News Division CE Course SLA Annual Conference 2001 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Presented by: BJ Fox Military Librarians Division, SLA (703)

GOOD RESOURCES FOR RESEARCH ON MILITARY TOPICS

1. DEFENSELINK: a. Photos of the Office of Secretary of Defense personnel b. DOD Organization Chart with key personnel locator; Publications section goes to c. Current biographies of General Officers and SES d. Military exercises and Deployments, ex. KFOR- (Kosovo Force) e. American Forces Information Services has news articles, imagery, and special reports through Defenselink--

2. “WHERE TO FIND MILITARY INFORMATION” excellent portal from the Naval Postgraduate School: MILITARY MAPS:

3. AIR WAR COLLEGE MILITARY QUICK PORTAL: *GOOD JOB OF PULLING TOGETHERINFORMATION LINKS

4. HOW TO GET IT: A GUIDE TO DEFENSE-RELATED INFORMATION RESOURCES:

5. REFERENCE DESK AT DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION CENTER (DTIC) : ; DTIC "RESOURCES”: STINET; AULIMP; GILS; HTGI

6. DOD Hotline: Defense Hotline, The Pentagon, Washington, DC ; ; FAX

7. DOD INFORMATION OPERATOR:

8. REPORTERS REFERRED TO NAVY INFORMATION DESK, CHIEF OF NAVAL INFORMATION:

9A. Public Affairs: Air Force-- DOD-- OASD (PA) Rm 2E773, Pentagon, Washington, DC ; CIA ;

9B. Public Affairs continued: News releases from the office of Assistant Secretary of Defense, Public Affairs a. news photos b. news archives to speeches. contracts signed; you can search this section to learn of subsidiary groups and relationship with large companies

10. GOOGLE Google UncleSam-- Google Web Directory--

11. DEFENSE ALMANAC FOR MILITARY STATISTICS: Organization, People, Money, Forces and Weapons

12. THE SERVICE ALMANACS: Army Green Book, October issue: USAF Almanac in the May issue of Air Force Magazine: Journal of the Air Force Association: Proceedings, U.S. Naval Institute, May issue: Marines Almanac (GPO):

13. AIR UNIVERSITY LIBRARY:

14. NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL LIBRARY:

15. NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY'S RUTH H. HOOKER RESEARCH LIBRARY:

16. NAVAL WAR COLLEGE LIBRARY:

17. NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY:

18. ARMY WARCOLLEGE LIBRARY:

19. EXPERTS IN NAVY HISTORY: NAVY LIBRARY (202) NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER (202)

20. SERVICE CASUALTY OFFICES: ARMY DOD--

21.VA OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS: (202) FACT SHEETS: (202)

22.U.S. FORCES TRAVEL GUIDE TO U.S. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS: European and U.S. Military Road Atlas

23. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TELEPHONE DIRECTORY: CD FROM DEFENSE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE OR HARDCOPY; (703)

24. U.S. ARMY MILITARY HISTORY INSTITUTE:

25. AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH CENTER, MAXWELL AFB: Collocated with Air U.

26. AIR FORCE HISTORY SUPPORT OFFICE(AFHSO) AT BOLLING AFB, REFERENCE AND ANALYSIS DIVISION:

27. AIR FORCE NEWS AGENCY FOR AF FACTSHEETS (AIRCRAFT, SPACE, WEAPONS)

28.GRAYLIT NETWORK: Search documents with a single query across databases of several Federal agencies. Over 100,000 full-text technical reports.

29. U.S. MARINE CORPS ARCHIVES:

30. CIA WORLD FACTBOOK:

31. FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SCIENTISTS: especiallyhttp:// Conducts analysis and advocacy on science, world conflicts, military policy, weapons and weapons systems, and military contractors. Publishes country profiles, national security news, and leads to Fact Files online.

32. INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTERS (SPONSORED BY DTIC; SEE BOOKLET):

33. DEPT OF DEFENSE DICTIONARY OF MILITARY AND ASSOCIATED TERMS, MARCH 1994; AMENDED 1 SEP 2000; JT PUB 1-02; US ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS AND NATO TERMS:

34. DVIC CUSTOMER SERVICES--IMAGERY AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC:

35. DEFENSE SPECIAL REPORTS ONLINE:

36. DEFENSE PRISONER OF WAR/MISSING PERSONNEL OFFICE:

37. CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES(CNA):