Federal Resources by Subject For Comprehensive Subject Access see: How to Find U.S. Government Information on the Internet by Keyword or Subject Aeronautics and Space Agriculture Business, Economics and Finance Census Children Civil Rights Climate Consumer Information / Public Interest Contracts and Grants Copyright Crime Defense / Military Education Elderly Elections Employment and Labor Energy Environment Federal Records Food / Nutrition / Drugs Foreign Relations Forms Freedom of Information Genealogy General General Accounting Office Geology Health Human Rights Historical Documents Housing Immigration Maps News and Opinion, Political Parties Native Americans Population Reports Poverty and Welfare Privacy Psychology Reinventing Government Smithsonian Social Security Specifications and Standards Statistics Students Taxes Technical Reports Technology Issues Telecommunications Toxicology Transportation Travel Treaties, U.S. War / Military History Water Aeronautics and Space National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Digital Library Full-text of materials. Search by year or keyword. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Program Latest and most important historical information about aerospace, aeronautics and related topics. See Quick Info Links: STI Online Catalog, also:   E-STAR (Electronic STAR) Electronic version of Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports (STAR). January 1996 -. In .pdf format.   Technical Reports Server, NASA Search the many different abstract and technical report servers maintained by various NASA centers and programs. Scientific and Technical Information Service Multi- Database Search Search DTIC (Defence Tech. Information Ctr), NASA (Natl. Aeronautics and Space Admin.), DODISS (Dept. of Defense Index of Specs and Standards), DOE (Dept. of Energy) databases all on one page. Top of Page Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture AgDB, via National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service Directory of Agriculture-Related Databases, Datasets, and Information Systems (AgDB) offers links to more than 1,000 information resources. Users can browse all of the AgDB metadata records through an alphabetical list arranged by resource name and search their full text with a keyword index and by AGRICOLA. AgNIC (Agriculture Network Information Center) Distributed network that provides access to agriculture-related information, subject area experts, and other resources. AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) Database, via National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service Database of bibliographic records of books and journals via the National Agricultural Library et. al. Covers materials dating from the 16th century to the present. The records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines. AgriBiz Includes commodity prices, market reports, trade and industry analyses, USDA reports, and news articles. Agricultural Statistics, via National Agricultural Statistics Service Agricultural Trade Briefing Room General information and data on US agricultural trade with all of the countries and regions of the world. Data publications such as the US Agricultural Trade (FATUS), Agricultural Outlook, and US Agricultural Trade Balance are gathered here on a monthly or yearly basis with export and import values by commodity and country. Users will also find FATUS reference tools as well as special ERS articles covering topics such as agricultural export figures by state and the US agricultural trade's effect on the overall economy. Agriculture Factbook Includes Linking Consumers and Producers, the Structure of U.S. Agriculture, the U.S. Farm Sector, Rural America, USDA, food information, Natural Resources and Environment, Marketing and Regulatory Programs, etc. Biotechnology: An Information Resource Offers a wide-ranging collection of resources on biotechnology research and education. Maintained by the National Agricultural Library of the USDA. Census of Agriculture Core Historical Literature of Agriculture Core electronic collection of agricultural texts published between the early nineteenth century and the middle to late twentieth century. Includes subjects: agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, animal science, crops and their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, and soil science. National Agricultural Library Major international source for agriculture and related information. Includes AGRICOLA, AgNIC (distributed network that provides access to agriculture-related information, subject area experts, and other resources), etc. USDA Economics and Statistics System Contains nearly 300 reports and datasets from the economics agencies of the USDA. Datasets are in spreadsheet format. See also: Agriculture 21, via Agriculture Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. Data from various U.N. Agriculture Department sites. Top of Page Census U.S. Census Bureau Click on 'Subjects A-Z' for an index to publications. Includes:   2000 Census of Population and Housing   American FactFinder Demographic data from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing (Summary Tape Files). See Facts About My Community, Population and Housing Facts.   Economic Census   Publications Full-text Census publications in .pdf format. Includes Current Population Reports (click on Population link). See also: 1990 Census of Population and Housing Subject Summary Tape Files, via U. CA at Berkeley CensusScope: Your Portal to Census 2000 Data, via Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN) at the University of Michigan Census Watch, via ESRI Historical Census Data Browser, 1790-1970, via Harvard U. Top of Page Children America's Children: Key National Indicators of Child Well-Being 2000, via Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics Child Trends One-stop shop for the latest trends in child and youth well-being. Indicators of School Crime and Safety First in an annual series on school crime and safety from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Offers data on different aspects of school crime and safety and describes victim characteristics. The report consists of five sections: Nonfatal Student Victimization--Student Reports; Violence and Crime at School--Public School Principal/Disciplinarian Reports; Violent Deaths at School; Nonfatal Teacher Victimization at School--Teacher Reports; and School Environment; as well as highlights and several appendices. Kids Count A national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States. Top of Page Civil Rights American Civil Liberties