International & Area Studies
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InternationalDatabases
Access World News
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The electronic editions of record for valuable local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as full-text content of key international sources.
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Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals
(Air University Library)
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This provides indexing to significant articles, news items, editorials and books reviews appearing in military and aeronautical periodicals, many of which are not indexed elsewhere.
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Archives Unbound
(Infotrac)
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Archives Unbound presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students at the college and university level.
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Bibliography of Asian Studies
(Bibliography of Asian Studies)
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The Bibliography of Asian Studies contains more than 410,000 records on all subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present.
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ciao
(Columbia International Affairs Online)
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Provides full-text access to: working papers, conference proceedings, journal abstracts, books, a schedule of events, policy briefs and economic indicators, links and resources, and maps and country data. Coverage begins in 1991.
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CQ Global Researcher
(Congressional Quarterly)
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This full-text database provides information on international issues and crises. Each report includes in-depth coverage of newsworthy global affairs from a multitude of international viewpoints. Coverage begins in 1923.
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CQ Homeland Security
(Congressional Quarterly)
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CQ Homeland Security is a one-stop web-based intelligence service offering up-to-date and comprehensive homeland security information. It provides daily news and analysis on the latest homeland security spending and policy issues and access to a special homeland security version of CQ schedules, complete with event dates, times and hearing room locations.
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CQ Researcher
(Congressional Quarterly)
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This full-text database provides information on current and controversial issues in areas such as economic, social, political and international affairs. Each report includes historical background, milestones, the current situation and outlook and the pros and cons of each issue. Coverage begins in 1923.
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CQ Today
(Congressional Quarterly)
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CQ Today is daily briefing of congressional activity. It provides a wrap-up of the previous day’s entire Hill news in addition to forward-looking reports on all activity scheduled for that day. CQ Today covers floor activity, hearings, all markups and behind-the-scenes developments.
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CQ Weekly
(Congressional Quarterly)
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This full-text database provides reports on significant legislation, floor action and major policy issues in Congress. Also included are: roll call votes, presidential speeches, election coverage and more. Coverage begins in 1983.
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Credo Reference
(Credo Reference)
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Credo Reference is a source that reference librarians and others use that compiles essential, factual information from specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference sources. Credo Reference is written for the interested researcher, not the specialist. It's a great place to start your research.
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CSA
(CSA)
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CSA has been incorporated into the ProQuest database
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CultureGrams
(ProQuest)
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CultureGrams Online Database is a reference for concise, reliable, and up-to-date cultural information on countries across the globe. Sections include: Background, The People, Customs and Courtesies, Lifestyle, and Society.
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Declassified Documents Reference System Online
(Infotrac)
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Full-text searchable Web documents range from correspondence and memoranda to minutes of cabinet meetings, technical studies, national security policy statements and intelligence reports. Major domestic and international events from the post-WWII era are covered.
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Digital National Security Archive
(ProQuest)
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Contains 24 complete collections of primary documents central to US foreign and military policy since 1945.
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DTIC Online
(Defense Technical Information Center)
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DTIC Online is a defense-oriented portal to the Deep Web for Scientific & Technical Information. The Deep Web is content that resides in searchable databases and can only be accessed via a direct query to the database. Since this content is not published as static web pages, it is not available on the "surface" Web and cannot be accessed directly through commercial and government search engines.
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Early Bird
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.mil domain only.
Daily compilations of published current news articles and commentary and verbatim transcripts of broadcast news reports and commentary concerning significant defense and defense-related national security issues. |
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ebrary
(ebrary)
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ebrary books are included as part of the library's collection, and may be accessed like other library electronic materials via a link in BOSUN. Access the full-text of over 43,000 books. Create a personal bookshelf and highlight and take notes in the books. Coverage includes the subject areas of Business & Economics, Computers & IT, Education, Engineering & Technology, History & Political Science, Humanities, Interdisciplinary & Area Studies, Language, Literature & Linguistics, Law, International Relations & Public Policy, Life Sciences, Medical, Nursing & Allied Health, Physical Sciences, Psychology & Social Work, Religion, Philosophy & Classics, Sociology & Anthropology. Notes: ebrary eBooks the library owns are accessible directly from ebrary or from a link in the BOSUN record for each. You do not need to register to have your own ebrary account: one will be automatically created for you when you click on the Login button for the first time. Important: be aware that when you login to ebrary to use personalized features such as your own bookshelf, you will be prompted with a PROXY login screen, even if you're on campus. ebrary’s “reader” function is not supported under many browsers, including AOL's, MSN's, Netscape 6, Opera, and others, including ISP-branded browsers. ebrary works well without it. ebrary permits printing in 30 page increments up to 60 pages per user session. To print, right click on text, select "print" and indicate the pages needed. Note of December 17, 2010: eBrary has changed its personalized account features. Users who set up ebrary personalized accounts before this date may wish to contact ebrary tech support at support@ebrary.com to have their previous bookshelf contents merged with a newer "SSO" bookshelf account. In your email, please provide your previous username and your new username and ask to have your bookshelves "merged". (To see your new username, log in and look in upper right of the screen. Your new name will appear as "Logged in as...") |
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Facts on International Relations and Security Trends
(Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI))
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Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST) is a free-of-charge service for politicians, journalists, researchers and the interested public. FIRST is a joint project of the International Relations and Security Network (ISN) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
It covers areas in the field of international relations and security, such as hard facts on armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and conventional weapons holding, nuclear weapons, chronology, statistics and other reference data.
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Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports 1941-1996
(NewsBank)
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Translated text of radio and television broadcasts, newspapers and periodicals, government statements, books, and other sources of unrestricted information such as databases and gray literature from non-English sources around the world.
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GPO Monthly Catalog
(Government Printing Office)
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Indexes many of the publications published by the Government Printing Office. When available, links to full text web documents are given. Coverage begins with July 1976.
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Index Islamicus
(ProQuest)
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Index Islamicus indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world including main Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, plus Muslim minorities elsewhere. It is produced by the Islamic Bibliography Unit at Cambridge University Library to transmit knowledge about Islamic and Middle East studies. Records included in the database cover almost a century of publications, with some going back to 1906. Over 2,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews. Journals and books are indexed down to the article and chapter level.
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Ingenta
(Ingenta)
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The Ingenta Library Gateway is a searchable database of more than 11 million citations from over 20,000 journals.
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Jane's Defence & Security Intelligence & Analysis
(Jane's)
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Database of terrorism news, events and analysis.
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Jane's Defence Industry
(Jane's)
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Analysis and news for the global defence industry.
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Jane's Defence Weekly
(Jane's)
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Covers geopolitical threats, new weapon technology and analyses of military activity around the world.
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Jane's Electronic Mission Aircraft
(Jane's)
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Covers the electronic mission systems installed in military, paramilitary and civilian fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles and aerostats that have a primary electronic mission.
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Jane's Electro-Optic Systems
(Jane's)
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Covers military electro-optic systems or systems with electro-optic elements, either in production, under development or in service with armies, navies and air forces throughout the world.
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Jane's Explosive Ordnance Disposal
(Jane's)
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All categories of potential unexploded ordnance are assessed, the data provided including not only a full description, with specifications, but also details of the munition's operational characteristics and related EOD considerations.
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Jane's Fighting Ships
(Jane's)
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Covers capabilities of modern navies, their ships, aircraft and weapons systems in service and under construction. Colour photographs and line drawings can be found throughout to assist your recognition needs. Jane's Fighting Ships' authoritative inventories for 163 navies around the world also supports your threat assessment, and with comprehensive surveys of global construction and modernization programmes.
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Jane's Helicopter Markets and Systems
(Jane's)
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Jane's Helicopter Markets and Systems is the most complete resource on the world's manned and unmanned helicopters and engines in use, in production, under development or being upgraded, within both the civilian and military markets.
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Jane's High Speed Marine Transportation
(Jane's)
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Jane's High-Speed Marine Transportation provides comprehensive and detailed specifications complete with images, on all types of high-speed marine craft including component and propulsion systems.
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Jane's Infantry Weapons
(Jane's)
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Jane's Infantry Weapons provides you with a detailed country-by-country analysis of all small arms and crew-served weapons in service around the world, making this resource ideal for recognition, market intelligence and threat assessment.
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Jane's Intelligence Review
(Jane's)
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Jane's Intelligence Review is dedicated to identifying transnational security risks before they hit the headlines. First-hand reports from correspondents across the world are combined with analysis from technical and subject experts to give you advance warning of step-changes in risk.
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Jane's Intelligence Weekly
(Jane's)
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Pinpointing major global upheavals before they happen and known as the world's most accurate early-warning service. This unique resource analyses the underlying causes of current and potential conflicts. Access to forecasts and behind-the-headlines revelations will help you monitor geopolitical developments and their impact on global stability.
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Jane's IntelWeb
(Jane's)
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Jane's IntelWeb combines Jane's Country Risk Daily Report and Jane's Terrorism Watch Report to offer you an integrated intelligence service.
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Jane's International ABC Aerospace Directory
(Jane's)
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Features government agencies; associations, defence forces, transport carriers and airports; as well as manufacturers, distributors, sales and service companies; and company divisions and field offices. Entries detail the address, telephone, fax and electronic contact details; previous organisation identities, financial and statistical information; personnel details, parent and subsidiary information; details of products and services as well as airfield reference data.
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Jane's International Defence Directory
(Jane's)
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Features government and diplomatic agencies; associations, defence forces as well as manufacturers, distributors and sales and service companies; and company divisions and field offices. Entries contain address, telephone, fax and electronic contact details; previous organisation identities, financial and statistical information; personnel details, parent and subsidiary information; as well as details of products, services and activities.
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Jane's International Defense Review
(Jane's)
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Jane's International Defence Review keeps you up-to-speed with current and emerging defence technologies, equipment and systems. Coverage includes upgrade programmes, strategic and security issues, electronics, computing, operations and training.
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Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst
(Jane's)
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Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst is the only English-language newsletter giving you real insight into political, economic and social developments in the Islamic world.
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Jane's Land Based Air Defence
(Jane's)
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Covers details of system development and status, technical descriptions, variants, specifications, over 900 photographs to support recognition, country inventories and manufacturer details.
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Jane's Marine Propulsion
(Jane's)
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Contains specifications of transmissions, propellers and related systems, combined with imagery and drawings. Covering all diesel and gas turbine engine and propulsion systems over 370 kW (500 hp), including manufacturer details and company history.
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Jane's Merchant Ships
(Jane's)
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Jane's Merchant Ships is first and foremost a recognition guide for those either at sea or in occupations where there is a need to identify merchant shipping. Line drawings and photographs, plus the use of a revised version of the Talbot Booth recognition system based on ship type, sequence and hull form.
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Jane's Military Communications
(Jane's)
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Jane's Military Communications provides all the details you need on the latest advances in communications systems and equipment designed for, and fielded by, armed forces around the world. This authoritative resource contains detailed descriptions of each system's development programme, its operating parameters, how it works in battlefield conditions, its capacity to integrate with other systems, plus, frequencies, transmission rates, dimensions, power supply and environmental performance.
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Jane's Military Vehicles and Logistics
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Covers the full range of military vehicles in any way connected with the logistical effort of armed forces around the world, ranging from armoured engineer vehicles to mine warfare equipment, and from trucks to bridging systems. Each equipment entry contains comprehensive technical descriptions, including specifications, as well as development history and current status..
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Jane's Mines and Mine Clearance
(Jane's)
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coverage includes details and analysis of mines, booby traps and fuzes found all over the world. Each of the detailed mine entries includes a full description, complete with specifications and operational characteristics; a guide on neutralisation and disarming procedures is also included. Colour photographs and sectioned diagrams assist recognition, show internal components and help to explain the operating method.
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Jane's Missiles and Rockets
(Jane's)
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News reports on all categories of missiles strategic and sub-strategic, tactical surface-to-surface, surface-to-air, air-to-surface, air-to-air, anti-ship, anti-submarine and anti-tank. Jane's Missiles and Rockets also reports on the latest developments in anti-missile defence.
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Jane's Naval Construction and Retrofit Markets
(Jane's)
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Contains information on shipbuilding companies and construction facilities; current construction programmes; refits and upgrades; naval budgets; plans and projects; and on the availability of second-hand hulls, manufacturers of naval weapons and equipment, ship designs on offer and data on shipyards and their facilities.
