Henry E. Eccles Library

Housed in the newly renovated Hewitt Learning Commons, the Henry E. Eccles Library is a learning, outcomes-focused organization that leverages state-of-the-art facilities and cooperation with other key offices and departments including Information Resources and the Writing Center to provide the optimum support to our customers.

Students using computers in the learning commons

News and Announcements

The Professor’s Library

The NWC Library is pleased to announce the creation of the Professor’s Library, a circulating collection of books that will be housed in the Mahan Hall Reading Room. The purpose of the library is to acquire unique collections of books written or collected by Naval War College professors, past and present, and to make these collections available to faculty researchers interested in naval, maritime, and military topics.

Reading Room

The purpose of the Reading Room is to provide the U.S. Naval War College community with quick, easy access to additional information about readings recommended by guest speakers.

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Introduction to Databases

How to find, select, and use our Library database. These introductory notes will help you get started with online research at U.S. Naval War College Library.

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American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) eBooks

ACLS collaboration efforts offer an extensive database of eBooks that are considered to be central to comprehensive studies in the Humanities.

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Oxford Scholarly Authorities on International Law (OSAIL)

OSAIL is an online collection of full-text editions of Oxford’s leading reference works and treatises in the area of international law.

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Faculty Publications: Derek S. Reveron

Human and National Security: Understanding Transnational Challenges

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Coming Soon to the Library

We have obtained a site license to the New York Review of Books Online. Access will be via the Databases A-Z list. Look for an email from the library when the access is in place.

Learning Commons Contact Info, Hours, and More

Contact Information

Library Reference Desk

: (401) 841-3052
: libref@usnwc.edu
: 841-3052

This library is a congressionally designated depository for U.S. Government documents. Public access to the government documents collection is guaranteed by public law.

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Hewitt Hall
686 Cushing Rd, Newport RI 02841

Hours:
0000-2300
Staffed M-F 0730-1630
Closed Federal Holidays

Upcoming Events

Professional Military Education and the Cyber Domain Workshop

January 17, 2019

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Featured Faculty

Faculty Directory

Douglas N. Hime

Professor | Joint Military Operations Department

PROFESSOR DOUGLAS N. HIME joined the Naval War College Joint Military Operations faculty in 1998 following his retirement from the Air Force after 29 years in a variety of command, planning, and staff billets as a former B-52 instructor pilot/flight evaluator. He is a frequent guest lecturer for Joint Special Operations University and member of the editorial boards for Joint Force Quarterly and the Journal of Defense Management.

Publications by this Professor

Robin Ann Smith

Instructor | Writing Center

Robin Smith is an instructor in the Writing Center at U.S. Naval War College (USNWC). She is a retired college administrator specialized in teaching English to second language learners at the college level. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the International Relations doctoral program at Salve Regina University.

Publications by this Professor