The American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC) invites you to participate in a workshop series:
Research Resources Workshops for the South Caucasus
With cuts to once-reliable funding opportunities and changes in regional geopolitics, many scholars are looking for alternative sources and opportunities to access resources for their research. ARISC has invited librarians and researchers to a series of online country-specific sessions, to present information on South Caucasus library collections, resources, and archival sources, with an emphasis on information that can be accessed remotely.
The format will provide time for presentations from each panelist, followed by Q&A with the audience. Our aim is that these sessions will not only introduce key resources on the South Caucasus, but also connect students and scholars with research support specialists and help participants generate new ideas for advancing their projects.
Information on each session below. Registration required. After registering for each session separately, you will be emailed a link to join.
Armenia
Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 4pm eastern
Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/u8Yl0B63RpWR4xGBHoZX3A
- Dr. Houri Berberian, Chancellor’s Professor of History & Meghrouni Family Presidential Chair in Armenian Studies, University of California, Irvine, Moderator
- Dr. Aram Ghoogasian, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles
- Dr. Liladhar Pendse, Librarian, the University of California at Berkeley Library
Azerbaijan
Friday, May 22, 2026, at 11am eastern
Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mAdMIyazRquu-P2l4-nlLw
- Dr. Heather DeHaan, Associate Professor of History, Binghamton University
- Dr. Michael Erdman, Head, Middle Eastern and Central Asian Collections, The British Library
- Michael Ernst, PhD Candidate in Art History, Temple University
- Dr. Irina Levin, Lecturer in Anthropology, Princeton University
- Dr. Kelsey Rice, Assistant Professor of History, Berry College, Moderator
Georgia
Monday, June 8, 2026, at 1:30pm eastern
Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nDKkHoh4SjODKgqlcrmMBw
- Görkem Aydemir-Kundakci, FWO Postdoctoral Fellow in Anthropology, KU Leuven
- Dr. Timothy Blauvelt, Research Professor of Russia and Eurasia Studies, US Army War College
- Dr. Kit Condill, Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Molly Walker, PhD Candidate, Harvard University
- Harrison King, PhD Candidate, University of California at Berkeley, Moderator
The event is free and open to the public. Funding for these workshops are provided by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) through a grant to the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC).
For questions, please email info@arisc.org