Information Resource Center

General Information

The Information Resource Center (IRC) at the U.S. Consulate in Shenyang is one of the largest collections of information about the United States in all of Northeastern China.  It specializes in providing information on American politics, economics, and social and cultural life.The IRC is open from Monday to Friday from 9:00 - 11:30 am, and 1:30 - 5:00 pm by Appointment Only, you may contact us by phone: (024) 2322-2976 or by fax: (024) 2322-1505. Please present your identification card or passport at the main entrance to the Consulate for entry.

The IRC is closed on American and Chinese Holidays.

*Please note that the Information Resource Center does not answer or discuss visa questions. All visa inquires should be directed to the Visa Section.

Resources Available At The Shenyang IRC

Periodical Holdings
More than 40 American periodicals, covering a wide range of subject areas.

DVD
A growing base of DVDs about study of the U.S.

Video Tape Collection
A growing base of video tapes about the U.S.

Internet Resources
In addition to internet access computers, visitors can search the ProQuest databases to which the IRC subscribes. 

Reference Books
A book collection of over 800 volumes, focused primarily on American studies.
Book loans to researchers are available upon request. Click here to see the full list.

Educational Material
A 150-volume collection to help students who wish to study in the U.S.

Reference Research
Reference research on wide range of topics concerning the United States.

Article Alert Service
Selected abstracts of current articles on major US topics. Full-text of articles are available upon request.

Electronic Journals
Monthly collections of full-text articles by U.S. and international experts, with focus on U.S. Foreign Policy, Economics, Democracy, Global Issues and U.S. Society and Values.

Publications by Topics
All electronic versions of IIP publications were brought to the website of IRC Shenyang. Please click here to view the complete text,.

Blogs
Your source for conversation and debate on the topics that influence our world.

Photo Gallery
Links to special photo gallery collections on a variety of issues.

Podcasts
A weekly U.S. foreign policy newsletter in high quality audio.

Video
Online videos with U.S. experts on a variety of topics.