que podrá encontrar aquí:

Library’s catalog.

Para cualquier pregunta con relación a las colecciones o proceso de aplicación, dirigirlas a Paula Covington, Latin American Specialist.

ELEGIBILIDAD:

  • Investigadores dados de alta en Universidades o Institutos
  • Estudiantes o facultad docente a nivel de posgrado
  • Demostrar que tiene intereses de investigación o enseñanza en Latinoamérica

REQUERIMIENTOS:

  • Fecha límite para aplicar es octubre 1, 2024. La aplicación debe ser mandada al Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (CLACX)
  • Por favor mande su CV, presupuesto de gastos, y un escrito sobre su proyecto de investigación. Incluya el tema que trabaja, que materiales consultara, y describa como estos recursos elevaran su proyecto y/o su docencia. Nos gustaría que compartiera su trabajo en una ponencia para nuestros colegas de Vanderbilt.
  • Durante las dos semanas después del término de su visita, aquellos seleccionados para recibir la beca deben escribir un reporte de una página detallando su trabajo realizado en Vanderbilt. Este reporte se mandará al Departamento de Educación Pública como parte de nuestro reporte de manejo de fondos.

TERMINOS:

  • Fondos de NRC son distribuidos como reembolsos. Estos fondos deben ser usados para transporte y/o hospedaje únicamente.
  • Fondos de NRC no pueden ser utilizados en alimentos.
  • Todo aquel que esté interesado, incluidos los investigadores Internacionales, son responsables por su propia cobertura de seguro médico.
  • La residencia debe de ser de un mínimo de 4 días hábiles.

Armenian Studies: Jennifer Manoukian’s Lecture: Forbidden Attraction: Ottoman Armenians and the Turkish Language in the Age of Nationalism

Jennifer Manoukian, UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of History (Center for Armenian Studies), University of California, Irvine, will visit the Berkeley campus in September.

Jennifer ManoukianUniversity of California, Irvine, History, Post-Doc
Jennifer Manoukian
University of California, Irvine, History, Post-Doc

On Wednesday, September 11th, Manoukian will give her talk at the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Lecture and Discussion (254 Social Sciences Building
)

Forbidden Attraction: Ottoman Armenians and the Turkish Language in the Age of Nationalism 

“This presentation excavates the varied attitudes toward Turkish among Ottoman Armenians in the nineteenth century. It seeks to correct a fundamental misunderstanding about the relationship between Ottoman Armenians and the Turkish language, to reframe Ottoman Armenians as agents in their use of Turkish, and to expose Turkish as something far more than a “language of the oppressor” for many Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. The presentation begins by offering an overview of Ottoman Armenian Turcophonia. It examines three language attitudes that led bilingual Ottoman Armenian men in Istanbul to choose Turkish over Armenian in specific social contexts (source: https://events.berkeley.edu/melc/event/262339-forbidden-attraction-ottoman-armenians-and-the)

The event has been sponsored by the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, UC Berkeley, and the University of California President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.


Discover What’s New: Caribbean and Latin American Studies Library Fall Semester News

Fall 2024
Dear Faculty, Students and Visiting Scholars
I hope you have had a fruitful summer. I wanted to send you some updates about the Caribbean and Latin American Studies collection development and my activities for the past few months as your department’s liaison librarian.

I’m excited to share some recent library acquisitions that will enhance your research and teaching resources at UC Berkeley. Here are the highlights of our new collections. Besides electronic resources, I purchase print materials for current teaching and research. This year, I launched a permanent approval plan for contemporary Mexican books. I will continue to offer by appointment student research consultations regularly throughout this semester. Please have your students reach out to me through my email: Lpendse at Berkeley.edu

 Digital Archives and Journals

Cine Cubano: Latin America’s Oldest Film Magazine
This invaluable resource offers over 200 issues spanning six decades of Cuban revolutionary and Latin American cinema. It provides unparalleled access to film theory, filmmaking approaches, and reviews from 1960 to 2019.

This picture shows the title page and cover of Cine Cubano Journal for 1960-1962
Cine Cubano, 1960-1962
Cuban Pre-Revolutionary Cinema
This collection documents the development of Cuban cinema from the Silent Era to 1959, including the complete run of Cinema magazine from 1935 to 1965
Feminism in Cuba: Nineteenth through Twentieth Century Archival Documents
Feminism in Cuba: Nineteenth through Twentieth Century Archival Documents

Feminism in Cuba, 1898-1958
Compiled from Cuban sources, this collection illuminates Cuban feminism, women in politics, and literature by Cuban women from independence to the end of the Batista regime.

