Printed Resources
Reference Books
The IRC has a
non-circulating current book collection of approximately 1,200 volumes
which consists of specialized reference publications on the U.S and
related subjects, general encyclopedias and dictionaries.
IRC
Catalog : http://69.63.217.22/U10086Staff/OPAC/index.asp
Periodicals
The IRC subscribes to over 30
journals, magazines and newspapers covering subjects from politics,
journalism, foreign policy, environment, information technology,
education and global issues to popular American culture and history.
Book of the Week
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The Great American University: Its Rise to Preeminence, Its Indispensable National Role, Why It Must Be Protected?. Author: Jonathan R. Cole. 2010
The American research university is arguably the world’s most powerful engine of innovation and discovery. Yet it is widely misunderstood. This book traces the origin and the evolutions of American great universities and further analyzes the current American higher education’s challenges and prospects.
Periodical Corner
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education is a weekly publication academe's resource for news and information. The contents are for higher education faculty and administrators also others interested in the field of higher education, such as researchers, students, federal and state legislators, government policy makers, and taxpayers. An annual almanac issue covers facts and statistics about U.S. higher education at both the national and state level.
Available online at: http://chronicle.com