{"id":8258,"date":"2015-08-17T07:19:11","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T07:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=8258"},"modified":"2018-08-15T15:20:30","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T15:20:30","slug":"navigating-libraries-in-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/navigating-libraries-in-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Libraries in Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The goal of this post is two-fold — it should both help visitors to Russia use a Russian library and librarians outside Russia speak with Russian patrons. It will concentrate on some key vocabulary, although it is not a substitute for a beginner Russian class<\/a> if you want to have a coherent conversation with your Russophone patrons. For those who cannot read Cyrillic, I recommend taking the online alphabet course<\/a>, or you could also copy and paste the Russian words into Google Translator<\/a> and click the speaker icon to hear the words pronounced.<\/p>\n

Membership<\/h2>\n

In order to use a library (\u0431\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0301\u043a\u0430) in Russia (I’m fairly sure the system is similar in other countries in the region), you need the equivalent of a library card — \u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0431\u0438\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0442. To start a library membership (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0432 \u0431\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0301 \u043a\u0443), you need to bring some identification (\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043b\u0438\u0301\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438) — it is normally your internal Russian passport (\u043f\u0430\u0301\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442), although some libraries also accept your “foreign”\/travel passport (\u0437\u0430\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043d\u043f\u0430\u0301\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442), student card (\u0441\u0442\u0443\u0434\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0431\u0438\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0442), or military ID (\u0432\u043e\u0435\u0301\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0431\u0438\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0442). A lot of libraries still have paper library cards. A library membership or the library card associated with that membership may also be called \u0430\u0431\u043e\u043d\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442.<\/p>\n

Information Management<\/h2>\n

Once you get library membership, you will need to look for the book you want in a catalog (\u043a\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0301\u0433). Some libraries have digital catalogs, like the ones you see in libraries in the US (\u044d\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0301\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0301\u0433). Others may only have card catalogs (\u043a\u0430\u0301\u0440\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043a\u0430\u0442\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0301\u0433), where the author’s last names are alphabetized (\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u044b \u043f\u043e \u0430\u043b\u0444\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0443).<\/p>\n

Smaller libraries will let you take the book you need off the shelf (\u0441 \u043f\u043e\u0301\u043b\u043a\u0438) and take it to front desk (technically called \u043f\u0443\u043d\u043a\u0442 \u0432\u044b\u0301\u0434\u0430\u0447\u0438, but I’ve yet to hear anyone say that; you’d say \u0443 \u0431\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0301\u043a\u0430\u0440\u044f). Some books will be reference only and need to be read in the reading room (\u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0437\u0430\u043b). Other libraries may have you fill out a request form<\/a> (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u043e\u0301\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0435 \u0442\u0440\u0435\u0301\u0431\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435), and the librarian then brings you the books they have available.<\/p>\n

Services<\/h2>\n

So far, I’ve been talking about books, but libraries also offer other services (\u0443\u0441\u043b\u0443\u0433\u0438):<\/p>\n

– \u0430\u0443\u0434\u0438\u043e\u043a\u043d\u0438\u0301\u0433\u0438 (audiobooks)
\n– \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043a\u0442-\u0434\u0438\u0301\u0441\u043a\u0438 (CDs)
\n– DVD (DVDs)
\n– \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0301\u0442\u044b (VHS)
\n– \u043f\u0435\u0447\u0430\u0301\u0442\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0443\u0301\u043a\u0446\u0438\u044f\/\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u0438\u0437\u0434\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044f (\u0436\u0443\u0440\u043d\u0430\u043b\u044b, \u0433\u0430\u0437\u0435\u0442\u044b) – periodic press<\/p>\n

You can take out\/borrow materials (for example, \u0432\u0437\u044f\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043d\u0438\u0301\u0433\u0443 \u0432 \u0431\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0301\u043a\u0435), as long as you return it (\u0441\u0434\u0430\u0442\u044c). As you noticed, \u0432\u0437\u044f\u0442\u044c also means to take, which is why some Russians may say “I took this book from the library” in other languages — I assure you they intend to return it.<\/p>\n

Subscriptions (\u043f\u043e\u0434\u043f\u0438\u0301\u0441\u043a\u0430) to educational services, like Transparent Language Online<\/a>, remain uncommon for Russian libraries — but if you work for or visit one outside Russia, you could say, “\u0423 \u043d\u0430\u0441 \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0301\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u043e\u0301\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f \u043a…” (“We have free access to…”)<\/p>\n

Real-World Applications<\/h2>\n

I would like to finish this post by sharing a few real-life dialogues as recorded in the Russian National Corpus.<\/p>\n

