|
Naval
Research receives boost
 |
|
DCN
RADM Rowan Moffitt inspects the new Naval Reference Collection
at Campbell Park.
Photo by LSCISSM Rachel Irving
|
By
LSCISSM Rachel Irving
Research into naval and maritime issues has just got easier with the
opening of the Naval Reference Collection at Campbell Park.
Australian Naval Institute President, Deputy Chief of Navy, RADM Rowan
Moffitt, opened the collection last month.
The collection is managed by the Navy’s Sea Power Centre and
is the result of the integration of the Naval Historical Reference
collection and the Australian Naval Institute’s library.
Dr David Stevens of the Naval Historical Section said the new collection
provided a central place of research for anyone working in the fields
of naval defence and maritime affairs.
“The collection contains not only published books, but copies
of previous academic and departmental studies on Defence and the Navy”
he said.
“We aim to be Navy’s corporate memory. The collection ensures
that when someone has to conduct a future study, they can look at
what’s been done before and build on that, rather than starting
from scratch.”
The collection contains books and studies covering history, strategy,
technology and organisational issues.
To access information, contact the Naval Historical Section and let
them know what you require. Simple tasks may be dealt with over the
phone, but there are facilities for people visiting or working in
Canberra to conduct more complex research.
The Historical Section can be contacted on phone (02) 6266 2654 or
fax (02) 6266 2782.
|
