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Russia and Eurasia: Transliteration & Computer Setup

Last Updated: 26-Oct-2012

Computer basics for searching library catalogs and databases, and for typing Cyrillic. These work for Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, etc., too.

LibGuide for Russia and Eurasia

Use this guide while the current pages are under construction.

LibGuide for East Central Europe

Use this guide while the current pages are under construction.

Transliteration

Search North American library catalogs and WorldCat in transliteration, not in Cyrillic. If there is no Cyrillic in a record, a Cyrillic search will not find it. Use Library of Congress (LC) transliteration tables.

LC transliteration tables for Cyrillic alphabets
Slavic Languages (Russian, Belarusian, Serbian, Macedonian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian) and non-Slavic Languages written in Cyrillic (Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Moldovan, Tajik, Tatar, Turkmen, Uzbek)
ALA/LC Romanization tables
All languages, including Armenian and Georgian
translit.ru
Russian, Hebrew, Armenian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Greek, Georgian
Google transliteration
Russian, Serbian and Greek, among others
Virtual Cyrillic keyboard - Russian and Ukrainian
Type Russian or Ukrainian without a system keyboard--in an Internet cafe, public library, etc. Works with either a physical keyboard or a mouse. (Can also be used for the reverse: to type in Roman letters when only a Cyrillic keyboard is available.)

Configure Your Computer to Type Cyrillic

Cyrillic at GWU: Cyrillicize Windows
Detailed, illustrated instructions for installing Russian and other non-English keyboards on Windows XP, with suggestions for finding instructions for computers running other systems including Macintosh, Linux and older Windows versions. Windows XP instructions work for newer Windows systems, too.