From netcom.com!csus.edu!wupost!gumby!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.kei.com!hookup!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!faqserv Fri Jun 3 08:28:10 1994 Xref: netcom.com alt.politics.economics:6952 alt.politics.usa.misc:11022 soc.politics:199 news.answers:22973 alt.answers:2960 soc.answers:1233 Path: netcom.com!csus.edu!wupost!gumby!newsxfer.itd.umich.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!news.kei.com!hookup!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!faqserv From: Blake Gumprecht Newsgroups: alt.politics.economics,alt.politics.usa.misc,soc.politics,news.answers,alt.answers,soc.answers Subject: Government Information on the Internet (2/3, Gumprecht) Supersedes: Followup-To: poster Date: 30 May 1994 08:34:40 GMT Organization: Paley Library, Temple University Lines: 1264 Approved: news-answers-request@mit.edu Expires: 4 Jul 1994 08:34:00 GMT Message-ID: References: Reply-To: Blake Gumprecht NNTP-Posting-Host: 18.70.0.209 X-Last-Updated: 1994/03/03 Originator: faqserv@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU Archive-name: us-govt-net-pointers/part2 Version: 2.0 Last-modifed: 94/02/26 (This document has been brought to you in part by CRAM. See the bottom for more information, including instructions on how to obtain updates.) === Internet Sources of Government Information 2nd Edition February 26, 1994 By Blake Gumprecht Documents Librarian, Temple University === (...continued) Contents (part 2) 15. Environment and Ecology 16. Geography 17. Geology and Earth Sciences 18. Health and Medicine 19. History 20. Intellectual Property 21. Mathematics and Statistics 22. Military 23. Physics 24. Political Science, Law and Government, Federal 25. Political Science, Law and Government, International 26. Political Science, Law and Government, State and Local 27. Sociology 28. Weather and Climate === 15. Environment and Ecology _______________ Air Pollution Training Institute: Provides information about courses offered by the institute, which is funded by the Environmental Protection Agency. Path: telnet ttnbbs.rtpnc.epa.gov / apti (2/94). Ambient Monitoring Technology Information Center: EPA system provides information and the full text of regulations concerning ambient air quality monitoring. Path: telnet ttnbbs.rtpnc.epa.gov / amtic (2/94). Clean Air Act Amendments Bulletin Board System: EPA system provides access to information relevant to 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, including full text of the act. Path: telnet ttnbbs.rtpnc.epa.gov / caaa (2/94). Clean Car Agenda Information: Provides information about a September 1993 agreement between the U.S. government and the big three auto makers to develop technologies necessary to enable production of a vehicle that would be up to three times more fuel efficient than today's cars. Path: gopher ace.esusda.gov / americans communicating electronically / nation policy issues (2/94). Clean Water Act: Full text of the act, as taken from the U.S. Code. Path: gopher sunny.stat-usa.gov / economic conversion information exchange / adjustment programs and laws (2/94). Clearinghouse for Inventories/Emission Factors (CHIEF): EPA system provides information about air emission inventories and emission factors, and provides access to tools for estimating emissions of air pollutants and performing air emission inventories. Path: telnet ttnbbs.rtpnc.epa.gov / chief (2/94). Climate Change Action Plan: Full text of a report explaining President Clinton's $1.9-billion plan for reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2000. Path: gopher futures.wic.epa.gov / u.s. climate change action plan (2/94). COMPLI Bulletin Board System: EPA system provides access to directories of registered asbestos contractors, certified woodstove manufacturers, an archive of EPA determinations and a variety of other information relevant to air quality regulation compliance. Path: telnet ttnbbs.rtpnc.epa.gov / compli (2/94). Control Technology Center Bulletin Board System: EPA system provides a variety of information designed to assist state and local air pollution control agencies. Also includes a discussion group for air quality management officials. Path: telnet ttnbbs.rtpnc.epa.gov / ctc (2/94). Emission Measurement Technical Information Center: EPA system provides information about emission test methods, emission regulation enforcement and emission control programs. Path: telnet ttnbbs.rtpnc.epa.gov / emtic (2/94). Environmental Futures Gopher: EPA Future Studies Group system provides the full text of President Clinton's Climate Change Action Plan, an EPA report about sustainable development, a Rural Development Institute paper about agriculture in the 21st Century and a variety of other documents about the future of the environment. Path: gopher futures.wic.epa.gov (2/94). Environmental Protection Agency Gopher: EPA system provides access to a directory of environmental information resources, a database containing information about environmental regulations governing the closure of military bases, proposed new rules for the pulp and paper industry, pesticide regulatory information and more. Path: gopher gopher.rtpnc.epa.gov (2/94). Environmental Protection Agency Online Library System: Provides access to the catalogs of EPA libraries; separate databases with citations for sources about environmental financing, chemicals, hazardous waste and lake management; and a directory of government sources of environmental information. Path: telnet epaibm.rtpnc.epa.gov / public / ols (2/94). Environmental Services Data Directory: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) catalog provides keyword access to information about environmental data sets available from the agency. Path: gopher esdim1.nodc.noaa.gov / noaa environmental services data directory (2/94). Path: telnet esdim1.nodc.noaa.gov / login:gopher / noaa environmental services data directory (2/94). Global Change Data and Information System: System still being developed provides access to directories of participants in a U.S. government global change program and links to information from relevant U.S. and international organizations. Path: gopher esdim2.esdim.noaa.gov (2/94). Great Lakes Information Network: Provides information about environmental and economic development issues concerning the eight states that are members of the Great Lakes Commission. Path: gopher gopher.cic.net / cicnet projects and gopher servers / glin (2/94). Great Lakes National Program Gopher: EPA system provides access to the full text of select program documents, a list of Great Lakes pollutants, a Great Lakes risk study, an archive of computer software for environmental awareness and more. Path: gopher glnpogis2.r05.epa.gov (2/94). Long-Term Ecological Research Network: System maintained by a National Science Foundation-sponsored program provides access to a catalog of available ecological data sets, a bibliography of network research reports, network directories and newsletters, meeting information and more. Path: gopher lternet.washington.edu (2/94). National Air Toxics Information Clearinghouse: EPA system provides access to a directory of government air toxics control officials, descriptions of regulatory programs, emissions guidelines and inventory data, and more. Path: telnet ttnbbs.rtpnc.epa.gov / natich (2/94). National Environmental Data Referral Service (NEDRES): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) system provides keyword access to information about environmental data sets available from federal, state, private, public and academic organizations. Path: gopher esdim1.nodc.noaa.gov / noaa national environmental data referral service (2/94). Path: telnet esdim1.nodc.noaa.gov / login:gopher / noaa national environmental data referral service (2/94). National Environmental Scorecard: League of Conservation Voters' system provides the full text of a series of reports analyzing the voting records of members of Congress on key environmental issues. Path: gopher gopher.econet.apc.org (2/94). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Gopher: Provides access to searchable catalogs describing environmental data sets available nationwide and links to a variety of other NOAA systems. Path: gopher esdim1.nodc.noaa.gov (2/94). Path: telnet esdim1.nodc.noaa.gov / login:gopher (2/94). Oak Ridge National Laboratory Environmental Sciences Division (ESD) Gopher: Provides access to division directories, seminar and meeting announcements, full text of the ESD Newsletter and more. Path: gopher jupiter.esd.ornl.gov (2/94). Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Bulletin Board System: EPA system provides access to a directory of agency services, organizational information and the full text of the Status Book on Air Pollution Control Activities. Path: telnet ttnbbs.rtpnc.epa.gov / oaqps (2/94). Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Technology Transfer Network (TTN): Gateway to a variety of EPA bulletin board systems that provide information relevant to the regulation and control of air pollution. Path: telnet ttnbbs.rtpnc.epa.gov (2/94). Resource Conservation and Recovery Act: Full text of the act, as taken from the U.S. Code. Path: gopher sunny.stat-usa.gov / economic conversion information exchange / adjustment programs and laws (2/94). Support Center for Regulatory Air Models (SCRAM): EPA system provides access to computer code for regulatory air quality models, meteorological data sets and a variety of general information about air quality modeling. Path: telnet ttnbbs.rtpnc.epa.gov / scram (2/94). U.N. Conference on Environment & Development Documents: Full text of a broad range of documents pertaining to the June 1992 Rio de Janeiro conference. Path: gopher info.umd.edu / educational resources / international / united nations / environment conference (2/94). Path: telnet info.umd.edu / educational resources / international / united nations / environment conference (2/94). Path: nywork1.undp.org (2/94). === 16. Environment and Ecology Geography Geography _____ Background Notes: Full text to a series of U.S. Department of State reports that provide brief overviews of the people, history, government, economy and foreign relations of individual countries around the world. Path: gopher umslvma.umsl.edu / the library / government information (2/94). Country Studies / Area Handbooks: Full text of select Army Area Handbooks, such as Japan: A Country Study, which present in-depth overviews of the political, economic and social conditions of countries around the world. Path: gopher umslvma.umsl.edu / the library / government information / army area handbooks (2/94). Geographic Names Database: Provides geographic coordinates, county and state location, elevation, population, zip code and more for thousands of places listed on U.S. Geological Survey maps. Can be searched by place name or zip code. Path: gopher gopher.micro.umn.edu / libraries / reference works / u.s. geographic names database (2/94). Path: telnet martini.eecs.umich.edu 3000 / enter city, state for which information is sought (2/94). Michigan County Profiles: Michigan Department of Commerce database provides detailed statistical portraits of each of Michigan's 83 counties. Path: gopher gopher.lib.umich.edu / social sciences resources / economics (2/94). Path: telnet una.hh.lib.umich.edu / login:gopher / social sciences resources / economics (2/94). National Mapping Division Technical Instructions: Archive of retrievable cartographic software and associated technical documentation for use with National Mapping Division cartographic data. System also provides the full text of select cartographic standards. Path: ftp nmdpow9.er.usgs.gov / user:anonymous / password:guest / cd public (2/94). State Department Travel Advisories: Full text to a series of U.S. Department of State reports that provide travel information and travel advisories for countries around the world. Arranged by country, files include current conditions, country descriptions, entry requirements, embassy and consulate locations, information about registration, medical facilities, drug penalties, crime and more. Path: gopher gopher.stolaf.edu / internet resources / us- state-department-travel-advisories (2/94). U.S. Geological Survey Spatial Data: USGS archive of digital spatial data and related indexes. Path: ftp dis2qvarsa.er.usgs.gov / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address (2/94). World Factbook: Full text of a Central Intelligence Agency- produced annual that provides information about the geography, people, government, economy, communications and defense of countries around the world. Path: gopher umslvma.umsl.edu / the library / government information / cia world factbook (2/94). === 17. Geology and Earth Sciences __________________ Atlantic Marine Geology Gopher: System maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey's Woods Hole, Mass., office provides access to a variety of marine geology information and data files. Path: gopher bramble.er.usgs.gov (2/94). California Emergency Digital Information Service (EDIS): Provides access to bulletins about California earthquakes, floods, fires and other natural disasters. Path: telnet 134.186.127.1 5501 (2/94). Earth Science Data Directory: U.S. Geological Survey system provides keyword access to information about sources of earth science data worldwide. Path: gopher scilibx.ucsc.edu / the researcher / science and engineering / earth