Welcome to the Defense Information School (DINFOS) located at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. The Defense Information School has a long-standing tradition of producing outstanding Public Affairs and Visual Information personnel for the U.S. Department of Defense.
  

 

Welcome to the SSG Paul D. Savanuck Memorial Library

 

The Savanuck Library is located in room 1161, just inside the main entrance to DINFOS. It is open 0700-1700, Monday through Friday. We are closed on the weekends and on all Federal holidays.

Our goal is to provide professional assistance to students, faculty and staff in searching for, accessing and retrieving information, whether in print, electronic, or Web-based format. The focus of our print collection reflects the courses of instruction at DINFOS: journalism, photography/photojournalism, broadcasting, public affairs, etc., although we increasingly operate in the virtual environment through links to Web-based databases and indexes and to Web sites.

The library has 24 public access workstations, on all of which are loaded the software students need to complete many of their class assignments. Printers, a photocopier, and VCR/DVD players are available for use. A small conference room accommodates groups engaged in private study sessions.

Library staff welcomes any questions or comments about the Savanuck Library. Please call (301) 677-4694, or send e-mail to: Savanuck Library.

Please use the links below to access the Library's resources. They are accessible 24/7; those marked "DINFOS Only" may be accessed only from within the schoolhouse or the detachments.

 
Libraries

DINFOS Library Catalog
(DINFOS use only)

2006 Style Guide
(DINFOS use only)

Department of Defense Libraries

Library of Congress

Pritzker Military Library

The Internet Public Library

Media Resources

Center for Communication

JournalismNet

Journalism Guide to the Internet

Journalist's Toolbox

OnLineNewspapers

Public Affairs & Media Relations

Public Affairs Toolkit

Photojournalism on the Web

The American Media Center

USC Center on Public Diplomacy

Reference

Bartleby

Martindale's The Reference Desk

Refdesk.com

Library of Congress Country Studies

Citation Styles

Background Notes

CIA World Factbook

BBC Country Profiles

 

DoD Resources

Defend America

Center for Defense Information

Defense Technical Information Center

DoD Joint Course in Communication (at the University of Oklahoma)

Department of Defense Publications

Defense Almanac

Dictionary of Military Terms

Military Reading List

Military City

The Pentagon

The Washington Headquarter Services

Internet Tools

Librarians' Index to the Internet

The Resource Shelf

CultureGrams Online

Databases
(Due to licensing restrictions, the following databases may be used only within the DINFOS building)

EBSCO
(DINFOS use only)

New York Times / Washington Post
(DINFOS use only)

NewsBank
(DINFOS use only)

Facts-on-File
(DINFOS use only)

Military Periscope
(DINFOS use only)

Education FullText
(DINFOS use only)

 

 

 

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