The Information Resource Center

Online Databases

The IRC subscribes to the following online databases.     

1. ProQuest Direct
2. Digital National Security Archive
3. Factiva
4. Lexis-Nexis
   

ProQuest

ProQuest provides immediate access to an extensive collection of newspapers, journals, periodicals, magazines, and other information sources. It provides citations and/or abstracts of over 3,700 U.S. periodicals and newspapers.
Digital National Security Archive

Digital National Security Archive

The Digital National Security Archive the most comprehensive collection available of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945. It contains more than 63,000 declassified U.S. government documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions. These documents derive from the CIA, the FBI, the Defense Department and numerous other government agencies.

Factiva

Factiva is a global news and business information service that provides full-text access to over 10,000 sources from 152 countries in 22 languages, including newswires, newspapers, magazines and trade publications.

Lexis-Nexis

Lexis-Nexis provides full-text access to a wide range of legal, news and business information. It includes U.S. federal and state case law, statues, regulations, secondary sources such as law reviews; major U.S. and international newspapers and magazines; and business and financial information.

Contact us now to make an appointment and come in to use our resources:
Information Resource Center
Room 532, No. 1376 Nanjing West Road, Shanghai, 200040
Tel: 021-6279-7662 x 4678            
Fax: 021-6279-7603
Email: ShanghaiIRC@state.gov