Government Information on the Internet

by Garvin, Peggy; Notess, Greg R.

• ISBN13: 9780890595879
• ISBN10: 0890595879
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Bernan Assoc

Summary

Provides addresses and descriptions of government web sites for agriculture, business and economics, census and other statistics, health science, legal information, science, military, and social services.

Table of Contents

About the Editor	xv
Preface	xvii
Introduction
The Government on the Internet	xviii
Finding Government Publications	xx
Scope	xx
Understanding Uniform Resource Locators	xxi
Organization and How to Use the Directory	xxi
Finding Aids and Starting Points
Featured Sites	1	(1)
General	2	(11)
Agriculture
Featured Site	13	(1)
General	14	(4)
Business Sources	18	(4)
Extension Service	22	(2)
Research	24	(9)
Business and Economics
Featured Sites	33	(1)
General	34	(10)
Employment	44	(4)
Finance	48	(10)
Government Business	58	(9)
International Commerce, Exporting, & Importing	67	(10)
Census and Other Statistical Sources
Featured Sites	77	(5)
General	82	(7)
Demographics	89	(4)
Economic Statistics	93	(8)
Congress
Featured Sites	101	(2)
General	103	(8)
Directories	111	(1)
Members
Alabama	112	(1)
Alska	113	(1)
American Samoa	113	(1)
Arizona	113	(1)
Arkansas	114	(1)
California	114	(4)
Colorado	118	(1)
Connecticut	119	(1)
Delaware	119	(1)
District of Columbia	119	(1)
Florida	120	(1)
Georgia	121	(1)
Guam	122	(1)
Hawaii	122	(1)
Idaho	123	(1)
Illinois	123	(2)
Indiana	125	(1)
Iowa	126	(1)
Kansas	126	(1)
Kentucky	127	(1)
Louisiana	127	(1)
Maine	128	(1)
Maryland	128	(1)
Massachusetts	129	(1)
Michigan	130	(1)
Minnesota	131	(1)
Mississippi	132	(1)
Missouri	132	(1)
Montana	133	(1)
Nebraska	134	(1)
Nevada	134	(1)
New Hampshire	134	(1)
New Jersey	135	(1)
New Mexico	136	(1)
New York	136	(3)
North Carolina	139	(1)
North Dakota	140	(1)
Ohio	140	(1)
Oklahoma	141	(1)
Oregon	142	(1)
Pennsylvania	143	(1)
Puerto Rico	144	(1)
Rhode Island	144	(1)
South Carolina	145	(1)
South Dakota	145	(1)
Tennessee	146	(1)
Texas	147	(2)
Utah	149	(1)
Vermont	149	(1)
Virgin Islands	150	(1)
Virginia	150	(1)
Washington	151	(1)
West Virginia	152	(1)
Wisconsin	152	(1)
Wyoming	153	(2)
Education
Featured Sites	155	(2)
General	157	(8)
Higher Education	165	(9)
K-12	174	(11)
Web Sites for Children	185	(8)
Environment
Featured Sites	193	(1)
General	194	(4)
Climate and Weather	198	(5)
Oceans	203	(7)
Pollution	210	(9)
General Reference Sources
Featured Sites	219	(1)
General	220	(7)
Foreign Affairs	227	(5)
Museums and the Arts	232
Recreation	227	(14)
Health Sciences
Featured Sites	241	(3)
General	244	(28)
Diseases	272	(8)
Reseach	280	(11)
Legal Information
Featured Sites	291	(1)
General	292	(8)
Courts	300	(8)
Law Enforcement	308	(11)
Libraries
Featured Sites	319	(1)
General	320	(12)
Depository	332	(6)
National	338	(5)
Military
Featured Sites	343	(1)
General	344	(17)
Air Force	361	(8)
Army	369	(6)
Navy	375	(3)
Sites for Families	378	(3)
Science
Featured Sites	381	(1)
General	382	(10)
Biology	392	(6)
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences	398	(12)
Physics	410	(6)
Space Exploration	416	(11)
Social Services
Featured Site	427	(1)
General	427	(8)
Housing and Community Development	435	(5)
Welfare and Benefits	440	(5)
Workers	445	(4)
Technology and Engineering
Featured Sites	449	(1)
General	450	(11)
Communications and Media	461	(5)
Computer Science	466	(7)
Energy	473	(11)
Transportation	484	(9)
White House
Featured Site	493	(1)
General	494	(8)
Clinton Administration Archives	502	(3)
State and Local
Featured Sites	505	(1)
General	506	(2)
Individual States
Alabama	508	(2)
Alaska	510	(2)
Arizona	512	(3)
Arkansas	515	(2)
California	517	(17)
Colorado	534	(4)
