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Internet Sources of Government Information 2nd Edition February 26, 1994 By Blake Gumprecht Documents Librarian, Temple University Internet users can now access hundreds of sources of current government information from around the world -- Census data, Supreme Court decisions, world health statistics, company financial reports, weather forecasts, United Nations information, daily White House press briefings and much more. The Internet has become a rich resource for government information, in part because works produced by many government agencies are not eligible for copyright protection. So, while government agencies have been criticized for not making more information available online, enterprising individuals and organizations have themselves made a wealth of sources available via the network. A growing number of government agencies too are beginning to establish systems that can be accessed remotely. You can now e-mail the President, and enactment by Congress last year of the Government Printing Office Electronic Information Access Improvement Act assures the U.S. government's role in distributing information electronically will increase. A variety of other proposals suggest that in the future, more and more information produced by state, local and international governmental organizations will also be available online, sometimes exclusively. In many cases, there are significant advantages to the sources accessible online over what can be found in the library or via other means. Internet resources are often more up-to-date than their paper counterparts. Frequently they can be searched by keyword. Sometimes they provide information simply not available in more traditional formats. A word of warning is necessary, though. Internet resources are constantly changing. What is available one minute may not be available the next. System addresses, source directories and file names are often changed without notice. Sometimes a remote system may be temporarily unavailable. This is the second edition of a guide to Internet sources of government information originally created for the students, faculty and staff of Temple University. The second edition includes more than 325 sources, two-thirds of which were not listed in the first edition. The sources listed are intended to provide the simplest and clearest route known to the information described. The preferred source is often a Gopher source because of the ease of using the Gopher software. Often, however, there are several sources for the same information. Some may allow more sophisticated file manipulation. Frequently files can be downloaded to your personal computer using a feature known as file transfer protocol (FTP). When the source listed is a Gopher source, the instructions assume users can escape the local Gopher menu structure to connect directly to a remote Gopher. This can normally be done by issuing the Gopher command in combination with a remote system address from your system's ready prompt. Contact your local systems administrator if this doesn't work. Many files accessible via Gopher are also available using a Telnet command, but don't assume a Gopher source can be accessed via Telnet. Telnet sources usually require an account or password and are sometimes not intended for outside use. The second edition of this guide includes a few changes from the first. Because the new edition features many more sources than the first, sources in this edition are arranged by subject rather than alphabetically. Each source is listed in only one subject category. Sources that include information about a wide variety of subjects are usually included in one of three general categories that begin the list. Additional access points have also been added for many sources. Often in the first edition only a single access point was provided, typically a Gopher source. I now realize some Internet users do not have direct Gopher access, so I have supplied Telnet addresses when known. Instructions for retrieving files via FTP are generally not provided unless the information is otherwise unavailable. System addresses, source directories and file names for all sources have been verified at least twice. I have added in parenthesis the date I last accessed the source using the information provided. The "path" listed is the "address" of the remote computer system where the information described can be found, along with the steps a user must take to locate the particular directory or file that contains the information. Slashes in the path separate commands, steps, or levels in a menu or file hierarchy. The first part of any path is a command statement that must be executed to access the remote source of the information. Type the first part of the path, up to any slashes, and press the Enter key. If there are no slashes, type the entire phrase. I would like to thank Terese Austin, Maggie Parhamovich, Joe Ryan and Kim Tsang, whose guides helped me improve the quality of my own. I am indebted as well to the ever-helpful participants of the GOVDOC-L electronic discussion group, without whom this guide would not be possible. I'd also like to thank Calvin Boyer, whose U.S. Government Gophers gateway proved useful, and contributors to Gleason Sackman's Net-Happenings list, an important source of information about new network resources. Thanks to Larry Detweiler, Louis Rosenfeld, Mike Showalter and others too numerous to name who have helped make my guide more widely available. And thanks to all who have had kind words. Current and future editions of this guide can be retrieved via Gopher, anonymous FTP and e-mail. The guide can be obtained via Gopher or FTP from the University of Michigan's Clearinghouse of Subject-Oriented Internet Resource Guides... Path: gopher una.hh.lib.umich.edu / inetdirs / guides on the social sciences / government... Path: ftp una.hh.lib.umich.edu / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address / cd inetdirsstacks / get government:gumprecht To have a copy sent to you by e-mail, send a message to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu. The body of the message should read: send usenet/news.answers/us-govt-net-pointers/part1 Paper copies of this guide are no longer available. Unauthorized duplication is prohibited by law, but I'm generally open to requests. If you have questions, comments or suggestions about this guide, please contact me using the information below. Blake Gumprecht, Documents Librarian Paley Library (017-00) Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122 (215) 204-3187 gumpbw@vm.temple.edu gumpbw@templevm * * * Reference Resources ___________ Americans Communicating Electronically Gopher: Provides one stop access to a variety of U.S. government information -- the National Health Security Act, National Information Infrastructure documents, North American Free Trade Agreement information and more. Path: gopher ace.esusda.gov (2/94). Amtrak Train Schedules: Provides schedules for trains on Amtrak's East Coast corridor. Includes schedules for trains that begin or end in Boston only. Path: gopher gopher.brown.edu / providence local & regional information / transportation info (2/94). Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: Provides information about more than 1,000 U.S. government assistance programs administered by some 50 federal agencies. Searchable by keyword. Path: gopher marvel.loc.gov / federal government information / federal information resources / information by agency / general information resources (2/94). Path: telnet marvel.loc.gov / login:marvel / federal government information / federal information resources / information by agency / general information resources (2/94). Path: telnet database.carl.org / other information and article databases / federal domestic assistance catalog (2/94). Federal Jobs: Lists thousands of federal government job openings, taken from a variety of Office of Personnel Management computer bulletin boards. Path: gopher dartcms1.dartmouth.edu / job openings in the federal government (2/94). FedWorld: National Technical Information Service system provides access to more than 100 U.S. government computer bulletin boards, many of them previously accessible only by modem. Also includes full text of select U.S. government publications, statistical files, federal job lists, satellite images and more. The system is often difficult to access because the number of available telephone lines is limited. Path: telnet fedworld.gov (2/94). The full text of select documents is available from FedWorld's FTP archive. Path: ftp ftp.fedworld.gov / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address (2/94). Library of Congress Information System: Provides access to the Library of Congress online catalog, U.S. government copyright files, databases containing current information about federal legislation and foreign law, a catalog of sources available in braille or audio format, a national directory of organizations and more. Path: telnet locis.loc.gov (2/94). Library of Congress Marvel: One stop source for a multitude of government material taken from a variety of sources -- Census data, Congressional information, White House documents, crime statistics, State Department reports and more. Path: gopher marvel.loc.gov (2/94). Path: telnet marvel.loc.gov / login:marvel (2/94). National Institutes of Health FTP Archive: Archive of reports from a wide variety of U.S. government agencies. Path: ftp ftp.cu.nih.gov / user:anonymous / password:guest (2/94). National Referral Center Master File: Directory of more than 12,000 organizations qualified and willing to answer questions and provide information about many topics in science, technology and the social sciences. Path: telnet locis.loc.gov / organizations (2/94). Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) Train Schedules: Provides access to SEPTA regional rail schedules, service notices and fare information. Path: gopher gopher.upenn.edu / penninfo / penninfo / student activities and services / transportation and parking / septa (2/94). SunSITE Archives: University of North Carolina system is the best first source for the full text of important new government reports. Also provides access to White House documents, NATO information, North Carolina Supreme Court decisions, full text of the North American Free Trade Agreement and much more. Path: gopher sunsite.unc.edu / worlds of sunsite (2/94). Path: telnet sunsite.unc.edu / login:gopher / worlds of sunsite (2/94). U.S. Government Gophers: Provides one stop access to nearly 100 U.S. government Gopher systems. Path: gopher peg.cwis.uci.edu / individuals' information sources / cjboyer / gopher.welcome / peg / gophers / united states government gophers (2/94). U.S. Government Publications Index: Provides keyword access to citations for U.S. government publications issued through the Government Printing Office since 1976. Path: telnet database.carl.org / carl systems library catalogs / carl systems libraries - western u.s. / carl / library catalogs / government publications (2/94). Zip Codes: Database of U.S. zip codes, searchable by keyword. Path: gopher gopher.uoregon.edu / desktop reference / geographic and travel information (2/94). Path: telnet gopher.uoregon.edu / login:gopher / desktop reference / geographic & travel information (2/94). General Resources Humanities and Social Sciences ________________________ Census Definitions: Provides Bureau of Census definitions for terms used in Census reports. Path: gopher bigcat.missouri.edu / reference and information center / united states & missouri census information / definitions of selected census data items (2/94). Census Information: Provides one-stop access to a broad range of Bureau of the Census-compiled data. Path: gopher riceinfo.rice.edu / information by subject area / census (2/94). Census of Population and Housing: 1990 Census data available in text and Lotus 1-2-3 formats for U.S. cities, counties, metropolitan areas, states and the nation, with comparisons from 1980. For an archive of historical Pennsylvania Census data, see the listing for the Economic Development Information Network in the Economics and Business section of this guide. Path: gopher bigcat.missouri.edu / reference and information center (2/94). Census of Population and Housing (Pennsylvania): Detailed 1990 Census data for Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, suburban counties and U.S. metropolitan areas. Path: gopher gopher.upenn.edu / penninfo / penninfo / libraries / electronic reference desk / u.s. census & statistical data (2/94). Census of Population and Housing (Philadelphia Metropolitan Area): Detailed 1990 Census data for the city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia CMSA, and the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Some files include data to the Census tract level. Path: gopher cronkite.ocis.temple.edu / temple university libraries / social science data library (2/94). Public Opinion Item Index: Though not government information, public opinion polls provide valuable data about how the population views the government, its officials and policy issues. This University of North Carolina system allows users to search an archive of data from polls conducted by USA Today, Louis Harris, The Atlanta Constitution and others. Path: telnet uncvm1.oit.unc.edu / userid:irss1 / password:irss / irss / public opinion item index (2/94). