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Library of the New Economic School Moscow, Russia: 

Library of the New Economic School Moscow, Russia “NES now has the best modern economics library in the Russian Federation, and it is open to the public…” --Eric Bergloef, Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics, from Transition Newsletter, May-June-July, 2000.

The Vision of the NES Library: 

The Vision of the NES Library Founded in 1992 The Idea: Originating from Zvi Griliches and Andreu Mas Colell, the library was established to serve as the core of the newly created graduate school of economics. The Goal: We strive to support Russian academic programs and scholars, and the unique graduate modern Economics education offered at NES. Zvi Griliches & Andreu Mas Colell

NES Library & Holdings: 

NES Library & Holdings Approximately 100 square meters including the main office, reading room, and special collections and storage areas. Over 5,000 individual titles and 7,000 journal volumes including: - The most current economics publications - Contemporary textbooks on topics taught at NES, including Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Econometrics, Statistics, Mathematics, Game Theory, History of Economic Thought, Transition Economics, etc. - Comprehensive study aides for English, and test preparation materials for TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, etc. All Books are ordered from the leading academic publishing houses, including MIT Press, Harvard Univ. Press, Cambridge Univ. Press, Basil Blackwell, Edvard Elgar, etc.

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An electronic catalogue of all holdings consistent with the International UNIMARC system. EconLit Bibliography of Economics on CD-ROM, 1969 to present Various other dictionaries in CD-ROM format Collection of Statistical Data from Goskomstat, IMF, World Bank, RECEP, Institute of Economic Analysis, Institute for the Economy in Transition and other sources NES Library Electronic Holdings NES Computer Laboratory

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The library possesses no less than 50 copies of each of its 95 textbook titles so that every NES student receives on loan a set of textbooks. For each course the library maintains a database of articles and roughly 50 Xerox-copy course packets of all articles/reading materials for student use. These include holdings for courses taught since 1993. Excellent Reference Section including the complete series of Handbooks in Economics, Handbooks of Statistics, Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, Dictionary of Money and Finance, Dictionary of Law and Economics, and various other Encyclopedia and Dictionaries The largest collection of current international economics periodicals in Russia, including annual subscriptions to over 50 titles from 1994 to present, and a collection of older journals published from the 1930s to present thanks to generous private donations. NES Library Special Holdings

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Contracts for continued and formalized cooperation and sharing exist between the Library of the Moscow School of Social Science, and between the libraries of the Moscow offices of the World Bank, the United Nations, and the OECD. Continued Growth continues towards the creation of a truly multi-media center through the expansion of space and holdings. NES Library Cooperative Links Library Reading Room

Acquisitions: 

Acquisitions The acquisition of up-to-date literature has been possible thanks to the continued financial support and generous donations from foreign and Russian scholars and individuals, foreign institutes and universities, and through grants awarded from the following foundations: Soros Foundation Eurasia Foundation Ford Foundation MacArthur Foundation Special Collections Area

NES Library Contact Information : 

NES Library Contact Information Administrators: Karina Ter-Akopyan, Head Librarian Larissa Kryuchkkova, Elena Gorodnicheva, Librarians Contact Details: New Economic School Nakhimovskii Prospekt, 47 117418 Moscow Russian Federation Phone: (+7-095) 129-4611 Email: kter@nes.ru Open daily 10.00 to 20.00 The library is open to NES students, faculty, staff, Outreach participants, and alumni, and to affiliates of EERC, economists from other Russian and foreign educational and research institutes, and visiting scholars.