The development of the Library of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology (IEA) reflects broader academic and institutional processes that have taken place in the Republic of Macedonia and are directly related to the establishment of ethnology and anthropology as academic disciplines at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.
The foundation of the Seminar for Ethnology at the Faculty of Philosophy in 1925 marked the starting point in creating a specialized collection of publications in the fields of ethnography, ethnology, and anthropogeography.
Following the establishment of the Seminar for Ethnography and Ethnology in 1946, Prof. Dr. Branislav Rusić took active steps toward founding and equipping the Seminar Library. Through the transfer of surplus books from the National Library in Skopje and the purchase of additional works with personal resources, the library held approximately 1,300 bibliographic units at that time. After the closure of the Seminar in 1953, and with the separation of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics from the Faculty of Philosophy in 1958, the library’s holdings were transferred to the Institute of Geography. Until the establishment of ethnology studies in 1988, no significant acquisition of professional ethnological literature was undertaken.
From the founding of the Department of Ethnology within the Institute of Geography until 2005, the library obtained only the most essential domestic and foreign publications in the field of ethnology and anthropology. After the establishment of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology in 2005, a process was initiated to reclaim ethnological and anthropological literature that, according to library records, had originally belonged to the ethnology study program.
At present, the library contains 7640 registered bibliographic units, including serial publications, journals, collected volumes, monographs, encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference works. The establishment of the IEA electronic database enables systematic searches and rapid identification of publications through their call numbers.
Digital Repository of Ethnological and Anthropological Resources (DREAR)
The Digital Repository provides open and non-commercial access to older editions with ethnological and anthropological content. The use of these materials requires proper citation, including reference to the source: “Digital Repository of Ethnological and Anthropological Resources (DREAR), title of the publication, and digitization details.”
Cataloging of Library Materials
The majority of the library’s holdings have been catalogued and are available for search. This ensures systematic monitoring of the collection and facilitates access to materials.
Theses and Dissertations
The library preserves:
- 263 undergraduate theses,
- 26 master’s theses, and
- 14 doctoral dissertations,
prepared and defended at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology during the period 2006–2025.
Diploma thesis - this link contains a list of defended diploma thesis at the Institute from 2006 to 2025.
Master thesis - this link contains a list of defended Master's thesis at the Institute from 2006 to 2025.
PhD theses - this link contains a list of defended PhD theses at the Institute from 2006 to 2025.
Librarian
Aleksandar Meshkov, MA
E-mail: al.meskov@gmail.com
Link to National University Library "ST. CLEMENT OF OHRID" Skopje
"Prof. Dr. Branislav Rusikj" Collection
The library of the Institute of ethnology and anthropology was initially created with books obtained by Prof. Dr. Branislav Rusikj (1912-1971) in the mid-20th century. Most of these titles are now found in the library of the Institute of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences. Dr. Branislav Rusikj's collection now found at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology consists of 78 LP records. The records contain folk music of a variety of ethnic communities throughout the world.
List of record in the Collection
"Prof. Dr. Galaba Palikrusheva" Collection
In 2017, the library of the Institute received a large portion of Dr. Galaba Palikrusheva's (1928-2009) personal collection of books. Dr. Palikrusheva was the longtime director of the Institute of Folklore "Marko Cepenkov" in Skopje. Most of the more than 600 titles deal with historical, ethnographic or ethnological issues. A larger portion of these publications are on topics pertaining to research on ethnic identities, especially the identity of proponents of the Islamic religion in Macedonia and the Balkans. Most of these publications are in Macedonian, while a significant portion can be found in Turkish and Russian. The collection additionally contains significant hand-written research materials and other documents.
