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master list. Using the DDP iMexes, it is possinle to pare the MLATh
Slavic master list with core lists of Soviet literary ar linguistic
bibliograies. When making orsperiscais, it is worthwhile to thunt
through the entire P to get a cxsçlete picture of the 141MB master list
aM to spot periodicals in other fields that may be of interest.
Omçarisczks of different editions of the IX)P shaw variations in the
master list. With eac* ri edition, journals are added, while ceased
i*blications aM those ne larger In the I4LAIBs scope are drped.
In addition to the IP aM the printed bibliogray, the 141MB is also
available online thro* DThI. lILA is working to txmprterize the
entire bib1iograhy frost 1922 to present. Th. years 1968-1984 are
online. The project inclines a language description for eath online article.
Language aa is available for the years 1968-1969 aM 1981-1984 As
the 141MB for 1967 on back as online, article. will, be retrievabl, by
language. Using DIAi, sctolara can locate articles on Russian syntax or
articles on syntax written in Russian. They can isolate articles in a
partionlar journal in a particular language sii as Russian language
articles In toevskv Stodies or Eatonian Pacers in Ibonetios . Free text
searthe. of Russian words will as Russian language articles in the
1970-1980 141MB.
The MLAIB began .ring East Ruirpean material In 1956. In 1981
the ZILAIB ed a subject irdex to tpleient th. author classification
adai. Using the iMx, it is posaihl.e to stMy U)ainian literature
in Canada, narration as a literary tethnique, travel literature or science
fiction written in Russian. 'erag. has been exparded to Inclixle articles
on fine. The breaJaown of tcpios in linguistics, general literature, aM
folklore is s.ith sore thorce4r. Stholars new have many sore access
points for locating articles of interest to then.
Because of tine aM staff consMeratiais, it is ispossll,le to irdex all
of the master list journals in any given year. A concerted effort is mads
to take care of any indexing backlog in succeedIng years. It should be
neted that starting In 1981, t)e journals indexed in part or in full have
been flagged with an asterisk next to the acratym listing in the fratt of
the 141MB classified section. Th insure satisfactory coverage of
materials in MIMB's ae, the lILA velocities ofeprinta aM nrnngrats
for Inclusion in the b1bliogra&iy. Offprints do net have to be frost the
master list journals. Subeissicn information is printed on page iii of the
1984 141MB front matter. Suggestirnis for rma, master list journals are
also wele. Information at suheitting serial suggestiats can be found
on page v. of the 1984-1985 ro tinier the scoçe description.
Susan thln
The ldern Language Association
of Amarica
SP A L)ata Base of Orporaticns in the Russian hire, 1700-1914
The data base consists of madtIne-readable profiles of all
corporations thartered by the ir'perial Russian govt...r through 1913.
The data are drawn frost corporate dtarters pblished by the tsarist
goverreent. Additional information at companies aM their managers in
1905 aM 1914 is excerpted frost national directories issued In those
years. Because the source. gave profiles of all new cuiipanies
(arcadaately 4000) aM a].], that survived to 1905 (1589) ard 1914
(1655), the data base cnmttains ne missing cases. The crepleted data base
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