Library Resources on the Marshall Center GlobalNet

Prepared by Joyce Greene, Systems Librarian

You must join the Research Library

group to access library resources.

When you first go to the Research Library main

page, you will find a “Join” button located

here. Click on it to join the Research Library

group.

Info Dienst, Information Alerts,

and Research Databases

are subgroups of the Research Library

group.

Join the subgroups from this

page.

New content is posted to the

“News” block.

Use the “Read More” link to open to the “About

Research Library” page.

Here you can access the

library’s online catalog, eBook

collection, Digital Library and

MERLN portal.

Online catalog Request to borrow library materials through the

marshall center alumni office : mcalumni@marshallcenter.org

E-book collection Read e-Books online or download to your

computer to read offline

D-I-YTools

MERLN Portal:

Key U.S. policy papers and links (MiPALs) Unique military digital collections White papers organized by country “Issues at a Glance” – current awareness

service

SpecializedServices

MERLN = Military Education Research Libraries Network

Click on the “Read More” link to open the

“About Research Databases” page to find the full list of

databases.

Direct IP access to over 30 databases through GlobalNet.Available worldwide where you have internet access.

Research databases by category:

1. Basic reference

2. Specialized reference

3. Journals, newspapers, reports, studies

4. Open sources

5. Current Strategic Awareness services

D-I-YTools

1. Basic reference tools:

Encyclopedias – Britannica, Islam, Brockhaus

Dictionaries – Duden, Webster’s

Directories - Integrum; CQ World PowerBase

Statistics - East View NIS Statistics; World Data Analyst

Major primary government documents – Digital National Security Archives (DNSA); PolicyFile; MERLN

2. Specialized reference tools: CIAO – studies by think tanks & research institutes Global Incident Map - terrorism & suspicious events

tracked as they occur worldwide Economist Intelligence Unit – Country Reports &

Profiles Hein Online -world trial library, treaties & agreements ISI Emerging Markets – financial statements, industry

analyses and macroeconomic statistics Jane’s CBRN – actual & potential weapons capabilities Jane’s Defence Equipment & Technology Jane’s Military & Security Assessments Jane’s Sentinel Country Risk Assessments Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre Military Periscope – profiles of terrorist groups

3. Journals, Newspapers, Reports, Studies: Central and East European online library – focus on

Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European topics CIAO – policy briefs on international affairs theory & research East View — journals and newspapers in Russian EBSCOhost Academic Search – academic journals Hein Online – law journal library Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde (IBLK) LexisNexis Academic - world newspapers, broadcast

transcripts, international legal information ProQuest – current magazines, journals, newspapers; multiple

languages Transitions Online (TOL)- coverage focused on Central &

Eastern Europe, Baltics, Russia, SE Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia & Mongolia

4. Open Source:

Homeland Security Digital Library – U.S. policy documents, Executive Orders, national strategy documents

US Arms Transfers Database Search

Defense Technical Information Center – US government repository of unclassified documents & papers by US government agencies

SIPRI-First – Research papers from international agencies

5. Current Strategic Awareness:

Economic Intelligence Unit – analyses of economic

& political trends; Global Forecasting Service

Global Information System – strategic intelligence;

terrorist group profiles

Jane’s Sentinel Country Risk Assessments – political and security risk analyses by country

Stratfor – regional geopolitical analyses by topic

Sterling Assynt – regional predictions, news alerts, reports

Oxford Analytica — Executive Briefs and Country Profiles

Descriptive information provided for each database at the “Resources” link. Open the entry to find direct link to

the database.

Don’t overlook special features provided by databases, such as alerts & webinars.

Contact mcalumni@marshallcenter.org if you encounter problems with access to the resources.

Special announcements (ie when new resources are added) will be posted to the “News” sections.

Summary

Research Library Group: Online Catalog E-Book collection MERLN Portal:

U.S. Policy Papers (MiPALs) Unique military digital collection White papers collection Current awareness service: Issues at a Glance

Summary (cont’d)

Subgroups: Info Dienst Information Alerts Research Databases*-categories:

1. General reference

2. Specialized reference

3. Journals, newspapers, reports

4. Open source

5. Current strategic awareness

*Moderated group

To easily find library resources again, select the “My Groups” link from the

GlobalNet dashboard.