"Prof. Dr. Joel M. Halpern" Collection
In 2003, through the work of then docent Dr. Ljupcho S. Risteski and prof. Dr. Joel Martin Halpern, Dr. Halpern's collection on Macedonia was brought to the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology. The project was implemented with financial assistance from the Open Society Foundation in Macedonia. The aim of the project was to collect, classify and archive materials which pertaining to Macedonia found in Prof. Halpern's collection in the Archive of the University of Amherst, USA. The collection contains hundreds of pages of material on Macedonia, including:
• Field notes from research stays in Macedonia from 1954
• Notes from Prof. Halpern's travels through Macedonia in 1978 through his participation of the program of cooperation of the cities of Skopje and Tempe
• One audio recording, recorded in the village of Volche (Poreche region), the area where anthropologist Joseph Obremski conducted research in 1931/32
• Database with slides and photographs, organized in 3 categories, on Macedonia
Prof. Dr. Joel Martin Halpern gifted around 1200 publications (periodical and monographs) to the library of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, also included in the collection. As a result, the Institute of Ethnolgoy and Anthropology holds one of the richest libraries on anthropological literature in the Balkans.
"Prof. Dr. Gjorgji Zdravev" Collection
The collection of Prof. Dr. Gjorgji Zdravev (1941-2007), professor at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, was obtained in 2007 and consists of around 200 publications mostly pertaining to ethnography and ethnology of Macedonia and the Balkans. Some of the most significant publications are those on traditional attire, jewelry and decorations, and other aspects of the traditional culture of Macedonians and Balkan nations. The collection additionally contains field notes, sketches and drawings of traditional costumes by Dr. Zdravev.
"Prof. Dr. Krste Bogoeski" Collection
In 2009, Dr. Krste Bogoeski, full-time professor at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, gifted around 600 publications from his personal collection to the institute's library. The gifted collection mainly contains monographic publications and periodicals from the subjects of history, museum studies and ethnology. Besides Macedonian, a large number of the publications are in Croatian and French.
"Prof. Dr. Aneta Svetieva" Collection
Dr. Aneta Svetieva's gifted collection in 2003 contains more than 400 titles of ethnological and anthropological literature. Among notable works are rare and older publications of the most well-known researchers of traditional culture in the Balkans from the beginning of the 20th century. A portion of the collection contains photographs, field notes and various documents created during her research in Macedonia.
"Prof. Dr. Ljupcho Risteski" Collection
The Risteski family (Ines and Ljupcho), employed at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, have donated books to the library from their personal collection numerous times since 2014, totaling to around 650 publications. The collection contains literature from the areas of social and cultural anthropology, ethnography, ethnology, linguistics and associated disciplines. A large portion of the titles are publications of renowned university and research publishing companies throughout the world.
"Prof. Dr. Vancho Tushevski" Collection
In 2010, the Institute of Ethnolgoy and Anthropology, received around 170 publications from the personal library of Dr. Vancho Tushevski, full-time professor at the Faculty of Philology, "St. Cyril and Methodius" University in Skopje. The collection mainly contains publications pertaining to Macedonian and world history, literature, language and folklore studies.
"Prof. Dr. Veronica Strang" Collection
Professor Dr. Veronica Strang from the Department of Ethnology and Anthropology at the University of Durham in the United Kingdom gifted a portion of her personal library of 110 publications in 2017. This collection contains valuable editions from leading publicists in the United Kingdom and the USA. The collection consists of studies of ethnological research, theoretical reviews as well as anthropological interpretations of numerous contemporary issues throughout the world.
"Toma Leov" Collection
A portion of Toma Leov's (1922-2004) heritage was gifted to the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology in 2015. Toma Leov was a graduated ethnologist and longtime director of the Ensemble of traditional dances and songs "Tanec" in Skopje. His collection includes more than 100 illustrated monographs from the areas of history, art, traditional arts and music. Additionally, the collection includes several reproductions of works of art, LP records with traditional songs, as well as hand-written ethnographic materials.
"Marjan Gjorgjiev" Collection
In 2018, Marjan Gjorgjiev, bachelor of ethnology from Vinica, gifted to the Institute a collection of around 160 titles of monographic in ethnologycal and folklore studeies. Most of the issues consist of ritual, lyrical, epic and revolutionary poetry, folk stories, riddles, sayings and proverbs.