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Research Institute Daily Report: Full text of a daily digest of the latest developments in Russia, Transcaucasia and Central Asia, and Central and Eastern Europe. Path: gopher gopher.lib.umich.edu / news services (2/94). Path: telnet una.hh.lib.umich.edu / login:gopher / news services (2/94). Statistics Canada Daily Reports: Full text of daily statistical reports, lists of publications and more from Statistics Canada, the Canadian government's primary compiler of statistics. Path: telnet info.carleton.ca / terminal type:decvt100 / statistics canada daily reports (2/94). Statistics Canada Gopher: System still being developed provides access to the full text of Statistics Canada daily reports, schedules of upcoming statistical releases, information about the agency and its publications and more. Path: gopher talon.stacan.ca (2/94). Voice of America Gopher: Full text of Voice of America news reports, program schedules, shortwave radio frequency and satellite downlink information, and more. Path: gopher gopher.voa.gov (2/94). General Resources Physical and Applied Sciences _______________________ Congressional Office of Technology Assessment Reports: Full text of reports produced by the Office of Technology Assessment, which conducts detailed studies for Congress on a wide range of subjects, from climate change to health care reform. Path: telnet cap.gwu.edu / login:guest / password:visitor / go ota (2/94). Energy Sciences Network (ESnet): Department of Energy system provides the full text of select DOE documents, many of them related to computers and information policy, gateways to a variety of energy-related sources, downloadable public domain software and more. Path: gopher gopher.es.net (2/94). Industry and Science Canada Documents: Provides lists of publications sponsored by Industry and Science Canada, a Canadian government agency. Arranged by sector. Path: gopher debra.dgbt.doc.ca / industry canada documents / isc.publications.english (2/94). Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Gopher: Provides access to the full text of select Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory publications, a catalog of laboratory research projects, a list of job openings, downloadable weather map images and more. Path: gopher gopher.lbl.gov (2/94). Mid-Continent Technology Transfer Center Gopher: NASA system provides access to the full text of reports about emerging technologies, lists of available technologies, schedules of upcoming conferences and more. Path: gopher technology.com (2/94). National Institute of Standards and Technology Gopher: Provides general information about the NIST and the full text of select NIST publications. Path: gopher gopher-server.nist.gov (2/94). Path: telnet gopher.nist.gov / login:gopher (2/94). Oak Ridge National Laboratory Gopher: Provides access to laboratory phone books, press releases, general information about the laboratory, as well as a link to the laboratory's Environmental Sciences Division. Path: gopher jupiter.esd.ornl.gov (2/94). Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Martin Marietta Energy Systems Gopher: Provides access to select laboratory databases, a catalog of technologies available from the laboratory, laboratory directories and calendars, information about laboratory research projects, full text of select reports and papers, and more. Path: gopher gopher.ornl.gov (2/94). Science and Technology Information Center: National Science Foundation system provides access to grant information, NSF directories and phone books, press releases, full text of select NSF publications and more. Path: gopher stis.nsf.gov (1/94). Path: telnet stis.nsf.gov / login:public (2/94). U.S. Department of Energy Gopher: Provides a gateway to a variety of Department of Energy Gopher servers. Path: gopher vm1.hqadmin.doe.gov (2/94). Aerospace _____ Center for Aerospace Information: NASA system provides access to the full text of Selected Current Aerospace Notices (SCAN) and a database that lists the holdings of 15 NASA-affiliated libraries. Path: gopher gopher.casi.nasa.gov (2/94). EnviroNET -- The Space Science Information Service: Provides access to a database containing information about natural and induced space environments, the full text of a handbook of spacecraft environmental anomalies and more. Path: telnet envnet.gsfc.nasa.gov / login:envnet / password:henniker (2/94). Goddard Space Flight Center Gopher: System still being developed provides access to Goddard news summaries, library catalogs, network information and more. Path: gopher gopher.gsfc.nasa.gov (2/94). Path: telnet gopher.gsfc.nasa.gov / login:gopher (2/94). Johnson Space Center Gopher: Provides access to an archive of NASA press release photos, an archive of downloadable software and links to other NASA Internet sites. Path: gopher krakatoa.jsc.nasa.gov (2/94). Langley Research Center Technical Reports: Provides abstracts and the full text of NASA Technical Reports issued since 1989. Path: ftp techreports.larc.nasa.gov / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address / cd pub/techreports/larc (2/94). Lewis Research Center Gopher: NASA system still being developed so far provides access to center phone books and gateways to other network resources. Path: gopher gopher.lerc.nasa.gov (2/94). Magellan Images: Jet Propulsion Laboratory archive of images collected by the Magellan spacecraft, associated indexes and documentation. Path: ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address / cd graphics/magellan (2/94). NASA Gopher: Provides access to space shuttle schedules, Mars Observer mission reports, NASA news releases, agency phone books, searchable databases and more. Path: gopher naic.nasa.gov / nasa resources (2/94). Path: telnet naic.nasa.gov / login:naic / nasa resources (2/94). NASA Network Information Center Gopher: Provides one-stop access to information centers at more than a dozen NASA centers. Path: gopher naic.nasa.gov / nasa center nic information (2/94). Path: telnet naic.nasa.gov / login:naic / nasa center nic information (2/94). NASA News: Provides a daily summary of noteworthy developments at NASA. Path: finger nasanews@space.mit.edu (2/94). NASA Scientific and Technical Information Program: Provides the full text of Select Current Aerospace Notices (SCAN), aerospace bibliographies, miscellaneous technical papers, access to NASA phone books and more. Path: gopher gopher.sti.nasa.gov (2/94). National Space Science Data Center: NASA database provides access to a catalog of space science data held by research centers worldwide, as well as other information about astrophysics, space physics, planetary sciences, earth sciences and the life sciences. Path: telnet nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov / username:nodis (2/94). Small Shuttle Payloads Project Gopher: NASA system provides an introduction to the Small Shuttle Payloads Project, full text of project documents, downloadable software and shuttle images, and more. Path: gopher vx740.gsfc.nasa.gov / nasa shuttle payload info (2/94). Spacelink: NASA system provides access to agency news releases, shuttle status reports, mission summaries, NASA congressional testimony and speeches, and many other files with current and historical information about NASA aeronautics and space research. Even allows users to ask NASA scientists questions. Path: telnet spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov / username:newuser / password:newuser (2/94). Agriculture _______ Agricultural Genome Gopher: National Agricultural Library system provides genome information about agriculturally important plants and animals. Searchable by keyword. Path: gopher probe.nalusda.gov (2/94). Agricultural Information: U.S. Department of Agriculture system provides access to agricultural statistics, agency directories, information about government assistance programs, full text of research reports and more. Path: gopher esusda.gov / usda and other federal agency information / usda (2/94). Agricultural Library Forum (ALF): National Agricultural Library bulletin board system provides access to bibliographies, agricultural directories, publications lists, an agricultural calendar and more. Path: telnet fedworld.gov / gateway system / connect to gov't sys / 2 (2/94). Agricultural Research Service Reports: Full text of summaries of the initial results of Agricultural Research Service-funded research. Path: gopher esusda.gov / usda and other federal agency information / usda (2/94). Cooperative Extension System Gopher: U.S. Department of Agriculture system provides access to extension service directories, fact sheets, calendars, nutritional data, information about national initiatives related to agriculture, natural disaster information and more. Path: gopher esusda.gov (2/94). Dendrome Database: Collection of forest tree genome databases developed by the Institute of Forest Genetics and funded by the Agricultural Research Service. Path: gopher s27w007.pswfs.gov (2/94). Economic Research Service Gopher: USDA system provides announcements of ERS Economic Research Reports and summaries of Situation and Outlook Reports. Path: gopher esusda.gov / usda and other federal agency information / usda (2/94). National Genetic Resources Program: Agricultural Research Service system provides germplasm information about plants, animals, microbes and insects. Path: gopher gopher.ars-grin.gov (2/94). PENpages: Pennsylvania State University system provides the full text of thousands of documents about agriculture, food and nutrition, family issues and more. Path: telnet psupen.psu.edu / username:penpages (2/94). Path: gopher info.psu.edu / information servers at penn state / penn state penpages / username:penpages (2/94). U.S. Department of Agriculture Economics and Statistics Gopher: USDA-Cornell University system provides access to statistics on a wide variety of agricultural topics -- consumer food spending, milk and dairy sales, ozone levels, meat consumption, fertilizer use and more. Most data can be downloaded in Lotus 1-2-3 format. Path: gopher usda.mannlib.cornell.edu (2/94). Path: telnet usda.mannlib.cornell.edu / login:usda (2/94). Astronomy _____ Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature: U.S. Geological Survey system provides keyword access to a database of planetary place names that have been approved by the International Astronomical Union. Path: telnet lpi.jsc.nasa.gov / username:lpi / information and research / reference files (2/94). Index to Planetary Maps: U.S. Geological Survey index of planetary maps. Path: telnet lpi.jsc.nasa.gov / username:lpi / information and research services / special indexes (2/94). Lunar and Planetary Institute Gopher: Provides access to the online library catalog of NASA's Lunar and Planetary Institute, a bibliography of scientific literature about space exploration, images collected by NASA spacecraft, information about planetary science meetings, full text of the Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin and more. Path: telnet lpi.jsc.nasa.gov / username:lpi (2/94). Mars Exploration Bulletin Board: Provides current information about NASA's plans for the exploration of Mars. Path: telnet lpi.jsc.nasa.gov / username:lpi / mars exploration bulletin board (2/94). NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED): Provides access to a master list of extragalactic objects, including relevant bibliographic references, and abstracts of journal articles about extragalactic subjects. Path: telnet ned.ipac.caltech.edu / login:ned (2/94). Planetary Data System (PDS): Jet Propulsion Laboratory database provides descriptions of more than 90 planetary data sets available from a variety of NASA sources. The system also allows users to order data online. Path: telnet jpl-pds.jpl.nasa.gov / login:pds_guest (2/94). Space Environment Services Center Clearinghouse: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration system provides solar and geophysical activity reports and forecasts, solar region summaries, coronal hole reports and more. Path: telnet 132.163.224.10 / username:sel (2/94). Space Telescope Electronic Information System (STEIS): Space Telescope Science Institute system provides a variety of information about the Hubble Space Telescope, a series of space science electronic picture books, links to other Internet resources for astronomy and more. Files can be searched by keyword. Path: gopher stsci.edu (2/94). Biology ___ American Type Culture Collection: Provides descriptions of available culture strains, cell lines or recombinant materials. Cultures can be ordered online. Path: gopher atcc.nih.gov / atcc catalogs (2/94). AVES: An archive of downloadable images of birds and related information files. Path: gopher vitruvius.cecer.army.mil (2/94). Endangered Species 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). Genetic Sequence Data Bank: National Library of Medicine database allows researchers to search a collection of nucleotide sequences, as well as relevant bibliographic and biological annotation. Path: gopher helix.nih.gov / molecular biology databases (2/94). National Center for Biotechnology Information: Archive of biotechnology databases and associated software. Path: gopher ncbi.nlm.nih.gov / repository (2/94). Path: ftp ncbi.nlm.nih.gov / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address / cd repository (2/94). Office of Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications Gopher: NASA system provides access to a variety of information about the life sciences, microgravity sciences, gravitational biology, biotechnology and space biomedical research. Path: gopher gopher.olmsa.hq.nasa.gov (2/94). Protein Data Bank: Brookhaven National Laboratory system provides access to a searchable database of macromolecular structures. Path: gopher pdb.pdb.bnl.gov (2/94). Ribosomal Database Project: Provides access to a database of ribosomal RNA sequences, software useful in manipulating the data and more. Path: ftp info.mcs.anl.gov / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address / cd pub/RDP (2/94). Smithsonian Institution Natural History Gopher: Provides access to a variety of natural history resources, including the full text of key biological reference works, indexes to the holdings of major natural history collections, bibliographies of journal literature, newsletters and more. Path: gopher nmnhgoph.si.edu (2/94). Transgenic Animal/Targeted Mutation Database (Tbase): Oak Ridge National Laboratory system provides access to a catalog of information about lines of animals that have been produced worldwide by transgenic or targeted mutation methods. Path: gopher gopher.ornl.gov / technical resources (2/94). Chemistry _____ Chemical Substance Fact Sheets: Full text of Environmental Protection Agency fact sheets about hundreds of chemicals; can be browsed or searched by keyword. Path: gopher ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu / education / environmental fact sheets / epa chemical substance fact sheets (2/94). Material Safety Data Sheets: Though not technically government information, material safety data sheets are produced by chemical manufacturers to comply with government regulations. They provide safety data on hundreds of chemicals. Path: gopher gaia.ucs.orst.edu / osu information and services / osu academic departments and colleges / environmental health and safety (2/94). Communications and Information Technology _______________________________ Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Gopher: Provides access to the audio of select news and feature radio programs in digital form, lists of CBC radio products, information about transcripts available from the CBC and more. Path: gopher debra.dgbt.doc.ca / cbc radio trial (2/94). Communications Canada Gopher: Full text of Canadian government news releases and fact sheets about communications policy and developments in communications technology. Path: gopher debra.dgbt.doc.ca / industry canada documents (2/94). Federal Communications Commission Online Archive: FCC system still being developed is expected to provide access to the full text of the FCC Daily Digest, press releases, public notices, speeches and other information. Path: ftp ftp.fcc.gov / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address / cd pub (2/94). Federal Information News Syndicate InfoAge Library: Full text of key legislation, speeches and other documents relating to federal information policy. Path: gopher info.umd.edu / educational resources / computers and society / public information (2/94). Path: telnet info.umd.edu / educational resources / computers and society (2/94). High Performance Computing and Communications -- Toward a National Information Infrastructure: Full text of the federal government's report on creating a National Information Infrastructure. Path: gopher gopher.hpcc.gov / hpcc-toward a national information infrastructure (2/94). Information Infrastructure Task Force Gopher: Provides access to task force directories, press releases, calendars, committee reports as well as the full text of speeches, documents and select legislation relevant to the National Information Infrastructure. Path: gopher iitf.doc.gov (2/94). International Telecommunications Union Information Exchange Services: Provides access to a variety of ITU databases, the full text of select ITU publications, and general information about the organization, an agency of the United Nations. Path: gopher info.itu.ch (2/94). Making Government Work -- Electronic Delivery of Federal Services: Full text of a Congressional Office of Technology Assessment report about the use of computer and telecommunications technology in the delivery of government services. Path: gopher ace.esusda.gov / americans communicating electronically / office of technology assessment (2/94). National Coordination Office for High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) Gopher: Provides access to the full text of HPCC-NCO reports, fact sheets, related Congressional legislation and testimony, grant and research information, policy papers and more. Path: gopher gopher.hpcc.gov (2/94). National Information Infrastructure Agenda: Full text of a Clinton administration report describing the role of government in promoting the development of the telecommunications and information infrastructure by the private sector. Path: gopher ace.esusda.gov / americans communicating electronically / national policy issues (2/94). State Telecommunications Legislation: Full text of a January 1994 summary of telecommunications legislation introduced in state legislatures. Path: gopher world.std.com / membership and professional associations / ccn - the center for civic networking / selected state telecom. legislation (2/94). Computer Science __________ Advanced Computing Laboratory (ACL) Gopher: Los Alamos National Laboratory system provides information about computer visualization, access to an archive of downloadable images, laboratory directories and more. Path: gopher gopher.acl.lanl.gov (2/94). Argonne National Laboratory Mathematics and Computer Science Division Gopher: Archive of software, computer tools, research papers and more. Path: ftp info.mcs.anl.gov / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address (2/94). Computer Law: Australian FTP archive includes a variety of files containing information on computers and the law, including the text of many U.S. state laws. Path: ftp sulaw.law.su.oz.au / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address / cd pub/law (2/94). COSLINE: Provides access to NASA's COSMIC database, which provides descriptions of computer programs developed by the agency. Path: telnet cosline.cosmic.uga.edu (2/94). Forum on Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST): National Institute of Standards and Technology forum provides a variety of information about computer and network security. Path: gopher csrc.nist.gov (2/94). Macintosh Science and Technology Archive: Collection of Macintosh computer software and information, maintained by the Naval Research Laboratory. Path: ftp ra.nrl.navy.mil / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address / cd MacSciTech (2/94). Merit Network Information Center: Michigan consortium provides information about the Internet, NSFNet and MichNet, including General Accounting Office reports, Office of Management and Budget reports, National Research and Education Network (NREN) activity, conference proceedings, newsletters, statistical reports, policy statements, user's guides and more. Path: gopher nic.merit.edu (2/94). National Center for Supercomputer Applications FTP Archive: Archive of public domain software for visualization and data analysis. Path: ftp ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address (2/94). National Center for Supercomputer Applications Gopher: Provides information about center education programs, high performance computing calendars and directories, and gateways to other sources of computing information. Path: gopher gopher.ncsa.uiuc.edu (2/94). National Science Foundation MetaCenter Gopher: Provides information about MetaCenter resources and services, full text of select MetaCenter publications, abstracts of MetaCenter research projects, grant application forms, a high performance computing calendar and more. Path: gopher gopher.psc.edu (2/94). Naval Research Laboratory Central Computer Facility Gopher: Provides access to laboratory user's guides, newsletters, online documentation, laboratory directives, an archive of postings to laboratory electronic discussion groups and more. Path: gopher ccfsun.nrl.navy.mil (2/94). Oak Ridge National Laboratory Center for Computational Science Gopher: Provides access to center directories and newsletters, information about center research projects, descriptions of center computer resources and more. Path: gopher gopher.ccs.ornl.gov (2/94). Systems and Software Technology: National Institute of Standards and Technology system provides a variety of information about systems and software technology. Path: gopher nemo.ncsl.nist.gov (2/94). Criminal Justice __________ Bureau of Justice Statistics Documents: Full text of select U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics publications. Path: gopher uacsc2.albany.edu / united nations justice network (2/94). Criminal Justice Country Profiles: Full text of a series of U.N. reports on crime and criminal justice in 123 countries. Most include statistics. Path: gopher uacsc2.albany.edu / united nations justice network / u.n. criminal justice country profiles (2/94). Economics and Business ______________ Basic Guide to Exporting: Full text of a U.S. International Trade Administration introduction to exporting. Path: gopher umslvma.umsl.edu / the library / government information (2/94). Budget of the United States Government: Full text of the proposed federal budget for the 1995 fiscal year; can be searched by keyword. Path: gopher sunsite.unc.edu / worlds of sunsite / us and world politics / proposed budget (2/94). Path: telnet sunsite.unc.edu / login:gopher / worlds of sunsite / us and world politics / proposed budget (2/94). Commerce Business Daily: Full text of the 10 most recent issues of the Commerce Business Daily, a U.S. government publication that announces invitations to bid on projects proposed by federal agencies. Searchable by keyword. Path: gopher cns.cscns.com / special-commerce business daily (2/94). Consumer Price Index: Buffalo & Erie County Public Library system provides Consumer Price Index figures for the years 1987 to 1992. Path: telnet freenet.buffalo.edu / login:freeport / go govt (2/94). Consumer Price Index/Canada: Provides monthly and historical summaries of the Computer Price Index for Canada. Path: gopher provost-admin.uwaterloo.ca / operations analysis (2/94). Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices: Full text of detailed U.S. Department of State reports describing the economic policy and trade practices of individual countries around the world. Path: gopher umslvma.umsl.edu / the library / government information (2/94). EconData: University of Maryland archive of economic time series statistics prepared by U.S. government agencies. Data must be downloaded and reformatted. System provides downloading instructions and tools. Path: gopher info.umd.edu / educational resources / economic data (2/94). Path: telnet info.umd.edu / educational resources / economic data (2/94). Economic Bulletin Board: Department of Commerce system provides access to thousands of data files, more than 700 of them updated daily. Includes information about current economic conditions, economic indicators, employment, foreign trade, monetary matters and more in 20 general subject areas. Path: telnet ebb.stat- usa.gov / userid:guest (2/94). 