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The purpose of the Slavic and East European Microform Project
(SEEMP) is to acquire microform copies of unique, scarce,
rare and/or unusually bulky and expensive research material
pertaining to the field of Slavic and East European studies;
and to preserve deteriorating printed and manuscript materials
of scholarly value.
Geographically its areas of interest include the countries
of Eastern and Central Europe (Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria,
Bosnia & Hercegovina, Croatia, Czech Repbulic, Estonia,
Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Republic of Macedonia, Moldova,
Poland, Romania, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Ukraine), Russia, the Transcaucasian countries (Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia), and the Central Asian countries that
were formerly part of the Soviet Union (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan).
The Collection
SEEMP has focused the majority of its attention on acquiring
and filming regional newspapers, both contemporary and historical
material. SEEMP has also filmed a collection of books, periodicals,
and pamphlets produced and published by Ukrainian Displaced
Persons. Another collection of note includes a collection
of rare and unique pamphlets (1925-1940) in the Yakut, Kumyk,
and Chuvash languages of the former Soviet Union.
See the Collections section of this site for more details
on these and other projects.
Access to Materials
All of SEEMP's cataloged holdings are recorded in the OCLC
database and in CRL's online catalog.
Both SEEMP members and institutional members of CRL may
borrow material purchased by SEEMP.
In addition to borrowing materials, subscribers may purchase
for their own use a positive copy of any negative microfilm
acquired by the project for which there are no copyright
restrictions.
Governance
SEEMP membership consists of institutions interested in
Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union who agree to
subscribe to one of the membership categories. SEEMP is
governed by a committee composed of the representatives
of each full member institution. The committee meets once
a year, usually in conjunction with the annual meeting of
the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies.
Ballots are also cast by e-mail throughout the year.
For questions about SEEMP, please contact:
James Simon
Director of International Resources
Center for Research Libraries
6050 S. Kenwood
Chicago, IL 60637
USA
(tel) 773 955-4545 ext. 324
(fax) 773 955-4339
email: jsimon at crl.edu
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