Union Using the Freedom of Information Act: A Step-By-Step Guide Civil Rights Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Movement, Historic Places of the / We Shall Overcome Historic properties related to the modern civil rights movement make up this National Register Travel Itinerary provided by the National Park Service. Civilrights.org Includes current civil rights news, legislation, reports, U.S. civil rights organizations by state. Freedom of Information Act Reading Room, via U.S. Dept. of State Top of Page Climate National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration   Climate of 1998 Annual Review   Climatological Data Oklahoma Climatological Survey / Oklahoma Mesonet Archives statewide weather data from a host of networks, including the National Weather Service cooperative observer network and the Oklahoma Mesonet. See Public Pages, Oklahoma Climate. Includes data by Normals & Extremes, Rainfall Update, Monthly Summaries. All OSU and OU faculty, staff and students have access to the Subscriber Pages, but an Account Request Form must be filled out and mailed or faxed to receive a user ID and password. For more information call (405) 325-2541. OSU Library Resources: Atlas of Oklahoma Climate Johnson and Duchon 551.69766 J 67a, Map Rm. Climatological Data of Stillwater, OK 1893-1980 Myers, Ok. Ag. Experiment Station 630.976608 R432 no. 821 Oklahoma Monthly Summary, 1986-94, 1997- Oklahoma Climatological Survey M394 C63 O415 MO55 fiche, Docs. Top of Page Consumer Information / Public Interest Consumer Gateway, U.S. One-stop link to a broad range of federal information resources for consumers available online. Consumer Information Center Full-text versions of hundreds of the best federal consumer publications available. Federal Yellow Pages, via General Services Administration Includes Applications/Forms, Benefits/Assistance, Consumer Information, Education, Emergency Response/Disaster Assistance, Employment/Workplace, Energy/Environment, Health, Housing, Human Services, etc. National Consumer Law Center Nonprofit corporation committed to addressing the legal problems commonly faced by low-income and financially distressed families. Includes accurate and authoritative information regarding issues of debt collection abuses, home improvement frauds, usury, utility terminations, etc. National Institute for Literacy NonProfit Gateway A central starting point to help nonprofit organizations access online Federal information and services. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Top of Page Copyright Copyright, via Law Journal Extra! Copyright and Fair Use, via Standford U. Libraries Electronic archive of information on copyright law which includes primary materials; current legislation, cases and issues; resources on the Internet; and overview of copyright law. Intellectual Property: Copyrights, via U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library Intellectual Property Magazine: The Magazine of Law and Policy for High Technology U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress Top of Page Crime Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, U.S. Dept. of the Treasury Crime Statistics, via the White House, Social Statistics Briefing Rm. Criminal Justice Web Links, via Institute for Criminal Justice Studies Extensive links to criminal justice information for professionals. Includes crime prevention, law enforcement, drugs and crime, government, law, public policy, and research and evaluation. Developed by Southwest Texas State University's Institute for Criminal Justice Studies. Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President U.S. Department of Justice   Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S.     Crime & Justice Data Online     See Publications. Includes:     Indicators of School Crime and Safety     Drugs and Crime Facts     Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online   Drug Enforcment Administration   Federal Bureau of Investigation     See Crime Statistics. Includes:     Uniform Crime Reports (Crime in the United States).   Justice Information Center, via National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)     Includes the NCJRS Abstracts Database.   Office of Justice Programs     See Criminal Justice 2000 Federal Justice Statistics Resource Center Maintains the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Federal Justice Statistics Program (FJSP) database, which contains information about suspects and defendants processed in the Federal criminal justice system. See also: Death Penality Information Center Nonprofit organization operating out of Washington, D.C. that prepares analytical reports for the media, the public, and Congress on issues concerning capital punishment. National Archive of Criminal Justice Data A branch of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan. NACJD acquires, archives, processes, and provides access to computer-readable criminal justice data collections for research and instruction. The NACJD website provides downloadable access to over 550 criminal justice data collections free of charge. Top of Page Defense / Military SearchMil.com Access to 900,000+ military pages indexed and ranked in order of popularity. Scientific and Technical Information Network Search DTIC (Defence Tech. Information Ctr) scientific and technical documents, DoD Index of Specs and Standards, R&D Descriptive Summaries, etc. U.S. Dept. of Defense     Publications include:     Army Field Manuals, via Army Doctrine and Training Digital Library        Select 'Field Manuals' under Type and 'Any' under School.     Army Electronic Technical Manuals, via Army Logistics Support Activity        Search by Keyword for list of hits ONLY. Full-text not available.     Defense Almanac        Selection of statistics and information on the organization, staff, funding, and equipment of the DOD. Composed of four sections: Organization, Money, People, and Forces & Weapons.     Index to Military Periodicals, via Air University Library        Contains citations to articles in English language military journals, 1990 forward.     Joint Electronic Library, via Joint Chiefs of Staff        Publications on U.S. military doctrine, preparedness, warfare strategy, etc.   