IRC AS
AN INFORMATION AGENT
LOKAKARYA NASIONAL JARINGAN LAYANAN
PERPUSTAKAAN, LITERATUR DAN INFORMASI
KESEHATAN
BANDUNG, 6 OKTOBER 2011
IRC HIGHLIGHTS
 IRC staff are professionally trained librarians. We
use our knowledge and access to specialized
information resources to answer questions about
the United States and issues of global diplomatic
concern.
 IRC collections are made up of information
resources, both electronic and print, that are
selected for their relevance to public diplomacy
and embassy objectives.
IRC COMMUNICATION TOOLS
 IRC portal (intranet)
 American Corners Indonesia
 elibrary USA and other databases
 Program/Training/Conference
 Newsletter/Information packages
 Share Zone (sharing products, presentations, other
contributions)
 Mailing list - Listservs and IRC Knowledge Base
IRC PORTAL
American Centers Network
American Corners Support
eLibraryUSA
Information Technology
IRC Management Tools
IRCs Around the World
Metrics & Evaluation
Outreach & Program
Reference and Research
SHARE ZONE
IRC Community (intranet
blog)
Mailing list – Listserv
and Knowledge Base
(intranet)
U.S. State Department
Library (Bunche library)
databases (intranet)
IRC NETWORK
182 at embassies
worldwide.
450+ locally
employed staff.
Others section in
the Embassy
Partner with over
400 local
institutions to
share information
on U.S. society and
values
POSSIBILITY PATNERSHIP
 Cooperation in doing program/training
 Using IRC Products and Services
 elibrary USA users
-Health Resources
Global Issue in Context – Health and Medicine
HIV Resources, http://www.socio.com/hivrapinteractive.php
Teen Health and Wellness
-English Language Learner (EBSCOhost)
 Sharing scholarship/exchanges program
opportunities for students/contacts
PARTNERSHIP WITH 10 AMERICAN CORNERS
1. IAIN Sumatera Utara
6. UGM, Yogya
2. USU Medan
7. UMY, Yogya
3. UIN Syarif
8. UNAIR, Surabaya
Hidayatullah,
Jakarta
4. IAIN Walisongo,
Semarang
5. ITB, Bandung
9. UMM, Malang
10. UNHAS, Makassar
PARTNERSHIP WITH IRC
Information Resource Center
Public Affairs Section
U.S. Embassy Jakarta
Tel.: 021-350-8467
Fax : 021-350-8466
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://jakarta.usembassy.gov/irc.html
Oktiviane Sinaga, Director
Ade Farida and Endang Sri Nuryanti, Reference Specialist
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