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Lehman Library has holdings for three major series of foreign press translations in paper and/or microfiche, and subscribes to another major service on the World Wide Web. Some of the original sources from which these translations are derived are also held in the Columbia University Libraries. To locate the original sources, check CLIO by title; for example, for O Estado de Sao Paulo, the Brazilian newspaper. Full or partial text of many current newspapers now appear on the Web. E-News on LibraryWeb provides links to many of these newspapers.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports
World News Connection
The FBIS Daily Reports were issued in print from 1941 to mid-1996. For much of that time, they were issued in eight parts, covering all the regions of the world. For library holdings, consult the table below. As of September 17, 1996, the FBIS Daily Reports ceased publication in print format. The information from the Daily Reports is now available as:
 Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports 1974-1996- Fully searchable full text for the following regions only: Africa, Middle East/Near East, South Asia. Other regions to be added.
- World News Connection
- A full text web service updated daily; coverage is 1996-present.
- FBIS Publications CD-ROM
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The full text of what was formerly in the print FBIS Daily Reports and JPRS Reports, now called Science & Technology Reports. The CD-ROM is issued quarterly. The U.S. Government Documents collection received discs with coverage 1996-2004, and they are available to be checked out at the Reserves Desk.
All FBIS microfiche (Uncat U.S. Government Documents MF, 1974-1996) are filed in cabinets labeled "FBIS Daily Reports," located on the second level, under the West Reading Room. Bound paper copies exist for three parts: Asia & Pacific, Soviet Union/Central Eurasia and China, for which the call number is given below. All bound volumes of FBIS Daily Reports are located Offsite, and can be requested at any library circulation desk.
| Daily Report |
(9/4/1941-3/28/1974) |
Microfilm FN 139 |
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| Far East |
(1957-2/3/1967) |
D 839 .U62 |
| Communist China/People's Republic of China/China |
(2/16/1967-8/1/1996) |
DS 777.55 .D95a/95b/96 |
| Communist China/People's Republic of China/China |
(1974-8/1/1996) |
Uncat. MF Reference Room |
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| Asia & Pacific |
(2/6/1967-4/1987) |
D 839 .U631 |
| Asia & Pacific |
(1974-5/1987) |
Uncat. MF Reference Room |
| South Asia |
(4/1980-5/1987) |
Uncat. MF Reference Room |
| East Asia |
(6/1987-8/19/1996) |
Uncat. MF Reference Room |
| Near East/South Asia |
(6/1987-1996) |
Uncat. MF Reference Room |
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| Middle East/North Africa |
(1974-3/1980) |
Uncat. MF Reference Room
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| SubSaharan Africa |
(6/1987-8/19/1996) |
Uncat. MF Reference Room |
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| USSR & Eastern Europe |
(1959-1/19/1968) |
D 839 .U632 |
| Soviet Union |
(1/22/1968-12/1991) |
D 839 .U6321 |
| Soviet Union |
(1974-1991) |
Uncat. MF Reference Room |
| Soviet Union (Report) |
(10/11/1991-12/30/91) |
DK 285 .F25 |
| Central Eurasia |
(1/1992-9/16/1996) |
D 839 .U6321 |
| Central Eurasia |
(1/1992-9/16/1996) |
Uncat. MF Reference Room |
| Central Eurasia (Report) |
(1/14/1992-9/16/1996) |
DK 285 .F25 |
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| Eastern Europe |
( 1974-9/2/1996) |
Uncat. MF Reference Room |
| Western Europe |
(1976-8/19/1996) |
Uncat. MF Reference Room |
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| Latin America |
(1974-8/1/1996) |
Uncat. MF Reference Room |
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| Analysis Report |
(1991-1995) |
D 860 .A53 |
| Special Memorandum |
(1991-1995) |
D 860 .S64 |
| Trends |
(1989-1995) |
D 839 .T72 |
| FBIS Publications CD-ROM |
1996-2004) |
PREX 7.10/3:
U.S. Government Documents CD-ROM (ask at Reservese Desk) |
| World News Connection |
1994-present |
LibraryWeb |
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts ceased publication in March 2001. For similar coverage, check the online service World News Connection, described above.
The titles of the daily and weekly SWB publications changed in 1993, to more accurately reflect the map of today's world. The library's holdings appear below, with the new arrangement (1993-2001) followed by the old arrangement (1959-1993).
Bound volumes for all BBC Summary of World Broadcasts are located Offsite, and can be requested at any library circulation desk.
