“A Long Way from Moscow”: A Collaborative Project between Archivists, Librarians, and Historians from the Steppes of Saratov Province and the High Plains of Colorado

Authors

Janet Bishop, Colorado State University - Fort CollinsFollow
Kenneth Rock, Colorado State University and Saratov Sate UniversityFollow

Abstract

This article describes the authors interactions with Russian archivists, librarians, and historians during a 2008 delegation visit to Saratov Province, the state of archival holdings and special collections in the Saratov area, and preliminary discussions regarding proposed collaborative digitization and academic research projects. A reciprocal visit by Russian and Ukrainian colleagues the following year to participate in the Inaugural Conference on German-Russian Studies is also detailed. The authors, both members of the Joint Academic Board for the International Center for German-Russian Studies at Colorado State University, discuss outreach strategies and lessons learned regarding a wide-ranging collaborative international project with information professionals and academics in a region previously closed to the West.

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.29087/2010.2.3.06

Recommended Citation

Bishop, Janet and Rock, Kenneth (2010) "“A Long Way from Moscow”: A Collaborative Project between Archivists, Librarians, and Historians from the Steppes of Saratov Province and the High Plains of Colorado," Collaborative Librarianship: Vol. 2: Iss. 3, Article 2.

Available at: https://digitalcommons.du.edu/collaborativelibrarianship/vol2/iss3/2