United States Reference Service

The U.S. Reference Service provides reference and referral services for Australians on U.S. policy and federal legislation. Fields covered include Australia - U.S. relations, economics and trade, domestic politics and government, foreign affairs, and defense.

Reference specialists accept enquiries for texts of speeches by U.S. government officials, current federal legislation, biographical information, and contact details for U.S. organizations. Librarians can also determine status, text and information of bills currently before the U.S. Congress.

The U.S. USRS Canberra is predominantly an electronic library, however, it does receive the most prominent periodicals in the fields of international relations and U.S. domestic and foreign policy and has a small reference collection. Items in this collection are not available for loan.

The U.S. USRS Sydney is an electronic library. It is not open to the public.

Resources

• U.S.–Australia relations: Links to news, publications and websites on issues of interest to the Australian and United States governments.
• E-resources: Links to news, publications and websites on topics of interest.
• Frequently asked questions: Answers to general questions about the United States of America.
• Serials — print: Links and list of our current subscriptions.
• Web alert: Lists of resources available at no cost on the internet.

Contact information

The IRCs are closed on Australian and American holidays.

U.S.Reference Service Canberra

National Press Club Building
16 National Circuit
Barton, ACT 2600

Phone Hours

8:00am - 12:30pm and 1:30pm - 5:00pm

Visitor Hours

10:00am - 12:30pm and 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Please call ahead as the IRC may be closed for a program.

Telephone

(02) 6214-5874 (then press 4)

Fax

(02) 6273-3051

Email

info@usembassy-australia.state.gov

U.S. Reference Service Sydney

Address

American Consulate General
Level 59
MLC Centre
19-29 Martin Place
Sydney, NSW 2000

Telephone

(02) 9373-9228

Fax

(02) 9221-0551

Email

librarian@usembassy-australia.state.gov

All visitors to the U.S. Consulate General, Sydney must report to security on Level 10.

Note: Please do not send visa questions to the IRC mailbox. Visa questions should be directed to amvisa@state.gov.

Last update Tuesday, 15 July 2008