Library

Welcome to the Inter-American Defense College’s (IADC) library, an academic and professional resource in partnership with National Defense University (NDU). 

 

This library offers its users a comprehensive research experience, combining cutting-edge digital resources with a valuable physical collection. 

 

Using your IADC-provided credentials, you will have access to a wide range of world-renowned research platforms. These resources include:

 

·        ProQuest: Offers a wide variety of magazine articles and e-books. 

·        Military Periscope: Specialized in military intelligence and defense. 

·        Digital National Security Archive: Provides declassified documents on national security.

·        EBSCOhost: Provides access to numerous databases and academic journals. 

·        PressReader: Allows you to read newspapers and magazines from all over the world in digital format. 

 

In addition to these online resources, the IADC Library and NDU share one of the world’s largest and richest physical collections of military arts and sciences. The physical catalog will allow you to access a wide variety of books, journals, theses and other academic material available for direct consultation and perusal on campus.  

 

This combination of easily accesible digital resources and an extensive physical collection, offers you an enriching learning and research experience, supporting your academic and professional development in the field of inter-American defense and security. 

 

We invite you to explore all these resources and make the most of the tools available to you through the IADC Library. 

Reference Catalogs

National Defense University Library Catalog

Find books, journals, government documents, maps, and reference materials on defense management, national security policy, military strategy, and civil-military affairs. IADC students have full access to library services.

Library of Congress Online Catalog

Located just minutes from IADC, the Library of Congress is an unparalleled world resource. The collection of more than 151 million items includes more than 34.5 million cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 66.6 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world’s largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings.

Research Databases

Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues of 267 world entities.

Search a most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs for articles, working papers, conference proceedings, and books from scholarly publishers.

See previously classified U.S. Government documents on key foreign policy topics (El Salvador, Vietnam War, Iran, Presidential Directives on National Security, South Africa, Terrorism, etc.) that have been declassified for public use.

Bibliographies

Army War College Bibliographies

These bibliographies compiled by USAWC Research Librarians contain books, reports, journal articles, multimedia, and internet resources on topic such as Civil-Military Relations, Irregular Warfare, Multinational Operations, Peacekeeping, Regional Study Resources, etc.

Languages Resources

Familiarization Modules
Resources from the DOD’s Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC), including cultural videos and presentations, pronunciation guides, and language guides with common words and expressions.
Linguee
Linguee is a unique translation tool combining an editorial dictionary and a search engine with which you can search through hundreds of millions of bilingual texts for words and expressions.
Word Reference
Word Reference provides free translation dictionaries that include definitions, synonyms, antonyms, verb conjugations, and public forums that discuss questions regarding translation, grammar, usage, and style.

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