and marine sciences / usgs earth science data directory (2/94). Earthquake Information: Provides data about recent earthquakes worldwide. Path: gopher gopher.stolaf.edu / internet resources / weather and geography (2/94). Energy Information Administration Electronic Publishing System: Department of Energy bulletin board system provides access to energy statistics, oil & gas reports, petroleum import data, department press releases, publications lists and more. Path: telnet fedworld.gov / gateway system / connect to gov't sys / 16 (2/94). Global Land Information System: U.S. Geological Survey system provides descriptions of data sets and information about the earth's land surfaces available from the U.S. government and other agencies. Data sets can be ordered online. Path: telnet glis.cr.usgs.gov / login:guest (2/94). National Geophysical Data Center: Provides access to center directories, descriptions of available data sets, and a variety of other information about paleoclimatology, geology, geophysics, snow and ice studies, terrestrial physics and more. Path: gopher gopher.ngdc.noaa.gov (2/94). National Information Service for Earthquake Engineering (NISEE): Earthquake Engineering Research Center system provides a variety of government and non-government produced information about earthquake engineering, hazard mitigation, disaster response and related disciplines. Path: gopher nisee.ce.berkeley.edu (2/94). National Oceanographic Data Center Gopher: System still being developed is expected to offer access to center directories, lists of center data products, full text of center publications and more. Path: gopher ariel.nodc.noaa.gov (2/94). Natural Resources Canada Gopher: Provides access to agency directories, statistical information, library catalogs and the full text of a variety of publications about the earth sciences from agencies of Natural Resources Canada, a Canadian government department. Path: gopher gopher.emr.ca / nrcan-info (2/94). Oklahoma Geological Survey Gopher: Provides access to a catalog of Oklahoma earthquakes, an archive of downloadable seismograms, lists of worldwide nuclear tests, full text of select nuclear testing treaties and more. Path: gopher wealaka.okgeosurvey1.gov (2/94). Online Satellite Catalog Access and Request System (OSCAR): National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration database provides descriptions of available digital satellite data. Data can be ordered online. Path: telnet 140.90.110.5 / login:oscar (2/94). Selected Water Resources Abstracts: Database maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey's Water Resources Scientific Information Center provides keyword access to abstracts of articles and other literature about water resources. Path: gopher gopher.c- wr.siu.edu / usgs wrsic research abstracts (2/94). U.S. Bureau of Mines Bulletin Board Network: Provides access to Bureau of Mines bulletins, tip sheets, publication lists, minerals commodity data and more. Path: telnet fedworld.gov / gateway system / connect to gov't sys / 4 (2/94). U.S. Geological Survey Gopher: Provides descriptions of the agency, its publications and data as well as a variety of information about geology, hydrology, cartography and geographic information systems. Path: gopher info.er.usgs.gov (2/94). U.S. Geological Survey Online Library Catalog: Provides access to the USGS library catalog. Path: telnet library.er.usgs.gov / press return key when connected / PW:GSL / PW ID:LS2K / press return (2/94). Universities Water Information Network: U.S. Geological Survey- funded system provides access to a directory of water resources experts, files from the National Institutes for Water Resources, the Selected Water Resources Abstracts index and more. Path: gopher gopher.c-wr.siu.edu (2/94). Weekly Seismicity Reports: Full text of a weekly overview of earthquake activity around the world. Path: gopher somalia.earth.nwu.edu / seismology resources / usgs weekly seismicity reports (2/94). === 18. Health and Medicine _____________ AIDS Related Information: National Institutes of Health database provides AIDS statistics, daily summaries of articles about AIDS in major newspapers, full text of AIDS Treatment News, reports from the National Commission on AIDS, pamphlets about AIDS and more. Path: gopher gopher.niaid.nih.gov / aids related information (2/94). CancerNet: Full text of National Cancer Institute fact sheets, publications about cancer, patient diagnosis statements and more. Path: gopher helix.nih.gov / health and clinical information / cancernet information (2/94). Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (CEDR): Full text of a Department of Energy catalog of data about epidemiologic studies conducted on workers at DOE facilities. Updated more frequently than the printed version. Path: gopher cedr.lbl.gov (2/94). Environment, Safety and Health Technical Information Service: Department of Energy Office of Environment, Safety and Health system provides the full text of agency notices and orders, environmental guidance memos, miscellaneous publications, OSHA regulations and more. Path: gopher dewey.tis.inel.gov 2010 (2/94). Food and Drug Administration Bulletin Board System: Full text of FDA news releases, enforcement reports, import alerts, drug and product approval lists, Federal Register summaries, agency publications, articles from FDA Consumer and more. Path: telnet fdabbs.fda.gov / login:bbs (2/94). Food Labeling Information: FDA database provides information about new food labeling regulations and activities related to the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act. Path: gopher zeus.esusda.gov / usda and other federal agency information / food labeling information (2/94). Health Care Reform Information: Full text of the Clinton administration's health care reform proposal, a detailed section- by-section explanation of the Clinton plan, along with related reports and press releases. Path: gopher ace.esusda.gov / americans communicating electronically / national policy issues / health care reform agenda (2/94). Health Security Act of 1993: Full text of the Clinton administration's health reform proposal and related documents. Act can be browsed or searched by keyword. Path: gopher sunsite.unc.edu / worlds of sunsite / us and world politics / national health security plan (2/94). Path: telnet sunsite.unc.edu / login:gopher / worlds of sunsite / us and world politics / national health security plan (2/94). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Full text of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention weekly journal, available long before libraries receive the paper edition. Path: gopher gopher.niaid.nih.gov / aids related information (2/94). National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Gopher: Provides access to the full text of institute press releases, AIDS information publications, institute directories and more. Path: gopher gopher.niaid.nih.gov (2/94). National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Gopher: Provides access to information about institute research programs, full text of institute bibliographies, an index to the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, the NIEHS library catalog and more. Path: gopher gopher.niehs.nih.gov (2/94). National Institute of Mental Health Gopher: System still being developed contains little unique information so far, but provides links to other National Institutes of Health systems. Path: gopher gopher.nimh.nih.gov (2/94). National Institutes of Health Gopher: Provides access to a broad range of NIH resources, including institute telephone books and calendars, library catalogs, molecular biology databases, full text of the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, files containing AIDS and cancer information and more. Path: gopher gopher.nih.gov (2/94). National Library of Medicine Gopher: Provides access to library catalogs and databases, the full text of library fact sheets and bibliographies and more. Path: gopher gopher.nlm.nih.gov (2/94). National Toxicology Program Gopher: Provides access to a searchable database containing the status of program studies, abstracts of program reports, the full text of select reports and more. Path: gopher gopher.niehs.nih.gov (2/94). Occupational Safety and Health Administration Regulations: Full text of current OSHA standards and regulations, as taken from the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations. Path: gopher stellate.health.ufl.edu / osha (1/94). TOXNET: National Library of Medicine system still being developed provides access to a database with information about the toxicology of hazardous chemicals. The system in the future is expected to provide access to a variety of other databases, including the Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI), the Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances (RTECS) and the Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS). Path: gopher tox.nlm.nih.gov (2/94). World Health Organization Gopher: Provides access to world health statistics, WHO press releases, full text of selected WHO publications and more. Path: gopher gopher.who.ch (2/94). === 19. History ___ Center for Electronic Records Archive: National Archives and Records Administration system provides access to lists of data files held by the National Archives and Records Administration. Path: ftp ftp.cu.nih.gov / user:anonymous / password:guest / cd nara_electronic (2/94). Historical Documents: Full text of dozens of historic government documents from the time of independence to the present day. Path: gopher dewey.lib.ncsu.edu / ncsu's library without walls / study carrels / history (2/94). Path: gopher wiretap.spies.com / government docs / us historical documents (2/94). Path: gopher fatty.law.cornell.edu / foreign and international law (2/94). National Historic Preservation Act: Full text of the act, as taken from the U.S. Code. Path: gopher sunny.stat-usa.gov / economic conversion information exchange / adjustment programs and laws (2/94). National Register of Historic Places, Regulations: Full text of U.S. government regulations about historic places, as taken from the Code of Federal Regulations. Path: gopher sunny.stat-usa.gov / economic conversion information exchange / adjustment programs and laws (2/94). Smithsonian Institution Photographs: Archive of photographs from the Smithsonian's Office of Printing & Photographic Services, available as electronic images. Path: ftp photo1.si.edu / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address (2/94). Speeches and Addresses: Full text of historic U.S. speeches. Path: gopher wiretap.spies.com / government docs / us speeches and addresses (2/94). === 20. Intellectual Property _____________ Copyright Act of 1976: Full text of the Copyright Act, as amended and taken from the U.S. Code. Can be browsed or searched by keyword. Path: telnet www.law.cornell.edu 8210 / login:www (2/94). Copyright Information: Library of Congress system enables users to search a database of information about works registered in the U.S. Copyright Office since 1978. Also includes files that provide general information about copyright. Path: telnet locis.loc.gov (2/94). Internet Patent News Service: List of all U.S. patents issued during the previous week, available by free subscription via e- mail. Path: send e-mail message to patents@world.std.com for information (1/94). Patent Act: Full text of the Patent Act, as amended and taken from the U.S. Code. Can be browsed or searched by keyword. Path: telnet www.law.cornell.edu 8220 / login:www (2/94). Patent and Trademark Office Bulletin Board System: Provides access to Official Gazette notices, information about new patents, patent and trademark fee schedules, agency directories, full text of PTO news bulletins, press releases, brochures and more. Path: telnet fedworld.gov / gateway system / connect to gov't sys / 116 (2/94). Patent Office Reform Panel Final Report: Full text of a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office report recommending that U.S. patent procedures be changed to follow policy held by most industrialized nations. Path: gopher wiretap.spies.com / government docs (2/94). Trademark Act of 1946: Full text of the Lanham Act, as amended and taken from the U.S. Code. Can be browsed or searched by keyword. Path: telnet www.law.cornell.edu 8230 / login:www (2/94). === 21. Mathematics and Statistics __________________ Guide to Available Mathematical Software (GAMS): National Institute of Standards and Technology index of available mathematical and statistical software. Also provides links to a other network software archives. Path: telnet gams.nist.gov / login:gams (2/94). === 22. Military ____ Economic Conversion Information Exchange: Department of Commerce system provides access to a variety of reports, laws and statistics designed to ease the transition for military bases designated for closure or realignment, and to help city and state governments respond to the impact of conversion. Path: gopher sunny.stat-usa.gov (2/94). Naval Ocean System Center Gopher: System still being developed provides access to a center telephone directory, but so far little other information useful to non-center personnel. Path: gopher gopher.nosc.mil (2/94). Naval Research Laboratory Gopher: Provides access to an archive of postings to a variety of Naval Research Laboratory electronic discussion groups. Path: gopher ra.nrl.navy.mil (2/94). NavNews: Full text of the Navy News Service, distributed weekly to Navy operations worldwide. Provides official news and information about fleet operations and exercises, Navy policy, budget actions and more. Path: gopher marvel.loc.gov / federal government information / federal information resources / information by agency / military agencies (2/94). Path: telnet marvel.loc.gov / login:marvel / federal government information / federal information resources / information by agency / military agencies (2/94). Navy Policy Book: Full text of the Navy policy manual, which provides official statements about the Navy mission, objectives and policy. Path: gopher marvel.loc.gov / federal government information / federal information resources / information by agency / military agencies (2/94). Path: telnet marvel.loc.gov / login:marvel / federal government information / federal information resources / information by agency / military agencies (2/94). U.S. Military Academy Gopher: Provides information about academy education programs, library resources, and gateways to a variety of other systems. Path: gopher euler.math.usma.edu (2/94). === 23. Physics ___ Catalog of Known Nuclear Explosions: List of known nuclear tests conducted worldwide since 1945. Path: gopher wealaka.okgeosurvey1.gov (2/94). High Energy Astrophysics Science Archival Research Center: Provides Gopher access to an FTP archive maintained by the Goddard Space Flight Center's High Energy Astrophysics Archival Research Center. Path: gopher legacy.gsfc.nasa.gov (2/94). Los Alamos National Laboratory Gopher: Provides access to laboratory directories, library catalogs, computing information, software archives and more. Path: gopher gopher.lanl.gov (2/94). National Nuclear Data Center: Provides access to a variety of nuclear physics databases maintained by Brookhaven National Laboratory. Path: telnet bnlnd2.dne.bnl.gov / login:nndc (2/94). Nonlinear Science Information Service: Los Alamos National Laboratory system provides access to preprints of research reports about chaos and dynamical systems, pattern formation and solitons, adaption and self-organizing systems, computational methods and more. Path: gopher xyz.lanl.gov (2/94). Nuclear Safety Gopher: U.S. Department of Energy system still being developed provides the full text of the Office of Nuclear Safety Newsletter. Additional information is expected to be available in the future. Path: gopher.ns.doe.gov (2/94). Nuclear Testing Treaties: Provides the full text of a variety of treaties related to nuclear testing. Path: gopher wealaka.okgeosurvey1.gov (2/94). Physics Information Service: Los Alamos National Laboratory system provides the full text to preprints of reports about nuclear and high energy physics. Path: gopher mentor.lanl.gov (2/94). T2 Nuclear Information Center: Los Alamos National Laboratory system provides a variety of information about nuclear theory and applications. Path: gopher t2.lanl.gov (2/94). === 24. Political Science, Law and Government Federal _______________________ Campaign '92 and Election Results: Full text of key position papers, speeches, press releases and other documents from major candidates in the 1992 presidential election. Path: gopher tamuts.tamu.edu / browse information by subject / political science (2/94). CapAcess Federal Government Center: Washington D.C.-area bulletin board system provides access to a variety of U.S. government information -- General Accounting Office reports, Office of Technology Assessment studies, Congressional resources and more. Path: telnet cap.gwu.edu / login:guest / password:visitor / go federal (2/94). Citizens Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act: Full text of a popular government guide to obtaining information using the Freedom of Information Act. Path: gopher wiretap.spies.com / government docs / citizens guide to using the FOIA (2/94). Code of Federal Regulations: Commercial systems allows users to browse the Code of Federal Regulations or search it by keyword. Access to the complete CFR is not yet available. The system places limits on the amount of information non-subscribers can retrieve. Path: gopher gopher.internet.com / counterpoint publishing (2/94). Path: telnet gopher.internet.com / login:gopher / counterpoint publishing (2/94). Congressional Committee Assignments: Provides current Congressional committee rosters. Can be browsed or searched by keyword. Path: gopher.lib.umich.edu / social sciences resources / government and politics / u.s. government resources: legislative branch / us congress: committee assignments (2/94). Path: telnet una.hh.lib.umich.edu / login:gopher / social sciences resources / government and politics / u.s. government resources: legislative branch / us congress: committee assignments (2/94). Congressional Directories: Library of Congress system provides access to a variety of Congressional directories. Some can be searched by keyword. Path: gopher marvel.loc.gov / u.s. congress / congressional directories (2/94). Path: telnet marvel.loc.gov / login:marvel / u.s. congress / congressional directories (2/94). Congressional Firsts: List of firsts for the 103rd Congress. Path: gopher info.umd.edu / educational resources / united states / government / congress / 103rd-firsts (2/94). Path: telnet info.umd.edu / educational resources / united states / government / congress / 103rd-firsts (2/94). Congressional Information: Provides access to Congressional directories, committee rosters, North American Free Trade Agreement documents, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the U.S. budget and more. Path: gopher gopher.lib.umich.edu / social sciences resources / government and politics / u.s. government resources: legislative branch (2/94). Path: telnet una.hh.lib.umich.edu / login:gopher / social sciences resources / government and politics / u.s. government resources: legislative branch (2/94). Congressional Information: Provides access to Congressional and agency directories, biographies, lists of Congressional firsts, information about women in Congress and more. Path: gopher info.umd.edu / educational resources / united states / government / congress (2/94). Path: telnet info.umd.edu / educational resources / united states / government / congress (2/94). Congressional Legislation: Library of Congress system allows users to search files that describe and track legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress from 1973 to present. Updated daily. Path: telnet locis.loc.gov / federal legislation (2/94). Congressional Research Service Abstracts: Provides access to abstracts of reports prepared by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress. Path: telnet cap.gwu.edu / login:guest / password:visitor / go federal / legislative branch information (2/94). Embassies and Consulates: Provides access to a directory of U.S. embassies and consulates. Path: telnet nis.calstate.edu / login:intl / us government programs and information / us overseas embassies and consulates (2/94). Executive Branch Resources: Provides access to U.S. executive branch directories, White House information, NAFTA documents, full text of the U.S. budget and more. Path: gopher gopher.lib.umich.edu / social sciences resources / government and politics / u.s. government resources: executive branch (2/94). Path: telnet una.hh.lib.umich.edu / login:gopher / social sciences resources / government and politics / u.s. government resources: executive branch (2/94). Federal Register: Commercial system allows users to browse or search the daily Federal Register. System places limits on the amount of information non-subscribers can retrieve. Path: gopher gopher.internet.com / counterpoint publishing / united states federal register (2/94). Path: telnet gopher.internet.com / login:gopher / counterpoint publishing / united states federal register (2/94). GAO DayBook: Lists reports and testimony issued each day by the General Accounting Office, Congress' watchdog agency. Path: telnet cap.gwu.edu / login:guest / password:visitor / go gao (2/94). General Accounting Office Reports: Full text of select GAO high risk, technical, transition and other reports. Path: gopher info.umd.edu / educational resources / united states / government / national issues / gao (2/94). Path: telnet info.umd.edu / educational resources / united states / government / national issues / gao (2/94). Path: gopher wiretap.spies.com / government docs (2/94). Path: ftp ftp.cu.nih.gov / user:anonymous / password:guest / cd gao-reports (2/94). General Accounting Office Reports and Testimony: Full text of a monthly summary of reports and testimony issued by the General Accounting Office, Congress' watchdog agency. Path: telnet cap.gwu.edu / login:guest / password:visitor / go gao / reports and testimony (2/94). National Performance Review (Reinventing Government): Full text of From Red Tape to Results: Creating a Government that Works Better and Costs Less, the 180-page report of Vice President Al Gore's task force on reinventing government. Searchable by keyword. Path: gopher sunsite.unc.edu / worlds of sunsite / us and world politics (2/94). Path: telnet sunsite.unc.edu / login:gopher / worlds of sunsite / us and world politics (2/94). National Performance Review Information: Full text of the report of Vice President Al Gore's task force on reinventing government, related reports from the Office of Management and Budget and General Accounting Office, plus other relevant information. Path: gopher ace.esusda.gov / americans communicating electronically (2/94). Political Platforms: Full text of the platform statements from major parties in the 1992 presidential election, along with other major platform statements. Path: gopher wiretap.spies.com / government docs (2/94). Presidential Documents from the Federal Register: Full text of presidential determinations, proclamations, executive orders and other documents published in the Federal Register. Path: gopher gopher.internet.com / counterpoint publishing / united states federal register / selected agencies (2/94). Path: telnet gopher.internet.com / login:gopher / counterpoint publishing / united states federal register / selected agencies. (2/94). Senate Bibliographies: Bibliographies of Senate hearings, prints and publications for the 99th through the current Congresses. Path: gopher dewey.lib.ncsu.edu / ncsu's library without walls / study carrels / government and law / bibliography of senate hearings (2/94). Path: ftp ftp.ncsu.edu / username:anonymous / password:e-mail address / cd pub/ncsu/senate (2/94). Senate Gopher: System still being developed so far includes general information and press releases issued by Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy and Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, the Republican response to President Clinton's State of the Union address by Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole, and miscellaneous committee information. Path: gopher ftp.senate.gov (2/94). Speeches from the 1992 Presidential Campaign: Full text of major speeches by Bill Clinton, George Bush and Libertarian Party candidate Andre Marrou. Path: gopher bigcat.missouri.edu / reference and information center (2/94). Supreme Court Decisions: Full text of Supreme Court decisions issued since 1989. Brief biographies of Court justices are also available at some sites. Path: gopher info.umd.edu / educational resources / united states (2/94). Path: telnet info.umd.edu / educational resources / united states (2/94). Path: telnet www.law.cornell.edu 8240 / login:www (2/94). Path: telnet freenet-in-c.cwru.edu / go court / supreme court opinions (2/94). Path: ftp ftp.cwru.edu / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address / cd hermes (2/94). U.S. Constitution: Full text of the U.S. constitution, including amendments and articles. Path: gopher info.umd.edu / educational resources / united states / government / constitution (2/94). Path: telnet info.umd.edu / educational resources / united states / government / constitution (2/94). U.S. Government Manual: Full text of the official handbook of the federal government. Provides comprehensive information about agencies in the legislative, judicial and executive branches. Path: gopher gopher.lib.umich.edu / social sciences resources / government and politics (2/94). Path: telnet una.hh.lib.umich.edu / login:gopher / social sciences resources / government and politics (2/94). White House Electronic Publications and Public Access E-Mail -- Frequently Asked Questions: Provides information about how to receive electronic publications from the White House via e-mail and lists widely available electronic sources for White House information. Path: gopher ace.esusda.gov / americans communicating electronically / white house frequently asked questions (2/94). White House Information: Full text of major policy statements, daily press briefings, speeches, proclamations, the president's daily schedule and more. Path: gopher tamuts.tamu.edu / browse information by subject / political science / information from the white house (2/94). Path: gopher sunsite.unc.edu / worlds of sunsite / us and world politics / browse white house papers (2/94). Path: telnet sunsite.unc.edu / login:gopher / worlds of sunsite / us and world politics / browse white house papers (2/94). === 25. Political Science, Law and Government International _________________________ Canadian Government Documents: Full text of the Canadian Constitution Act, Meech