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6 WWW.UNWLA.ORG “ НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ ”, ТРАВЕНЬ 2020 Jurij Dobczansky and the Library of Con gress by Natalie Pawlenko Jurij Dobczansky The Library of Congress (LOC) in Washington, D . C . , is the largest library in the world, with mil- lions of books, recording, photographs, newspa- pers, maps and manuscripts in its collection. Nat- urally, mater ials pertaining to Ukraine make up a portion of this v ast collection, and tending to the classification of resources on Ukraine and Ukrain- ians (Ukrainica) is a vital task. And here is where Jurij Dobczansky comes in. We had last seen each other in New Yo rk City many decades ago (after he had already begun t o work at the LOC in 1975) and reunited at a gather- ing of the Ukrainian Heritage Consortium of North America, and I was amazed to learn that he had continued to dedicate his time and talents there over these forty - plus years. The Ukrainian Herit- age Consort ium of North America is a collaborative endeavor of Ukrainian heritage organizations, mu- seums, archives and so on . Since 1991, independ- ent Ukraine has been the subject of a remarkable proliferation of p ublications on its history, culture, social and politi cal affairs. With Jurij’s help, all these materials eventually find their way into this mammoth institution and are made available to countless numbers of researchers, writers, and members of the public , worldwide. Knowing that he was making critical contr ibutions at the Library, I asked Jurij a few questions about his work today and am sharing his responses with OL readers. Please describe, briefly, in layperson's terms, what you do at the LOC. As a senior cataloger, I provide access to a variety of publications from Ukraine, Belarus and Poland. I describe the work in hand in physical terms (size, appearance, etc). Then I assign subject headings and a classification number to locate where in the vast collections of the LOC the item will be located. In addition, I establish the form of the proper name, place - name or subject term that will be used for this work and for bibliographic records in the future. Why is this work important, in general term s and for Ukraine/Ukrainians specifically? I believe my work at the LOC provides me a unique opportunity to provide searching vocabulary for li- brary users, who want to pursue a better under- standing of Ukraine. As you know, Ukraine has re- cently been in the news q uite a bit. Starting with the 2013 ― 2014 Revolution of Dignity, the occupa- tion of Crimea and the war in Eastern Ukraine right up to the current impeachment controver- sies, Ukraine has entered mainstream news. Meanwhile, Ukrainian studies have generated a g reat number of publications in sever al scholarly fields. All of this has greatly increased the need for accurate access. Library of Congress, Washing ton , D.C.
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