| These databases may also be very useful: |
| Academic Search Premier |
Designed specifically for academic institutions, this scholarly collection offers information in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. It contains full text for more than 4,600 publications, including over 3,500 peer-reviewed publications. A good starting point for research, but other subject specific resources should be also consulted. |
| Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals |
Provides citations to military periodicals from 1990-present. Coverage from 1948-1989 is available in print on Reference Table 1. |
| American National Biography |
An online exploration of American history through the lives of the men and women who shaped the nation. This resource is the standard reference work for biographies of famous Americans. A great source to learn about MacArthur, Worden, Grant and Nimitz and other famous military leaders. |
| CIAO |
(Columbia International Affairs Online) Provides access to a wide range of scholarship in international affairs from 1991 to the present and includes working papers, occasional papers, foundation-funded research projects, conference proceedings, journal issues, and books. |
| Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective: November 1860-April 1865: The Charleston Mercury, The New York Herald, Richmond Enquirer |
Contains the full text of over 11,000 articles gleaned from over 2,500 issues of newspapers published between November 1, 1860 and April 15, 1865. The text begins with the events preceding the outbreak of war at Fort Sumter, continues through the surrender at Appomattox, and concludes with the assassination and funeral of Abraham Lincoln. Included are descriptive news articles, eye-witness accounts and official reports of battles and events, editorials, advertisements and biographies. |
| CQ Supreme Court Collection |
Contains all Supreme Court decisions full-text, biographies of Supreme Court justices, and the U. S. Constitution. The system also has useful "Cases in Context" for interesting public policy topics such as Capital Punishment, Federalism and Abortion. |
| DDRS |
(Declassified Documents Reference System-US) Provides access to over 70,000 declassified documents from numerous government agencies plus supplemental information. Ranging from the late 1940's through the 1970's, it covers nearly every major foreign and domestic event of the time period. |
| Digital National Security Archive |
Full-text access to 50 years of declassified documents related to U. S. foreign policy. |
| FIRST: Facts on International Relations and Security Trends |
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST) provides an authoritative and structured reference system on international relations and security, states and international organizations, statistics, chronologies and data on conflicts, arms transfers and military expenditures. It is a joint project of the International Relations and Security Network (ISN) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). |
| FirstSearch |
Provides access to dozens of indexes and databases in a variety of subject areas. Password required; contact the Reference Desk at x32420. Patrons wanting to use WorldCat Online click here. |
| Humanities Full Text |
Provides access to 500 of the best-known scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important specialized magazines in such fields as archaeology, art, classical studies, communications, film, folklore, gender studies, history, literature, and philosophy. Coverage for indexing begins in 1984; abstracting begins in 1994, and full text of selected titles in 1995. Back to 1907 available in print in the Library. |
| Jane's Online |
Jane's Publishing is one of the foremost publishers of military information. Jane's online includes all of the Jane's print materials we get in the Nimitz Library such as Jane's Fighting Ships and Jane's Defense Weekly, but also includes many additional publications previously unavailable at USNA. Jane's Online is very useful for tracking military topics such as new aircraft and new ships, developments in foreign Orders-of-Battle, country studies and terrorism. Jane's online is also extremely useful in researching industry developments in transportation (air, land and sea) and defense markets. Select More Information for tips in using Jane's Online. |
| JSTOR |
Full-text archive of scholarly journals. More Information |
| LexisNexis Presidential Studies |
This database contains key primary and secondary presidential sources on almost every major political event in American history. Components include manuscript coverage from 1789, every inaugural and State of the Union Address, and thousands of government documents including Executive orders, photographs and other images. |
| Military & Government Collection |
This index provides access to many of the important military and government journals. Titles represented include specific service titles as well as those titles devoted to a specific military community. The majority of the titles are full-text; for titles not full-text, please check Nimitz Library holdings for additional information. |
| New York Times Historical File |
This a full-text index to the New York Times from 1851 through December 2004. Each article will display as newspaper clipping image or as a text-file. |
| Open Source Center (formerly FBIS) |
A United States government operation which translates the text of daily broadcasts, government statements, and select news stories from non-English sources around the world. Open Source Center contains materials published from April 1995-present and is updated continuously. Password required. USNA users may contact the Reference Desk at x32420. Older FBIS is available in the Library. |
| Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
This database is the newest revision of the major biographical resource of the English Isles, "Dictionary of National Biography" first published in the 1880s. This electronic product is the new 2004 edition and it includes more than 50,000 biographies of historical figures from Great Britain. |
| Praeger Security Internaional |
Updated weekly, this database contains information on terrorism and security, counterinsurgency, weapons of mass destruction, armed forces, and military affairs. It also has more than 1000 primary source documents and links to more than 500 full text books. |
| Project Muse |
Full-text access to more than 100 journals published by various associations and university presses. These titles cover a variety of subjects but mostly related to literature, political science, history and culture. |
| Proquest Military Collection |
This is index should be used for current and historical military topics. The index includes most of the leading English language military periodicals, published commercially or by the military. The major advantage of this index is the availability of full-text resources including every page of Naval History magazine, published by the United States Naval Institute Press and the two most critical Marine Corps publications; Marine Corps Gazette and Leatherneck. |
| Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature |
In print on Reference Table 2 back to 1890 and under Poole's Index back to 1802. |
| Social Sciences Full Text |
Provides access to over 500 social sciences journals covering a broad range of fields including addiction studies, anthropology, criminal justice, economics, ethics, gender studies, international relations, law, policy studies, political science, and sociology. Indexing begins in 1983, abstracting in 1994, and full text for selected titles in 1995. Back to 1907 available in print in the Library. |
| Times Digital Archive |
Full-text of The Times (London) from 1785 through 1985 |
| WorldCat Online |
A catalog of more than 24,000 academic, public and special libraries containing more than 36 million records for books, journals, videotapes, books-on-tape, computer files and other materials held in library collections. These records include items in print and out-of-print. A note of caution, many of the items listed in this file may be difficult to obtain due to the esoteric nature of some publications. |
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