Kirill Tolpygo

How I can support your research projects:

• Research appointments: via Zoom or in person. I can work with you to:
  • develop your research question and assess whether your project is feasible;
  • identify and navigate relevant information resources and research tools;
  • evaluate and interpret the information you find;
  • access materials beyond UNC, including from institutions abroad.
• Collections
  • I am responsible for library collections from and about Eastern Europe, and specifically for materials in Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, and Ukrainian.
  • I am likewise responsible for library collections supporting Global Studies and Linguistics.
  • Please get in touch if there are specific publications or resources you need for your research project!

How I can support instructors:

• Library workshops for your students, tailored to your assignments (in Davis Library or in your classroom). Students will get to practice:
  • developing a research question;
  • getting started with a research project;
  • choosing the right databases and other research tools;
  • finding and evaluating primary and secondary sources.
• Individual or group appointments for your students to support them through the research project.

Hello! My name is Kirill, I am a librarian in Davis Library. This means I know a little bit about many topics and I look things up for people for a living. I specialize in Slavic & East European Studies, Global Studies, and Linguistics, but I can help you get started on any research project in the humanities and social sciences.

I can work with you to navigate and interpret sources in Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Slovak, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Polish, and, in a pinch, French, Hungarian, or Spanish.

Please feel free to book appointments with me as many times and as often as needed! I look forward to working with you!