Editorial

Welcome to Slavic & East European Information Resources, volume 21, numbers 3–4, a thematic issue that celebrates the 100 Anniversary of the Hoover Institution Library and Archives (HILA). As with many of SEEIR’s thematic issues, this issue grew out of a series of presentations at the 2019 Annual Convention of the Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies. These presentations were part of two panels organized by Edward Kasinec, the first panel being “The Hoover Library and Archives at 100: A Glance to the Past,” which addressed “ . . . how these diverse collections were formed, the many personalities who were responsible for their acquisition, and the readers and visitors that were enriched by these holdings.” Papers from this panel examined the “pre-history of the Hoover Library and Archives, the evolution of its pre-War collecting interests, and the stories of the early, lesserknown curators and bibliographers.” Participants on the second panel, “The Hoover Library and Archives at 100: Today and the Future,” described current and future initiatives.” As many readers of the journal know, Slavic & East European Information Resources (SEEIR) has a strong tradition of publishing special thematic issues. Volume 21, numbers 3–4 follows in that tradition. The value of these thematic issues lies precisely in bringing together, into one convenient space, a body of scholarship on dedicated topics from experts in their specific fields. In the past, special thematic issues in SEEIR have addressed specific regions, disciplines, library holdings, archives, digital initiatives, and instructional methodologies. The tradition began with the inaugural first volume published in 2001, in which Michael Biggins edited a double issue (Volume 1, Numbers 2–3) dedicated to publishing trends in selected countries of the former Yugoslavia (i.e. Slovenia, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosova/Kosovo, and Macedonia). Other special issues have included the following: