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The following links are provided for research and information purposes only to be used by students, faculty and staff.
Remote Access
Truncators & Wildcards By Database
The following subject guide is intended to make you be aware of and help you become familiar with some of the Library's more
useful resources and to give you some ideas of places to start your research. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list
and it does not include basic books that can be found by searching BOSUN the Library's on-line catalog. All classified materials
are housed in the Library's Restricted Resources & Services (RRS) area and are not referenced here. Please note that this
area includes documents that are unclassified but contain a "limited distribution" statement as well as those materials classified
up to the Secret level. Please be sure to consult with a reference librarian if you have any questions.
National Security Affairs Subject Specialist: Greta Marlatt
Related Pages of Interest
Guide to Asian Resources
Guide to Congressional Information Resources
Guide to Latin American Resources
International Information
Sources for Locating Defense Budget Information
Internet Update (PowerPoint Slide Show)
View our presentation on understanding and effectively searching the web and the "invisible" web.
Periodical Indexes
Academic Universe
This is a less comprehensive version of the Lexis Nexis database. It provides full text of news [both domestic and international],
company news & financial information, federal, state & international legal materials and full text & abstracted medical &
health information.
INTERNET
Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals [AULIMP].
via MERLN
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.
Armed Services and Government News
NewsBank
Includes Air Force Times, Army Times, Marine Corps Times, Navy Times, Federal Times and more.
Current World Affairs: A Quarterly Bibliography.
v.1- 1997-
This provides indexing for periodical articles, current books and government documents that pertain to world affairs. Subjects
include: political economic and military analyses, arms control and human rights.
Abstr. UA 23 Q37
Global NewsBank
1996-
This is very similar to the Open Source Center by providing coverage of international issues and events. Information is from
1500 international sources including translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals and government
documents.
Ingenta
Fall 1998-
The Ingenta Library Gateway is a searchable database of more than 11 million citations from over 20,000 journals. Searching
is by author or keyword or you can browse the table of contents of specific journals. NPS faculty, staff and students can
setup a profile to receive the table of content information of any journal Ingenta indexes or to be alerted to new articles
on topics of interest. Information and access is available from the library's databases page.
International Political Science Abstracts.
v. 1- 1951-
This provides indexing and abstracts for many current political science journals. The index is arranged by country as well
as subject.
Abstr.JA 36A2
JSTOR
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.
Open Source Center
Formerly FBIS (Foreign Broadcast Information Service)
Paper/microfiche varies - 1987-
Internet 1996-
Open Source Center reports are translations of foreign radio and TV broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, books
and periodicals. They contain "political, military, economic, environmental, and sociological news, commentary and other information."
From 1996 forward this information is available via the Internet but because it is classified as "For Official Use Only" only
those with DoD IDs will be logged in. For information prior to 1996, indexes for individual regions are available with the
actual reports on microfiche. Military personnel can contact the Open Source Center and request their own password.
PAIS International
This provides indexing for the latest books, periodical articles and government publications in various areas including business,
economics, social conditions and international relations.
Political Science: A SAGE Full-Text Collection
Political Science: A SAGE Full-Text Collection includes the full-text of 23 journals published by SAGE and participating societies,
some journals going back twenty years, encompassing over 18,000 articles. It covers such subjects as General Political Science,
American Government & Politics, Political Sociology, Comparative Politics, Policy Studies, Political Communication, Peace
/ Conflict Studies, Presidential Studies, Political Theory / Philosophy, International Relations, and Area Studies.
Project Muse
1995-
This provides access to the full-text of over 100 university press journals in the humanities, social sciences and mathematics.
INTERNET
ProQuest
includes the ABI/Inform, Periodical Research II, ProQuest Military databases and A16 Internet - Varies [many from 1980s-]
This provides indexing, abstracting and in many cases, image and/or text files of periodical articles relating to political
science, religion, law, history, current events and more. Access is from the Library's Databases page. K19
INTERNET
Social Sciences Citation Index
1965-
Click on ISI Web of Science
The Social Sciences Citation Index® 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 1965-present.
Social Sciences Index
v. 1- 1974-
This indexes periodicals in fields such as area studies, geography, international relations and political science.
