Babbidge Library Resources in European Studies cover all of Europe in English language monographs and journals. Our holdings are strongest on modern Austria, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. We collect works on the history, literature, politics, economics and social structure of these countries in German, French, Italian, and Spanish as well as English. While we give priority to the collection of imaginative literature in the original language, English translations are widely acquired as well. Aside from a small number of journals, the library no longer actively collects Russian language material. Approximately 250 English language titles in Russian studies are acquired each year.

The library emphasizes the acquisition of scholarly works that support teaching and research. Users seeking to follow current events in Europe will be best served by following the links provided by the key Western and Eastern European web sites you can find on our subject web page for European Studies www.lib.uconn.edu/subjectareas/europe.htm. The three European language newspapers we collect are acquired on microfilm for the support of historical research on contemporary France, Germany and Italy.

Overall collections are strongest in history and literature, where collecting is largely based on authorial reputation. Current topical emphases include French and Italian film, East Germany, the radical right, immigration and migration across Europe and the challenges to national identity posed by both immigrant populations and the European Union. Videos are housed in the Culpeper Library on the third floor of Babbidge, but relevant titles are best located in HOMER homerweb.lib.uconn.edu by using the format and language limits. The Thomas J. Dodd Research Center houses distinguished collections on the Italian Risorgimento, the Belgian Revolution of 1830, French Political Pamphlets 1775-1840 and French satirical periodicals 1850-1910.

Requests for research assistance with, or the acquisition of, European Studies materials should be directed to the appropriate library liaison.

• For history contact Peter.Allison@uconn.edu
• For French and Italian literature and film contact Michael.S.Young@uconn.edu
• For German literature and film contact Richard.Bleiler@uconn.edu
• For Spanish literature and film contact Peter.Allison@uconn.edu

Library liaison information for additional subjects can be found at http://www.lib.uconn.edu/online/research/bysubject/