"Prof. Dr. Kosta Peev" Collection
Collection of Prof. Dr. Naum Celakoski
In 2023, the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology had the honor of receiving the collection of Prof. Dr. Naum Celakoski (1934-2023). Naum Celakoski retired as a full professor of the subject of cultural heritage at the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality - Ohrid at the University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - Bitola. As a collaborator of the Institute of Folklore "Marko Cepenkov" in Skopje since 1967, he was an active field researcher in his native village of Mesheishta, as well as in other villages of Debarca, where he collected rich field materials on various topics of the folk culture of the population of the Ohrid region. The collection of Prof. Dr. Naum Celakoski consists of about 500 titles in the field of folklore and ethnology of Macedonia, donated to the institute library. Most of the editions are in Macedonian, but a significant part of the publications are in Serbian and English. The collection also contains written texts (published and unpublished), field materials and field notes in the fields of folklore, ethnology and anthropology.
The library of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, is a result of general developments in Macedonia connected to the growth of the disciplines of ethnology and anthropology as part of the “St. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje. With the founding of the Seminar on ethnology under the Faculty of Philosophy in 1925, a specialized collection of publications was created containing titles on ethnography, ethnology and anthropogeography.
Following the founding of the Seminar on ethnography and ethnology in 1946, Dr. Branislav Rusikj began collection publications for the Seminar’s library. By obtaining excess books from the National Library in Skopje, as well as purchasing books from personal funds, this library eventually grew to around 1300 titles. With the discontinuation of the Seminar in 1953 and the separation of the Faculty of Natural Sciences from the Faculty of Philosophy in 1958, the library was moved to the Institute of Geography. In the period of development of ethnological studies under the Institute of Geography until 1988, very little effort was placed on obtaining specialized ethnological literature.
Since the creation of the Institute of Ethnology under the Institute of Geography and until 2005, only necessary local and foreign literature pertaining to ethnology and anthropology was acquired. After the creation of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology in 2005, the process of obtaining ethnological and anthropological literature from the Institute of Geography was begun.
Database of the Institute of Ethnolgoy and Anthropology library – this database can be used to searching titles contained in the library. The title’s classification number of barcode can be entered to locate the publication in the library.
Register of titles contained in the Library – The excel file contains a larger portion of the library material. The file can be used to conduct a search on titles through the function of “Edit”, and “Find” in Microsoft Office. Titles can be searched by author, title or other key words in Latin or Cyrillic script. After locating the searched title, the classification number can be used to locate the physical copy in the library.
Undergraduate dissertations – the following link contains a list of completed and defended undergraduate dissertations at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology from 2006 to 2015.
Master dissertations – the following link contains a list of completed and defended Master’s dissertations at the Institute from 2006 to 2015.
Librarian
MSc. Elizabeta Pavkovikj
E-mail: beti.pavkovic@pmf.ukim.mk
Link to National University Library “St. Clement of Ohrid” Skopje
“Prof. Dr. Branislav Rusikj” Collection
The library of the Institute of ethnology and anthropology was initially created with books obtained by Prof. Dr. Branislav Rusikj (1912-1971) in the mid-20thcentury. Most of these titles are now found in the library of the Institute of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences. Dr. Branislav Rusikj’s collection now found at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology consists of 78 LP records. The records contain folk music of a variety of ethnic communities throughout the world.
List of records in the Collection.
“Prof. Dr. Galaba Palikrusheva” Collection
In 2017, the library of the Institute received a large portion of Dr. Galaba Palikrusheva’s (1928-2009) personal collection of books. Dr. Palikrusheva was the longtime director of the Institute of Folklore “Marko Cepenkov” in Skopje. Most of the more than 600 titles deal with historical, ethnographic or ethnological issues. A larger portion of these publications are on topics pertaining to research on ethnic identities, especially the identity of proponents of the Islamic religion in Macedonia and the Balkans. Most of these publications are in Macedonian, while a significant portion can be found in Turkish and Russian. The collection additionally contains significant hand-written research materials and other documents.
