Reference Library

PIMS strategic and technology points of view have roots in a myriad of sources and technologies. Some of the documents, tools, articles, books and other readings have influenced the program's goals, strategies, and way of conducting business. Others sources provide explanation and context to the greater environment in which PIMS operates. If available online, a link is provided below.

US, NATO Policy and Strategy

• Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Warsaw Initiative Fund Guidance, August 2005 and DSCA Strategic Plan for 2006-2011
• Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy, Eurasia Branch, Guidance, Briefings, Ongoing
• US European Command, US Central Command, Country Campaign Plans, Ongoing
• US Department of Defense Directive 3000.05, Military Support for Stability, Security, Transition and Reconstruction Operations, November, 2005
• NATO, Summit Communiques, Declarations from Riga 2006, Istanbul 2004 (NATO website)
• NATO, Euro-Atlantic Partnership Work Plans, Overarching Guidance, March 2005 (NATO website)

Context: Information Age, Internet Age

• DOD Command Control Research Project, Alberts and Hayes, Power to the Edge (pdf), 2003
• Chris Anderson, The Long Tail (blog), ISBN: 1401302378, July 2006
• The Economist, Among the Audience, Age of Participatory Media, Survey, April 2006
• Newsweek, The New Wisdom of the Web, April 2006
• Tim O'Reilly, What is Web 2.0, September 2005 and Wikipedia Entry on Web 2.0
• Time Magazine, "You"- 2006 Person of the Year, December 2006

Networks, Social Networks, Complexity Theory

• Duncan Watts, Six Degrees: The Science of a Connected Age, ISBN: 0393325423 (paperback), 2003
• Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, Linked: How Everything is Connected to Everything Else, ISBN: 0452284392 (paperback), 2003
• Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference, ISBN: 0316346624, 2002

Technology Development Process - Open Source

• Dep. Under Secretary of Defense, Advanced Systems and Concepts, Open Technology Development Roadmap, April, 2006

Technology Tools, Concepts, Protocols

• Content Management Platform - Drupal CMS
• Open Source Software, Modular Design - Firefox Internet Browser, Mozilla Foundation
• Distributed Web Publishing, "Many-to-Many" Content Development - Wikipedia
• Instant Messaging - Jabber.org , XMPP.org
• Social Tagging - del.icio.us, flickr
• RSS News Feeds - Really Simple Syndication
• Voice over Internet Protocol - Skype, Asterisk

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