Lake Accord, Charlottetown Constitutional Agreement and other historic Canadian government documents. Path: gopher wiretap.spies.com. / government docs (2/94). Canadian Supreme Court Rulings: Text of select Canadian Supreme Court rulings. Path: gopher debra.dgbt.doc.ca / open government project / supreme.court.rulings (2/94). European Commission Host Organization (ECHO): European Communities system provides access to a variety of EC databases, library catalogs, documents, periodicals, glossaries and more. Path: telnet echo.ixi.ch / login:echo (2/94). German Law Documents: Provides access to the full German language text of select German statutory laws. Path: gopher fatty.law.cornell.edu / foreign and international law (2/94). International Organizations: Provides access to general information about more than two dozen major international organizations, from the Food and Agriculture Organization to the World Bank. Path: gopher mirna.together.uvm.edu / united nations / un organizations (2/94). Israel Information Service: Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs system provides access to the full text of documents and speeches about the Israeli-Arab peace process, information about other domestic and diplomatic policy issues, general facts and statistical data about Israel, a daily survey of the Israeli press, country and region maps and more. Path: gopher israel- info.gov.il (2/94). Maastricht Treaty on European Union: Full text of the latest addition to the Treaty on European Union, signed at Maastricht in 1992. Can be searched by keyword. Path: gopher fatty.law.cornell.edu / foreign and international law / full text of maastricht treaty (2/94). North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Documents: Full text of NATO press releases, fact sheets, speeches, the NATO Review, NATO Handbook and other documents. Path: gopher sunsite.unc.edu / worlds of sunsite / us and world politics / international affairs / read nato information (2/94). Path: telnet sunsite.unc.edu / login:gopher / worlds of sunsite / us and world politics / international affairs / read nato information (2/94). Treaties and International Covenants: Full text of major world treaties. Path: gopher fatty.law.cornell.edu / foreign and international law / multilateral treaties (2/94). United Nations Gopher: Provides access to the full text of U.N press releases, United Nations Development Programme documents, U.N. telephone directories, U.N. Conference on Environment & Development reports and more. Path: gopher nywork1.undp.org (2/94). United Nations Information: Provides access to a wide variety of U.N. information, including the full text of select General Assembly documents, conference reports, an archive of historical documents, the Charter of the United Nations, U.N. press releases and more. Path: gopher mirna.together.uvm.edu (2/94). United Nations Resolutions: Full text of select U.N. resolutions. Collection has not been updated recently. Path: gopher wiretap.spies.com / government docs (2/94). World Constitutions: Full text of constitutions of select countries worldwide. Path: gopher wiretap.spies.com / government docs (2/94). Other constitutions can be accessed by conducting a search with the Gopher Veronica utility, using "constitution" as the keyword. === 26. Political Science, Law and Government State and Local ___________________________ California State Legislative Information: Provides access to the text of California Assembly and Senate bills, bill status and bill history information, legislative calendars, current state statutes, the state constitution, legislative directories and more. Path: gopher gopher.ucsc.edu / the community / guide to government (2/94). Path: gopher sen.ca.gov (2/94). Path: ftp leginfo.public.ca.gov / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address / cd pub (2/94). District of Columbia Government Center: Provides access to a District government directory, Census data about the District, historical information and more. Path: telnet cap.gwu.edu / login:guest / password:visitor / go dc (2/94). Hawaii FYI: Provides access to Hawaii state government directories, calendars, a legislative information system and more. Path: telnet fyi.uhcc.hawaii.edu (2/94). Maryland State Government Information: Provides access to the full text of select Maryland laws and state government reports, General Assembly rosters and committee membership lists, agency directories and more. Path: gopher seymour.md.gov / maryland state information (2/94). Michigan State Legislature Directories: Provides access to directories for the Michigan House and Senate, plus committee rosters. Path: gopher gopher.lib.umich.edu / social sciences resources / government and politics / michigan state government resources (2/94). Path: telnet una.hh.lib.umich.edu / login:gopher / social sciences resources / government and politics / michigan state government resources (2/94). Minnesota House of Representatives: Provides access to the full text of House bills, House Journals, House directories, committee membership information, brief biographies of House members and more. Path: gopher gopher.revisor.leg.state.mn.us (2/94). New York State Court of Appeals Decisions: University of Buffalo system provides access to the text of court decisions and opinions. Path: telnet freenet.buffalo.edu / login:freeport / go court (2/94). New York State Government Information: New York State Library system still being developed provides access to the full text of select New York state publications, descriptions of state government agencies, New York State Library catalogs and bibliographies, and more. Path: gopher unix2.nysed.gov (2/94). North Carolina Supreme Court Information: Provides access to a searchable database of North Carolina Supreme Court advance sheets and the full text of the North Carolina Administrative Code. Path: gopher sunsite.unc.edu / worlds of sunsite / law and legal studies (2/94). Path: telnet sunsite.unc.edu / login:gopher / worlds of sunsite / law and legal studies (2/94). Texas State Government Information: Provides access to the full text of bills approved by the Texas Legislature, information about the Texas economy, directories of Texas state government agencies and more. Path: gopher ocs.dir.texas.gov / state of texas government information (2/94). Utah State Government Information: Provides access to the full text of Utah House and Senate bills, bill status reports, education statistics, full text of the Utah State Code, the Utah Constitution, speeches by the governor and more. Path: gopher gopher.cc.utah.edu / off campus information / state of utah (2/94). Vermont State Government Information: Provides access to the text of Vermont Supreme Court opinions, legislative