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Jane's Naval Weapon Systems
(Jane's)
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Details the products evolution and development, operational status and technical specifications. You'll also find accurate and reliable data on international naval weapons and related sensor systems currently in service or offered on the market.
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Jane's Navy International
(Jane's)
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The global magazine of naval operations and technology, Jane's Navy International provides coverage of key operations, technology and procurement issues as they affect maritime security.
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Jane's Nuclear Biological and Chemical Defence
(Jane's)
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Jane's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence offers both expert analysis of the NBC threat and comprehensive details on the manufacturers and their products involved in meeting that threat. It is ideal for providing guidance for threat assessment and for the procurement of defensive equipment identified as a requirement. Equipment entries include detailed descriptions, including specifications, together with availability status, manufacturer details and pictures or diagrams to enable comparison and appraisal.
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Jane's Police and Homeland Security Equipment
(Jane's)
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Features more than 1,600 items of law enforcement equipment, including firearms, armour and personal protection, alongside riot and crowd control equipment, communications, security equipment and more.
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Jane's Police Review
(Jane's)
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Police Review keeps you up-to-date with the latest developments in UK policing today.
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Jane's Radar and Electronic Warfare Systems
(Jane's)
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Covers the whole spectrum of surveillance, identification, targeting, control, intelligence gathering and self-protection systems for land, sea, air and space applications. Each entry contains technical descriptions on the role, format and capabilities, status and specifications of each system.
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Jane's Sentinel Country Risk Assessments
(Jane's)
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Jane’s Sentinel Country Risk Assessments combine expert analysis of the latest events and trends in political, security and military affairs with a detailed breakdown of global military and political structures on a regional basis. Each region is broken down by country with each country profile providing a detailed analysis of political, diplomatic and military capabilities.
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Jane's Simulation and Training Systems
(Jane's)
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Contains land, sea, air and multiple role training systems for civil and military personnel from over 700 companies worldwide. Includes details of the individual component systems involved, including image generation, visual display including Head-Mounted (VR) Displays, motion systems, controls, sound, trackers and touch-sensitive devices as well as explanations of the key technologies.
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Jane's Space Systems and Industry
(Jane's)
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Human, communications, imaging, scientific, Research & Development and other space applications are covered. Key objectives, developments and technical specifications of launch vehicles and in-service spacecraft are reviewed, including microsatellites and the new generation of small launchers. Space system prime contractors and major suppliers are profiled, with detailed listings of their space-related activities. Civil, military and commercial enterprises that buy, operate and support space technology and systems are covered.
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Jane's Strategic Weapon Systems
(Jane's)
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Analysis of offensive and defensive systems in use or under development including land-based, ship/submarine-based, air-launched and space-based systems. Weapon entries include details of type, development status and description including major operating modes, operational status, specifications and contractors.
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Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor
(Jane's)
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Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor will keep you informed about current issues in terrorism and counter-terrorism worldwide. Examine the issues behind terrorist campaigns, track trends in the strategy and operations of the world's terrorist and insurgent groups, and stay up-to-date with discussion of government policy responses to the terrorist threat.
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Jane's Transport Finance
(Jane's)
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Jane's Transport Finance brings you need-to-know finance intelligence, including debt pricing, structure, arrangers and lenders for debt deals in the aircraft, airport, shipping and rail rolling-stock sectors. Also provided is up-to-date information on mergers and acquisitions in the transport sector as well as financing trends, significant equity transactions and legislative activity impacting transportation.
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Jane's Underwater Security Systems and Technology
(Jane's)
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Covers underwater technology market, particularly in relation to “homeland” and maritime security, seabed survey, subsea surveillance and submarine rescue. Contains information on vehicles and vehicle systems, seabed mapping systems, harbour, port and vessel surveillance and protection systems, and submarine rescue systems.
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Jane's Underwater Warfare Systems
(Jane's)
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Covers underwater weapons, equipment and related systems currently in service or offered on the market including details on system components, specifications and manufacturers.
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Jane's Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Targets
(Jane's)
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Contains details of over 180 UAVs, 120 aerial targets and 240 subsystems, this authoritative resource is the most comprehensive of its kind. A full vehicle and target listing includes information on development, mission payloads, guidance and control, operational status, specifications, customers, and contractors together with photographs for impartial assessment and comparison. Each entry details the manufacturer, complete with contact information and the civil and military organisations using the aircraft.
