Bosnian Newspaper Bibliographies

Below are sources that were used to verify bibliographic information for newspapers from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first source consulted is the Library of Congress Online Catalog, but printed bibliographies also are useful. The most comprehensive print title on this topic is the 1961 edition of Bibliografija štampe Bosne i Hercegovine 1850-1941 by Đorđe Pejanović, described below. For titles published after 1941, the other bibliographies below can be used to piece together some information, but no one bibliography suffices to cover the entire history of B&H newspaper publishing. Bibliographies of Serbian and Croatian periodicals often contain information about newspapers issued on the territory of B&H, so they may be consulted as well. See also the bibliographies listed on the webpages devoted to Croatian and Serbian newspapers at the Library of Congress.

Online catalogs usually are the best sources for the most current information. For Bosnia and Herzegovina, the most comprehensive source is the Virtual Library of Bosnia and Hercegovina External in Sarajevo, which is a combined online catalog of many libraries in Bosnia.

Bibliografija štampe Bosne i Hercegovine, 1850-1941 by Đorđe Pejanović
Call Number: Z2124.B7 P4 1961
Published/Created: 1961
This work is the most comprehensive printed bibliography of Bosnian periodicals and newspapers for the time period covered. Titles included are not just those published on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also those from neighboring countries, such as Croatia and Serbia, and aimed at Bosnian readership. Entries are organized chronologically, by publication date. There is a title index. The book is held in the reference collection of the European Reading Room.
Bibliografija bosanskohercegovačkih serijskih publikacija, 1945-1949 by Nada Miličević
Call Number: Z2890 .B46 1997
Published/Created: 1997
This retrospective bibliography lists all of the serial publications, including newspapers, published in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1945-1949. It is arranged alphabetically, by title, with indexes for names, subjects, and chronology. The bibliography is held in the reference collection of the European Reading Room.
Bosanskohercegovačka bibliografija serijskih publikacija. Niz B by Nacionalna i univerzitetska biblioteka Bosne i Hercegovine
Call Number: Z2890 .B6672
Published/Created: 1997/1998 (1999)-present
This is the part of the Bosnian national bibliography that covers newspapers and periodicals. Entries are arranged alphabetically by title, with a subject index. The Library of Congress holds only two issues of the title: 1997/1998 (published in 1999) and 2000 (published in 2006).
Bibliografija Jugoslavije: Serijske publikacije by Jugoslovenski bibliografski institut
Call Number: Z6956.Y9 B58
Published/Created: 1975-2003
Serijske publikacije is the section of the Yugoslav national bibliography that covers serials. It deals only with the last decades of the communist era. The Library holds: 1975: 1-4 + index; 1976: 1-4; 1977: 1-4 + index; 1978: 1-4 + index; 1979: 1-4 + index; 1980: 4 + index; 1982-1990, 1997, 2002.
Bibliografija jugoslovenske periodike; Spisak listova i časopisa štampanih na teritoriji FNRJ by Bibliografski institut FNRJ
Call Number: Z6956.Y9 B48
Published/Created: 1956-1974
Published by the Bibliografski institut in Beograd, this work appeared under several titles over the years, from 1956 to 1974. It is the earlier version of the Yugoslav national bibliography during the communist period. It includes listings for newspapers from Montenegro.
Bibliografija bosanskohercegovačkih serijskih publikacija za ... godinu by Narodna i univerzitetska biblioteka Bosne i Hercegovine
Call Number: Z2957.B68 P73
Published/Created: 1984-?
For those who do not want to extract Bosnian information from the larger Yugoslav national bibliography, this work contains similar entries for newspapers and periodicals, but just for Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was published by the National and University Library in Sarajevo under three slightly different titles: the one listed above, Pregled bosanskohercegovačkih časopisa i novina za ... godinu, and Bibliografija bosanskohercegovačkih časopisa i novina i bibliografija bosanskohercegovačkih godišnjaka i periodičnih zbornika za ... godinu. All three bibliographies are cataloged with the same call number and all holdings are given here. The Library of Congress holds 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987.
Bosansko-hercegovački listovi u XIX veku by Todor Kruševac
Call Number: PN5355.Y8 Z824
Published/Created: 1978
Although this work is not a bibliography, it is essential for information about 19th-century newspapers from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Each newspaper is examined in a multi-page article discussing its significance and history. A name index is included. The book is held in the reference collection of the European Reading Room.
Jevrejska štampa u BiH: 1900-2011 by Eli Tauber
Call Number: PN5650 .T38 2011
Published/Created: 2011
This work is a very detailed history and bibliography of the Jewish press in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The entries are organized by time period, such as "pre-World War II" or "1945-1992." The book is held in the reference collection of the European Reading Room.
Bibliografija knjiga i periodičnih izdanja štampanih u Hercegovini, 1873-1941 by Lina Štitić and Hamid Dizdar
Call Number: Z2124.B7 S73
Published/Created: 1958
This retrospective bibliography covers titles published in Herzegovina, but not Bosnia. The information is not as detailed as some of the other bibliographies described on this page. The book is held in the reference collection of the European Reading Room.
Srpska štampa, 1768-1995: istorijsko-bibliografski pregled by Milica Kisić, Branka Bulatović
Call Number: Z6956.Y9 K573 1996
Published/Created: 1996
This historical overview and bibliography of Serbian-language newspapers and periodicals also covers Montenegro. The book is held in the reference collection of the European Reading Room.
Bibliografija srpske dečje i omladinske štampe 1846-1945 by Milica Kisić
Call Number: Z6956.Y9 K57 1986
Published/Created: 1986
This publication is essential for bibliographic descriptions of Serbian and Montenegrin periodicals and newspapers for children and young people.
Catalogue of Yugoslav periodicals and newspapers 1989 by Jugoslovenska knjiga
Call Number: Z6956.Y9 C37
Published/Created: 1988
This is a catalog from the company that exported books and periodicals during the Yugoslav era. It covers only what was available for the coming year of 1989.
Jugoslovenska s̆tampa. Referati i bibliografija by Slovenski novinarski kongres. 10th, Beograd, 1911
Call Number: Z6956.Y9 S55 1911b
Published/Created: 1911
In addition to a bibliography, the book contains an interesting overview of the early South Slavic publishing industry. This work has been digitized by HathiTrust. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001174975 External

Bosnian Newspapers in the Library of Congress

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