AMERICAN INFORMATION RESOURCE CENTRE

A library that can offer extensive information on the United States of America. A library that can give you more than just information or knowledge. A library that provides entertainment while at the same time vastly enriching your database. The American Information Resource Centre can give you all this and much more. The AIRC is a part of the United States Embassy and Consulate, Chennai.

With a 22,000 volume collection, subscription to 125 periodicals, 4 American newspapers, CD-ROMs, online databases and over 800 videotapes, the AIRC is indeed one of the best libraries in the city. The library is strong in social sciences, government and politics, economics and international relations, American History and Literature and US management practises. The AIRC conducts orientation programmes for easier use of the library and its materials. You can request library materials through one of several ways that include post, telephone, fax, e-mail or in person.

The Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) lets you access books from any one of several holdings in the country. Institutions can also avail of memberships, which gives a broader spectrum of usage of the library facilities. And, if at first you don't succeed in locating a book, just reserve it and it will come to your house by post. Fee-based photocopying, bibliographic and textual CD-ROM databases, online databases and Internet, are some of the electronic resources within the library. You can avail of a membership or pay Rs. 10/- a day for using the library resources.

Membership:

Individual Members - Rs. 200/- per annum.(4 Books for 1 month)
Non-Profit Organisations - Rs.1500/- per annum or Rs. 2500/- for 2 years.
(20 Books and 5 Videotapes).
Institution Members - Rs.3000/- per annum or Rs. 5000/- for 2 years.

Address:
American Information Resource Centre,
United States Consulate, Gemini Circle, Chennai - 600 006,
Phone: 827 3040 / 3020 / 3070,
Fax: 828 4002.

E-mail: refdesk@pd.state.gov
Web site: http://usembassy.state.gov/chennai

BRITISH COUNCIL LIBRARY

45,000 books, a superb array of journals and periodicals, not to mention British newspapers and CD-ROMs, videos, computerised cataloguing, a user-friendly cyber centre - its all here at the British Council library. The British Council Library is one of the premier libraries that offers a vast amount of information on a wide variety of subjects.

For a member, books can be borrowed only for specified periods of time, after which you can avail an extension through telephone or in person. Through their inter-library loan scheme, you can access a book from any of the 12 centres in the country (if the book is available in those libraries). The library offers extensive information on development projects in India and abroad. If you enrol onto the mailing list, the latest information on the area of your interest will be sent to you, including white papers, press releases, articles and the like.

The library boasts a junior section where children between the age group of 5 and 15 can refer books, CD-ROMs and computers that are meant solely for them. The library also has Educational Counselling, in case you want to study in the UK and Business information for those wanting to start trade with the UK-based firms.

Membership:

Personal Members - Rs. 550/ per annum.(4 Books and 4 Periodicals for 3 weeks)
Junior Junction - Rs. 550/ per annum. (3 Books for 3 weeks)
Institution Members - Rs.4000/ (Borrow 20 Books and 20 Magazines for 3 weeks and 2 videos for 5 days)

Address :
British Council Library,
British Deputy High Commission,
# 737 Anna Salai, Chennai - 600 002,
Phone: 2852 5002,
Fax: 2852 3234
E-mail: contact@bc-madras.bcindia.sprintsmx.ems.vsnl.net.in

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