China and Inner Asia Bibliography
U.S. Government Documents
Indexes | Selected Translated Documents
| Handbooks
U.S. documents provide information with an obvious bias. Documents range in
subjects from a large detailed map of Beijing from the CIA to US-Japan trade
history from the Smithsonian to editorials from the Chinese Communist Party.
Some documents are US government reports, others are translations of Chinese,
Soviet, or other government publications. These documents provide valuable Primary
source material for study of the Asian-Pacific region.
As a rule, most U.S. government documents are not listed in the Tiger catalog.
The easiest way to find government documents from 1976-present is to look on
the Marcive CD-ROM. This lists almost all government documents and also notes
which items Tutt has. For 20th century documents before 1976 use The Monthly
Catalog... to locate the document call number (Superintendent of Documents number).
Tutt library is a partial depository for government publications. Tutt does
not subscribe to all U.S. government publications but selects those appropriate
for this collection. Denver Public Library and University of Colorado, Boulder
are full depositories and must subscribe to most materials.
The main reference desk and the Government Documents desk keep a list of the
items that are subscribed to by Colorado College, University of Colorado- Colorado
Springs, and the United States Air Force Academy Library.
Documents are located on the first floor south and are arranged by the Superintendent
of Documents system. Call numbers found in the indexes and in the CAT will have
DOCS above the call number. For a detailed description on how to use government
documents for China see Berton and Wu, Contemporary China: a Research Guide,
pp.409-429.
Indexes
- U.S. Government Documents Index on CD-ROM (Marchive) 1976-
- Location - Reference Area
- This CD-ROM computer based version of the Monthly Catalog is the preferred
method to search for U.S. documents from 1976 to the present. ALWAYS TRY THIS
INDEX FIRST.
- Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Documents 1900-
- Location - Documents' Index Area, first floor south
- Use this index for documents issued before 1976. It is a two step process;
use the subject, author, or title index first, then proceed to the entry in
the body of the index to locate the Superintendent of Documents number. To
locate documents issued after 1976 use the CD-ROM index described below.
- Index to the Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports: China
1988-
- Location - Documents' Microform Area
- A subject index to the FBIS Daily Reports: China series described below.
- Transdex: Bibliography and Index to United States Joint Publications Research
Service (JPRS)
- Translators, 1991-
- Location - Documents' Microform Area This is a bibliography of all JPRS
translations (not just from China). JPRS is a U.S. agency that makes translations
of foreign language materials, books and articles, on a variety of subjects.
The bibliography provides a single number for each translated text which is
then added to the Documents Call number for JPRS -- Y3.J66:13/. If the index
provided the number 71635, then look under Y3.J66:13/71635.
Selected Document Translation Series
- FBIS Daily Report: China 1978
- Location- Documents Microfiche Cabinets PrEx 7.10:FBIS-CHI-year
- Published weekly on microfiche by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service,
the U.S. government agency that monitors foreign broadcasts, news-agency transmissions,
newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from the People's Republic
of China. It publishes excerpts, full translations, and brief translations
on all aspects of economic, political, and social conditions. Private index
published by Newsbank is found above the government documents microfiche cabinets,
1988- . Before 1988 consult the table of contents card in the beginning of
each month
- China: Red Flag 1978-June 16, 1988 . PrEx7.15/5:year
- Location - Documents' Microfiche Cabinet
- This is a translation of the theoretical journal of the Chinese Communist
Party. It has articles on major policies and reflects the thinking of the
Party leaders. Superseded by Qui Shi, [Seek the Truth,] in 1988.
- China: a Country Study 1988.
- Docs. D 101.22:550-601
- An extensive overview of China from climate to culture.
- JPRS Series. 1990-
- Location - Documents' Microfiche Cabinet
- JPRS China PrEx 7.13:
- JPRS China State Council Bulletin PrEx 7.15/4-2
- JPRS China Reports Science and Technology PrEx 7.15/6
- JPRS China Reports: Agriculture PrEx 7.15:
These series are indexed in the Transdex Index mentioned above. They represent
a variety of translations from Chinese sources.
Handbooks
- Country Study Series, 1980s.
- Docs. D 101.22:550-60/4
- An extensive overview of individual countries from climate to culture as
prepared by the Federal Reserve division of the Library of Congress. In general
each volume has been prepared by scholars to serve as a reference for US government
officials. Each volume is arranged as a small encyclopedia with a bibliography
and index. Tutt has individual Country Studies for most Asian-Pacific countries
including China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand,
Indonesia, Singapore, India, and Oceana.
