Research Resources
Up one levelThis primary category contains resource listings for further study of homeland security. The listings include various types of resources, such as publications, websites and databases.
- World News Connection
- “An extremely valuable research tool for anyone who needs to monitor non-U.S. media sources, the material in WNC is provided to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by the Open Source Center (OSC). Analysts from OSC domestic and overseas bureaus monitor timely and pertinent open-source materials.”
- Homeland Security Overview
- Terrorists/Terrorism
- Dangers (Biological, chemical, conventional, cyber, disease, EMP, natural disasters, nuclear, radiological)
- Critical Infrastructure
- Congress & Laws
- Resources for Congressional research
- Legal Issues
- State and Local
- Emergency Management and Preparedness
- (Researchers interested in planning and response by the medical community should also see the primary category "Public & Individual Health, Safety and Security for information on hospital preparedness.)
- Public & Individual Health and Safety
- Management & Budget
- This category contains resources for homeland security professionals in management roles, including sources on risk management.
- Private Industry
- Hurricane Katrina
- Pandemics
- Border Security & Immigration
- International
- Conferences
- CIA World Fact Book
- Key Organizations
- Library Portals
- Maps
- GPO: Online Bookstore
- Unconquerable Nation: Knowing Our Enemy, Strengthening Ourselves
- Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRP)