”Prof. Dr. Joel M. Halpern” Collection
In 2003, through the work of then docent Dr. Ljupcho S. Risteski and prof. Dr. Joel Martin Halpern, Dr. Halpern’s collection on Macedonia was brought to the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology. The project was implemented with financial assistance from the Open Society Foundation in Macedonia. The aim of the project was to collect, classify and archive materials which pertaining to Macedonia found in Prof. Halpern’s collection in the Archive of the University of Amherst, USA. The collection contains hundreds of pages of material on Macedonia, including:
· Field notes from research stays in Macedonia from 1954
· Notes from Prof. Halpern’s travels through Macedonia in 1978 through his participation of the program of cooperation of the cities of Skopje and Tempe
· One audio recording, recorded in the village of Volche (Poreche region), the area where anthropologist Joseph Obremski conducted research in 1931/32
· Database with slides and photographs, organized in 3 categories, on Macedonia
Prof. Dr. Joel Martin Halpern gifted around 1200 publications (periodical and monographs) to the library of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, also included in the collection. As a result, the Institute of Ethnolgoy and Anthropology holds one of the richest libraries on anthropological literature in the Balkans.
“Prof. Dr. Gjorgji Zdravev” Collection
The collection of Prof. Dr. Gjorgji Zdravev (1941-2007), professor at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, was obtained in 2007 and consists of around 200 publications mostly pertaining to ethnography and ethnology of Macedonia and the Balkans. Some of the most significant publications are those on traditional attire, jewelry and decorations, and other aspects of the traditional culture of Macedonians and Balkan nations. The collection additionally contains field notes, sketches and drawings of traditional costumes by Dr. Zdravev.
“Prof. Dr. Krste Bogoeski” Collection
In 2009, Dr. Krste Bogoeski, full-time professor at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, gifted around 600 publications from his personal collection to the institute’s library. The gifted collection mainly contains monographic publications and periodicals from the subjects of history, museum studies and ethnology. Besides Macedonian, a large number of the publications are in Croatian and French.
The library of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, is a result of general developments in Macedonia connected to the growth of the disciplines of ethnology and anthropology as part of the "St. Cyril and Methodius" University in Skopje. With the founding of the Seminar on ethnology under the Faculty of Philosophy in 1925, a specialized collection of publications was created containing titles on ethnography, ethnology and anthropogeography.
Following the founding of the Seminar on ethnography and ethnology in 1946, Dr. Branislav Rusikj began collection publications for the Seminar's library. By obtaining excess books from the National Library in Skopje, as well as purchasing books from personal funds, this library eventually grew to around 1300 titles. With the discontinuation of the Seminar in 1953 and the separation of the Faculty of Natural Sciences from the Faculty of Philosophy in 1958, the library was moved to the Institute of Geography. In the period of development of ethnological studies under the Institute of Geography until 1988, very little effort was placed on obtaining specialized ethnological literature.
Since the creation of the Institute of Ethnology under the Institute of Geography and until 2005, only necessary local and foreign literature pertaining to ethnology and anthropology was acquired. After the creation of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology in 2005, the process of obtaining ethnological and anthropological literature from the Institute of Geography was begun.
Database of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology Library - this database can be used to searching titles contained in the library. The title's classification number of barcode can be entered to locate the publication in the library.
Register of the titles contained in the Library - database
The excel file contains a larger portion of the library material. The file can be used to conduct a search on titles through the function of "Edit", and "Find" in Microsoft Office. Titles can be searched by author, title or other key words in Latin or Cyrillic script. After locating the searched title, the classification number can be used to locate the physical copy in the library.
Diploma thesis - this link contains a list of defended diploma thesis at the Institute from 2006 to 2015.
Master thesis - this link contains a list of defended Master's thesis at the Institute from 2006 to 2015.