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Jane's Urban Transport Systems
(Jane's)
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City-by-city, you can analyse the world's public transport systems and access details of both current operations and future plans. Traffic statistics are given for all operations wherever they are available, together with fleet lists and numbers in service. Key contact details are also provided. For manufacturers involved in the urban transport industry, contact details, background to the companies, companies' product lines, contracts gained and future plans are all detailed.
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Jane's World Air Forces
(Jane's)
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Provides reference data and detailed assessments of the organisational structure, command structure, deployment and recent operations of the world's air forces. Orders of Battle provide detailed listings of the aircraft operating in the world's air forces as well as the units that operate them. National inventories and procurement data are also comprehensively covered on a country-by-country basis.
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Jane's World Airlines
(Jane's)
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For more than 500 airlines throughout the world, covers the latest data on each airline including its structure, cargo capacity, overhaul and maintenance, operations, fleet and financial performance, plus details of senior executives and more.
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Jane's World Armies
(Jane's)
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Contains reference data and detailed assessments of the organisational structure, command structure, deployment and recent operations of the world's armies. National inventories and procurement data are also comprehensively covered on a country-by-country basis.
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Jane's World Defence Industry
(Jane's)
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Covers corporate activity in the defence industry assesses the significance, corporate capabilities, organisational structure and current commercial performance of the world's highest-profile defence companies. Company-by-company, you will find information on ownership, key personnel, workforce, recent financial performance, plants and subsidiaries, products and new technologies, and a summary of their recent major contracts.
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Jane's World Insurgency and Terrorism
(Jane's)
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Jane's World Insurgency and Terrorism profiles every significant terrorist and insurgent movement worldwide with 'at-a-glance' summaries of threat levels, status, founding date, aims and objectives, and leadership. In-depth threat analyses focus on recent attacks, claims of responsibility, targeting and tactics, personnel and recruitment, operational preparedness and limiting factors.
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Jane's World Railways
(Jane's)
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Jane's World Railways covers the development of railway systems in nearly 140 countries and states worldwide. Each system entry contains details such as that railway system's key personnel, political background, organisation, financial status and current operations.
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Janes World Navies
(Jane's)
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Jane's World Navies provides comprehensive coverage and assessment of the world's naval forces. Focussing on the capabilities of each force to undertake its core roles, this title provides insight into the training, command and control, doctrine, strategy, and order of battle for each navy.
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JSTOR
(JSTOR)
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JSTOR is a digital archive collection of core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. It contains the entire runs of each journal from the first volume up to those published 2 to 5 years ago. By agreement with the publishers JSTOR maintains a moving 2 to 5 year lag in most recent holdings available.
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LatAm-Studies Full-text Online
(International Information Services)
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LatAm-Studies.com brings together thousands of full-text research institute reports on a multitude of business, government, economic, and social issues covering all all countries in South America, Caribbean, Central America and Mexico. The average study is 10 pages long, and contains research, analysis and forecasts. Most contain statistical tables, charts, and/or graphs. |
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lexis.com
(LexisNexis)
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LexisNexis offers two major databases for NPS users: LexisNexis and LexisNexis Academic. This database , Lexis.com, is part of LexisNexis, and requires a password to use, available via AskALibrarian. With the Lexis.com part of LexisNexis, users can search for federal and state case law as well as find articles from a huge variety of newspapers, news wires, congressional transcripts, TV and radio transcripts, magazines, journals, business publications and more. Most documents are provided full-text (ASCII text only, no graphics). For more information, AskALibrarian.
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LexisNexis Academic
(LexisNexis)
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LexisNexis offers two major databases for NPS users: LexisNexis and LexisNexis Academic. This one, LexisNexis Academic is designed with a simplified search interface, uses a targeted subset of LexisNexis, and requires no special password. (NPS users of LexisNexis Academic are proxy-authenticated.) Documents come from a huge variety of newspapers, news wires, magazines, news weblogs, broadcast transcripts and more, and are provided in full-text (ASCII text only, no graphics). If you need additional information about differences between this product and the larger LexisNexis (as well as the necessary password for LexisNexis) please Ask a Librarian.
