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Military Affairs
Selector: Donald Altschiller (Interim)
GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE COLLECTION
The collection attempts to acquire significant cultural, historical, doctrinal, strategic and tactical materials necessary to understanding past, current, and likely future military and paramilitary affairs and related technological developments. Emphasis is upon circulating monographs, with secondary emphasis upon journals and reference materials including the occasional handbook.
Although there is no formal degree program in military affairs, students active in the Division of Military Education at Boston University (comprised of the departments of Aerospace Science, Military Science, and Naval Science) are frequent users of the collection. In addition, the collection supports programs in history and international relations at all levels.
SCOPE OF COVERAGE
1. Languages collected (primary and selective) or excluded: Works collected are primarily in English; works in French or German may be selectively acquired.
2. Geographical areas covered by the collections in terms of intellectual content, publication sources, or both, and specific areas excluded, as appropriate: There are no limitations on geographical areas covered, either in terms of intellectual content or publication source.
3. Chronological periods covered by the collection in terms of intellectual content, movements or schools, and specific periods excluded, as appropriate: There are no limitations in terms of chronological periods covered, although most materials reflect contemporary interests and developments. Personal narratives of military experiences, regardless of time period, are not generally acquired.
4. Chronological periods collected in terms of publication dates, and specific periods excluded, as appropriate: In general, contemporary imprints are acquired. Reprints of classics not already held, as well as substantially revised editions of such materials already held, may also be acquired.
GENERAL SUBJECT BOUNDARIES AND LIBRARY LOCATIONS
The subject scope of this collection is primarily determined by the following Library of Congress call number ranges.
Collected:
| U-UH | Military Science |
| V-VG | Naval Science (excluding merchant marine materials) |
| Z 7161-7166 | Political and Social Sciences Bibliography |
| Z 6207-6725 | Military and Naval Bibliography (excluding merchant marine materials) |
| Z 8001-8999 | Personal Bibliography |
Collected Selectively:
| D-F | History |
| JX 1305-1598 | International Relations |
| TL | Motor Vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics |
All of these except the TLs may be found in Mugar Memorial Library; the TLs may be found in either Mugar Memorial Library or in the Science and Engineering Library.
RELATED SUBJECTS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY RELATIONSHIPS
African Studies: In cases where materials fall or may fall within
LC class DT (Africa) there is consultation with the African Studies
Selector.
Classics: Materials on classical warfare may occasionally be acquired.
Government Documents: While primary responsibility lies with the
Government Documents Selector, Military Affairs acquires items very
selectively.
History: As a general rule materials in LC classification E456-489
(American Civil War and Confederate States of America) are not collected;
these are within the purview of the History Selector. For other
items in the E classification, there is consultation with the appropriate
Selector (History or Political Science) prior to acquisition.
Political Science: The Political Science Selector selectively acquires
material on world peace, disarmament, and peace movements (JX 1901-1995).
TYPES
OF MATERIALS
Collected: Monographs, dissertations and theses published as books, periodicals, and reference works, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies, directories, abstracts and indexes.
Collected Selectively: Atlases, electronic resources, government documents.
Not Collected: Maps, textbooks, and juvenile materials.
OTHER ON-CAMPUS
OR LOCAL RESOURCES
The Boston University Pappas Law Library has legal materials that are used by students and faculty researching military affairs.
The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center holds the First Corps of Cadets and Military Historical Society of Massachusetts collections. Occasionally, materials supplementing these collections may be acquired (usually in LC classes U, V, and E).
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