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American Libraries in IndiaMembership/Collections/Reference and Electronic Resources/American Library PublicationsThe American Libraries in India provide information about the United States, its people, and its policies in support of the American Embassy mission to promote mutual understanding, culture and information exchange between the United States and India. The four Libraries in India, located in Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, and New Delhi offer a range of resources, programs and services to provide accurate and up-to-date information on contemporary American politics and society, international relations, U.S. economy and global issues. We serve people from all walks of life including students, teachers, researchers, government officials, politicians, media representatives, and business professionals. We serve enrolled members, walk-in patrons, answer telephone queries, reply to mail and e-mail inquiries. Our Libraries are open to the public for reference, research and borrowing facilities. American Libraries in India
Membership The American Libraries in India offer three types of memberships: Individual, Distance, and Institutional. To be a library member one must be residing in India and be 16 years of age or above. A membership enrollment processing fee may be paid in person by cash, or a demand draft drawn in favor of the American Embassy, New Delhi or American Consulate at Kolkata/Chennai/Mumbai. Do not send cash through the post. We offer distance membership to people residing in adjoining areas of Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai. In distance membership books are sent through registered post and members can request customized bibliographies on specific subjects of their interest.
Institutional membership is designed for profit earning and non-profit organizations. For details, contact the American Library closest to you.
Collections Our collections consist of multidisciplinary American books, journals, reference materials, U.S. government publications, and think tank reports. In our four Libraries we have a total collection of about 82,721 books, 586 print periodicals with over a 10,000 journals in electronic format, 2,425 videocassettes, and subscriptions to several leading American newspapers. Our resources range from general reference and circulation collections to specialized collections of business management materials, American studies. The collections address issues such as encouraging Indo-US trade, promoting economic reform, infrastructure development, sustainable development, drug abuse, AIDS prevention and reduction, human rights, democracy, the global information infrastructure, multiculturalism, American society and values, history and politics. Each thematic area is supported by books, periodicals and videocassettes. In addition to print materials, all the four Libraries provide access to information in several electronic formats: CD-ROMs and online databases ESL Corner The ESL Corner, a new section of the American Libraries, aims to promote the teaching of American English by providing audiovisual materials to improve spoken English and resource materials to help English teachers. Reference and Electronic Resources Reference resources available at the American Libraries in India include dictionaries, directories, encyclopedias, almanacs, periodicals, periodical indexes, CD-ROM databases and online databases. In most cases, the reference collection is best used through a personal visit where professionally trained librarians provide customized service. However, if you cannot visit us, Library staff can respond to research and reference queries submitted through telephone, fax, mail, or e-mail. Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) The Library holdings can be accessed by a computerized Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC). It allows searches for materials by key words, or through several access points like author, title, subject. The OPAC allows us to share resources among our four Libraries. This enables a book located in one Library to be easily lent to a patron at any other American Library. Online Systems The American Libraries in India are moving towards greater electronic access to information. Presently, several commercial and government online services are being used for value-added information access. Our reference librarians can access these online databases for your information needs. Some of the subscription-based online services are: FirstSearch OCLC Online Computer Library Center’s online reference search tool that provides access to more than 87 million records via WorldCat and millions of full-text, full- image articles from thousands of serials delivers quality content from WorldCat and dozens of quality databases of bibliographic and full-text content. EBSCO A powerful online reference system that offers a variety of full-text databases on almost all subjects covering sciences, social sciences and humanities. The database Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Another database, Business Source Premier, provides articles from nearly 7800 scholarly journals including more than 1,125 peer- reviewed business publications. Factiva Provides a single point of access to a deep archive of news and business information not available on the free web, from nearly 9,000 sources in 22 languages, including influential local, national and international newspapers, leading business magazines, trade publications, and newswires, including Dow Jones, Reuters Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. It also provides access to historical market data, interactive charting, financial statements, and company reports from D&B, and Investext. Galenet Database Gale's Info Track One File provides instant, user-friendly access to more than 7,200 periodicals, including 3,700 full-text titles, and puts 21 million database records at users' fingertips with a single search inquiry. Gale's Ready Reference Shelf incorporates 15 of Gale's most popular general reference databases, allowing users access to more than 320,000 entries. Lexis-Nexis A full text database of current and historic federal legislation, bill tracking, bill texts, state legislation, case law, law reviews and over 6,000 full text news sources and periodicals including the New York Times, Washington Post and AP wires. ProQuest Direct A database of over 4,000 indexed titles and over 2,000 full text journals with images covering current news and events, fields of research, and corporate information. CD-ROM Products The American Library offers an extensive collection of CD-ROM databases covering a broad range of resources focused on international relations, economic development & trade, management, intellectual property rights, social and political issues, and human rights. American Library Publications The American Libraries in India provide value added services through various in-house publications: Article & Web Alert is a digest of recent popular and scholarly magazine articles and website summaries that highlight major issues in domestic affairs and global concerns. Recipients of Article & Web Alert may request the full-text of the articles to be mailed to them. Book Alert is an annotated list of newly acquired books. The Indo-American Cooperative Publishing Program Catalogue lists American books reprinted in India under the Indo-American Cooperative Publishing Reprint Program. The Union List of Serials is a consolidated listing of American journals available in our Libraries. Computer-generated customized bibliographies of books are made available to patrons for their use. Institutional Members may receive the following in addition to the above publications. "Electronic Journals" examine major issues facing the United States and the international community. SPAN, a bimonthly magazine published by the Public Affairs Section of the American Embassy.
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American Library, New Delhi Monday to Friday - 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday - 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. |
American Library, Mumbai Monday, Wednesday, Friday - 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
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American Library, Kolkata Monday to Friday - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday - 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
American Library, Chennai Monday to Friday - 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. |