Prensa Libre Digital ArchiveAccess the digital archive of Prensa Libre, a leading Guatemalan newspaper published in Guatemala City since 1951.

Prensa Libre Digital ArchiveAccess the digital archive of Prensa Libre, a leading Guatemalan newspaper published in Guatemala City since 1951.
Prensa Libre Digital Archive
Access the digital archive of Prensa Libre, a leading Guatemalan newspaper published in Guatemala City since 1951.

E-book Collections
Iberoamericana Vervuert Frontlists (2022-2024)
We’ve acquired the latest front lists from the Iberoamericana Vervuert publishing house through DeGruyter, covering publications from 2022 to 2024.

These books are available here.
Iberoamericana Vervuert Ebooks on DeGruyter
Iberoamericana Vervuert Ebooks on DeGruyter

This collection offers Spanish and Catalan e-books published in Latin America and Spain.

Archival Material

I collaborated with the Bancroft Library’s curator for Latin Americana to purchase the archive of Lucas de Careaga, a military officer and merchant. This collection provides  insights into trade in Mexico, including:

{1709-1724} [México] Captain Lucas de Careaga y Sanz de Urrutia. He was a native of Bilbao and arrived in Mexico in the late 17th century. He was a knight of the military order of Santiago from 1707 and held the title of Marquess of Santa Fe.  Among the positions he held in New Spain, it is known that he served as a captain in the Royal  Armies. In 1701, he was the General Syndic of the Province of Santo Evangelio and Consul of the Casa de Contratación de Indias. He passed away on August 28, 1729, in the then-town of  San Ángel, near Mexico City.
– Dealings with Veracruz merchants
– A 1714 inventory of Hacienda de Tetitlán, detailing:
– Estate houses and furnishings
– Chapel adornments
– Sugar cane mill (Ingenio)
– Carpentry tools
– Animal pens
– Cattle branding irons
– Agricultural tools
– Inventory of slaves with names[5]These new resources significantly expand our holdings in Latin American studies, film, literature, and history. I encourage you to explore these materials for your research and teaching needs.If you have any questions or need assistance accessing these resources, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Rare Periodicals for Berkeley

 
I also purchased the following rare periodicals for Berkeley.
 
Alfonsina Revista Mensual
Zulma Nuñez (Dir)
Published in Buenos Aires by Impresiones El Sol, 1953
In-8. #1 Oct 1953 – #3 Dic 1953 (Complete set). Wrappers in slipcase.
Collaborators: Fanny Navarro, Iris Marga, Duilio Marcio, Maciel Barbosa, Evelina Benasso, Gomez Cou, and others. Apart from literary and artistic criticism, this magazine dedicates many chapters to the life and work of Alfonsina Storni, with many illustrations of his house in Lugano, Switzerland, and stages of his life. Missing to all bibliographies
Alfonsina Revista MensualZulma Nuñez (Dir) Published in Buenos Aires by Impresiones El Sol, 1953
Alfonsina Revista Mensual
Zulma Nuñez (Dir)
Published in Buenos Aires by Impresiones El Sol, 1953
 Revista Artes Graficas Organo Oficial
Publisher: Buenos Aires Graficos Platt
Publication Date: 1941
Edition: 1st Ed
In-8. #1 Sep 1941. #2 Oct 1941, #4 May 1942, #5 Jan Mar 1943. Collaborators: Pablo Paoppi, Jose Carbonell, Felix de Ugarteche, Among others. Rare graphic magazine that only cites incompletely Washington Pereyra, it came out with an irregular frequency for three years, from September 1941 until September 1943, probably 7 or 8 issues max. In all its issues, this magazine brings some extraordinary studies on the first printing presses of Argentina and Paraguay Jesuit missions. Washington Pereyra T4,p204.
Title: SOLCALMO. Revista de Dinamizacion Mental: …
Publisher: Buenos Aires S.A.G.A.
Publication Date: 1967
Binding: Sin Encuadernar
Edition: 1ª Edición.
In-8º. #1 Verano de 1967-1968 (Complete set). Collaborators : Miguel Grinberg, Manuel Ruano, Eduardo Barquin, Victor Garcia Robles, Oscar Barney Finn, Jorge Lavelli, Horacio Vaggione. This initial number of Solcalmo, publication of the orbit of Miguel Grinberg, also included the original prologue of Gombrowicz`s book Ferdydurke—Provenzano page 306.
A photo of SOLCALMO. Revista de Dinamizacion Mental: Poesia, Arte, Musica, Testimonios.
SOLCALMO. Revista de Dinamizacion Mental: Poesia, Arte, Musica, Testimonios.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Acquisitions
This year, I also focused on purchasing several titles related to Afro-Colombian Studies, Afro-Mexican StudiesAfro-Argentine Studies (see attached spreadsheet), and Afro-Mexican Studies.
For example:
 Ramírez, María Teresa. Suenan tambores : antología poética afrocolombiana  / María Teresa Ramírez. Cali, Colombia: Programa Editorial Universidad del Valle, 2022. Print.
Suenan tambores. Antología poética afrocolombiana.
Suenan tambores. Antología poética afrocolombiana.
Prada Fortul, Antonio. Benkos… Las Alas de un Cimarrón : Volumen 1. 1st ed. Bogotá: Programa Editorial Universidad Del Valle, 2024. Print.
Carabalí Díaz, Liliana. Memorias de un Orgullo de Ebano : Graciela Diaz, el trasegar de una mujer afrocolombiana  / Liliana Carabali Diaz. Bogota, Colombia: Programa Editorial Universidad del Valle, 2022. Print.
Sts´ubil K´ak´aletik Escombros del tiempo
Sts´ubil K´ak´aletik Escombros del tiempo
These new resources significantly expand our holdings in Latin American studies, film, literature, and history. I encourage you to explore these materials for your research and teaching needs.
If you have any questions or need assistance accessing these resources, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Happy researching!
Liladhar
Library Liaison for the Caribbean and Latin American Studies