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). Economic Development Information Network (EDIN): Pennsylvania State Data Center system provides access to current and historical U.S. Census data for Pennsylvania and the nation. Also includes information about procurement opportunities, full text of PSDC bulletins and press releases, a variety of business- oriented directories and more. Path: telnet psuvm.psu.edu / press Enter when userid is requested / ebb / edin (2/94). Path: gopher info.psu.edu / information servers at penn state / edin / press Enter when userid is requested / ebb / edin (2/94). Economic Reports of the President: Full text of the 1992 and 1993 Economic Report of the President, a detailed report of the administration's domestic and international economic policies prepared by the Council of Economic Advisors. Path: gopher umslvma.umsl.edu / the library / government information (2/94). EDGAR: New York University system still being developed provides access to financial reports issued by U.S. public companies and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission since the beginning of 1994. Includes information for companies that file reports electronically only. Path: gopher vaxvmsx.babson.edu / business resources (2/94). Path: ftp town.hall.org / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address / cd edgar (2/94). EDGAR Index: Washburn University system provides Telnet access to indexes of financial reports issued by U.S. public companies and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission since the beginning of 1994. Reports can then be retrieved via FTP or requested by e-mail from the town.hall.org FTP archive listed above. Includes information for companies that file reports electronically only. Path: telnet acc.wuacc.edu / login:washlaw / federal government information (2/94). Fair Credit Reporting Act: Full text of the act, as taken from the U.S. Code. Path: gopher wiretap.spies.com / government docs (2/94). Federal Reserve Bank of Boston FTP Archive: Archive of banking, employment, earnings, construction, housing and other economic data for New England cities and states. Path: ftp neeedc.umesbs.maine.edu / user:anonymous / password:pass (2/94). General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT): Full text of the final version of GATT, incorporating agreements made at the Uruguay round of negotiations. An executive summary written by the U.S. trade representative is also available. Path: gopher ace.esusda.gov / americans communicating electronically / national policy issues (2/94). Gross State Product Tables: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis tables estimating the value of goods and services for 61 industries in 50 states. 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). Industry Profiles: Full text to a series of Small Business Administration reports that describe the trends and opportunities for small businesses in select industries. Path: gopher umslvma.umsl.edu / the library / government information / small business administration industry profiles (2/94). International Business Practices: Full text of a Department of Commerce reference work that provides overviews of import regulations, free trade zones, foreign investment policy, intellectual property rights, tax laws and more in 117 countries. Path: gopher umslvma.umsl.edu / the library / government information (2/94). Labor News: Department of Labor bulletin board provides access to labor statistics, daily news releases, OSHA information, abstracts of articles in the Monthly Labor Review and more. Path: telnet fedworld.gov / gateway system / connect to gov't sys / 26 (2/94). LabStat: Bureau of Labor Statistics system provides access to current and historical employment and unemployment data, occupational injury and illness rates, consumer and producer price index figures, as well as other labor and economic data. Path: ftp stats.bls.gov / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address / cd pub (2/94). Louisiana State Contracts: Provides access to information about active and pending Louisiana state contracts and a directory of contract vendors. Searchable by keyword. Path: gopher vm.cc.latech.edu / louisiana state contracts (2/94). National Export Strategy: Full text of a report to Congress by the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee outlining 60 actions designed to strengthen U.S export promotion efforts. Path: ftp sunny.stat-usa.gov / user:anonymous / password:e-mail address / cd pub/export (2/94). North American Free Trade Agreement: Full text of NAFTA and related documents. Path: gopher ace.esusda.gov / americans communicating electronically / national policy issues (2/94). Path: gopher umslvma.umsl.edu / the library / government information (2/94). Occupational Outlook Handbook: Full text of a U.S. Department of Labor annual that provides detailed information about more than 300 occupations, including the nature of the work, working conditions, training and education requirements, job outlook, average salaries and more. Path: gopher umslvma.umsl.edu / the library / government information (2/94). Overseas Business Reports: Full text of U.S. International Trade Administration reports describing the economic and commercial climate in individual countries around the world. Path: gopher umslvma.umsl.edu / the library / government information (2/94). Penn-World Tables: Provide comparisons of 27 economic indicators for 150 countries for the years 1950 to 1990. Path: gopher nber.harvard.edu (2/94). President Clinton's Economic Plan: Full text of A Vision of Change for America, a summary of the President's economic plan. Path: gopher wiretap.spies.com / government docs / clinton's economic plan (2/94). Regional Economic Information System (REIS): Department of Commerce system provides statistics on employment by industry, income and earnings by industry, and transfer payments for states