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"Praeger Security International Online (PSIO) is a one-stop source for information on terrorism and security, covering regional security, humanitarian and peace operations, weapons of mass destruction, armed forces, intelligence, military history, defense and national security, and military affairs. ... The Chronology feature is terrific. You can specify a date range and link it to a location and/or keywords. ...PSIO covers an area of vital interest, and researchers are clamoring for more material on this subject. ...The Bottom Line Praeger Security International Online is recommended for comprehensive collections serving serious scholars in politics and government."
—Library Journal

"Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections."
—Choice, October 2006

"Academic libraries that have or plan to have an international security-related curriculum will want to consider this service."
—Booklist, June 1 & 15, 2006

Praeger Security International Online is the largest full-text, electronic resource available on international security. Containing over 600 books and growing by more than 70 titles a year, PSIO not only incorporates the entire PSI print program—it also features important titles from Greenwood and Praeger as well. New books are uploaded on a monthly basis, often before the print versions are even available for purchase.

New content on crucial issues:

• Energy Security
• Human Trafficking
• Natural Disasters
• Law Enforcement
• Counterinsurgency
• Information Security
• Military Reform

Updated weekly with commentary by advisory board members, expert authors, and well-known researchers, PSIO provides readers with in-depth analysis on security issues that threaten to destabilize our world. With a news feed and ever-growing range of content from our global network of institutional partners, PSIO offers varied international perspectives and reflections from psychologists, diplomats, first responders, economists, journalists, civil servants, warfighters, legal experts, and more. With the experience and insight that this vast community of scholars and practitioners brings and an impressive search functionality, PSIO is an invaluable resource for students, researchers, and anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of the complex issues that affect our lives and future.

Features include:

• New full text content: When you subscribe to PSIO, you will gain access to every print publication from Praeger Security International.
• Weekly commentaries: Written by scholars and experts, these articles will give focused treatment on newsworthy events and important historical occurrences.
• Primary documents: An archive of over 1,000 important documents that support titles in the database and are relevant to the world we live in.
• Terrorism chronology: Professionally assembled, comprehensive and up-to-date, this chronology lists and organizes terrorist incidents from the around the world from 1968 to the present, with background information that stretches back more than 75 years.
• Annotated bibliography: An authoritative and scholarly bibliography assembled by one of the top scholars in the field.
• News feed: In an effort to make PSIO as useful and convenient as possible, we now have a news feed. You will no longer need to go outside of PSIO to get the latest security related news.
• Featured content section: Identifies important subject areas and provides links for direct access to relevant content
• RSS feed: Users have the choice of two display types: browser friendly and raw XML format.

PSIO is more than just another database, it's an ever improving research tool. Like all Greenwood electronic products, PSIO is regularly updated with new content to ensure that it continues to be a fresh, active, and dynamic resource for years to come.