information and Vermont statutes. Path: telnet myriad.middlebury.edu / username:lib / area libraries / vermont legislation (2/94). === 27. Sociology _____ Americans With Disabilities Act: Full text of the 1990 act. Path: gopher scilibx.ucsc.edu / the library / electronic books (2/94). Americans With Disabilities Act Documents: Collection of documents about the ADA, including the Department of Justice technical manual. Path: gopher info.umd.edu / educational resources / united states / government / national issues / adaregulation (2/94). Path: telnet info.umd.edu / educational resources / united states / government / national issues / adaregulation (2/94). Children Youth Family Education Research Network (CYFER-net): U.S. Department of Agriculture-maintained system provides a diverse assortment of information about child welfare, youth development, families, food and nutrition, substance abuse prevention and more. Path: cyfer.esusda.gov (2/94). Corporation for National and Community Service: Provides information about federal community service programs created by the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993. Path: gopher ace.esusda.gov / americans communicating electronically (2/94). Disaster Relief Information: Clearinghouse for information about U.S. government programs for victims of floods, fires and other natural disasters. Path: gopher esusda.gov (2/94). Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities: Provides information about a new federal government program to designate up to nine empowerment zones and 95 enterprise communities for the purpose of helping to create jobs and improve conditions in the nation's poorest urban neighborhoods and rural areas. Path: gopher ace.esusda.gov / americans communicating electronically (2/94). Glass Ceiling Initiative: Full text of two U.S. government reports about barriers to career advancement for minorities and women. Path: gopher info.umd.edu / educational resources / women's studies / gender issues / glass ceiling / department of labor information (2/94). Path: telnet info.umd.edu / educational resources / women's studies / gender issues / glass ceiling / department of labor information (2/94). Handicap News: Collection of disability-related legislation and information -- the Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA documents and technical manuals, the Rehabilitation Act, special education laws, the Television Decoder Act and more. Path: ftp handicap.afd.olivetti.com / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address (2/94). Human Rights Country Reports: Full text of an annual U.S. Department of State report that describes human rights conditions in 193 countries. Path: gopher ace.esusda.gov / americans communicating electronically / u.s. state department releases (2/94). National Indian Policy Center Gopher: Provides the full text of National Indian Policy Center reports and press releases, Census data about Native Americans, and more. Path: gopher gwis.circ.gwu.edu / academic departments (2/94). Social Security Administration FTP Archive: Archive of Social Security Administration information, including benefits statistics, publication lists, journal article abstracts, general information about the agency and more. Path: gopher fatty.law.cornell.edu / government and agency information (2/94). Path: ftp soaf1.ssa.gov / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address / cd pub (2/94). United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Gopher: System still being developed provides access to a variety of UNICEF documents, directories and databases. Path: gopher hqfaus01.unicef.org (2/94). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Gopher: Provides the full text of UNDP publications, press releases, newsletters, speeches by UNDP officials and more. Path: gopher gopher.undp.org / united nations development programme documents (2/94). === 28. Weather and Climate _____________ Arkansas-Red River Forecast Center Gopher: National Weather Service system provides river stage forecasts for rivers within the Arkansas-Red River Basin, downloadable images of rainfall recorded by satellites and more. Path: gopher gopherpc.abrfc.noaa.gov (2/94). National Center for Atmospheric Research Gopher: Provides access to a dictionary of atmospheric science acronyms, full text of center publications, a list of center job openings, the center's online library catalog, organization directories, information about center-produced computer graphics packages and more. Path: gopher gopher.ucar.edu (2/94). National Climatic Data Center Gopher: Provides the elevation, latitude, longitude and other information for National Climatic Data Center and National Weather Service recording stations. Path: gopher esdim1.nodc.noaa.gov / connections to noaa on-line data and information systems / national climatic data center ftp server (2/94). Path: telnet esdim1.nodc.noaa.gov / login:gopher / connections to noaa on-line data and information systems / national climatic data center ftp server (2/94). National Climatic Data Center Online Data System: Provides access to a searchable catalog containing information about available meteorological data sets. Data can be ordered online. System is expected to eventually include daily weather summaries, weather maps, information about weather events and more. Path: telnet 192.67.134.72 / login:storm / password:research (2/94). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Satellite Information: NOAA system provides links to a variety of satellite image archives. Path: gopher esdim1.nodc.noaa.gov / noaa satellite information (2/94). Path: telnet esdim1.nodc.noaa.gov / login:gopher/ noaa satellite information (2/94). National Weather Service Forecasts: Provides weather forecasts, current weather conditions, information about earthquakes, tropical storms and auroral activity for the 50 states and Canada. Path: gopher ashpool.micro.umn.edu / weather (2/94). University of Illinois Weather Machine: Provides current conditions, National Weather Service forecasts, severe storm warnings, flood summaries, earthquake bulletins, upper air conditions, satellite images and more for the 50 states, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Path: gopher wx.atmos.uiuc.edu (2/94). University of Michigan Weather Underground: Provides weather forecasts, current conditions, ski reports, earthquake data, hurricane advisories, marine observations and more. Path: telnet downwind.sprl.umich.edu 3000 (2/94). Weather Images: Archive of downloadable satellite weather images and radar maps. Path: ftp vmd.cso.uiuc.edu / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address / cd wx (2/94). 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