Elizabeth Geesey Holmes

Librarian Henry E. Eccles Library

Biography

Elizabeth Geesey Holmes joined the U.S. Naval War College in 2015 as the library head for infrastructure and content, a position she held through August 2024. She currently holds the position of research & instruction librarian. Previously, she served as the librarian at Partridge, Snow & Hahn from 2007-15, as the cataloging services librarian at the University of Georgia Law School from 2001-07 and as the head of copy cataloging and database management at Harvard Law School from 1997-2001. Her areas of expertise include research, collection development, assessment, metadata, and library systems.

Contact Information

(401) 856-5594

Reveal Email

@EGHLibrarian

Areas of Expertise

A2/AD
Aerospace
Afghanistan
Africa
Air Defense
Air Warfare
Amphibious Warfare
Arctic
Artillery
Asia-Pacific
Asymmetrical Warfare
China
Civil War
Civil-Military Relations
COIN
Cold War
Command and Control
Conflict Resolution
Counterdrug Operations
Counterterrorism
Cyber Warfare
Desert Storm
Deterrence
Diplomacy
Economics
Electronic Warfare
Ethics
Europe
Foreign Policy
Gender Studies
Geopolitics
GITMO
Ground Warfare
GWOT
HA/DR
Homeland Security
Human Rights
Immigration
India
Indian Ocean
Information Operations
Intel
International Law
International Relations
Iran
Iraq
Irregular Warfare
Islamic Studies
Japan
Joint Operations
JPME
Korean War
Koreas
Latin America
Leadership
Littoral Warfare
Maritime History
Maritime Strategy
Middle East
Military Planning
Military Technology
Military Theory
Mine Warfare
National Security
NATO
Nuclear
Oceanography
Operational Warfare
Pakistan
Peace Operations
Philippines
Piracy
Policy
Revolutionary War
Rules of Engagement
Russia
Search and Rescue
Security Cooperation
South China Sea
Southeast Asia
Space
Special Operations
Submarine Warfare
Surface Warfare
Syria
Taiwan
Terrorism
UAVs/Drones
UNCLOS
United Nations
Vietnam
Vietnam War
War of 1812
Wargaming
Weapon Systems
WMD
Women, Peace, and Security
WWI
WWII

Professional Highlights

2024

Research & Instruction Librarian

2015

Head, Infrastructure & Content

2007

Director of Library Services

Partridge, Snow & Hahn, LLP., Providence, RIProvided library and research services to attorneys, paralegals and staff.

2001

Cataloging Services Librarian

University of Georgia School of Law. Alexander Campbell King Law Library, Athens, GAHead of department responsible for cataloging and providing metadata for all library resources.

1997

Head of Copy Cataloging and Database Maintenance

Harvard Law School Library, Cambridge, MA

Education

M.S., University of Rhode Island, 1992, Library and Information Studies

M.A., College of William and Mary, 1993, History

B.A., Lafayette College, 1987, History

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External Memberships and Associations

Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK)
Library Leadership Working Group Committee Member

American Library Association / Library Leadership & Management Association
Technical Services and Systems Committee Member

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