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Library PressDisplay
(NewspaperDirect)
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Contains hundreds of full content, full graphics newspapers and magazines from around the globe.
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MERLN
(Military Education and Research Library Network)
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Offers the combined resources of the largest and most comprehensive collections of military information resources in the world.
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MilitaryBalance
(International Institute for Strategic Studies)
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The Military Balance is the annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 170 countries world-wide. It contains region-by-region analysis of the major military and economic developments affecting defence and security policies and the trade in weapons and other military equipment. |
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nexis.com
(LexisNexis)
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LexisNexis offers two major databases for NPS users: LexisNexis and LexisNexis Academic. This resource, Nexis.com, is part of LexisNexis, and requires a password to use, available via AskALibrarian. With the Nexis.com part of LexisNexis, users can find articles from a huge variety of newspapers, news wires, congressional transcripts, TV and radio transcripts, magazines, journals, business publications and more. Most documents are provided as full-text (ASCII text only, no graphics). For more information, AskALibrarian.
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Official Documents System of the United Nations
(Official Documents System of the United Nations)
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ODS covers all types of official United Nations documentation, beginning in 1993. Older UN documents are, however, added to the system on a daily basis. ODS also provides access to the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council from 1946 onwards. The system does not contain press releases, UN sales publications, the United Nations Treaty Series or information brochures issued by the Department of Public Information.
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Open Source Center
(United States Government )
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Formerly FBIS (Foreign Broadcast Information Service) Open Source Center offers an extensive, in-depth collection of translations and transcriptions of open source information monitored worldwide on such diverse topics as military affairs, politics, the environment, societal issues, economics, and science and technology. The information is obtained monitoring radio, television, press, periodicals, books and other sources of unrestricted information such as databases and gray literature.
For older reports see Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports. Currently available: 1953-1996 of total years, 1941-1996 |
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OxResearch
(ProQuest)
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OxResearch draws on the scholarship of Oxford and other major universities and research institutions around the world to provide strategic analysis of geopolitical, macroeconomic and social developments. Each day Oxford Analytica adds seven or eight three to four page briefs analyzing and judging economic, political and social developments around the world.
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PAIS
(ProQuest)
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PAIS chronicles issues in the public debate through highly selective coverage of a wide variety of sources including journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material and more. The database includes a historical perspective on many of the 20th century's social and public policies.
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PARLIT
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PARLIT is a unique database of bibliographic references on the role, structure and working methods of national parliaments, and on electoral systems, constitutional law, history and political science.
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PressDisplay -- See Library PressDisplay
(NewspaperDirect)
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Project Muse
(Project Muse)
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Full-text access to over 100 university press journals in the humanities, social sciences and mathematics. Coverage for most journals begins in 1995.
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ProQuest
(ProQuest)
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Select the databases you want to search and then click on Use selected databases.
Databases include: ABI/INFORM Global (business, management & trade), Aerospace Database, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ASSIA), Computer and Information Systems Abstracts, COS Funding Opportunities, EconLit, GeoRef, Hoover's Company Profiles, Index Islamicus, Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts, National Newspapers Core, Oceanic Abstracts, OxResearch (geopolitical and macro-economic analysis), PAIS (Public affairs, public and social policies, international relations), ProQuest Computing, ProQuest Historical Annual Reports, ProQuest Historical Newspapers [Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005), Los Angeles Times (1881-1986), San Francisco Chronicle (1865-1922), Christian Science Monitor (1908-1995), New York Times (1851-2007), Wall Street Journal (1889-1991), Washington Post (1877-1993)], ProQuest Research Library, ProQuest Science Journals, ProQuest Telecommunications, PsycINFO, and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. |
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ProQuest Congressional
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ProQuest Congressional provides CIS indexing and abstracting of congressional publications. (1970- ), full text of congressional reports, documents, prints, bills, Congressional Record. Bill tracking, public laws, CFR, Federal Register, biographical information, committees, and voting records.
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ProQuest Government Periodicals Index
(ProQuest)
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The U.S. government agencies publish approximately 170 magazines and newsletters with substantial research value. Government Periodicals Universe provides detailed subject and author indexing to access this body of literature and is updated quarterly (March, June, Sept, and December). Each update covers more than 2,000 articles of research value.
