Military Information
- ABCs of Military ResourcesIn U.S. Navy jargon, gouge is the essential piece of information; the heart of the matter - this is our “gouge” on tips and some resources for searching for military information. From a presentation at the 2009 SLA Conference by Lily McGovern and Greta E. Marlatt.
While much of the research done by the military is classified and unavailable to the public, there are still many potentially useful reports and published papers that anyone can access. In addition, you may find yourself working under a military contract or in need of a military standard or regulation. This sort of information is usually available. The links below offer a variety of ways to search for military-related information. Ask a librarian for assistance, if you are not finding what you need.
- ASSIST (Database for Military Specifications and Standards)The ASSIST-Online is a comprehensive web site providing access to current information associated with military and federal specifications and standards in the management of the Defense Standardization Program (DSP). Requires users to register before accessing the database.
- DefenseLINKThe official web portal for the U.S. Department of Defense, including links to many service-related documents and news items. Regulations information is under the "Publications" tab.
- Defense Technical Information Center Online This link opens in a new windowCitations of unclassified, unlimited documents that have been entered into DTIC, the Defense Technical Information Center's Technical Reports Collection.
- Index to Military Periodicals This link opens in a new windowLists articles, news items, and editorials from English language military and aeronautical periodicals. Current index begins in 1988, but the Historical Index goes back to 1949.
- Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new windowAn index to magazines and academic journals providing news about defense issues for all branches of the armed services, army, air forrce, navy, marines. Also includes country reports and relevant government and international documents. (U.Va. only)
- NTIS: National Technical Information Service This link opens in a new windowNTIS contains bibliographic citations and summaries of U.S. Government-sponsored research, development, and engineering reports, including some done by the military. (This link U.Va. only - free access also available directly from NTIS.)
- U.S. Army Field Manuals, Training Circulars, Technical Manuals and PamphletsContains the full text of selected U.S. Army Field Manuals (FMs), Training Circulars (TCs), and Technical Manuals (TMs), War Department Pamphlets (WD PAMs) and Department of the Army Pamphlets (DA PAMs), both historical and current.