INDIGO members contribute to the field of government documents in multiple ways. One popular method to improve literacy is through webinars. Below are links to archived webinars presented by INDIGO members. These webinars were not sponsored by INDIGO, but were presented by members of the organization. Members are encouraged to contact INDIGO to have their webinars shared below. Indiana public librarians can view the archived webinars below to earn 1 LEU.

Archived Webinars:

Presenter: Bert Chapman. Program: William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies Information Resources. Date Recorded: September 15, 2022. Duration: 34 minutes. LEU Eligible: YES.
Program Description: This Defense Department’s regional security studies center seeks to develop the capabilities of defense and security professionals from Western Hemisphere countries to enhance their security policymaking and promote greater understanding of U.S. regional policymaking. Its establishment dates from a 1995 conference of Western Hemisphere defense ministers hosted by then U.S. Secretary of Defense William Perry. This webinar will discuss this center’s academic mission and include broadcasts of past presentations and research publications addressing hemispheric security topics including drug trafficking, the pandemic’s impact, migration, and the interest of outside powers such as China in this region, whose security interests and developments may not receive as much public attention as Indo-Pacific, Middle East, or Europe but which are just as important to U.S. foreign policy and national security interests.
Link: https://www.fdlp.gov/training/william-j-perry-center-hemispheric-defense-studies-information-resources

Presenter: Bert Chapman. Program: Maritime Administration Information Resources: Introduction to Its Economic, Maritime, and National Security Information Resources. Date Recorded: July 21, 2022. Duration: 40 minutes. LEU Eligible: YES.
Program Description: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) is a U.S. Department of Transportation Agency responsible for America’s waterborne transportation system. Its policy making responsibilities cover ships and shipping, port and vessel operations, national security, environment, and safety. MARAD promotes waterborne transportation and makes sure it integrates well with other transportation nodes. It also maintains a fleet of cargo ships to provide extra sea lift capability in times of war or national emergency while also seeking to maintain U.S. Merchant Marine health. This webinar describes MARAD’s historical background and contemporary developments, while demonstrating information resources and data it uses to carry out current and emerging missions.
Link: https://www.fdlp.gov/training/maritime-administration-information-resources-introduction-its-economic-maritime-and

Presenter: Bert Chapman. Program: Daniel Inouye Center for Asia-Pacific Strategic Studies Information Resources. Date Recorded: March 24, 2022. Duration: 35 minutes. LEU Eligible: YES.
Program Description: Gain enhanced knowledge of the instructional activities and research output of this Honolulu-based organization striving to address Indo-Pacific regional and global security subjects. This organization aspires to build relationships of trust on future leaders and decision makers within this region. It focuses on the complex interrelationships involving diplomatic, economic, political, and military affecting regional security.
Link: https://www.fdlp.gov/training/daniel-inouye-center-asia-pacific-strategic-studies-information-resources

Presenter: Bert Chapman. Program: Naval Postgraduate School: Historical and Contemporary Information Resources. Date Recorded: February 10, 2022. Duration: 43 minutes. LEU Eligible: YES.
Program Description: Viewers will gain enhanced awareness of the information resources produced by this Monterey-California based institution aspiring to produce talented warriors and researchers to ensure the Navy, U.S. Government, Defense Department, and allied countries have the technological and intellectual edges to succeed in multidomain battle environments. The presentation will cover academics, services, libraries, and research components of this institution.
Link: https://www.fdlp.gov/training/naval-postgraduate-school-historical-and-contemporary-information-resources

Presenter: Bert Chapman. Program: George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Information Resources. Date Recorded: April 27, 2022. Duration: 39 minutes. LEU Eligible: YES.
Program Description: Established in 1992 and dedicated in 1993, the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies is located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, is one of the Defense Department’s five regional security studies centers, and collaborates with the German Ministry of Defense. It addresses regional and transnational security issues for these two organizations and has an extensive multinational alumni network of security professionals. Areas of coverage include European security theater cooperation and strategies and objectives; support for such activity in the following Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan; along with a supporting relationship with Mongolia. This webinar explain this institution’s instructional activities and document its research output to enable enhanced user understanding of security issues in the geographic regions it covers.
Link: https://www.fdlp.gov/training/george-c-marshall-european-center-security-studies-information-resources

Presenter: Bert Chapman. Program: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy: Contemporary and Historical Information Resources. Date Recorded: September 14, 2021. Duration: 44 minutes. LEU Eligible: YES.
Program Description: This presentation documents how this professional military education institute prepares leaders to meet U.S. economic, maritime transportation, and national security needs as Merchant Marine Officers and commissioned officers in the armed forces. Since 95% of world products are transported over water, such leaders are vital for effectively operating the merchant fleet for commercial and military transport in peacetime and wartime. Information will be provided about this academy’s admission process and academic programs, including the ‘Sea Year’ that gives cadets operational maritime experience.
Link: https://www.fdlp.gov/training/us-merchant-marine-academy-contemporary-and-historical-information-resources

Presenter: Bert Chapman. Program: U.S. Coast Guard Academy: Contemporary and Historical Information Resources. Date Recorded: July 28, 2021. Duration: 46 minutes. LEU Eligible: YES.
Program Description: Learn about the information resources produced by the U.S. Coast Guard Academy that document its historical and contemporary instructional and research missions. Gain knowledge about Coast Guard historical resources and how, as a branch of the U.S. military, the Coast Guard is becoming increasingly involved in global security matters in arenas such as the Arctic Ocean and South China Sea, which may result in it having to engage in military action against hostile actors.
Link: https://www.fdlp.gov/training/us-coast-guard-academy-contemporary-and-historical-information-resources

Presenter: Bert Chapman. Program: U.S. Military Academy: Contemporary and Historical Information Resources. Date Recorded: February 04, 2021. Duration: 40 minutes. LEU Eligible: YES.
Program Description: Understand the historical, contemporary, and emerging missions of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point (NY). Examine the available curricular and research activities of this institution, including those produced by the Combating Terrorism Center and Modern War Institute. xamine the historical resources produced by the Academy’s Library, including the “West Point Atlas of American Wars,” and information and documentation concerning individual cadets, which can be used for genealogical research.
Link: https://www.fdlp.gov/training/us-military-academy-contemporary-and-historical-information-resources

Presenter: Bert Chapman. Program: U.S. Air Force Academy: Historical and Contemporary Information Resources. Date Recorded: May 06, 2021. Duration: 45 minutes. LEU Eligible: YES.
Program Description: Understand the historical, contemporary, and emerging missions of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. Examine this institution’s publicly available curricular and research resources, including The Institute for National Security Studies and Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies. Examine resources provided by the Academy Library including Special Collections materials documenting institutional history and the experiences of individual cadets.
Link: https://www.fdlp.gov/training/us-air-force-academy-historical-and-contemporary-information-resources

Presenter: Bert Chapman. Program: U.S. Naval Academy: Contemporary and Historical Information Resources. Date Recorded: March 11, 2021. Duration: 53 minutes. LEU Eligible: YES.
Program Description: Convey the historical, contemporary, and emerging missions of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Examine this institution’s publicly available curricular and research resources. Examine historical resources available from the Academy’s Library and Museum documenting individual midshipmen and historically prominent graduates of this institution.
Link: https://www.fdlp.gov/training/us-naval-academy-contemporary-and-historical-information-resources