Contains 24 complete collections of primary documents central to US foreign and military policy since 1945.

• Afghanistan: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1973-1990
• Berlin Crisis 1958-1962
• China and the United States: From Hostility to Engagement, 1960-1998
• CIA Family Jewels Indexed
• Colombia and the United States: Political Violence, Narcotics, and Human Rights, 1948-2010
• Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
• Cuban Missile Crisis Revisited: An International Collection of Documents, From the Bay of Pigs to the Brink of Nuclear War
• Death Squads, Guerrilla War, Covert Operations, and Genocide: Guatemala and the United States, 1954-1999
• El Salvador: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1977-1984
• El Salvador: War, Peace, and Human Rights, 1980-1994
• Iran, The Making of U.S. Policy, 1977-1980
• Iran-Contra Affair: The Making of a Scandal, 1983-1988
• Iraqgate: Saddam Hussein, U.S. Policy and the Prelude to the Persian Gulf War, 1980-1994
• Japan and the United States: Diplomatic, Security, and Economic Relations, 1960-1976
• Japan and the United States: Diplomatic, Security, and Economic Relations, 1977-1992
• Kissinger Telephone Conversations: A Verbatim Record of U.S. Diplomacy, 1969-1977
• Kissinger Transcripts: A Verbatim Record of U.S. Diplomacy, 1969-1977
• National Security Agency: Organization and Operations, 1945-2009
• Nicaragua: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1978–1990
• Peru: Human Rights, Drugs and Democracy, 1980-2000: Introduction
• Philippines: U.S. Policy During the Marcos Years, 1965–1986
• Presidential Directives on National Security, Part I: From Truman to Clinton
• Presidential Directives on National Security, Part II: From Truman to George W. Bush
• South Africa: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1962–1989
• Soviet Estimate: U.S. Analysis of the Soviet Union, 1947–1991
• Terrorism and U.S. Policy, 1968-2002
• United States and the Two Koreas: 1969-2000
• U.S. Espionage and Intelligence, 1947-1996
• U.S. Intelligence and China: Collection, Analysis and Covert Action
• U.S. Intelligence Community After 9/11
• U.S. Intelligence Community: Organization, Operations and Management, 1947–1989
• U.S. Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction: From World War II to Iraq
• U.S. Military Uses of Space, 1945-1991
• U.S. Nuclear History: Nuclear Arms and Politics in the Missile Age, 1955–1968
• U.S. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy, 1945–1991
• U.S. Policy in the Vietnam War, Part I: 1954-1968
• U.S. Policy in the Vietnam War, Part II: 1969-1975

ebrary books are included as part of the library's collection, and may be accessed like other library electronic materials via a link in BOSUN.  Access the full-text of over 43,000 books. Create a personal bookshelf and highlight and take notes in the books. Coverage includes the subject areas of Business & Economics, Computers & IT, Education, Engineering & Technology, History & Political Science, Humanities, Interdisciplinary & Area Studies, Language, Literature & Linguistics, Law, International Relations & Public Policy, Life Sciences, Medical, Nursing & Allied Health, Physical Sciences, Psychology & Social Work, Religion, Philosophy & Classics, Sociology & Anthropology.

Notes: ebrary eBooks the library owns are accessible directly from ebrary or from a link in the BOSUN record for each. You do not need to register to have your own ebrary account: one will be automatically created for you when you click on the Login button for the first time.  Important: be aware that when you login to ebrary to use personalized features such as your own bookshelf, you will be prompted with a PROXY login screen, even if you're on campus.

ebrary’s “reader” function is not supported under many browsers, including AOL's, MSN's, Netscape 6, Opera, and others, including ISP-branded browsers. ebrary works well without it. ebrary permits printing in 30 page increments up to 60 pages per user session. To print, right click on text, select "print" and indicate the pages needed.

Note of December 17, 2010: eBrary has changed its personalized account features. Users who set up ebrary personalized accounts before this date may wish to contact ebrary tech support at support@ebrary.com to have their  previous bookshelf contents merged with a newer "SSO" bookshelf account.  In your email, please provide your previous username and your new username and ask to have your bookshelves "merged". (To see your new username, log in and look in upper right of the screen.  Your new name will appear as "Logged in as...")

Military systems and equipment, geopolitical and terrorism intelligence, defense news and analysis, country security and threat assessments, and order of battle information for military forces worldwide.  

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LatAm-Studies.com brings together thousands of full-text research institute reports on a multitude of business, government, economic, and social issues covering all all countries in South America, Caribbean, Central America and Mexico. The average study is 10 pages long, and contains research, analysis and forecasts. Most contain statistical tables, charts, and/or graphs.

The Military Balance is the annual assessment of the military capabilities and defence economics of 170 countries world-wide. It contains region-by-region analysis of the major military and economic developments affecting defence and security policies and the trade in weapons and other military equipment.

OECD iLibrary is OECD’s Online Library for Books, Papers and Statistics and the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data. It contains all the publications and datasets released by OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and International Transport Forum (ITF). Coverage from 1998 to current.  Visit the Help Video Playlist.

SCOLA offers television programming from around the world in native languages. SCOLA also provides other language learning content on its web site, including comprehensive courses, language lessons and  "Insta-Classes" based on audio-video content.  SCOLA's mission is "to help the people of the world learn about one another; their cultures, their languages and their ideologies. SCOLA emphasizes the importance and effectiveness of modern information technology as a tool in overcoming barriers to global understanding and will remain at the forefront of its application."  SCOLA requires a username and password, available from the library Research Assistance Desk.  

The World Christian Database (WCD) is based on the 2600-page award-winning World Christian Encyclopedia and World Christian Trends, first published in 1982 and revised in 2001. This extensive work on World religion is now completely updated and integrated into the WCD online database. Designed for both the casual user and research scholar, information is readily available on religious activities, growth rates, religious literature, worker activity, and demographic statistics. Additional secular data is incorporated on population, health, education, and communications.

The World Religion Database (WRD) contains detailed statistics on religious affiliation for every country of the world. It provides source material, including censuses and surveys, as well as best estimates for every religion to offer a definitive picture of international religious demography. It offers best estimates at multiple dates for each of the world’s religions for the period 1900 to 2050.