New Arrangements
Pt.1: Former USSR -
- Bound volumes of Dailies at DK 274 .B771 (1993-2001)
- Weekly Economic Report at DK 274 .B7711 (1993-2001)
Includes CIS, Russia, Ukraine, Belorussia, Moldova, Estonia,Latvia, Lithuania, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Military Affairs, Space
Pt. 2: Central Europe and the Balkans -
- Bound volumes of Dailies at D 839 .B75215 (1993-2001)
- Weekly Economic Report at D 839 .B752151 (1993-2001)
Includes Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Poland, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Macedonia, Slovenia
Pt. 3: Asia-Pacific -
- Bound volumes of Dailies at DS 501 .B7221 (1993-2001)
- Weekly Economic Report at DS 501 .B721 (1993-2001)
Includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, South Pacific, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Mongolia, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, China
Pt. 4: Middle East -
- Bound volumes of Dailies at DS 49.7 .B7711 (1993-2001)
- Weekly Economic Report at DS 49.7 .B7711 (1993-2001)
Includes Egypt, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinians, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia
Pt. 5: Africa and Latin America -
- Bound volumes of Dailies at DT 30.5 .S8 (1993-2001 )
- Weekly Economic Report at HC 800 .A1 S85
Includes all of Latin America and the Caribbean, and all of Africa with the exception of the five North African countries covered in Pt.4
Old Arrangement
Pt. I : USSR -
- Bound volumes of Dailies at DK 274 .B77/.B771 (1959-1993)
- Weekly Economic Report at DK 274 .B7711 (1987-1993)
Pt. II: Eastern Europe -
- Bound volumes of Dailies at D 839 .B75214/.B75215 (1962-1993)
- Weekly Economic Report at D 839 .B752151 (1987-1993)
Pt. III: The Far East -
- Bound volumes of Dailies at DS 501 .B72/.B722 (1966-1993)
- Weekly Economic Report at DS 501 .B721 (1961-1993)
Pt. IV: The Middle East, Africa, and Latin America -
- Bound volumes of Dailies at DS 49.7 .B77/.B771 (1965-1993)
- Weekly Economic Report at DS 49.7 .B7711 (1987-1993)
JPRS (Joint Publications Research Service) Reports
JPRS, the largest single producer of English-language translations, was established in 1957 to provide agencies of the U.S. federal government with translations of foreign documents in all fields of technology, science, and the social sciences. Translations were done by private researchers and linguists under government contract with JPRS. JPRS was merged into the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports described above, in 1995.
The Lehman collection of JPRS reports includes:
- JPRS Reports.
- Microfiche - Lehman (1974-1995)
- The annual indexes for that period, also on microfiche, are filed at the beginning of the JPRS microfiche.
- JPRS Reports.
- Microcards - Offsite (June 1964-Dec.1978)
- The microcards need to be requested for delivery to Butler Library, which has the only microcard reader on campus. The collection is incomplete for these dates, with many gaps in the holdings.
The following titles are printed indexes to older JPRS Reports. The Reports themselves are on microfilm/microprint sets which are not part of the Columbia University Libraries collections, but can be located in other libraries:
- Bibliography-index to Current U.S. JPRS Translations: China and Asia Exclusive of Near East. 10 vols.
- NY : Research & Microfilm Publications, 1962-1966.
- Z 3101 .C44 - Lehman
- China and Asia (Exclusive of Near East) : Bibliography-index to U.S. JPRS Research Translations.
- Washington, D.C. : Research and Microfilm Publications, 1964-1968.
- Z 3101 .C44 - Lehman
- Have only v.3 (1964/1965)-v.6 (1967/1968)
- Index to Readex Microprint Edition of JPRS Reports (Joint Publications Research Service). 5 vols.
- NY : Readex Microprint Corp., 1958-1976.
- Z 6293 .Un3 - Lehman
- Kyriak, Theodore E.
- Asian Developments: a Bibliography. 3 vols.
- Annapolis, MD : Research Microfilms, 1962-1964.
- Z 3001 .A81 - Lehman
- From July 1962 through Aug. 1964 contains only China (JPRS-SS-C).
- Subject Index to United States Joint Publications Research Service Translations.
- Annapolis, MD : Research & Microfilm Publications, 1966-1968.
- Z 1223 .Z9 S9 - Lehman
Other Foreign Press Translations
- AF Press Clips (Africa)
- Ceased publication June 28, 1991
- Back issues (1967-1991): DT 1 .A13 - Offsite
- Aktueller Informationsdienst Afrika=African Press Review
- DT 1 .A86 - Lehman (1983-1998)
- China News Digest
- China News Digest is operated by volunteers with a mandate to provide timely and balanced news coverage on China and China related affairs. Though not word-for-word translations, CND articles cite the media from which the articles are derived.
- Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press.
- Current issues: - Lehman Periodical Room
- Back issues (1992- ): D 839 .C871 - Lehman
- Current Digest of the Soviet Press, 1949-1992
- Back issues (1949-1992): D 839 .C87 - Lehman
- Hsinhua News Bulletin.
- Current issues: Starr East Asian Library
- Back issues (1950-12/93): DS 777.55 .H656 - Offsite
- Back issues (1/94-present): DS 777.55 .H656 - Starr East Asian
- Back issues (1953-1954): Microfilm FN 1044 - Offsite
- MEMRI: Middle East Media Research Institute
- The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) explores the Middle East through the region's media. MEMRI bridges the language gap which exists between the West and the Middle East, providing timely translations of Arabic, Farsi, and Hebrew media, as well as original analysis of political, ideological, intellectual, social, cultural, and religious trends in the Middle East.
- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- RFE/RL provides news, broadcast schedules, Real Audio files, and other links to information on the countries of Central Europe and the former Soviet Union.
- Summary of Japanese Press.
- DS 801 .U5 - Offsite (1955-1985)
- Microfilm FN 387 - Offsite (1958-1996)
- Summaries of Selected Japanese Magazines.
- Back issues (1953-1980, 1983): AI 19 .J3 U5 - Lehman
- Back issues (1952-1962,1984-1992): Microfilm FN 388 - Offsite
- Transitions.
- DJK 51 .R4541 - Lehman (1995-1999)
- News and analysis from the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
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