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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Climate

National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  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.

United States Climate Action Partnership

U.S. Climate Change Science Program

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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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 Publications Directorate
       Includes Administrative (DA Circulars), Doctrine and Training (FM--Field Manuals)
    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.

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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

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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

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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

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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