Trial of Cine Cubano ending on March 29 2024

Trial of Cine Cubano
The library has started a thirty-day trial for Cine Cubano that some faculty members and students in Spanish and Portuguese may find of research interest.
Here is the link that one can use to access the trial.
More about Cine Cubano database:
Cine Cubano is a journal that provides valuable insights into Cuban revolutionary cinema and Latin American cinema. It has over 200 issues from 1960 to 2019, covering six decades of film theory, techniques, and reviews. The journal has now been digitized and made available online for the first time, providing unprecedented access to film scholars and students. All 205 print issues have been scanned and included in this new online collection. The scanning was done at the ICAIC Film Institute in Havana, Cuba, where the journal originated. Overall, this is an important new digital resource for studying the history of Cuban and Latin American cinema. The online availability makes decades of film knowledge more accessible.
The trial will end on 29 March 2024.
Cine Cubano is a journal that provides valuable insights into Cuban revolutionary cinema and Latin American cinema. It has over 200 issues from 1960 to 2019, covering six decades of film theory, techniques, and reviews. The journal has now been digitized and made available online for the first time, providing unprecedented access to film scholars and students. All 205 print issues have been scanned and included in this new online collection. The scanning was done at the ICAIC Film Institute in Havana, Cuba, where the journal originated
Cine Cubano, Issue 2, 1960
The landing page of a 2019 issue number 205 of the Cuban movie journal Cine Cubano.
Cine Cubano, 2019, issue 205

Local and Independent Ukrainian Newspapers on Global Press Archive Electronically Available

The 1990s and early 2000s marked a turbulent period in Ukraine’s history due to the fall of the Soviet Union and the emergence of an independent Ukraine. Despite gaining free speech and property rights, citizens faced economic hardships. Corruption scandals and the murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze in 2000 sparked nationwide protests against the political elite. The Local and Independent Ukrainian Newspapers collection covers this era up to the Orange Revolution (2004–2005), offering insights from over 900 newspapers across 340 cities, reflecting regional and ethnic dynamics. The collection includes publications in Ukrainian, Russian, and other languages like Armenian, German, Polish, etc., providing a detailed view of historical events. Access to this database is supported by the Center for Research Libraries and its members.

One can access this collection here.

Here is the landing page of the The 1990s and early 2000s were a tumultuous time in Ukraine’s history. The fall of the Soviet Union and the establishment of independent Ukraine radically altered its political system. Citizens were guaranteed free speech and property rights; however, they suffered under a prolonged economic depression. In 2000, corruption scandals and the murder of investigative journalist Georgiy Gongadze triggered nationwide protests against Ukraine’s political elites.

 


UC Berkeley Library’s Online Exhibition: Capturing Struggle: Ukraine Through American and Ukrainian Lenses

Introducing Capturing Struggle: Ukraine Through American and Ukrainian Lenses,” an exhibition dedicated to documenting the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. This online exhibition features powerful images captured by American and Ukrainian photojournalists, marking the third year of the war against Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022.