Librarian
Elizabeta Pavkovik, MA
E-mail: beti.pavkovic@pmf.ukim.mk
Link to National University Library "ST. CLEMENT OF OHRID" Skopje
"Prof. Dr. Branislav Rusikj" Collection
The library of the Institute of ethnology and anthropology was initially created with books obtained by Prof. Dr. Branislav Rusikj (1912-1971) in the mid-20th century. Most of these titles are now found in the library of the Institute of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences. Dr. Branislav Rusikj's collection now found at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology consists of 78 LP records. The records contain folk music of a variety of ethnic communities throughout the world.
List of record in the Collection
"Prof. Dr. Galaba Palikrusheva" Collection
In 2017, the library of the Institute received a large portion of Dr. Galaba Palikrusheva's (1928-2009) personal collection of books. Dr. Palikrusheva was the longtime director of the Institute of Folklore "Marko Cepenkov" in Skopje. Most of the more than 600 titles deal with historical, ethnographic or ethnological issues. A larger portion of these publications are on topics pertaining to research on ethnic identities, especially the identity of proponents of the Islamic religion in Macedonia and the Balkans. Most of these publications are in Macedonian, while a significant portion can be found in Turkish and Russian. The collection additionally contains significant hand-written research materials and other documents.
"Prof. Dr. Joel M. Halpern" Collection
In 2003, through the work of then docent Dr. Ljupcho S. Risteski and prof. Dr. Joel Martin Halpern, Dr. Halpern's collection on Macedonia was brought to the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology. The project was implemented with financial assistance from the Open Society Foundation in Macedonia. The aim of the project was to collect, classify and archive materials which pertaining to Macedonia found in Prof. Halpern's collection in the Archive of the University of Amherst, USA. The collection contains hundreds of pages of material on Macedonia, including:
• Field notes from research stays in Macedonia from 1954
• Notes from Prof. Halpern's travels through Macedonia in 1978 through his participation of the program of cooperation of the cities of Skopje and Tempe
• One audio recording, recorded in the village of Volche (Poreche region), the area where anthropologist Joseph Obremski conducted research in 1931/32
• Database with slides and photographs, organized in 3 categories, on Macedonia
Prof. Dr. Joel Martin Halpern gifted around 1200 publications (periodical and monographs) to the library of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, also included in the collection. As a result, the Institute of Ethnolgoy and Anthropology holds one of the richest libraries on anthropological literature in the Balkans.
"Prof. Dr. Gjorgji Zdravev" Collection
The collection of Prof. Dr. Gjorgji Zdravev (1941-2007), professor at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, was obtained in 2007 and consists of around 200 publications mostly pertaining to ethnography and ethnology of Macedonia and the Balkans. Some of the most significant publications are those on traditional attire, jewelry and decorations, and other aspects of the traditional culture of Macedonians and Balkan nations. The collection additionally contains field notes, sketches and drawings of traditional costumes by Dr. Zdravev.
"Prof. Dr. Krste Bogoeski" Collection
In 2009, Dr. Krste Bogoeski, full-time professor at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, gifted around 600 publications from his personal collection to the institute's library. The gifted collection mainly contains monographic publications and periodicals from the subjects of history, museum studies and ethnology. Besides Macedonian, a large number of the publications are in Croatian and French.
"Prof. Dr. Aneta Svetieva" Collection
Dr. Aneta Svetieva's gifted collection in 2003 contains more than 400 titles of ethnological and anthropological literature. Among notable works are rare and older publications of the most well-known researchers of traditional culture in the Balkans from the beginning of the 20th century. A portion of the collection contains photographs, field notes and various documents created during her research in Macedonia.
"Prof. Dr. Ljupcho Risteski" Collection
The Risteski family (Ines and Ljupcho), employed at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, have donated books to the library from their personal collection numerous times since 2014, totaling to around 650 publications. The collection contains literature from the areas of social and cultural anthropology, ethnography, ethnology, linguistics and associated disciplines. A large portion of the titles are publications of renowned university and research publishing companies throughout the world.
