American Center Services

Materials from following Online Services will be available through supports from American Center Staff.

Online Database Index:

 Books in Print
 Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
 Dissertation Abstracts
 EBSCOhost
 Encyclopedia Britannica
 Factiva.com
 Federal News Service (FNS)
 First Search (OCLC)
 GaleNet
 GPO Access
 Leadership Directories
 Lexis-Nexis
 Public Diplomacy Query (PDQ)
 ProQuest Direct (PQD)
 Stat-USA
 TIARA U.S. Treaties Researcher
 English-Version Statutes of the Republic of Korea

Books in Print
http://www.booksinprint.com/

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.

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
http://www.ciaonet.org

Full text service for working papers, conference proceedings, and books from over 130 contributing institutions

Dissertation Abstracts
http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/gateway

Contains bibliographic citations and abstracts from all subject areas (Humanities & Social Sciences and Sciences & Engineering) for doctoral dissertations and master's theses completed at over 1,000 accredited colleges and universities worldwide.
Dates Data Covers: from 1980 - forward (Dissertations); from 1988 forword (Master's thesis)

EBSCOhost
http://search.epnet.com

EBSCOhost is an Internet based database of 2,800 titles with indexing and abstracting and 1,800 full text titles.

Encyclopedia Britannica
http://search.eb.com/

Provides access to the complete Encyclopedia Britannica with related Internet sites, Britannica's Internet Guide, and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.

Factiva.com
http://www.factiva.com/

On October 1, Factiva.com officially replaces Dow Jones Interactive, one of the IIP centrally funded databases. We will no longer have access to Dow Jones Interactive.
Factiva.com provides 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.

Federal News Service (FNS)
http://www.fnsg.com

Federal News Service (FNS) allows you transcripts of the actual words spoken by American on matters of official Government policy and other issues of the day, 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.

First Search (OCLC)
http://www.ref.oclc.org

First Search provides access to more than 60 databases and gives users an easy-to-use interface. This powerful tool increases the availability of reference information by providing seamless access to bibliographic, abstract, and full-text information with photographs and other images.

GaleNet
http://galenet.gale.com

GaleNet is a one-stop shopping database for Gale Research products available on the World Wide Web. This covers Encyclopedia of Associations; Contemporary Authors; Research Centers Family of Directories; Directories of Publications & Broadcast Media; Biography & Genealogy Master Index.

GPO Access
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html

The U.S. Government Printing Office announced free use of its GPO Access online service beginning December 1, 1995. All Internet and dial-in users can receive electronically, at no charge, the Congressional Record, Federal Register, the Congressional bills, and other important government documents on the same day of publication. The number of databases offered online via GPO Access is more than two dozen and they can be accessed via the Internet or by dial-in through a modem.

Leadership Directories
http://www.leadershipdirectories.com

The Leadership Directories provides detailed contact information for 400,000 leaders of 40,000 U.S. government, business, professional, and nonprofit institutions.

LEXIS-NEXIS
http://www.lexis-nexis.com/

LEXIS-NEXIS is the world's largest provider of credible, in-depth information. From legal and government to business and high-tech, LEXIS-NEXIS products and services provide direct access to an enormous information universe.

PDQ (Public Diplomacy Query)
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pdq/wfarchive.htm

Accessible on the internet through the World Wide Web, PDQ provides information on international relations and foreign affairs from most publications produced by USIA.

ProQuest Direct
http://www.bellhowell.infolearning.com/proquest/

Accessible on the internet through the World Wide Web, ProQuest Direct provides immediate access to an extensive collection of newspapers, journals, periodicals, magazines, and other information sources. It provides access to over 400 full text periodicals in the following formats: citations, abstracts, full text, image and image/text. Image is not available for all the 400 periodicals. It also provides citations and/or abstracts of over 1600 periodicals and newspapers including New York Times.

STAT-USA (Dept. of Commerce)
http://www.stat-usa.gov/

The U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration support this online information resource. It contains crucial and timely business and economic information produced by Federal agencies. This mostly text version of Stat-USA is accessible through World Wide Web.

TIARA U.S. Treaties Researcher
http://www.oceanalaw.com/

U.S. Treaties and International Agreements Researcher's Archive provides the full-text treaty documents and index information. It is up-to-date source for U.S. treaties from 1783 to the present and updated bi-monthly.

English-Version Statutes of the Republic of Korea
http://elaw.klri.re.kr/

English-version Statutes, since May 25, 2000, including the Constitution and other major Acts and Presidential Decrees from among the current Statutes of the Republic of Korea.