Information Resource Center

Virtual Reference Collection

The IRC offers its users online access to more than 30 reference works on US related topics, free of charge.

This service is available only to residents in Argentina

To get a password, send an email to BuenosAiresIRC@state.gov

If you have a password, access here

Titles in the collection

Education
Almanac of American Education, 2006
Copyright Catechism: Practical Answers to Everyday School Dilemmas, 2005
Education: Meeting America's Needs?, 2006
Encyclopedia of Education, 2nd ed., 2003
Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration, 2006
Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans, 23rd ed., 2007

History
American Decades Primary Sources, 2004
Datapedia of the United States: American History in Numbers, 3rd ed., 2004
Dictionary of American History, 3rd ed., 2003
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, 2nd ed., 2002
Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security, 2004
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, 1999
Terrorism Reference Library, 2003
U.S. Immigration and Migration Reference Library, 2004
U*X*L American Decades, 2003

Law
Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of the American Government, 2005
Crime and Punishment in America Reference Library, 2005
Encyclopedia of Governance, 2007
Encyclopedia of Law and Society, 2007
Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement, 2005
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution, 2nd ed., 2000
Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law, 2nd ed., 2006
Major Acts of Congress, 2004
National Survey of State Laws, 5th ed., 2005
West's Encyclopedia of American Law, 2nd ed., 2005

US and the World
Cities of the United States, 5th ed., 2006
Encyclopedia of Terrorism, 2003
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America 2nd ed., 2000
Treaties and Alliances of the World, 2007
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States, 7th ed., 2007

Energy and Environment
Alternative Energy, 2006
Endangered Species: Protecting Biodiversity, 2007
Energy: Supplies, Sustainability, and Costs, 2007
The Environment: A Revolution in Attitudes, 2006

Social Sciences
AIDS/HIV, 2006
American Economy, 2007
Capital Punishment: Cruel and Unusual?, 2006
Careers and Occupations: Looking to the Future, 2007
Child Abuse, 2007
Electronic America, 2007
Encyclopedia of American Industries, 4th ed., 2005
Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, 2nd ed., 2002
Gambling: What's at Stake?, 2007
Growing Old in America, 2006
Gun Control: Restricting Rights or Protecting People?, 2007
Health Care System, 2007
Health and Wellness: Illness Among Americans, 2007
Minorities: Race and Ethnicity in America, 2007
National Security, 2007
Social Change in America: The Historical Handbook, 2006
Social Trends and Indicators USA, 2003
Space Exploration: Triumphs and Tragedies, 2007
Sports in America: Recreation, Business, Education and Controversy, 2006
Weight in America: Obesity, Eating Disorders, and Other Health Risks, 2007
Women in American Society, 2006
World Poverty, 2007