jump over navigation bar
Embassy SealUS Department of State
U.S. Embassy Buenos Aires, Argentina - Home flag graphic
Information Resources
 
  Information Resource Center Alert Services Catalog Databases Journal Subscriptions Subject Resources Guides Virtual Reference Collection Information about U.S.A Information About Argentina

Information Resource Center

                    

Databases

THE IRC SUBSCRIBES TO SEVERAL ONLINE DATABASES ACCESSIBLE ONLY AT THE IRC

 

BOOKS IN PRINT
Books in Print provides bibliographic, ordering and publisher information for books currently in print and books soon to be published. Book reviews are also available for many titles.

 

CIAO - COLUMBIA INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ONLINE
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is designed to be the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 on that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.

 

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
This World Wide Web site is a service of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Published weekly, The Chronicle is the No. 1 news source for college and university faculty members and administrators. A subscription to The Chronicle includes free access to all of this Web site and to Academe Today, our daily e-mail newsletter.

 

CQ PUBLIC AFFAIRS COLLECTION
Organized by 22 key public affairs subject headings—like Advocacy and Public Service, Education, Energy, the Environment, Health, and Transportation—the CQ Public Affairs Collection features in-depth reporting on vital issues, statistical and historical analyses, historic documents and primary source materials, as well as a directory of key government, nonprofit, and private organizations in each of the major policy areas.

 

EBSCOHOST
Provides full text for nearly 3,200 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. Includes: Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE Premier, International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center, Newspaper Source, Business Source Premier, Regional Business News, Legal Collection.

 

FACTIVA
Factiva, a joint venture between Dow Jones & Reuters Company, provides world class global content, including Dow Jones and Reuters Newswires and The Wall Street Journal - unduplicated in a single service elsewhere. Factiva offers the only single content solution with multiple language interfaces and multilingual content covering nearly 8,000 sources.

 

FEDERAL NEWS SERVICE
"FNS produces transcripts of Presidential statements; briefings at the White House, State, Defense and Justice departments; speeches and press conferences of major political leaders and spokespersons; and Congressional hearings".

 

THE FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE
The Foundation Directory Online combines two databases - the nation's largest 75,000 foundations, plus a searchable database of grants awarded by the top 1,000 foundations.

 

GALENET
This database combines biographies from respected Gale Group sources: Biography Resource Center wich includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Also, you can consulte, InfoTrac OneFile, a one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.

 

LEADERSHIP DIRECTORIES (THE YELLOW BOOKS)
Leadership Directories - the Leadership Library on the Internet - is a comprehensive database of who's who in the leadership of the United States.

 

LEXIS-NEXIS
A full text database of current and historic federal legislation, bill tracking, bill texts, state legislation, case law, law reviews, etc., plus a full text database of more than 6,000 news sources and periodicals.

 

NATIONAL JOURNAL
This weekly publication looks at U.S. Government policies and politicians, devoting significant space to congressional and presidential activities. It provides nonpartisan coverage and analysis of key political and policy developments. The website includes a full text archive of stories published since 1977., comprehensive coverage of House and Senate committees and subcommittees’s activities, complete coverage of electoral campaigns, access to Almanac of American Politics, and much more.

 

STAT-USA
(U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration supports this online information resource. It contains  business and economic information produced by U.S. government agencies.

 

USA TRADE ONLINE
(U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)
U.S. export and import information on more than 18,000 commodities world wide.

 

back to top ^

Page Tools:

Printer_icon.gif Print this article



 

    This site is managed by the U.S. Department of State.
    External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.

Embassy of the United States