D'Azzo Research Library

Management Resources

American Business Index - ABI/INFORM

THE business and management database with information on 60,000 companies.

AT&L Knowledge Sharing System (AKSS)

Hundreds of guides, handbooks and documents covering government acquisition. Includes links to the Air Force Award Fee Guide; Air Force Guide to Contract Financing, DOD 5000 series, FAR, DFARS, and more.

Best Manufacturing Practices

Identifies and validates best practices, and encourages industry, government, and academia to share the information. Funded by the Office of Naval Research, but the information covers all services. Includes many online reports, including the "classic" Best Practices: How to Avoid Surprises in the World's Most Complicated Technical Process (NAVSO P-6071), 1986.

Business Dateline

Provides the full text of major news and feature stories from 550 regional business publications from throughout the U.S. and Canada. Check with the Library for passwords to the $$ version.

Business Industry

Contains information with facts, figures, and key events dealing with public and private companies, industries, markets products for all manufacturing and service industries at an international level. Check with the Library for passwords to the $$ version.

CAGE Codes (Commercial and Government Entity Codes)

CAGE Codes are five position codes that identify companies doing, or wishing to do, business with the Federal Government. They can be searched on BINCS (Business Identification Number Cross-reference System).

Center for Contemporary Conflict

Conducts research on current and emerging security issues and conveys its findings to U.S. and Allied policy-makers and military forces. Launched by the Naval Postgraduate School's Department of National Security Affairs. Includes information and papers on homeland defense, terrorism and counter-terrorism, regional instability, strategic nuclear policy, and Weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

Cost Data Resources

- only available in paper NOT online - but of such great importance that they are included here. This set of accurate cost data books covers the major U.S. aircraft and weapon systems. Covers program costs, technical characteristics, programmatics, and historical and statistical data.
1. Military Cost Handbook, Call No.: U104 .M52
2. U.S. Military Aircraft Data Book, Call No.: UG1243 .U55
3. U.S. Missile Data Book, Call No.: UG1313 .U54
4. U.S. Weapon Systems Costs, Call No.: UF503 .U54
The Latest editions are in the Reference area. Older issues are on the third floor and are available for checkout.

Defense Budget

Provides links to copies of the latest U.S. Defense Dept. budgets and several back years. Also SEE - Air Force RDT&E Descriptive Summaries and NARDIC

Descriptive Summaries

Provides technical and management data describing ongoing DoD research and technology efforts. It includes summary descriptions, and detailed funding information. It is based on "RDT&E Budget Item Justifications" and can be searched by Program Element (PE). Also See Research Summaries.

Federal Employees News Digest

https://wwwmil.wpafb.af.mil/news/fend/index.html

Federal Research in Progress (FEDRIP)

Descriptions of current U.S. government-funded research projects in the physical sciences, medicine, and engineering. Funding amounts are included for most projects. (A required "Animal Protocol" research file.) Check with the Library for passwords.

Federal Supply Catalog

Comprehensive parts and logistics management system; provides information on over 100 million items in the U.S. Federal Supply Catalog, related databases and the (IHS) Universal Parts Center.

Gale Group PROMT

A multiple-industry database that provides broad, international coverage of companies, products, markets, and applied technologies for all industries. Check with the Library for passwords.

Gale Group Trade & Industry Database

A multi-industry database covering international company, industry, product, and market information, with strong coverage of such areas as management techniques, financial earnings, economic climate, product evaluations, and executive changes. Check with the Library for passwords.

HAYSTACK

Comprehensive parts and logistics management system; provides information on over 100 million items in the U.S. Federal Supply Catalog, related databases and the (IHS) Universal Parts Center.

Independent Research and Development (IR&D) database

https://www.dtic.mil/portal/site/dticol/
*DoD registered DTIC users Only. (Most AFRL Directorates have an IR&D POC.) Collects and maintains independent research and development summaries from DoD contractors. It is used to investigate solutions to future technical challenges facing DoD and to reduce duplicative R&D efforts. Contact the Library for more information.

Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions

Has browseable lists of alphabetic and numeric Federal Specifications, Federal Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions (CIDs). This is helpful for seeing what is available. Then for full-text access after finding one, see the DOD Index of Specifications and Standards.

