Serials -- Print

The U.S. Information Resource Center holds subscriptions to 45 periodicals. Individual issues of journals are not available for borrowing; however, articles may be requested from the IRC in Canberra through interlibrary loan.

Print subscriptions

American
ISSN 1932-8117

"a magazine of ideas for business leaders ... surveys the full scope of American life through the lens of business and economics."

American Spectator
ISSN 0148-8414

"analysis and commentary on all things red, blue and every shade in between"

Asian affairs: an American review
ISSN 0092-7678

"insight into developments in politics, economics, security, and international relations, especially between Asian nations and the United States"

Asian Survey
ISSN 0004-4687

"a review of contemporary Asian affairs"

Atlantic Monthly
ISSN 1072-7825

"a considered look at all aspects of our national life"

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
ISSN 0096-3402

"the magazine of global security news and analysis"

Campaigns & Elections
ISSN 0197-0771

"trade magazine for political consultants"

Challenge
ISSN 0577-5132

"a wide range of views on national and international economic affairs"

Commentary
ISSN 0010-2601

"The magazine is primarily known as the intellectual home of the neoconservative movement [...] As part of its historical mission, [it] has always taken a special interest in Jewish issues and the state of Israel."

CQ Weekly
ISSN 1521-5997

"Established as the most in-depth and accurate congressional news source, ... contains an unbiased and comprehensive roundup of all-important Capitol Hill activity from the previous week."

Current History
ISSN 0011-3530

"a journal of contemporary world affairs"

Daedalus
ISSN 0011-5266

"the official journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences"

Environment
ISSN 0013-9157

"science and policy for sustainable development"

Foreign Affairs
ISSN 0015-7120

"America's most influential publication on international affairs and foreign policy" published by the Council on Foreign Relations

Foreign Policy
ISSN 0015-7228

"global politics, economics and ideas" published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Futurist
ISSN 0016-3317

Published by the World Future Society, the magazine "takes no stand on what the future will or should be like [and] strives to serve as a neutral clearinghouse of ideas."

Government Executive
ISSN 0017-789X

" a business magazine serving senior executives and managers in the federal government's departments and agencies"

Harpers Magazine
ISSN 0017-8012

"an American journal of literature, politics, culture, and the arts published continuously from 1850"

Harvard International Review
ISSN 0739-1854

"underappreciated topics in the international affairs discourse and underappreciated perspectives on more widely discussed topics"

Information Today
ISSN 8755-6286

"The most widely read publication in the information industry, this is the only newspaper designed to meet the needs of the information professional."

International Security
ISSN 0162-2889

"essays on all aspects of the control and use of force, from all political viewpoints"

Journal of Democracy
ISSN 1045-5736

"focuses on analyzing democratic regimes and movements around the world"

Library Journal
ISSN 0363-0277

"a one-stop source for all the information that library directors, managers, and others in public, academic, and corporate/institutional libraries, need to run their libraries and make all their purchasing decisions"

Nation
ISSN 0027-8378

"an earnest effort to bring to the discussion of political and social questions a really critical spirit, and to wage war upon the vices of violence, exaggeration, and misrepresentation by which so much of the political writing of the day is marred"

National Interest
ISSN 0884-9382

"one of the premier journals in the field of international affairs"

National Journal
ISSN 0360-4217

"the leading weekly on the policy-making process"

National Review ISSN 0360-4217

"mega-dose of conservative wisdom that will help to keep your political sanity and separate the truth from the liberal media fiction"

New Republic
ISSN 0028-6583

"an intelligent, stimulating and rigorous examination of American politics, foreign policy and culture"

Newsweek
ISSN 0028-9604

"comprehensive coverage of world events"

Orbis
ISSN 0030-4387

"American foreign policy and national security, as well as in-depth analysis on important international developments"

Policy Review
ISSN 0146-5945

"new and serious thinking and writing about the issues of our day"

Presidential Studies Quarterly

"the only scholarly journal that focuses on the most powerful political figure in the world - the president of the United States"

Proceedings of the U.S. Naval Institute
ISSN 0041-798X

"A forum for spirited debate on issues affecting today's armed services, it is 'must' reading for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard."

Prologue
ISSN 0033-1031

"stories based on the rich holdings and programs of [the National Archives and Records Administration], the regional archives, and the presidential libraries from across the nation"

Public Administration Review
ISSN 0033-3352

"the premier journal in the field of public administration research, theory, and practice"

Regulation
ISSN 0147-0590

"the latest academic research on the nature and effects of regulation"

SAIS Review of International Affairs
ISSN 0036-0775

"a fresh and policy-relevant perspective to global political, economic, and security questions"

Scientific American
ISSN 0036-8733

"unique insights about developments in science and technology"

Searcher
ISSN 1070-4795

"explores and deliberates on a comprehensive range of issues important to the professional database searcher. The magazine is targeted to experienced, knowledgeable searchers and combines evaluations of data content with discussions of delivery media."

Smithsonian
ISSN 0037-7333

"chronicles the arts, history, sciences and popular culture of the times"

Society
ISSN 0147-2011

"new ideas and research findings from all the social sciences"

Technology Review
ISSN 1099-274X

"to promote the understanding of emerging technologies and to analyze their commercial, economic, social, and political impacts on society, government, businesses, academic institutions, and individuals"

Time
ISSN 0040-781X

U.S. domestic edition

U.S. News & World Report
ISSN 0041-5537

"objective, up-to-date news coverage"

Washington Quarterly
ISSN 0163-660X

"a journal of international affairs, analyzing global strategic changes and their public policy implications."

Note: Each blurb may be found within that journal's webpages.

Contact information

The IRC in Canberra is closed on Australian and American holidays.

U.S.Information Resource Center Canberra

National Press Club Building
16 National Circuit
Barton, ACT 2600

Phone Hours: 8AM to 12:30PM and 1:30PM to 5PM
Visitor Hours: 10AM to 12:30PM and 1:30PM to 4:30PM
Please call ahead as the IRC may be closed for a program.


Tel: (02) 6214-5874 (then press 4)
Fax: (02) 6273-2297
Email: info@usembassy-australia.state.gov

Last update 14 December 2007

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