Library

Dudley Knox Library (DKL) contributes to teaching, learning, and research—anytime and anywhere—through relevant and evolving collections, tools, services, and spaces. DKL provides the NPS community, locally and remotely, with access to purchased, licensed and open-access academic resources and NPS-authored content, to include limited and restricted distribution items. A tailored mix of library services are delivered by friendly, knowledgeable staff and supported by intuitive, seamless technology interfaces.

The Library offers a variety of reservable study and technology rooms designed to support both independent and collaborative work. Individual study rooms provide quiet spaces for focused research and writing, while group study rooms support team projects, discussions, and collaborative learning. Technology rooms are equipped with large displays and collaboration tools that enable presentations, virtual meetings, and group research activities.

The Library website is the gateway to a variety of curated scholarly resources and information including print and electronic books and journals, academic databases, media and maps, NPS dissertations/theses/reports, faculty publications, NPS history, and much more. Off-campus remote access to licensed e-resources is available to authorized users 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Through inter-library loan, the NPS community can also request materials from other libraries with many of these items delivered digitally to a website portal, accessible 24/7.

Librarians have created topical bibliographies, instructional tutorials, citation guides, and research guides pertinent to the education, research and national defense needs of NPS faculty, students (resident and distance learners), and staff. Library citation guides provide assistance with citation styles, attribution practices plagiarism avoidance, and citation-management tools, helping researchers accurately document and manage their sources. Librarians also offer workshops on how to use the library and other resources for research and thesis work, attribution, and citation-management programs, as well as personalized individual and group research instruction.

DKL is a selective depository for government documents and information distributed through the Federal Depository Program. Also located in the Dudley Knox Library building (Bldg. 339) are the Graduate Writing Center, Thesis Processing Office, Office of Research & Innovation, along with other academic services, and a coffee shop.

For more information, please visit http://library.nps.edu.