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Nonny Schlotzhauer
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Subject Specialist:
Anthropology,
Area Studies,
Military Science
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Articles and Databases

This guide is designed to facilitate research in Military Studies, which is roughly defined as the technique, psychology, practice and other phenomena which constitute war and armed conflict. It emphasizes resources in three areas — Aerospace Studies, Military Affairs, and Naval Science. In addition, it lists material related from many subjects related to military science, such as history, diplomacy, law, and politics, among others. It includes resources, both print and electronic, that are available from the University Libraries.

Note: [Penn State Libraries] indicates a Libraries' resource available to researchers with a Penn State Access Account.

Searching The CAT

The CAT is the primary tool for finding books and periodicals owned by the Penn State Libraries, as well as for locating and requesting materials from nearby libraries. You may search the catalog by Keyword, Title, Author, or Subject. The Penn State Libraries catalogs its subjects according to the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).

The assigned call numbers for Military Science and Naval Science are U and V, though items are found in others areas as well, such as D (World History), E (History of the Americas), J (Political Science), and TL (Aeronautics). For University Park Libraries visitors, books and periodicals with the call numbers U and V are located on the 3rd floor of Paterno Library.

Some examples of LCSH useful for research in Military Studies are:

Call Numbers for Military Science

Call Numbers for Military Service Subjects
Call Number Subject
U Military Science (general)
UA Armies : organization, distribution, military situation
UB Military administration
UB 416 - 419 Minorities, women, etc. in armed forces
UC Maintenance and transportation
UD Infantry
UE Cavalry. Armor
UF Artillery
UG Military engineering. Air forces
UH Other services
V Naval science (general)
VA
 Navies : organization, distribution, naval situation
VB
 Naval administration
VC
 Naval maintenance
VD
 Naval seamen
VE
 Marines
VF Naval ordnance
VG Minor service of navies
VK Navagation. Merchant marine
VM Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering

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Selected Web Sites

  • Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO)
    "The Army's Foreign Military Studies Office (FMSO) is an open source research organization of the U.S. Army ... FMSO conducts unclassified research of foreign perspectives of defense and security issues that are understudied or unconsidered but that are important for understanding the environments in which the U.S. military operates. "

  • Center for Strategic and International Studies
    "The Center for Strategic and International Studies provides strategic insights and practical policy solutions to decision makers committed to advancing global security and prosperity."

  • Institute for Military History and 20th Century Studies
    "The Kansas State University Institute for Military History and 20th Century Studies is a national center devoted to the historical study of public policies concerning national security, international affairs, and government institutions."

  • ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) page of online resources for military studies

  • School of Advanced Military Studies
    "The School of Advanced Military Studies educates and trains officers at the graduate level in military art and science to develop commanders and General Staff officers with the abilities to solve complex problems in peace and war."

  • Military Analysis Network from the Federation of American Scientists
    "The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) was formed in 1945 by atomic scientists from the Manhattan Project who felt that scientists, engineers and other innovators had an ethical obligation to bring their knowledge and experience to bear on critical national decisions, especially pertaining to the technology they unleashed - the Atomic Bomb. Today, FAS continues its exemplary 60-year record of achieving meaningful results in strategic security with research and education projects in nuclear arms control and global security; conventional arms transfers; proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; information technology for human health; and government information policy. In recent years, the mission of FAS has expanded to include our country's critical challenges in housing, energy and education."

  • Centre for Military and Strategic Studies (CMSS) University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    "The Centre for Military and Strategic Studies is a research centre at the University of Calgary. Established in 1999, CMSS is a part of the Security and Defence Forum, a valuable network specializing in defence and security studies across Canada."