[\u2116 1, \u0436\u0435\u043d, 18] \u0417\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435<\/span>! (Hello.)
\n[\u2116 6, \u0436\u0435\u043d, 26] \u0417\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0432\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435<\/span>! (Hello.)
\n[\u2116 1, \u0436\u0435\u043d, 18] \u0410<\/span> \u043c\u043e\u0301\u0436\u043d\u043e<\/span> \u043a\u043d\u0438\u0301\u0433\u0438<\/span> \u0441\u0434\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/span>? (Can I return some books?)
\n[\u2116 6, \u0436\u0435\u043d, 26] \u0414\u0430\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0439\u0442\u0435<\/span> \u0432\u0430\u0448<\/span> \u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439<\/span> \u0431\u0438\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0442<\/span>! (May I see your library card?)
\n[\u2116 1, \u0436\u0435\u043d, 18] \u0412\u043e\u0437\u044c\u043c\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435<\/span>. (Here you are.)
\n[\u2116 6, \u0436\u0435\u043d, 26] \u0423<\/span> \u0432\u0430\u0441<\/span> \u0435\u0449\u0435\u0301<\/span> \u043e\u0434\u043d\u0430\u0301<\/span> \u043a\u043d\u0438\u0301\u0433\u0430<\/span> \u043d\u0430<\/span> \u0440\u0443\u043a\u0430\u0301\u0445<\/span>. (You have another book checked out.)
\n[\u2116 1, \u0436\u0435\u043d, 18] \u0414\u0430<\/span> \/ \u044f<\/span> \u0437\u043d\u0430\u0301\u044e<\/span>. (Yes, I know.)<\/p>\n

[\u0411\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0430\u0440\u044c, \u0436\u0435\u043d] \u0412\u043e\u0442<\/span>. \u0412\u043e\u0301\u0437\u043b\u0435<\/span> \u0433\u0430\u0301\u043b\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0438<\/span>. ([Sign] here, by the checkmark.)
\n[\u041f\u043e\u0441\u0435\u0442\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c, \u043c\u0443\u0436] \u0423\u0433\u0443<\/span>. (Aha.)
\n[\u0411\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0430\u0440\u044c, \u0436\u0435\u043d] \u0412\u043e\u0442<\/span> \/ \u043f\u043e\u0436\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0443\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0430<\/span> \/ \u0432\u0430\u0448<\/span> \u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0301\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439<\/span> \u0431\u0438\u043b\u0435\u0442<\/span>. \u041f\u0440\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u0442\u0435<\/span> \u0432<\/span> \u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/span> \u0437\u0430\u043b<\/span> \/ \u0432\u044b\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430\u0301\u0439\u0442\u0435<\/span> \u0438\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0443\u0301\u044e\u0449\u0443\u044e<\/span> \u043b\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0301\u0440\u0443<\/span>. (Here is your library card. Come on into the reading room; feel free to pick what you like.)
\n[\u041f\u043e\u0441\u0435\u0442\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c, \u043c\u0443\u0436] \u0421\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0301\u0431\u043e<\/span> \/ \u0430<\/span> \u0434\u043e<\/span> \u0441\u043a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0301<\/span> \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0301\u0442<\/span> \u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439<\/span> \u0437\u0430\u043b<\/span>? (Thank you. How late is the reading room open? [the formally correct form is \u0434\u043e \u0441\u043a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0445])
\n[\u0411\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0430\u0440\u044c, \u0436\u0435\u043d] \u0427\u0430\u0441\u044b\u0301<\/span> \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0301\u0442\u044b<\/span> \u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e<\/span> \u0437\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0430<\/span> \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0301\u0442\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0442<\/span> \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0430\u0301\u043c<\/span> \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0301\u0442\u044b<\/span> \u0431\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0438<\/span>. (The reading room hours are the same as the library hours.) [\u0417\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0431\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043e\u0442\u0435\u043a\u0443 \/\/ \u0418\u0437 \u043a\u043e\u043b\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u041d\u041a\u0420\u042f, 2006]<\/span><\/p>\n

[\u041d\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044f, \u0436\u0435\u043d, 18] \u0410\u0433\u0430\u0301<\/span> \/ \u044f<\/span> \u0442\u043e\u0301\u0436\u0435<\/span> \u0441\u043e\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044c<\/span> \/ \u0442\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e<\/span> \u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u0430<\/span> \u0437\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0451\u043c<\/span> \u0432<\/span> \u0431\u0438\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0301\u043a\u0443<\/span> \/ \u043b\u0430\u0301\u0434\u043d\u043e<\/span>? (Yeah, I was going to, as well. Let’s stop by the library first, shall we?)
\n[\u0414\u0430\u0448\u0430, \u0436\u0435\u043d, 18] \u041c\u044b<\/span> \u0442\u043e\u0301\u0436\u0435<\/span> \u0445\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0301\u043b\u0438<\/span> \u0437\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0438\u0301<\/span> \u0441\u0434\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/span> \u043a\u043d\u0438\u0301\u0433\u0438<\/span>. (We wanted to return some books, too.)
\n[\u041d\u0430\u0441\u0442\u044f, \u0436\u0435\u043d, 18] \u0410<\/span> \u043c\u043d\u0435<\/span> \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0440\u044c<\/span> \u043d\u0430\u0301\u0434\u043e<\/span> \u0432\u0437\u044f\u0442\u044c<\/span>. (I need to borrow a dictionary.) [\u0420\u0430\u0437\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044b \u0432 \u0443\u043d\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0442\u0435 \/\/ \u0418\u0437 \u043c\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0432 \u0423\u043b\u044c\u044f\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0443\u043d\u0438\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0442\u0430, 2007]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The goal of this post is two-fold — it should both help visitors to Russia use a Russian library and librarians outside Russia speak with Russian patrons. It will concentrate on some key vocabulary, although it is not a substitute for a beginner Russian class if you want to have a coherent conversation with…<\/p>\n

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