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The resources on this page will help you to research your SS483 Historical Case Study

Digital National Security Archive (DNSA) This link opens in a new window
Contains declassified government documents covering U.S. policy decisions from post World War II through the 21st century.

Provided by the Class of 1946.
U.S. Declassified Documents Online This link opens in a new window
Database of declassified material provided via US presidential libraries, most covering the years following World War II onward.
govinfo This link opens in a new window
GPO's Federal Digital System provides public access to Congressional and Federal agency publications. Formerly called FDsys. govinfo provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.
Homeland Security Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Contains documents collected from a wide variety of sources, including federal, state, tribal, and local government agencies, professional organizations, think tanks, academic institutions, and international governing bodies.

Individual users may request access to expanded content via the "Request Access" link at the top right.

Office of the Secretary of Defense: Historical Office
The mission of the historical office is to collect, preserve, and present the history of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, in order to support Department of Defense leadership and inform the American public.

Policy File Index This link opens in a new window
Citations and abstracts, most with links to full text, for U.S. public policy research from over 350 think tanks, non-governmental organizations, research institutes, university centers, advocacy groups, and other entities.

Provided by the Class of 1946.

Harvard Kennedy School Think Tank Directory
Think Tank Search is a custom Google search of over 1200 think tank and research center websites. Think tanks are defined as institutions affiliated with universities, governments, advocacy groups, foundations, non-governmental organizations, and businesses that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity.

May link to blogs - check with your instructor before you use as a source.

Newspaper Subscriptions
Learn how to activate your subscription to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, and how to access a digital version of the Army Times.

ProQuest Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Full text collection of a wide range of current and historical American newspapers.

Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window
Full text of over 480 journals, 330 full-text reference books and monographs, and over 36,000 full text conference papers, as well as indexing and abstracts for more than 800 additional journals
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online This link opens in a new window
Publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward, including working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.
CQ Press Library This link opens in a new window
Search or browse resources on American government, current affairs, history, politics, public policy, and data analysis for the social sciences. Includes Congress Collection, Supreme Court Collection, and Politics in America.

National Security Archive
Founded by journalists and scholars, the National Security Archive combines a unique range of functions: investigative journalism center, research institute on international affairs, library and archive of declassified U.S. documents, and indexer and publisher of former secrets.

HeinOnline U.S. Congressional Documents Library This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline provides more than 204 million pages of multidisciplinary periodicals, essential government documents, international resources, case law, and much more.
Congressional Research Service Reports This link opens in a new window
CRS reports provide Congress with research and analysis to support their legislative, oversight, and representational duties. All reports are authoritative, objective and nonpartisan. Reports range in length from several pages to more than one-hundred pages and cover the full breadth of topics of interest to Congress.
Issues & Controversies This link opens in a new window
Provides summaries of issues and controversies in current and recent events, including historical background on the issues and synopses of all sides of the debate.