From: "Paradise Cowgirl" Date: Sat, 17 Sep 1994 11:45:26 -0700 INTERNET SOURCES OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION Compiled by Blake Gumprecht Documents Librarian, Temple University AIDS Related Information: National Institutes of Health database provides AIDS statistics, daily summaries of articles on AIDS in major newspapers, full text of AIDS Treatment News, reports from the National Commission on AIDS, pamphlets about AIDS a nd more. Source: gopher odie.niaid.nih.gov / aids related information Americans With Disabilities Act: Full text of the 1990 act. Source: gopher scilibx.ucsc.edu / the library / electronic books Americans With Disabilities Act Documents: Collection of documents about the ADA, including the Department of Justice technical manual. Source: gopher info.umd.edu / educational resources / united states / government / adaregulation AskERIC: Archive of education information compiled by AskERIC, an Internet question-answering service for teachers and educators at Syracuse University. Source: gopher ericir.syr.edu Budget of the United States Government: Full text of the federal budget for the 1993 and 1994 fiscal years; the 1994 budget can be searched by keyword. Source: gopher sunsite.unc.edu / sunsite archives / politics / sunsite political science archives Bureau of Justice Statistics Documents: Full text of select U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics publications. Source: gopher uacsc2.albany.edu / united nations justice network 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. Source: gopher tamuts.tamu.edu / browse information by subject / political scie nce Canadian Documents: Full text of the Canadian Constitution Act, Meech Lake Accord, Charlottetown Constitutional Agreement and other historic Canadian government documents. Source: gopher wiretap.spies.com. / government docs CancerNet: Full text of National Cancer Institute fact sheets, publications about cancer, patient diagnosis statements and more. Source: gopher helix.nih.gov / health and clinical information / cancernet information Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: Provides information about more than 1,000 U.S. government assistance programs, administered by more than 50 federal agencies. Can be searched by keyword. Source: gopher marvel.loc.gov / federal government info rmation / federal information resources / information by agency / general information resources 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 entree for the Economic Development Information Network. Source: gopher bigcat.missouri.edu / reference center Census of Population and Housing (Pennsylvania): Detailed 1990 Census data for Philadelphia, suburban counties and the state. Source: gopher gopher.upenn.edu / penninfo / penninfo / libraries / electronic reference desk / u.s. census and statistical data Chemical Substance Fact Sheets: Full text of Environmental Protection Agency fact sheets about hundreds of chemicals; can be browsed or searched by keyword. Source: gopher ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu / education / environmental fact sheets Citizens Guide to Using the Freedom of Information Act: Full text of a popular government guide to obtaining information using the Freedom of Information Act. Source: gopher wiretap.spies.com / government docs / citizens guide to using the FOIA Code of Federal Regulations: Experimental system provided by a commercial vendor allows users to browse the code 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. Source: gopher gopher.netsys.com / counterpoint publishing Congressional Committee Assignments: Provides current Congressional committee rosters; can be browsed or searched by keyword. Source: gopher.lib.umich.edu / social sciences resources / government and politics / u.s. government resources: legislative branch Congressional Directories: Library of Congress system provides access to a variety of Congressional directories; some can be searched by keyword. Source: gopher marvel.loc.gov / u.s. congress / congressional directories Congressional Firsts: List of firsts for the 103rd Congress. Source: gopher info.umd __________________________________________________________ Send comments and additions to: Blake Gumprecht, Documents Librarian, Paley Library (017-00), Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (215) 204-3187, gumpbw@vm.temple.edu, gumpbw@templevm