What is an American Corner?
Brief Description
American Corners are partnerships between the Public Affairs sections of U.S. Embassies and host institutions. They provide access to current and reliable information about the U.S. via book collections, the Internet, and through local programming to the general public. Sponsored jointly by a U.S. embassy and a host country organization, an American Corner serves as an information outpost similar to a public library reference service. The multi-media, book and periodical collections are open and accessible. Associated reading or meeting rooms are made available to host program events and activities (i.e. author readings, films, speaker programs, workshops, films, meetings, and exhibits).
The fundamental function of the American Corner is to make information about the U.S. available to foreign publics at large. At a minimum, an American Corner should consist of a collection of books in English about the U.S. The book collection may include reference titles, works of fiction, business and government publications. American Corners also provide access to U.S. information through supervised Internet access, audio and video products, CDs, and CD-ROMs. Host institution personnel staff the Corners. Access to American Corner collection is free and open to all interested citizens of the host country. Local staff are fluent in English and demonstrate programming skills.
Useful Links
U.S. Embassy in Ankara
http://ankara.usembassy.gov
U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul:
http://istanbul.usconsulate.gov
U.S. Consulate in Adana:
http://adana.usconsulate.gov
Ankara IRC
http://ankara.usembassy.gov/irc.html
Istanbul IRC
http://istanbul.usconsulate.gov/general_information2.html
About USA
http://ankara.usembassy.gov/about_the_usa.html
About Turkey
http://ankara.usembassy.gov/about_turkey2.html
Turkish American Associations in Turkey
http://ankara.usembassy.gov/in_turkey.html
Turkish American Associations in the United States
http://ankara.usembassy.gov/in_america.html
"Guide to the 2008 Election"
http://uspolitics.america.gov/uspolitics/elections/index.html
American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/
United States Government Resources on the Internet
http://fakulteler.atauni.edu.tr/disiliski/belgeler/resources.doc
U.S. Department of State (http://www.state.gov/)
The home page of the Department which focuses more on U.S. Policy. It contains links to all U.S. Missions, Statements and Reports.
The White House (http://www.whitehouse.gov/)
Policies, news, appointments, speeches and historical information—all are included on this website.
International Information Programs (IIP) (http://usinfo.state.gov/)
The principal gateway to the State Department’s overseas presence on the World Wide Web. Includes Electronic Journals as well as the Washington File, thematic and geographic web pages and a link to InfoUSA which provides answers to the public’s most frequently asked questions about the U.S. It has links to major U.S. Government agencies, International Organizations, NGOs, etc.
FirstGov (http://www.firstgov.gov/)
Intended to be the first resource to find government information on the Internet, with topics ranging from business and economy to science and technology. Links to 30 million web pages by topic.
GPO Access (Government Printing Office) (http://www.gpoaccess.gov/)
Free, public, online access to official information from all three branches of the Federal Government . This is a searchable site for full-text documents – legal, statistical and historical.
Library of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/)
Bibliographic access to the LOC collections and home of Thomas, the name for the legislative database of the U.S. Congress. American Memory, provides access to digitized graphic material from the library’s collections. The LOC site provides access and links to a huge amount of research material.
Statistical Abstract of the United States (http://www.census.gov/statab/www/)
An annual compilation of demographic, economic, educational, and many more statistics from the U.S.
Supreme Court (http://www.supremecourtus.gov/)
The official page of the U.S. Supreme Court. It contains full texts of S.C. cases and much more information about the Court and its proceedings.
United States Visas ("Secure Borders, Open Doors") (http://www.UnitedStatesVisas.gov/)
This is a new website designed to help streamline the visa process for applicants at U.S. embassies and consulates around the world.
American Corner at Atatürk University
Coordinator: Assist. Prof. Ahmet BEŞE
Spec. Aysel ÇATAL
Address: Central Library, Ataturk Unıversity, Erzurum
Phone number: 90 442 231 37 14
Fax number: 90 442 236 10 14
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