Information Resource Center
About the IRC
Information Resource Center in Sal Salvador
The Information Resource Center (IRC) of the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador provides fast, accurate, and objective reference services on a wide range of U.S. subjects to Salvadoran government officials, journalists, non-governmental organizations, universities and businesses. The IRC offers access to major U.S. data sources, online databases, and Internet resources. It also has a reference collection and offers a variety of U.S. magazines and journals.
News & Events
April is... Jazz Appreciation Month
JAZZ APPRECIATION MONTH, APRIL 2012
Each April, the United States celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM), an opportunity to savor a major American contribution to world culture. Initiated by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History, JAM aims to focus public attention on the music and the many talented composers, musicians and other contributors to the sound.
Learn more, here:
>> Welcome to Smithsonian Jazz
>> Jazz: Born in the U.S., enjoyed by the world
>> America Savors its music during Jazz Appreciation Month
IRC-Links
-
Check our Online Catalog
-
Electronic Journal
"Becoming an American" -
IRC- Hours of Operation
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
8:30am-12:00pm
1:00pm-4:00pm.
How to request information:
Students, librarians, journalists, government and non-government organizations, cultural representatives, academics, etc. are encouraged to send their inquiries by fax: (503) 2501-2931 or to our e-mail: colindrescr@state.gov. Please include your name, organization, fax and/or e-mail and telephone numbers, and area of research interest, to help us respond to your request.
Note: We will NOT answer inquiries about visas, immigration, and citizenship matters. All such inquiries must be referred to the Consular Section.