The American Center funds comprises 10,500 books, 2 292 of which belong to the reference collection and 8 208 to the circulation and may be checked out. All the books are on open stacks – this is the core principle of any American library and it is convenient for both our patrons and staff.

The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) was used in formatting our collection. The main goal of the classification is to arrange editions by fields of study and to facilitate the search.

In our collection, basic classes are organized by disciplines or fields of study. The whole collection is divided into ten main classes, which together cover the entire world of knowledge. Each main class is further divided into ten divisions, and each division into ten sections. Depending on what field of study a book belongs to, it is classified to a certain division in our library and a certain alphanumeric call number is stuck to the spine of the book. You will use this index to find a book on the stacks and to quickly find its place on the stacks.

Here is the main ten divisions of our collection:

• 000 Generalities
• 100 Philosophy & Psychology
• 200 Religion
• 300 Social Sciences
• 400 Language
• 500 Natural Sciences & Mathematics
• 600 Technology (Applied Sciences)
• 700 The Arts
• 800 Literature & Rhetoric
• 900 Geography & History

To have a clear idea of the whole classification you can visit web-site Cyber Dewey.

Books

The American Center collection contains books on business and economics, political and social sciences, law and legislation, management, marketing, statistics, and the history and geography of the United States., books for children.We also have 82 periodicals, databases, encyclopedias and over 1,500 works of fiction. The collection is divided into two sections: circulation books that can be checked out, and reference materials - encyclopedias, directories, and the most valuable for the Center books. Reference materials cannot be taken home. You will also find the collection of books on tape that are checked out.

Pro-Quest and JSTOR Databases

The American Center offers its visitors a unique opportunity to work with Pro-Quest and JSTOR Databases. They comprise thousands of articles from the American magazines and journals online. You will be able to search the article you need by keyword, author of the article, title of the magazines, etc.

Periodicals

There are 82 periodicals at the American Center that you can read in the library reading room. Here you will see the list of periodicals and internet links to the web pages of newspapers and magazines.

Internet

There is a free internet access at the American Center. You should sign up at the circulation desk or over telephone to use it for one hour a day.