Abstr.AI 3I63
SocIndex with Full Text
EBSCO
Click on SocINDEX with Full Text This comprehensive sociology research database contains the citations, abstracts, and often
the full text of journals, books, conference papers and other materials, encompassing areas such as criminology & criminal
justice, demography, economic development, ethnic and racial studies, social psychology, and other sub-disciplines.
Staff College Automated Military Periodicals Index [SCAMPI]
1997-
Developed to support the curriculum of the Joint Forces Staff College, this is similar to the Air University Library Index
to Military Periodicals and provides selected citations to journal articles and selected documents and reports. Subject, author
and keyword indexing is provided.
United States Political Science Documents [USPSD]
1975-1991
A nice index to articles written in the political science arena. Vol. I provides indexing while Vol. 2 provides abstracts
of the articles. World problems and foreign affairs are well covered.
Ref JA 36 A24
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
1975-
This is the electronic version of the ABC POL SCI indexes referenced above and provides indexing and abstracting for periodical
literature in the areas of: political science, international relations, law and public administration/policy.
Reference Sources
Country Background Notes
Published by the U.S. Department of State and updated as necessary, these provide 3-4 page "thumbnail" sketches of each country.
Headings indicating areas of coverage include: geography, people, government, economy, history, political condition, foreign
relations and more.
The Europa World Year Book
1959-
Arranged alphabetically by country, the information provided includes: location, climate, language, recent history, government,
defense and economic affairs, as well as considerable statistical information. It also has directory information regarding
the government, political organizations, judicial system, religion and more.
Ref AY 14 E9
The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who
1953-
This gives fairly in-depth coverage of every country and includes statistics. Brief descriptions of international organizations
such as the United Nations and its affiliates and other intergovernmental organizations are also provided.
Ref JA 51 I6
Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
1976-
This is the most comprehensive index for referencing many of the documents published by the U.S. Government. Updated regularly,
this includes reference to documents published by the DoD, State Department, Congress and most other federal agencies. When
available, hyperlinks to electronic documents are included in the records.
The Military Balance
This provides a quantitative assessment of the world's military forces and their defense expenditure. Also has brief information
and statistics regarding UN Peacekeeping operations.
NationMaster
Useful site for comparing statistics between nations. The information is broken down by region or country, category, and subcategory.
The results can be searched across individual or multiple countries and/or regions. The categories include: agriculture, crime,
democracy, economy, education, environment, immigration, labor, military, religion, transportation and more. All statistics
are cited so you can make sure they are authentic. Maps and flags of each country are also available.
Political Handbook of the World
1928-
Arranged alphabetically by country, this provides brief information about each country. It includes political background,
foreign relations, political parties and current issues.
Ref JF 37 P71
SIPRI Yearbook SIPRI web site
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
1969-
Categories of coverage include: global and regional security and conflicts, weapons and technology proliferation, military
expenditures, arms productions and trade, and arms control and disarmament. This includes some major documents and speeches
which are well indexed. Some information is available from the SIPRI web site.
Reserve UA 10 S8
The Statesman's Year-Book
1919-
Each country is covered with brief information given through each of the following categories: History, Area & Population,
Climate, Constitution and Government, Defense, Economy, Energy & Natural Resources, Industry, Foreign Economic Relations,
Communications, Justice, Religion, Education & Welfare and Diplomatic Representatives. Each entry also includes a brief bibliography
of other sources.
Ref JA 51 S7
Lexis Nexis Statistical
1973-
This database searches and provides summaries of statistical publications produced by state, federal and international agencies
as well as non-government entities. When available, links to the full-text of selected publications are provided.
What They Said in [YEAR]: The Yearbook of World Opinion
1970-
Organized into 3 main categories (National Affairs, International Affairs, and General), this is a useful source for finding
quotes and statements made by well-known and renowned public figures. Sources include: print and broadcast media, speeches,
lectures, interviews, news conferences, committee hearing, in congress and in the parliaments and palaces around the world.
It is well indexed.
Ref D 410 W5
The World Factbook
formerly National Basic Intelligence Factbook.
Paper 1976-
Internet latest Published annually by the CIA, this gives brief statistical sketches of each country. Contents headings include:
Map, Flag, Geography, People, Government, Economy, Transportation, Communications and Defense.]
