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National Security Research Databases

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Military & Government Collection Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers nearly 300 full-text periodicals and academic journals.
Military Database (ProQuest) Covers topics on all government and military branches, including international relations, political science, criminology, defense, aeronautics and space flight, communications, civil engineering and more.
Homeland Security Digital Library Full access to over 207,000 resources related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management from a wide variety of sources including federal, state and local governments; international governments and institutions; and nonprofit organizations and private entities.
SAGE Journals Online An interdisciplinary database that contains over 1,000 full text, online journals in the fields of business, education, health, the humanities, law enforcement, criminology, and other social sciences. Several of these journals are the most authoritative and influential in their fields. Access from 1999-present.
CQ Researcher Contains over 4,000 in-depth research reports from 1923 to present on the world’s most pressing issues (gay marriage, gun control, Middle East conflicts, etc.) with data, charts, and visuals.

Multidisciplinary eBook databases:

eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) Multidisciplinary eBooks representing a broad range of subjects.
Ebook Central (ProQuest) eBooks on a range of subjects such as business, information technology, education, engineering, health, history, humanities, life & physical sciences, and social and behavioral sciences.

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Films On Demand: Master Academic Package Full-length streaming videos in the humanities, social sciences, business, health, medicine, sciences, and mathematics fields.
Alexander Street: Academic Video Online‎ A large multidisciplinary collection of streaming videos. Includes documentaries, interviews, performances, news programs and newsreels, field recordings, commercials, raw footage, award-winning films, including Academy® and Emmy® winners, newly released films, and archival material previously unavailable.
ImageQuest (Britannica) Nearly 3 million rights-cleared images from more than 50 collections including Getty Images, the National Portrait Gallery of London, and the National Geographic Society.
Credo Reference Specialized reference eBooks for background information on all subjects, including audio, video, and image results.

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Credo Reference Specialized reference eBooks for background information on all subjects, including audio, video, and image results.
Britannica Academic The largest, most authoritative encyclopedia in the world, this database contains articles, maps, images, videos, and yearbooks from 1993 to present. Use it instead of Wikipedia for your research!
Gale eBooks More than 50 reference eBooks in business, communications, history, law, literature, medicine, nation & world, science, and technology.

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Journal of National Security Law & Policy The world’s only peer-reviewed journal devoted exclusively to security law and policy issues such as cybersecurity, torture, teaching national security law, secrecy, and the laws of war
Intelligence and National Security Scholarly journal focused on the role of intelligence and secretive agencies in international relations. It examines this aspect of national security from a variety of perspectives and academic disciplines.

National Security Agency (NSA) "The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) is home to America's codemakers and codebreakers. The National Security Agency has provided timely information to U.S. decision makers and military leaders for more than half a century."
Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) The Central Intelligence Agency was created in 1947 with the signing of the National Security Act by President Harry S. Truman.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security The Department of Homeland Security has a vital mission: to secure the nation from the many threats we face. This requires the dedication of more than 240,000 employees in jobs that range from aviation and border security to emergency response, from cybersecurity analyst to chemical facility inspector. Our duties are wide-ranging, and our goal is clear - keeping America safe.
U.S. Department of Defense The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide a lethal Joint Force to defend the security of our country and sustain American influence abroad.

How to use this guide

This guide is designed to help you with your research, introducing a range of National Security resources available to you. The National Security Research Databases box lists databases recommended in your subject area that you can search to find articles, eBooks, etc.

Background Information

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National Security
Central Intelligence Agency Credo topic page
U.S. Department of Defense From Britannica Online
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Topic pages contain background information in many formats. It also pulls in resources from other Excelsior Library databases, making it a one-stop place to brush up on your topic!

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