Information Resource Center
Collections/Resources
We would like to let you know that in order to have access to the following databases you have to visit the Information Resource Center at the USAID building in Santa Elena, please call us at 501-2460
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.
Dow Jones Interactive/Factiva
Access to over 6,000 full text periodicals as well as major news sources such as Reuters wires, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. In many regions, Factiva provides strong host country news.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Provides access to the complete Encyclopedia Britannica with related Internet sites, Britannica's Internet Guide, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
Federal News Service
FNS provides transcripts to testimony, briefings, press conferences and congressional hearings with questions and answers. FNS also produces a daybook which details significant events in Washington as well as cabinet officer schedules.
GaleNet
(InfoTrac OneFile; Biography Resource Center; The Complete Marquis Who's Who)
(Gale's Ready Reference Shelf)
Gale's Ready Reference Shelf is an integrated resource that incorporates 15 of the Gale Group's most popular general reference databases. Users can access more than 320,000 entries for associations, research centers, publishers, publications (ranging from newspapers and newsletters to periodicals and directories), databases, television and radio stations and more.
InfoTrac® OneFile is 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.
Biography Resource Center remains unchanged. This database combines biographies from respected Gale Group sources. It also includes full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals.Leadership Directories
Provides online access to directories of the Congress, federal, state and municipal government, law firms, NGOs, judicial, media and associations.
Lexis-Nexis
A full text database of current and historic federal legislation, bill tracking, bill texts, state legislation, case law, law reviews and over 6,000 full text news sources and periodicals including the New York Times, Washington Post and AP wires. This page gives us access to Lexis-Nexis Universe, Lexis-Nexis Research and Political Universe.
STAT-USA (Dept. of Commerce)
Current and historic economic and trade related statistics. Produced by the Commerce Department, StatUSA is an authoritative, current source of information which includes the National Trade Data Bank, Globus (Global Business Opportunities) Country Commercial Guides, current economic releases and much more.
ProQuest Direct
ProQuest Direct is a database of over 4,000 indexed titles and over 2,000 full text journals with images.