Maps
The Library has a growing collection of maps of various sizes, scales and content. A variety of maps published by the CIA
make good briefing maps. We also have nautical, topographic and aeronautical charts as well as an increasing number of CD-ROM
products. Most of these maps are NOT in BOSUN so please see a reference librarian. References to atlases can, however, be
found by searching BOSUN. The Library has a Maps Subject Guide. Of particular interest are the Military Maps and the Regions of Conflict sections.
Electronic Resources
The following are electronic resources that have not previously been mentioned.
CIAO
Columbia International Affairs Online
1991-
Provides full-text access to; working papers, conference proceedings, journal articles, books, policy briefs, links, maps,
country data and more.
Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) Databases
This site is hosted by the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Coverage includes: Nuclear Database, Missile Database,
New Independent States (NIS) Database, East Asia Database and their Publications Database.
DTIC Online
DTIC is the clearinghouse for many DoD reports and is an excellent resource. Through their PUBLIC Online database, the Defense
Technical Information Center (DTIC) indexes and abstracts defense-related government-sponsored scientific, technical and non-technical
reports. Although most of the older references only provide an abstract, the majority of the current documents are available
as full-text Image files. You may register at the following site:
DTIC STINET Private STINET Information
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST)
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).
Global Information System
Click on Client Log-In
This has a country database with information about various countries including history, leadership information, defense information,
major intelligence groups, insurgents and other groups and more. It also has a special topics section, "power" tables which
show changes in governments within the past 12 months and what caused the change, arms transfer information and the Defense
and Foreign Affairs Daily.
Homeland Security Digital Library
Naval Postgraduate School
The HSDL is a comprehensive collection of current and archived Homeland Security resources--all in digital format--from federal,
state and local agencies, leading national and international organizations, think tanks, universities and more. These resources
are selected by the HSDL team of information professionals. The HSDL collection includes U.S. policy documents, key federal
publications, state and municipal documents, links to important sites, professional journal articles, multimedia materials,
theses, gray literature, Homeland Security related news, a list of upcoming Homeland Security related conferences and events,
and links to key agencies & organizations.
Jane's Online
This provides full-text access to many of the Jane's resources (e.g. All the World's Aircraft and Fighting Ships as well as
various periodicals - Jane's Intelligence Review, Jane's Defence Weekly etc.). The library also has many of the Jane's publications
in hard copy.
Jane's Sentinel Security Assessments
Contains expert analysis of the latest events and trends in political, security and military affairs and 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.
INTERNET
Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Centre
Jane's Terrorism Intelligence Centre is a gateway to the latest global terrorism related content including news, exclusive
features, comprehensive reference material and an interactive events database.
Joint Electronic Library [JEL]
This provides access to all current Joint Publications. The Library maintains at least one (1) copy of every joint pub including
those that have been superceded. The JEL also provides access to the DoD Dictionary, "Compendium of Joint Publications" which
contains abstracts of each joint publication, joint related Service publications, JCS historical publications, CJCS Directives,
various joint-related research papers and other joint-related publications. The periodicals A Common Perspective and Joint
Force Quarterly (JFQ) are also available.
Nexis.com
This online database service provides full-text information for major newspapers (domestic and international), journals and
periodicals, reports, transcripts and more. A password is required, please see a librarian.
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
The NCJRS Abstracts Database is one of the largest criminal and juvenile justice libraries and databases in the world. The
collection, with holdings from the early 1970s to the present, contains more than 180,000 publications, reports, articles,
and audiovisual products from the United States and around the world. These resources include statistics, research findings,
program descriptions, congressional hearing transcripts, and training materials. The NCJRS sponsoring agencies publish hundreds
of reports and other information products each year. Most of the titles are available online through the NCJRS Web site.
NCJRS Abstracts Database
Publications
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST)
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).
Political Risk Services
Current
This provides economic and political risk analysis and forecasts for many countries. Informational headings include: highlights,
fact sheet, geography, history, international relationship, social conditions, economic conditions, sources of power, climate
for business, regime stability, turmoil, trade restrictions and more.
Strategic Survey
Internet 2000-
General collection 1969-
This is an annual review of major global political economic and foreign-policy developments and includes articles covering
regional security, proliferation and military conflict.
Stratfor
Internet current
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, and a wide range of consulting services carefully tailored to meet specific client needs.
