Education
The American Center for
Information Resources
The American Center
for Information Resources (ACIR) provides current and authoritative information
on the United States, including:
· Foreign Policy
· Democracy and Human Rights
· Laws and Legislation
· Business and Trade
· Economic Policy
· Education
· Culture, Society, and Values
Reference Service
ACIR Information Resource Specialists
provide reference and
research services for those interested in
learning more about
the United States, including the Georgian
· Public
· Private sector
· Government
· Media
· Academics
· Researchers
Queries are accepted by telephone, e-mail,
or in person (by appointment).
Public
Research Area
Located in the U.S. Embassy, the ACIR
offers a comfortable environment with computers, access to electronic research
databases, a reading area and a small group discussion area.
First and foremost an electronic
information outreach service, the ACIR also holds a small collection of
important reference books, U.S.-published journals, DVDs and CD-ROMs.
Newsletter and Email Alerts
The ACIR produces a daily newsletter,
"Georgia in the News," which is a compilation of news from U.S., European,
Georgian and Russian media sources. Please contact the ACIR to subscribe.
The ACIR also sends periodic email
alerts announcing major foreign policy events, speeches and articles.
Specialized email alerts on a variety of topics can be arranged upon request.
Programs and Seminars
The ACIR organizes a series of programs and
seminars throughout the year. If you are interested in partnering with the ACIR
or have a specific request, please contact us.
Electronic Databases
Visitors to the ACIR have direct access to EBSCO, a powerful online
reference system offering a wide variety of databases, covering the natural
sciences, social science and humanities.
In
addition, visitors to ACIR can work with an Information Resource Specialist to
investigate specific queries through:
LexisNexis
Factiva
Gale Databases
Federal News Service
JSTOR
Project Muse
ProQuest
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FOR MORE INFORMATION OR
TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT
Please contact Nana Shugladze
Information Resources Assistant
ACIR
Phone:
(995 32) 27 76 03
Fax: (995 32) 27 79 68
Email: Acir_tbilisi@state.gov
ACIR HOURS
Monday through Friday
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Closed American and Georgian holidays.
ACIR ADDRESS
U.S. Embassy
Public Affairs
Section
11 George Balanchine Street
Tbilisi, Georgia 0131
(Bus # 26 from Didube metro station)