Foreign Press Translations: FBIS

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 FBIS Daily Reports is now available as:

  • Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports 1941-1996
    Fully searchable full text for all regions.
  • World News Connection
    A full text web service updated daily; coverage is 1996-present.
  • FBIS Publications CD-ROM
    Call Number: PREX 7.10/3: - Lehman Reserves
    The CD-ROM, issued quarterly, contains the full text of what was formerly in the print FBIS Daily Reports and JPRS Reports, now called Science & Technology Reports. 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 off-site, and can be requested at any library circulation desk.

 

Daily Report

  (9/4/1941-3/28/1974) Microfilm FN 139 - Offsite
 
 
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
 
 
Asia & Pacific (2/6/1967-4/1987) D 839 .U631
Asia & Pacific (1974-5/1987) Uncat. MF
South Asia (4/1980-5/1987) Uncat. MF
East Asia (6/1987-8/19/1996) Uncat. MF
Near East/South Asia (6/1987-1996) Uncat. MF
 
 
Middle East/North Africa (1974-3/1980) Uncat. MF
SubSaharan Africa (6/1987-8/19/1996) Uncat. MF
 
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
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
Central Eurasia (Report) (1/14/1992-9/16/1996) DK 285 .F25
 
 
Eastern Europe ( 1974-9/2/1996) Uncat. MF
Western Europe (1976-8/19/1996) Uncat. MF
 
 
Latin America (1974-8/1/1996) Uncat. MF
 
 
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 Reserves Desk)
World News Connection 1994-present LibraryWeb