Terrorism Brief
Terrorism Intelligence Report
WorldCat
Current
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.
Primary Source Documents
General
Air Force Historical Research Agency
Provides access to a variety of documents including those related to World War II, Korean War, the Vietnam War and recent
operations.
Air Force Historical Studies Office Publications
American Memory - Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
This site from the Library of Congress provides a gateway to rich primary source materials related to the history of the US
including the Civil War.
American State Papers
This is an important collection of "the legislative and executive documents of Congress during the period 1789 to 1838." Areas
of particular interest include: foreign relations, commerce and navigation, military affairs and naval affairs.
Army Heritage Collection Online
This site provides access to various digital collections of historic Army materials including: personal papers, oral histories,
letters & diaries, Army publications such as old field & technical manuals, doctrinal guidance and more.
Center for Military History (Army)
Publications
Army Lineage Series
Online Bookshelves
Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) Virtual Library
The CWIHP disseminates information and perspectives on the history of the Cold War and includes many previously inaccessible
and/or classified documents from some of the former Communist countries.
Combined Arms Research Library - Digital Library
"A project of the Combat Studies Institute, the Operational Leadership Experiences Interview Collection archives firsthand,
multi-service accounts from military personnel who planned, participated in and supported operations in the Global War on
Terrorism."
Congressional Hearings
Conducted at the subcommittee or full committee level, hearings provide access to the testimony and data on topics of interest
with comments from members of Congress as well as expert witnesses
Congressional Record
This provides the record and transcripts of the sessions of the House and Senate. Sometimes includes copies of bill or reports
and roll call votes.
Declassified Documents Reference System [DDRS]
This is an excellent source. With coverage back to 1945, it provides access to more than 70,000 declassified documents from
various government agencies (e.g. CIA, DoD, FBI, NSC, Dept of State etc.).
Department of State Foreign Affairs [2001 to present]
This provides speeches, press releases and major State Department documents.
DoS Web Page Archives [1998-mid-2001]
DoS Foreign Affairs Electronic Archives [1990-1997]
Digital National Security Archive
This provides image files of various documents that have been declassified. The collections available via this resource are:
Afghanistan: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1973-1990
Berlin Crisis 1958-1962
China and the United States: From Hostility to Engagement, 1960-1998
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited: From the Bay of Pigs to the Brink of Nuclear War
Death Squads, Guerrilla War, Cover Operations and Genocide: Guatemala and the US, 1954-1999
El Salvador: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1977-1984
El Salvador: War, Peace, and Human Rights, 1980-1994
Iran: the Making of U.S. Policy, 1977-1980
Iran-Contra Affair: The Making of a Scandal, 1983-1988
Iraqgate: Saddam Hussein, U.S. Policy and the Prelude to the Persian Gulf War, 1980-1994
Japan and the United States: Diplomatic, Security and Economic Relations, 1960-1976
Japan and the United States: Diplomatic, Security and Economic Relations, 1977-1992
Kissinger Transcripts: A Verbatim Record of U.S. Diplomacy, 1969-1977
Nicaragua: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1978-1990
Philippines,: U.S. Policy During the Marcos Years, 1965-1986
Presidential Directives on National Security, Part I: From Truman to Clinton
Presidential Directives on National Security, Part II: From Truman to George W. Bush
South Africa: the Making of U.S. Policy, 1962-1989
Soviet Estimate: U.S. Analysis of the Soviet Union, 1947-1989
Terrorism and U.S. Policy, 1968-2002
U.S. Espionage and Intelligence, 1947-1996
U.S. Intelligence Community: Organization, Operations and Management, 1947-1989
U.S. Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction: From World War II to Iraq
U.S. Military Uses of Space, 1945-1991
U.S. Nuclear History: Nuclear Arms and Politics in the Missile Age, 1955-1968
U.S. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy, 1945-1991
U.S. Policy in the Vietnam War, Part I: 1954-1968
U.S. Policy in the Vietnam War, Part II: 1969-1975
Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy
The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School provides access to many important original documents related to the areas of law,
history and diplomacy. They are organized by century.
Search the website
Major collections
Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)
"The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign
policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity." These volumes contain documents from various Presidential libraries
and federal agencies and include some declassified records.
State Department Digital Collection [1945-1976]
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