Connecticut	538	(1)
Delaware	539	(2)
District of Columbia	541	(1)
Florida	541	(8)
Georgia	549	(4)
Guam	553	(1)
Hawaii	553	(1)
Idaho	554	(2)
Illinois	556	(6)
Indiana	562	(2)
Iowa	564	(3)
Kansas	567	(3)
Kentucky	570	(1)
Louisiana	571	(2)
Maine	573	(2)
Maryland	575	(3)
Massachusetts	578	(4)
Michigan	582	(5)
Minnesota	587	(7)
Mississippi	594	(2)
Missouri	596	(3)
Montana	599	(2)
Nebraska	601	(1)
Nevada	602	(1)
New Hampshire	603	(3)
New Jersey	606	(3)
New Mexico	609	(1)
New York	610	(5)
North Carolina	615	(6)
North Dakota	621	(1)
Ohio	622	(6)
Oklahoma	628	(3)
Oregon	631	(4)
Pennsylvania	635	(4)
Puerto Rico	639	(1)
Rhode Island	639	(1)
South Carolina	640	(2)
South Dakota	642	(1)
Tennessee	643	(3)
Texas	646	(9)
Utah	655	(2)
Vermont	657	(1)
Virginia	658	(5)
Washington	663	(6)
West Virginia	669	(1)
Wisconsin	670	(5)
Wyoming	675	(2)
International
Featured Sites	677	(1)
General	678	(1)
Intergovernmental Organizations	679	(8)
Other Countries
Aland	687	(1)
Albania	687	(1)
Andorra	687	(1)
Angola	688	(1)
Anguilla	688	(1)
Argentina	688	(1)
Armenia	688	(1)
Aruba	689	(1)
Australia	689	(1)
Austria	689	(1)
Azerbaijan	690	(1)
Bahrain	690	(1)
Bangladesh	690	(1)
Barbados	691	(1)
Belarus	691	(1)
Belgium	691	(1)
Belize	691	(1)
Bhutan	692	(1)
Bolivia	692	(1)
Botswana	692	(1)
Brazil	692	(1)
Brunei	692	(1)
Bulgaria	693	(1)
Burkina Faso	693	(1)
Burundi	693	(1)
Cambodia	693	(1)
Cameroon	693	(1)
Canada	694	(1)
Cape Verde	694	(1)
Chad	694	(1)
Chile	694	(1)
China	695	(1)
Colombia	695	(1)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	695	(1)
Congo, Republic of the	695	(1)
Costa Rica	696	(1)
Croatia	696	(1)
Cyprus	696	(1)
Czech Republic	696	(1)
Denmark	697	(1)
Dominican Republic	697	(1)
Ecuador	697	(1)
Egypt	697	(1)
El Salvador	698	(1)
Estonia	698	(1)
Ethiopia	698	(1)
Fiji	698	(1)
Finland	699	(1)
France	699	(1)
Gabon	699	(1)
Gambia	699	(1)
Georgia	700	(1)
Germany	700	(1)
Ghana	700	(1)
Greece	700	(1)
Greenald	701	(1)
Guatemala	701	(1)
Guinea	701	(1)
Haiti	701	(1)
Hong Kong	701	(1)
Hungary	702	(1)
Iceland	702	(1)
India	702	(1)
Indonesia	703	(1)
Iran	703	(1)
Ireland	703	(1)
Israel	703	(1)
Italy	703	(1)
Jamaica	704	(1)
Japan	704	(1)
Jordan	704	(1)
Kazakhstan	704	(1)
Kenya	705	(1)
Korea, South	705	(1)
Kuwait	705	(1)
Kyrgyzstan	706	(1)
Laos	706	(1)
Latvia	706	(1)
Lebanon	706	(1)
Liechtenstein	706	(1)
Lithuania	707	(1)
Luxembourg	707	(1)
Macau	707	(1)
Macedonia	707	(1)
Madagascar	708	(1)
Malaysia	708	(1)
Malta	708	(1)
Mauritania	708	(1)
Mauritius	708	(1)
Mexico	709	(1)
Micronesia	709	(1)
Mongolia	709	(1)
Morocco	709	(1)
Mozambique	710	(1)
Myanmar	710	(1)
Namibia	710	(1)
Nepal	710	(1)
Netherlands	710	(1)
New Zealand	711	(1)
Nicaragua	711	(1)
Nigeria	711	(1)
Norway	711	(1)
Oman	712	(1)
Pakistan	712	(1)
Palestine	712	(1)
Panama	712	(1)
Papua New Guinea	712	(1)
Paraguay	712	(1)
Peru	713	(1)
Philippines	713	(1)
Poland	714	(1)
Portugal	714	(1)
Qatar	714	(1)
Romania	714	(1)
Russia	715	(1)
Saudi Arbia	715	(1)
Senegal	715	(1)
Sierra Leone	715	(1)
Singapore	716	(1)
Slovakia	716	(1)
Slovenia	716	(1)
South Africa	717	(1)
Spain	717	(1)
Sri Lanka	717	(1)
St. Kitts and Nevis	718	(1)
St. Lucia	718	(1)
Swaziland	718	(1)
Sweden	718	(1)
Switzerland	719	(1)
Taiwan	719	(1)
Tanzania	719	(1)
Thailand	720	(1)
Togo	720	(1)
Trinidad and Tobago	720	(1)
Tunisia	720	(1)
Turkey	721	(1)
Turkmenistan	721	(1)
Uganda	721	(1)
Ukraine	721	(1)
United Arab Emirates	722	(1)
United Kingdom	722	(1)
Uruguay	722	(1)
Uzbekistan	723	(1)
Vatican City	723	(1)
Venezuela	723	(1)
Yemen	723	(1)
Yugoslavia	723	(1)
Zambia	724	(1)
Zimbabwe	724	(1)
Indexes
URL Index	725	(52)
Site Name Index	777	(52)
Publication Index	829	(38)
SuDoc Index	867	(38)
Master Index: Subjects, Sponsors, Titles, and Acronyms	905