LibGuides: Maritime: Welcome: GLMA Research Guide

Academy History

Northwestern Michigan College's Great Lakes Maritime Academy by Jerry Achenbach; edited by Ann Swaney
Available for loan from the NMC Library

Contents: The Beginning -- Les Biederman, Early NMC, & Proposals for a Maritime Academy -- Opposition from Organized Labor -- GLMA: Les' Dream Becomes a Reality -- The Allegheny -- Some Early Cadet Memories -- Short History of Female Cadets at the Academy -- Curriculum -- The S/S Edmund Fitzgerald -- The Training Ship State of Michigan -- A New Campus -- Advisory Groups & Final Thoughts

More information about the history of the Great Lakes Maritime Academy can be accessed through the NMC Archives.

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Women on the Water

Women's International Shipping & Trading Association
A global organization connecting its network of more than 3,800 female professionals from all sectors of the maritime industry
Women in Maritime Operations
Dedicated to retaining, advancing and promoting women in the maritime industry through sharing knowledge and continuing education
Women Offshore Foundation
Propelling women into meaningful careers via access to a worldwide community & professional development resources + raising awareness amongst leaders & decision-makers about issues affecting women on the water

For more information on the local Great Lakes Maritime Academy chapter of Women on the Water, contact staff advisor Judy Druskovich - jdruskovich@nmc.edu - (231) 995-1209 or check out the webpage on the Northwestern Michigan College website.

GLMA Women on the Water

IMO Research Guides for Seafarers

IMO Research Guide for Seafarers
The Research Guide Seafarers is intended as starting point to identify relevant information sources for and about seafarers.
Maritime Facts & Figures
This guide provides links to a selection of resources for statistical and factual information on maritime and shipping affairs. It does not aim to be exhaustive. Current and archival maritime statistics are also available in text books and reports in libraries and institutions which support research in maritime and shipping subjects and from commercial providers of shipping intelligence data.

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