The exhibition not only commemorates the unprovoked Russian aggression but also sheds light on the ongoing struggle of Ukrainians amidst civilian deaths, assaults on infrastructure, and human rights violations. It offers a glimpse into the daily lives of Ukrainians through compelling photographs. We are grateful to Brendan Hoffman (USA), Serhii Korovayny, Oksana Parfeniuk, and Serhiy Mykhalchuk (Ukraine) for generously allowing us to showcase their impactful work. Also, We want to thank Svidok and AI for Good Foundation for helping us with additional photos.

Special thanks to Professors Anastassia FedykYuriy Gorodnichenko, and Nataliia Goshylyk of the University of California Berkeley, and Professor Monica Eppinger of St. Louis University’s School of Law for their unwavering support in organizing this online exhibition and related events. These events aim to highlight the resilience of Ukrainian archivists, librarians, human rights lawyers, and publishers. We also have featured recommended readings from UC Berkeley Library’s collections based on the faculty input (In English, In Ukrainian).

The idea for bringing this exhibition to the library originated at Fulbright Ukraine and Institute of International Education Kyiv, of which the Director of both these institutions, Dr. Jessica Zychowicz, is a UC Berkeley Alumna (English, ’04). Deputy Director Inna Barysh, Communications Officer Marian Luniv, and Program Officer Mariia Kravchenko envisioned the first exhibit which took place in Vynnitsia, Ukraine, and continue to co-curate all iterations. The photographs provided by Serhii Korovayny and Serihy M. were not part of the original Fullbright exhibition and were a later curatorial addition. Fulbright Ukraine has held exhibitions at several U.S. and European universities and museums, including in locations in Berlin, Czech Republic, and Bulgaria attended by U.S. Ambassadors.

Explore the exhibition here: Capturing Struggle: Ukraine Through American and Ukrainian Lenses.

Capturing Struggle: Ukraine Through American and Ukrainian Lenses is an exhibition featuring images captured by American and Ukrainian photojournalists who are documenting the invasion of their country by Russia. The Russian military invasion of Ukraine began on 24th February 2022. This year, on February 24th, the war against Ukraine will enter its third year. This exhibition is dedicated to marking not only the milestone of unprovoked all-out Russian aggression against Ukraine but also the ongoing struggle of Ukrainians in light of civilian deaths, constant assaults on the civilian infrastructure, and human rights violations. It is also dedicated to the daily lives of Ukrainians, as documented through photographs. The curator remains highly grateful to Brendan Hoffman (USA), Serhii Korovayny (Ukraine), Oksana Parfeniuk (Ukraine), and Serhiy Mykhalchuk (Ukraine), who kindly agreed to provide us with permission to re-use the photos that they have taken throughout the Russian-Ukrainian war. Also, a special note of thanks goes to Professors Anastassia Fedyk, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, and Nataliia Goshylyk of the University of California Berkeley and Professor Monica Eppinger of St. Louis University's School of Law for steadfastly supporting a series of library-based events as well as the idea of this online exhibition we organized and their help with this virtual exhibition. These events were organized to highlight the difficult work of Ukrainian archivists, librarians, human rights lawyers, and publishers.

In memoriam: Aleksey Navalny ( Navalʹnyĭ, Alekseĭ)

The ongoing wars in several parts of our beautiful planet have taken their toll on our humanity. Sometimes, unexpected but awaited news of the killing/ demise of someone who believed in democracy desperately shakes me- such was the news that prompted this post.

I am a librarian and not a politician; I serve students, faculty, and members of the public. But this morning, a Russian colleague from the Russian Federation alerted me that “it is finally done, and it was to be expected, and that we are going to hell.” It was early morning, and I could not understand until I read the famous/infamous NY Times online. The news told me that Aleksei Navalny was no more…I looked for Kira to post something, but she did not.

See here for those interested in knowing more about Aleksei Navalny-related books in our catalog.

As a librarian, I gather information and do not engage in academic debates about just-in-time or just-in-case types of collections. I do not have ideological views on what we collect (I do have personal views; the cloak of American librarianship ethics separates them from my work).

For example, what does this book teach us?

Voronkov, Konstantin. Alekseĭ Navalʹnyĭ : groza zhulikov i vorov  / Konstantin Voronkov. Moskva: ĖKSMO, 2012. Print.
Or how about this Polish imprint? What is it that the author is trying to say?

Besides books, I debated whether I should post the following documentary. After all, I might get banned from visiting Russia, and for a Slavic Librarian, it is a big no-no… Then I decided why not; it was Aleksei’s documentary, and one should choose to watch it. After all, as a proud Indian-American Slavic Studies Librarian blessed by UC Berkeley’s Academic freedom doctrine, I remain grateful to the United States Constitution for guaranteeing some fundamental freedoms–Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of…Queda mucho por aprender