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From: Blake Gumprecht <GUMPBW%TEMPLEVM.bitnet@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu>
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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).
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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).
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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.
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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).
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27.
Sociology
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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).
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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).
Copyright 1994 Blake Gumprecht
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