The AC collection includes books, periodicals, CD-ROMs, videotapes, VCDs, DVDs, posters and publications of private and public American organizations and agencies.
The AC is airconditioned and has facilities for Internet access and for viewing videotapes, VCDs and DVDs.
ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS
- AC collections' bibliographic information can be accessed in the Internet through Web Collection Plus and the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC).
- Books are arranged according to Dewey Decimal Classification System.
NEWLY ARRIVED MATERIALS
(As of January 2012)
I. Books
- Globalizing American Studies
- Historically Black Colleges and University: an encyclopedia
- Keywords: for American Studies
- The New American Cooking
II. Audio Books
- Daniel's Story
- The Long Road to Gettysburg
III. DVDs
- American Legends
- Apollo 13
- Band of Brothers (10 parts & 6 discs)
- The Best Picture Collection (Columbia Pictures 11 films, 64 Academy awards)
- The Busby Berkeley Collection (6 parts)
- Buster Keaton: short films collection
- Casablanca
- Charlie Chaplin: short comedy classics (7 parts)
- Five Hundred (500) Nations
- The Fog of War
- Forrest Gump
- For All Mankind
- Glory
- Gone with the Wind
- The Grapes of Wrath
- Hoop Dreams
- Ken Burns American Brooklyn Bridge
- Ken Burns American Statue of Liberty
- Looney Tunes Golden Collection vol. 2
- The Missiles of October
- No Direction Home (Bob Dylan)
- The Robert Drew Kennedy Films Collection (2 parts)
- Roots
- Singin' in the Rain
- Spellbound
- Sullivan's Travels
- That's Entertainment
IV. Decors
- Jumbo Inflate Uncle Sam
- American Flag Bunting
- Table Skirt
- Centerpiece
(As of November 2011)
I. Book
- America's Musical Life: a History
II. DVDs
- Digital Nation
- Frontline: College Inc.
- Introducing the United States of America
- America: Discovery to Revolution (3 parts)
- 21st Century Turning Points in U.S. History (4 parts)
III. Latest Issues of Journals and Magazines
(As of July 2011)
I. Book
- Answering Kennedy's: Pioneering the Peace Corps in the Philippines
II. Latest Issues of Journals and Magazines
(As of March 2011)
I. Book
- Contemporary American Poetry
II. English Language Materials
- In the Loop
- Picture U.S./poster/papershow
- WordScapes (folder with mini-posters and Teacher's guide)
- Lighter Side of TEFL
- Sing Out Loud: traditional song (CD)
- Sing Out Loud: Children Song (CD)
- Book marks (shaping the way we teach English)
III. Latest Issues of Journals and Magazines
(As of January 2011)
I. Books
- African American Inventors
- The African American Religious Experience
- Blacks in Political Office
- Civil Liberties
- The Constitution and Founding of America
- The Industrial Revolution
- Legal System
- The Struggle for Equality: Landmark Court Cases
- The Transcontinental Railroad
II. DVDs
- Black/White and Brown
- Edward R. Murrow
- Looney Tunes Golden Collection
- The Premiere Frank Capra Collection
- Turner Classic Movies Greatest Classic Films (American Musicals)
- Walt Disney Treasure: Disney Rarities
III. Games
- The Game of Scattergories (Adult)
- The Game Last Word: an Uproarious Race to Have the Final Say!
- The Game of Unspeakable Fun Taboo
- Boggle
IV. Latest Issues of Journals and Magazines