The Alliance Française de Trivandrum has a French Information Resource Centre that provides the only exclusive French library of books and multimedia collections in the state of Kerala. With a collection of over 2500 documents, this becomes "The Window to Contemporary France" in Kerala. FIRC is a data bank and specialized library with French and English books on and related to France. FIRC Trivandrum has two micro specialty fields: - Geography/Tourism & Stage Arts.

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FIRC also caters to those who want books in English and French, dealing with France: Culture, Politics, Gastronomy, Language, French Literature - Novels, Poetry, Theatre, Criticism, and Non-Fiction, French History, Fine Arts, Philosophy, Cinema and Reference Books in the form of Language Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Anthologies.

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We also have a collection for children comprising comics, fairy tales and fiction in easy French or in English.

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The Indi-French link is naturally central to our interest. Therefore we have books and journals dealing with diplomatic relations, culture and arts such as "EU-India Update", the bi-monthly newsletter of EC Delegation giving an update on various activities organised by the European Commission in India and highlighting major news developments in the EU.

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Pattrika, the bulletin of the French Research Institutes in India is available as well: http://www.csh-delhi.com/Publications/pattrikalist

Audio-visual / Multimedia documents

The FIRC serves as a centre to improve your skills of French language with interactive multimedia, audio cassettes, Audio CDs and French movies with English subtitles. We also have a good collection of documentaries on France.

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What if the document you need is not here, but available at an other Alliance? Simple! As for accessing the resources from other Alliances, you can identify where the document of your requirements is located - through our Union Catalogue: http://firc.paprika.net/opacweb and use the inter library borrowings application form. And the cost? Just the shipment charge will be levied on you. Rules of lending are the same as with the documents at your own Centre.

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Thus in reality, the resources at FIRC Trivandrum are much more than what it seems: we are a big network!

Fonds Tournants

We give added value to our members by an interesting facility of a touring collection. The collections that come under the domains of music, films and books, stop by at each Alliance for a period of three months. Here they can be borrowed by members. They are a lot of fresh resources in English. So don't miss them!

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TV5: your Window to the World

Members can watch programmes like films, documentaries, news and music on TV5 at the viewing facility installed at FIRC. For details log on to:

Info on France

Need More Info on France?
We are here to help you.
Information on important websites of France on the web is available at the Center to help your navigation towards accurate and useful information on France. You can use an “info-inquiry” form in which to ask for detailed information on France. This can be mailed to FIRC New Delhi. You can contact Mr.Sadanandan in New Delhi who will help you more sada@fircdel.com
Or
Just log on to www.france-in-india , click About France , go to France on Web and get the detailed list of websites pertaining to any topic related to France.
Discover the world with wider horizons!!!

Higher Studies in France
For information regarding higher studies in France, you can contact Ms. Archana Chaudhary
Tel: 011 30410044
Email: archana.chaudhary@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Or
Ms.Seema Jain at Edu France desk, New Delhi.
Tel: (011) 30410060
Fax: (011) 30410059
E mail espace.newdelhi@edufrance.fr

The EduFrance website is - www.edufrance.fr

Other sites:-
Doctoral program in France
http://www.dr.education.fr/dea.html

Information on research grants
http://www.recherche.gouv.fr/recherche/formation/alloc.htm

Foundation Alfred Kastler, which specializes in arranging research periods in France for international scholars and faculty:
http://www.cnrs.fr/fnak

For details on scholarships for studying in France , contact
Ashok Kumar CHAROTH
In-Charge of Scholarship Cell
Embassy of France
2, Aurangzeb Road, New Delhi 110 011,
Telephone: (011) 2301 4682,
Fax: (011) 2301 6441;
e-mail:ashok.charoth@diplomatie.gouv.fr

Rules and Regulations
Every member can borrow 4 documents at one time
(3 books & 1 audio visual document)

In the case of an Institutional Member, the number of documents issued at a
time is 7 (5 books & 2 audio visual documents).

The borrowed documents can be kept for a period of two weeks. Renewal can be done once and thereafter, if necessary, documents can be reissued. Late return of the document carries a fine of Rs.2/-per day.

Users are responsible for the material borrowed and will be required to pay for loss or damage of documents. The charges are price of the lost item + 30% of the price (shipment and processing charges) or may replace the document themselves.

Membership (Existing rules are liable to change)
All Alliance Française members are directly privileged to use the Resource Centre.
Alliance Memberships are of four types,

    1. Annual Membership
    2. Life Membership
    3. Institutional Membership
    4. Students Membership

Every member who wishes to become Life or Annual member shall have to be introduced by two existing members. Only those members who have held their membership for a period of 12 months or more are eligible to introduce new members. Also every member eligible to introduce new members can give introduction to a maximum of three members during the year.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP
Validity Period- One year
Fee:
    1. Single membership - Rs.450/-
    2. Couple membership - Rs. 600/-

LIFE MEBERSHIP Fee:
    1. Single membership - Rs.3300/-
    2. Couple membership - Rs.4400/-

INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP Validity period - 3 years Fee: Rs.11,000/-

STUDENT MEMBERSHIP
Validity Period - One Year (During their course period)
Fee: Rs.100/-

Other than the above, we have a temporary membership for foreign nationalities. This is a kind of library membership.

THEY ARE NOT ALLIANCE MEMBERS.
Registration Fee: Rs.1000/- (refundable)
Annual fee: Rs.450/-(not refundable)

Working hours
(Attention: this schedule is liable to change without prior notice)
The French Information Resource Centre functions on all days except
Sundays and Mondays.
Forenoon: - 9 am-12 noon
Afternoon: - 3 pm-6 pm.
On Fridays, the timings are 9 am-12 pm & 5.30 pm-8.30 pm
Contact your librarian Leena Chandran @0471-2320666/777
Or
mail your queries to aftlibrary@afindia.org