"Prof. Dr. Vancho Tushevski" Collection
In 2010, the Institute of Ethnolgoy and Anthropology, received around 170 publications from the personal library of Dr. Vancho Tushevski, full-time professor at the Faculty of Philology, "St. Cyril and Methodius" University in Skopje. The collection mainly contains publications pertaining to Macedonian and world history, literature, language and folklore studies.
"Toma Leov" Collection
A portion of Toma Leov's (1922-2004) heritage was gifted to the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology in 2015. Toma Leov was a graduated ethnologist and longtime director of the Ensemble of traditional dances and songs "Tanec" in Skopje. His collection includes more than 100 illustrated monographs from the areas of history, art, traditional arts and music. Additionally, the collection includes several reproductions of works of art, LP records with traditional songs, as well as hand-written ethnographic materials.
The library of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, is a result of general developments in Macedonia connected to the growth of the disciplines of ethnology and anthropology as part of the “St. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje. With the founding of the Seminar on ethnology under the Faculty of Philosophy in 1925, a specialized collection of publications was created containing titles on ethnography, ethnology and anthropogeography.
Following the founding of the Seminar on ethnography and ethnology in 1946, Dr. Branislav Rusikj began collection publications for the Seminar’s library. By obtaining excess books from the National Library in Skopje, as well as purchasing books from personal funds, this library eventually grew to around 1300 titles. With the discontinuation of the Seminar in 1953 and the separation of the Faculty of Natural Sciences from the Faculty of Philosophy in 1958, the library was moved to the Institute of Geography. In the period of development of ethnological studies under the Institute of Geography until 1988, very little effort was placed on obtaining specialized ethnological literature.
Since the creation of the Institute of Ethnology under the Institute of Geography and until 2005, only necessary local and foreign literature pertaining to ethnology and anthropology was acquired. After the creation of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology in 2005, the process of obtaining ethnological and anthropological literature from the Institute of Geography was begun.
Database of the Institute of Ethnolgoy and Anthropology library – this database can be used to searching titles contained in the library. The title’s classification number of barcode can be entered to locate the publication in the library.
Register of titles contained in the Library – The excel file contains a larger portion of the library material. The file can be used to conduct a search on titles through the function of “Edit”, and “Find” in Microsoft Office. Titles can be searched by author, title or other key words in Latin or Cyrillic script. After locating the searched title, the classification number can be used to locate the physical copy in the library.
Undergraduate dissertations – the following link contains a list of completed and defended undergraduate dissertations at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology from 2006 to 2015.
Master dissertations – the following link contains a list of completed and defended Master’s dissertations at the Institute from 2006 to 2015.
Librarian
MSc. Elizabeta Pavkovikj
E-mail: beti.pavkovic@pmf.ukim.mk
Link to National University Library “St. Clement of Ohrid” Skopje
“Prof. Dr. Branislav Rusikj” Collection
The library of the Institute of ethnology and anthropology was initially created with books obtained by Prof. Dr. Branislav Rusikj (1912-1971) in the mid-20thcentury. Most of these titles are now found in the library of the Institute of Geography, Faculty of Natural Sciences. Dr. Branislav Rusikj’s collection now found at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology consists of 78 LP records. The records contain folk music of a variety of ethnic communities throughout the world.
List of records in the Collection.
“Prof. Dr. Galaba Palikrusheva” Collection
In 2017, the library of the Institute received a large portion of Dr. Galaba Palikrusheva’s (1928-2009) personal collection of books. Dr. Palikrusheva was the longtime director of the Institute of Folklore “Marko Cepenkov” in Skopje. Most of the more than 600 titles deal with historical, ethnographic or ethnological issues. A larger portion of these publications are on topics pertaining to research on ethnic identities, especially the identity of proponents of the Islamic religion in Macedonia and the Balkans. Most of these pu