American Center Korea’s New Public Hours: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Weekdays

As of Thursday, December 1, 2011, the American Center Korea (formerly known as the Information Resource Center) at the U.S. Embassy, located at 10 Namyoung-dong, Youngsan-gu, has now open to the public from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays. [Full Text]

Public Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Information Desk: Tel 02-397-4649
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American Center Korea

The American Center Korea (ACK), the U.S. Embassy’s reference and research provider, delivers information about U.S. policy and society to the Korean people.

Our goal is to provide specialized, accurate and authoritative information about the United States to Korean institutions and professionals. Materials in the ACK cover key subjects about the United States: its government, economy, society, culture and people.

American Center Programs & Activities

Embassy Youth Forum: Real People Talking

A monthly discussion forum which is American diplomats and interested Korean youth sit at the same table, voicing honest opinions on contemporary issues facing the U.S. and Korea.
American Cultural Series

To celebrate American holidays and other special events, the U.S. Embassy schedulesAmerican Cultural Series events for Korean youth and the public consisting of speakers, prizes and performances.
Window on America

A glimpse into the U.S. through books and USG publications are placed in educational institutions throughout Korea. View WoA map »
Mission Speaker Program

Arranged by request, this interactive presentation program provides a dialogue with American diplomats, students and/or organizations.
American Center Exhibitions & Fairs

American Center actively participates in and designs exhibitions and book fairs throughout the country. Holding these activities helped to reach out to local public and promoted various U.S. cultures.
American Center Leadership Conference

American Center provides WoA institutions, local scholars and librarians a few opportunities to learn and share various aspects of library services and programs in Korea and in the U.S. among themselves.
American Center Orientation

American Center briefings or orientations for groups can be arranged by requests made in advance. Please contact at AmericanCenterKorea for American Center Orientation.

American Center Resources

The following resources are available in American Center. Materials are added continuously.

Web Catalog :
933 American DVDs
15 Online Databases
More than 120 USG publications
1,100 CD-ROM databases on a wide variety of topics
120 U.S. print magazines and over 3,200 full text in electronic magazines
3,600 reference books

Fiction/Non-Fiction | Children’s Picture Books | Study USA & Travel USA Materials | English Learning Materials | Atlases and USA MapsIR
U.S. daily newspapers - print copy

International Herald Tribune | Stars and Stripes | The New York Times | The Wall street Journal

American Center Products and Services

Ask a Librarian! (Reference & Research Service)

Ask American Center if you have questions about the United States! Contact us at AmericanCenterKorea@state.gov
Article Alert Service (Subscription Service)

This monthly e-mail service sends abstracts of articles on significant issues in five thematic areas — international relations, environment, economics and trade, U.S. social and political processes, and the arts and humanities. Full text articles are available on request.
E-infoUSA (Subscription Service)

This e-mail outreach service sends the official texts of transcripts and articles from the U.S. government and various think-tanks as they are published.
Free USG Publications (Print and Online)

Free publications on various topics originally developed and produced by the U.S. government. Many of these publications are ideal for use as college textbooks or research material.
Topical Information Package

We provide information packages related to outreach programs involving the Embassy. Packages include fact sheets, significant USG documents, and links. Visit American Center to get information packages.