Notes from Slavic Quick Cataloging, Pt. 17

I spent a while this morning searching for genocide in Abkhazia. I didn’t find it, which is not to say that it didn’t happen, but rather that the book “Genocide in Abkhazia,” is nowhere to be found, though the computer records show it was recieved by the library in Sept 2007. This is so long ago, that it must have gone through the quickcat process already, but it would probably have gone to the basement again. There is an acceptable Library of Congress record we could use now, but it is from Oct 2008, so it wouldn’t have been there in spring 2008, when this book was probably handled by a previous student worker. But, apparently they cannot locate it in the basement, so it’s an all hands call to look everywhere else.

And why? Some patron of the library would like to read it. It seems ironic. So many of the books I process I wonder if they will ever be read (in front of me just now I have The Philosophical Law of P.I. Novgodtsev, in Russian), and here is one that someone wants, that is in English, and we can’t find it!

On a more pleasant note–though also of questionable utility–here is the best subject heading ever: Butter trade ǂz Russia (Federation) ǂz Siberia ǂx History ǂy 20th century.