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ProQuest Historical Newspapers
(ProQuest)
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Provides full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue of the following newspapers:
Annual Reports (1844-Current) Christian Science Monitor (1908-1997) Los Angeles Sentinel (1934-2005) Los Angeles Times (1881-1987) New York Times (1851-2007) San Francisco Chronicle (1865-1922) Wall Street Journal (1889-1993) Washington Post (1877-1994) |
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ProQuest Statistical
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ProQuest Statistical provides statistics issued by the U.S. government through CIS' American Statistics Index, back to 1973 and some 1,000 of the best statistical publications of private and state government sources from 1980 forward through CIS' Statistical Reference Index. It features approximately 2,000 titles from some 100 international intergovernmental organizations, all published annually since 1983 through CIS' Index to International Statistics.
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SCOLA
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SCOLA offers television programming from around the world in native languages. SCOLA also provides other language learning content on its web site, including comprehensive courses, language lessons and "Insta-Classes" based on audio-video content. SCOLA's mission is "to help the people of the world learn about one another; their cultures, their languages and their ideologies. SCOLA emphasizes the importance and effectiveness of modern information technology as a tool in overcoming barriers to global understanding and will remain at the forefront of its application." SCOLA requires a username and password, available from the library Research Assistance Desk. |
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SIPRI Arms Transfer Database
(SIPRI)
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Searchable online database containing information on all international transfers of seven categories of major conventional weapons from 1950 to the most recent full calendar year.
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Social Sciences Citation Index
(ISI Web of Knowledge)
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Once you are into Web of Knowledge, click on Web of Science. The Social Sciences Citation Index® in Web of Science provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in over 1,700 of the world's leading scholarly social sciences journals covering more than 50 disciplines. They also cover individually selected, relevant items from approximately 3,300 of the world’s leading science and technology journals. Dudley Knox Library’s subscription covers articles and papers published from 1898-present.
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Staff College Automated Military Periodicals Index
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Provides citations to articles on military and naval art and science, operational warfare, joint planning, national and international politics, and other areas researched by Joint Forces Staff College faculty, staff, and students.
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Stratfor
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Stratfor is one of the world's leading global intelligence firms, providing clients with geopolitical analysis and industry and country forecasts to mitigate risk and identify opportunities. The Stratfor website publishes daily intelligence briefs and in-depth analysis.
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Web of Knowledge
(Web of Knowledge)
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The website includes access to Web of Science (Science Citation Index 1956-present, Social Sciences Citation Index 1898-present, Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Science 1991-present, and Conference Proceedings Citation Index - Social Science & Humanities 1991-present) , Medline 1950-present, and Journal Citation Reports 2006-2010. It provides citation and tracking information on current and retrospective research and a current awareness tool. Cited references [footnotes and bibliographies] for all articles are captured and indexed, allowing tracing of the references and citation analysis. Includes access to some full-text articles.
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WorldCat
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With WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog) you can simultaneously search the catalogs of over 9000 libraries worldwide. WorldCat contains more than 50 million records in over 400 languages.
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World Christian Database
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The World Christian Database (WCD) is based on the 2600-page award-winning World Christian Encyclopedia and World Christian Trends, first published in 1982 and revised in 2001. This extensive work on World religion is now completely updated and integrated into the WCD online database. Designed for both the casual user and research scholar, information is readily available on religious activities, growth rates, religious literature, worker activity, and demographic statistics. Additional secular data is incorporated on population, health, education, and communications. |
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World Newspaper Archive
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Contains the full-text of the following newspaper archives: The Civil War: Antebellum Period to Reconstruction; African Newspapers (19th and 20th century); South Asian Newspapers (19th and 20th century); Latin American Newspapers (19th and 20th century)
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World Religion Database
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The World Religion Database (WRD) contains detailed statistics on religious affiliation for every country of the world. It provides source material, including censuses and surveys, as well as best estimates for every religion to offer a definitive picture of international religious demography. It offers best estimates at multiple dates for each of the world’s religions for the period 1900 to 2050. |
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
(ProQuest)
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts is building on the merged backfiles of Political Science Abstracts, published by IFI / Plenum, 1975-2000, and ABC POL SCI, published by ABC-CLIO, 1984-2000. The database provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy.
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