Intelligence Threat Assessments

Includes links to information on: Proliferation and Weapons of Mass Destruction; Chemical and Biological Weapons; Terrorism; Cyber Security, etc. Produced by the Federation of American Scientists.

Military Critical Technologies List

A detailed compendium of information on technologies that DoD assesses as critical to maintaining superior U.S. military capabilities.

NARDIC (Navy Acquisition, R&D Information Center)

Contains links to the Air Force RDT&E Budget, Aircraft Procurement for the Navy; Chemical/Biological Defense Program Procurement Justifications; Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Procurement Justifications, and much more. Registration not required, but recommended for access to all database functions.

National Technical Information Service (NTIS)

- The public source of U.S. scientific, technical, ASC, Engineering, and business-related public information gathered from hundreds of government agencies and other organizations. You can also use Engineering Village for a more user-friendly and effective search experience.

Qualified Manufacturer's Lists (QMLs)

To view the Online QML, please to to www.eAuditNet.com. New visitors to eAuditNet will need to complete a one-time registration for access. Registration is free and you do not have to be a Nadcap supplier to register. Otherwise, try I.H.S. Standards

Qualified Products List (QPL)

To view the Online QPL, please to to www.eAuditNet.com. New visitors to eAuditNet will need to complete a one-time registration for access. Registration is free and you do not have to be a Nadcap supplier to register. Otherwise, try I.H.S. Standards

RAND Reports

RAND = Research AND Development, and is a nonprofit "think tank" that helps improve U.S. policy and decision-making. The site includes publications in the areas of environment, energy, international policy, national security, transportation, and science and technology, and more. Many RAND reports are indexed in DTIC and available as "AD" numbered reports or as cataloged items in the library.

Recent Advances in Manufacturing

Recent Advances in Manufacturing (RAM) is a database of bibliographic information for manufacturing and related areas. It covers items in well over 500 niche and mainstream journals and magazines, and aslo details books, videos and conference proceedings.

Research and Development Descriptive Summaries

Research and Technology Organization (RTO)

These are NATO or RTO aerospace reports.

Research Summaries

https://www.dtic.mil/portal/site/dticol/
*DTIC registered users Only.
Provides summary descriptions of the technical content, performers, monitors, and funding sources of DoD research or technology efforts. ( Formerly called "Work Units" and later "Teams.") Provides more detail than "Research and Development Descriptive Summaries" above. Contact the Library for more information.

SAE's Global Mobility Database (Society of Automotive Engineers)

Librarians access (only) via STN - $$
Indexes worldwide literature on all vehicle types, including those for land, sea, air, and space. Has excellent coverage of aerodynamics, aircraft, electric power, engines, tires, UAVs, etc. - usually cited as SAE Paper numbers. The library owns SAE Papers from 1972 thru 1990 in microfiche and they are free to copy. Those we don't own we can order via Interlibrary Loan. For SAE standards - SEE - I.H.S. Standards

SCAMPI (Staff College Automated Military Periodical Index)

A specialized index focusing on research in joint and multinational operations, military history and naval science, operational warfare, and operations other than war. Produced by the Joint Forces Staff College Library.

Table Base

Contains tabular information dealing with companies, products, industries, brands, markets, demographics, and countries from around the world. Check with the Library for passwords. $$

TEMS (Total Electronic Migration System)

https://tems-iac.dtic.mil/
Includes thousands of full-text reports from DoD sponsored Information Analysis Centers such as CBIAC (Chemical Warfare/Chemical & Biological Defense IAC), WSTIAC (Weapon System Technology Analysis Center) and AMPTIAC (Advanced Materials & Processes Technology IAC). Requires a DTIC Online Access Controlled username and password (https://www.dtic.mil/portal/site/dticol/).

Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS)

Covers the field of transportation: aviation, highways, transit, railroads, maritime, etc., in disciplines such as design and construction, environmental issues, materials, operations, and safety and human factors. Also SEE SAE Global Mobility.

Weapon Systems Technology Information Analysis Center (WSTIAC)

Collects and makes available information on conventional and directed energy weapon systems technology and related guidance, intelligence gathering systems, training, etc. Maintains a comprehensive bibliographic database covering the spectrum of weapon systems technology issues. *IACs are DoD sponsored but charge for some services.