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Information Resource Center
IRC ServicesWelcome to the Information Resource Center (IRC) of the U.S. Embassy. The IRC has access to a tremendous amount of electronic information on U.S. topics, including legislative developments, foreign and domestic policy, and social, economic and political issues. Through a wide variety of online databases, we provide our clients with current and authoritative information.
We invite you to visit the IRC during working hours and use our facilities to conduct online research. Following are the online databases available at the IRC:
Lexis-Nexis: is a legislative service that provides on-line access to U.S. federal legislation using a variety of reference and full-text databases.
ProQuest Direct: is a database of over 4,000 indexed titles and over 2,000 full text journals with images. Topics include Arts & Humanities, Business & Industry, Computers & Internet, Economics & Trade, Education, Environment, Health, Lifestyles & Cultures, Politics, Government & Law, Science & Mathematics, Social Issues & Policy and Sports & Entertainment.
Books in Print: Bibliographic, ordering and publisher information for books currently in print and books soon to be published. Book reviews are also available for many titles.
GaleNet: incorporates 15 of the Gale Group's general reference databases, including Encyclopedia of Associations. Users can access more than 320,000 directory entries for associations, research centers, publishers, print publications, databases, and television and radio stations.
InfoTrac OneFile: provides full-text articles and abstracts on wide-ranging topics, including business, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports and technology. Biography Resource Center offers biographies from Gale Group sources in combination with full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals.
Federal News Service (FNS): provides transcripts of testimony, briefings, press conferences and congressional hearings with questions and answers. FNS also produces a daybook that details significant events in Washington as well as cabinet officer schedules.
Treaties and International Agreements Research: is a database of over 10,000 U.S. treaties and international agreements from 1783 to the present.
Outreach Program: Our outreach program includes the creation of specialized information packages in response to institutional inquiries and to support special programs. You may also sign up to receive our Table of Contents service, or Dossiers about subjects of interest to you.
Other IRC service:
- ProQuest general periodicals CD-ROM database. This makes available in full text over 300 magazines covering a wide range of subjects. Over 1400 periodicals are indexed with abstracts.
- Photocopy Services: We charge one S.P. per page.
IRC Staff
The IRC staff provides quick reference assistance and research, utilizing the foregoing print and digital sources. Queries are accepted by telephone, 3391 4118 or 3391 4195, email:ircdamas@state.gov, fax 3321 456 or in person (by appointment) during working hours.
Information Resource Center training and demonstration sessions on the electronic resources can be arranged for groups or individuals upon request. We especially welcome requests from NGOs, the media, business organizations, government and university faculty.
IRC Working Hours
Sunday-Thursday, 12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Please note: Queries regarding visas, American Citizen Services issues, or consular affairs cannot be answered. For these matters please check the Visas and Consular Affairs page on this web site.
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