Defense Technical Information Center, DISA     To access and facilitate the exchange of scientific and technical information. Arms Control and Disarmament Treaties and Agreements, via U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency The Arms Trade Revealed: A Guide for Investigators and Analysts Published by the Federation of American Scientists Arms Sales Monitoring Project, this handbook examines the role of the U.S. in the global arms trade. According to the authors, the U.S. accounted for more than half of all weapons exports in the 1990s; the majority of these weapons went to governments considered to be non-democratic or repressive. This book guides readers through the political and policy-making processes of American arms trafficking in six self-contained chapters, each of which addresses a different theme. Military Education and Research Library Network Offers the combined resources of the largest and most comprehensive collections of military information resources in the world. Provides access to the library catalogs at each branch of the armed forces' academies and war colleges. Also has links to the Digital National Security Archive, the Declassified Documents Reference System, and the collected papers of Admiral Richard Bates. Military Network "A central site for the dissemination of information and services to members of the armed forces." Includes Military News, Records, Cemeteries, Law, etc. Military Personnel Records, via NARA Archival Information Locator (NAIL)    · Select 'Search NAIL,' 'Standard Search.'    · Highlight 'Military Personnel Records' under NARA Units. Top of Page Education U.S. Department of Education   National Center for Education Statistics, U.S.    Includes NCES Fast Facts    Encyclopedia of ED Stats     Access to indicators and tables in major NCES publications, including the Digest of Education Statistics, Condition of Education, etc. Education Statistics, via the White House, Social Statistics Briefing Rm. Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC), U.S. National Library of Education A federally-funded nationwide information network that acquires, catalogs, summarizes, and provides access to education information from all sources. The data base and ERIC document collections are housed in about 3,000 locations worldwide, including most major library systems.   Search the ERIC Database Top of Page Elderly Access America for Seniors: Providing Government Services Electronically Website for seniors to conduct business with and get information from the government - all in one place. Administration on Aging, DHHS AgingStats.gov Web site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics. The National Elder Abuse Incidence Study: Final Report Prepared for the Administration on Aging (AOA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this report estimates that at least 500,000 older persons were abused and/or neglected, or experienced self-neglect during 1996, the study period. This, the first ever National Elder Abuse Incidence Study, also estimates that for every report of abuse or neglect, five go unreported. The site offers an Introduction, the full text of the Findings, Background, Study Design and Methods, and Conclusions. Older Americans 2000: Key Indicators of Well-Being, via Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics Top of Page Elections Campaigns and Elections, via Congressional Quarterly Election news, political directory and marketplace, etc. C-Span, Elected Officials Search for votes organized by member, month or subject. Center for Responsive Politics Tracks campaign contributions for every state and Congressional district in the U.S. Election Statistics, via Clerk of the House Biennial election data from 1920 to 1996 in .pdf format. Data for the last three federal elections are also available as HTML files. Each file contains vote counts from every state and territory in the U.S. for congressional and presidential elections. Elections U.S.A. Database of all presidential elections since 1948 plus gubernatorial and U.S. Senate election results in all 50 states. Also includes recent data. Electoral College, U.S., via NARA Information and statistics on presidential elections, past and present, including historical results, relevant laws and procedures, and current electoral votes by state. FECInfo: The non-partisan Federal candidate campaign money page Federal Election Commission Campaign finance reports and data, elections and voting information. Project Vote Smart Excellent site providing information on Candidates and Elected Officials, CongressTrack, Government and Politics. Roll Call Online Includes Politics, Roll Call Files, Policy Briefings, News Scoops, etc. Widely regarded as the leading source for Congressional news and information both inside the Beltway and beyond. This site is the Web version of the newspaper published on Capitol Hill since 1955. VoteNet: Who's Running Where Voting Assistance Guide Voting and Registration, via U.S. Census Bureau Includes Projections and Historical Time Series Tables. Washington Post Elections Yahoo - Elections Top of Page Employment and Labor U.S. Dept. of Labor   Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Labor    ·Includes:     Most Requested Series     Economy at a Glance     Surveys & Programs (Employment & Unemployment, Prices & Living Conditions, Compensation & Working Conditions, Productivity & Technology, Employment Projections, International Programs)    ·Publications & Research Papers Include:     Compensation and Working Conditions     Issues in Labor Statistics     Monthly Labor Review Online     Occupational Outlook Handbook    ·Also includes: Regional Information, Other Statistical Sites.   Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Dept. of Labor Information for individuals, employers, news highlights.   Employment Standards Administration, U.S. Dept. of Labor Includes Minimum Wage information.   Occupational Information Network (O'NET), via U.S. Dept. of Labor Information about this comprehensive database system for collecting, organizing, describing and disseminating data on job characteristics and worker attributes. Replaces Dictionary of Occupational Titles. Available at the OSU Library, Documents Dept. on CD-ROM. USA Jobs, via U.S. Office of Personnel Management The U.S. Government's official site for jobs and employment information. Includes current job openings, on-line application. See also: Federal Jobs FedWorld Federal Jobs Search. Federal Jobs Central Federal Jobs Digest America's #1 private source of Federal Job information since 1977. Federal Times, the Independent Weekly for Federal Employees You must be a current or former federal employee with competitive status to apply for the jobs listed. Government Employment, Education and Training, via FinanceNet Peacecorps Return to Oklahoma State University Library Return to OSU Home Last update: January 24, 2008 Questions and comments to: lib-doc@okstate.edu URL: http://www.library.okstate.edu/govdocs/