Research Guides: Intelligence & Analysis: Reference

Reference Databases

Credo Reference
Provides access to hundreds of reference resources covering every major subject.
Gale eBooks
Contains topic overview pages, subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and other reference resources.

Reference Materials

These are examples and more titles can be found by searching in U-Search or our eBook databases.

The Central Intelligence Agency by Jan Goldman (Editor)
Publication date: 2016
This resource explores the history of the CIA and the primary intelligence activities it was involved in from 1939 to 2015. This information includes events, people, and technology.
Essentials of Strategic Intelligence by Loch K. Johnson (Editor)
Publication date: 2014
Provides readers with an accessible and comprehensive exploration of U.S. espionage activities that addresses both the practical and ethical implications that attend the art and science of spying.
Historical Dictionary of International Intelligence by Nigel West
Publication date: 2015
Covers the history of international intelligence through entries on espionage techniques, categories of agents, crucial operations spies, defectors, moles, double and triple agents, and the tradecraft they apply.
The Oxford Handbook of National Security Intelligence by Loch K. Johnson (Editor)
Location: Second Floor Stacks | Call Number: JF1525.I6 O97 2012
This resource examines the major theories of intelligence, how intelligence agencies operate, how they collect and analyze information, and the difficulties in disseminating intelligence to policymakers.
Words of Intelligence: An Intelligence Professional's Lexicon for Domestic and Foreign Threats (2nd edition) by Jan Goldman
Publication date: 2011
This dictionary is an invaluable tool for those requiring a working knowledge of intelligence-related issues from both a foreign intelligence perspective and a local perspective for law enforcement officials.
The Handbook of Homeland Security by Scott N. Romaniuk (Editor); Martin Scott Catino (Editor); C. Augustus Martin (Editor)
Publication date: 2023
A convenient, one-stop reference and guide to the latest regulations and developments in all things relevant to the homeland security and defense domain.

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