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Information Resource Center
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Information Resource Center (IRC), located in the U.S. Embassy, serves the U.S. mission to Tunisia by providing Tunisians with timely, accurate information on American politics, news and opinions, government, society, history, and culture, and on U.S. policies affecting the bilateral relationship.
The IRC is staffed with three trained IRC information specialists who rely on a circulating and reference collection of over 7000 books, 30 print periodicals , 800 videos – including feature films -- and over 100 CD-ROM databases.
The IRC relies on a wide variety of on-line databases via the Internet, including full-text periodical databases such as Factiva, Infotrac, Lexis-Nexis, FirstSearch, Proquest and JSTOR. Through these databases the IRC has up-to-the-minute access to the full text of over 10,000 magazines, newspapers, wireservices, and other information sources.
The IRC provides six workstations to our patrons for on-line research. In addition to free access to Internet resources, we offer access to commercial online full-text databases. Whether you are interested in an article about U.S. politics, wish to consult a bibliography of American Literature, or plan a trip to the United States, the IRC staff will assist you in your search.
The IRC is open to the public Monday to Friday, except on U.S and Tunisian official holidays. Queries are accepted by telephone, e-mail, or in person during working hours.