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Basque Studies Program Newsletter · Issue
59, 1999
Liburutegitik · From the
Basque Library
by Marcelino Ugalde
Of major concern to the Basque Library is space. All
of the Basque collections (books, serials, archives,
photographs, vertical file and rare books) have grown
significantly over the last few years. Currently, the
library is having to stack books on the floor because the
shelving is at 100% capacity. Over the last couple of years,
the Basque Library has been growing at a rate of
approximately 1,400 items yearly due to generous gift
acquisitions and consistent materials budgets. It is my goal
to continue to collect Basque studies material as
aggressively as possible in order to maintain the strongest
and most comprehensive Basque collection in the United
States. Although it looks as if there will be a new main
library in the future which will house both the Basque
Studies Program and the Basque Library, a short term answer
is needed. Discussions with the main library administration
have been frequent regarding short term solutions to the
space constraints.
Very soon patrons using the Basque Studies Library
will be able to search the Basque vertical file from the
Basque Library’s webpage for references to published
and unpublished papers, articles about Basques published in
foreign and domestic magazines, newspaper clippings,
political information, and other ephemeral material. This
resource was started by the late Jon Bilbao in the early
1970s and has continued to grow enormously over the years,
containing thousands of entries. The file has proved to be
an invaluable resource for research, but only now will
patrons have remote access to this database with subject,
author and title searching capabilities. References also
include an accession number to the specific material needed
as well as a brief description of the work. The database is
almost complete, along with a thesaurus. In addition, it
will be updated weekly. Please keep an eye on the Basque
Library’s webpage at:
http://www.library.unr.edu/~basqlib/
The Basque Library is very pleased to acknowledge the
invaluable assistance in the area of collection development
for the library from Basque Studies adjunct faculty abroad,
Jon Bilbao Saralegui and David Río. Mr. Bilbao, a
member of the Confederación Empresarial Vasca-Euskal
Entrepresarien Konfederakuntza (Confebask), who participated
in the conference on Basques last July, has been
instrumental in duplicating the archives of Confebask and
sending them to Reno. This material will make a strong
contribution to our collection of Basque business and labor
information from Euskadi. Mr. Río, a professor of
English philology at the University of the Basque Country
(Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea) in Vitoria-Gasteiz, and who
has become a scholar on the literary works of the
Basque-American author, Robert Laxalt, selects articles of
interest from European periodicals and magazines for the
Basque Library’s vertical file. Criteria for selecting
information was established by Mr. Ugalde. Efforts from both
of these individuals are quite significant in building and
maintaining a comprehensive Basque library in the United
States. Eskerrik asko
laguntzagatik!
The Basque Studies Librarian, Marcelino Ugalde, is
planning a visit to the Basque regions of Euskadi, Nafarroa
and Iparralde this year to meet with book suppliers,
publishers, librarians, Basque University personnel, and to
visit information centers and political institutions. Time
will also be devoted to research in England at the Public
Records Office in Kew, England, and at the Taylor Library at
Oxford University as well as visits to the Euskal Etxea in
London and to the Txoko Press group.
The following is a short list of Marcelino’s
noteworthy new titles in the Basque Studies
Library:
Barrenechea, Teresa. The Basque Table: Passionate
Home Cooking from One of Europe’s Great Regional
Cuisines. Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1998. (An
easy-to-follow cookbook with recipes presented as meal
courses and good general descriptions. However, there are no
pictures.)
Conroy, Joseph F., Aitor Arana & Wim Jansen.
Basque-English English-Basque Dictionary and
Phrasebook. New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., 1998. (A
small book providing 1) a brief description of the Basque
alphabet and pronunciation, 2) a basic overview of Basque
grammar, 3) a short bilingual dictionary, and 4) a short
phrasebook based upon themes and question
words.)
Conversi, Daniele. The Basques, the Catalans and
Spain. Reno: University of Nevada Press, 1997. (A sound
text on Basque nationalism from its beginnings to the
present.)
Encinias, Miguel. Two Lives for Oñate.
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1997. (A
historical novel about Juan de Oñate and his
expedition into New Mexico.)
Girard, Sylvie. Pays basque: Cuisines
régionales de France. Amsterdam: Time-Life Books
B.V., 1995. (A delightful cookbook with many pictures and
some explanations. Recipes are in
French.)
Pujana, Juan José & Gentza
Belausteguigoitia. Vascos sin fronteras. Erandio:
COINPASA, 1997. (A beautiful book on Basque history and
culture containing excellent black and white photographs and
bilingual text in English and Spanish.)
Reher, David S. Perspectives on the Family in
Spain, Past and Present. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1997.
(An academic work on the family in Spain, with some Basque
comparisons.)
Ross, Angus. The Ampurias Exchange. New York:
Walker and Co., 1977. (A novel set in the Basque Country
around the theme of political violence.)
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