and counties. Path: gopher sunny.stat-usa.gov / economic conversion information / regional statistics (2/94). State Small Business Profiles: Full text to a series of Small Business Administration reports that provide statistical overviews of the economy in each of the 50 states, focusing on the small business sector. Path: gopher umslvma.umsl.edu / the library / government information / small business administration state profiles (2/94). Texas Department of Commerce Gopher: Provides access to demographic data about Texas counties, economic profiles of Texas communities, information about Texas Department of Commerce programs, lists of department publications and more. Path: gopher gopher.tdoc.texas.gov (2/94). Texas Marketplace: Texas Department of Commerce system provides access to Texas business directories, demographic data, economic development information, industry profiles, lists of procurement opportunities and more. Nonsubscribers are limited in the amount of information they can view or download. Path: telnet texis.tdoc.texas.gov / login:guest / password:guest (2/94). Uniform Commercial Code: Full text of the Uniform Commercial Code. Can be browsed or searched by keyword. Path: telnet www.law.cornell.edu 8260 / login:www (2/94). U.S. Industrial Outlook: Department of Commerce annual reviews recent trends and provides five-year projections for the top 350 industries. Path: gopher gopher.lib.umich.edu / social sciences resources / economics / industrial outlook (2/94). Path: telnet una.hh.lib.umich.edu / login:gopher / social sciences resources / economics / industrial outlook (2/94). World Bank Public Information Service: Full text of World Bank policy papers, environmental reports, project information documents, country economic reports, publications catalogs and more. Path: gopher gopher.worldbank.org (2/94). Education _____ AskERIC: Archive of education information compiled by AskERIC, an Internet question-answering service for teachers and educators at Syracuse University. Path: gopher ericir.syr.edu (2/94). California State Department of Education Gopher: Provides access to department directories, advisories, calendars, curriculum information, legislative updates, budgetary data, news releases, full text of select department publications and more. Path: gopher goldmine.cde.ca.gov (2/94). Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing (CRESST) Gopher: UCLA system provides access to the full text of CRESST newsletters, citations for CRESST technical reports, a database of alternative tests and more. Files can be searched by keyword. CRESST is a U.S. Department of Education-funded program. Path: gopher spinoza.cse.ucla.edu / cresst (2/94). Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC): Provides keyword access to bibliographic information and abstracts for articles and publications about education and related disciplines. Path: gopher spc.syr.edu / local resources / eric database searches (2/94). Path: telnet sklib.usask.ca / login:sonia / education databases (2/94). ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation: Catholic University of America system provides access to an ERIC- Educational Testing Service archive of test descriptions, an index to reviews of specific tests, the full text of ERIC digests about measurement and assessment and more. Path: gopher gopher.cua.edu / special resources (2/94). Federal Information Exchange: Provides information about federal education and research programs, scholarships, fellowships, grants, minority education and research programs, procurement opportunities and more. Path: telnet fedix.fie.com (2/94). Higher Education Opportunities for Minorities and Women (HERO): Provides information about scholarships, grants, fellowships, research opportunities and more for minorities and women. Path: telnet fedix.fie.com (2/94). Institutional Communications Network (INET): U.S. Department of Education system provides access to department directories, grant information, statistics, educational software, information about department programs, full text of department publications and more. Path: gopher gopher.ed.gov (2/94). International Education Bulletin Board: California State University system provides a variety of information about international education, including grant information, directories of overseas higher education advising centers, a list of U.S. embassies and consulates, the full text of bibliographies about international education and more. Path: telnet nis.calstate.edu / login:intl (2/94). Minority College & University Capability Information (MOLIS): Provides information about historically black colleges and universities and hispanic-serving institutions, as well as data about scholarships, fellowships, grants and other programs for minorities. Path: telnet fedix.fie.com (2/94). NASA K-12 Gopher: Provides access to a variety of resources in the sciences for secondary school teachers and students, including NASA's "Live From...Other Worlds." Path: gopher quest.arc.nasa.gov (2/94). National Center for Education Statistics Gopher: U.S. Department of Education system provides a wealth of statistics about education. Much of the data can be downloaded. Path: gopher gopher.ed.gov / educational research, improvement and statistics (2/94). Newton: Bulletin board system for teachers and educators maintained by Argonne National Laboratory. Path: telnet newton.dep.anl.gov / login:bbs (2/94). Oak Ridge National Laboratory Educational Gopher: Provides access to information about ORNL educational programs, data about grant and funding opportunities and more. Path: gopher woonext.dsrd.ornl.gov (2/94). Virginia's Public Education Network: Virginia Department of Education system provides access to department policy papers, directories, calendars, electronic discussion groups, the full text of memos sent by the department to school superintendents, a newsletter about education and more. Path: telnet vdoe386.vak12ed.edu / login:guest / password:guest (2/94). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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). 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. 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). 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). 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 .