Information Resource Center
On-line Databases
The St. Petersburg IRC has access to a dozen commercial online databases through the Ralph J. Bunche Library at the State Department in Washington. Here is a brief description of the most popular sources:
Associations Unlimited | Information source for more than 460,000 international and national non-profit membership organizations in all fields |
Biography Resource Center | Biographies and full text articles including Marquis Who's Who |
Books in Print | Comprehensive database of world-wide English language book titles |
Congressional Directory | Official current directory of the U.S. Congress |
Countrywatch | Up to date information and news about countries of the world |
Encyclopedia Britannica | Online, desktop access to the complete multivolume set and Merriam Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus |
Gale Academic OneFile | Comprehensive database of 8,000 journals and access to podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and CBS |
ProQuest Research Library | Source for news and full text periodicals |
Stat-USA | STAT-USA/Internet (U.S. Department of Commerce) provides authoritative government information to the U.S. business, economic, and trade community |
World of Learning | Information and access to global institutions of higher education and the people who work within them |