Northwestern University Libraries have been a U.S. Federal Depository Library since 1876. Our collection includes materials in paper, microfiche, CD-ROM, DVD formats and online formats. This guide is based on a similar guide by Kelly Smith at UCSD.
Working closely with federal, state and local governments, law enforcement organizations, and national first responders, CTTSO offers technical expertise in developing front-line resources for the combating terrorism community.
Descriptions of prevention programs carried out by Homeland Security in partnership with other federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement and international partners.
Provides access to important U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as other specialized resources realted to homeland security policy and strategy.
Legal resources on terrorism including Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Judicial decisions, federal legislation, and international law.
NCTC serves as the primary organization in the U.S. government for integrating and analyzing all intelligence pertaining to terrorism possessed or acquired by the U.S. government (except purely domestic terrorism).
The NSA is responsible for "signal intelligence," working to prevent access to U.S. sensitive/classified security information while collecting and processing intercepted intelligence from foreign signals.