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    INTERNET RESOURCES:  U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

Release 0.5, October 1993

Compiled/copyright by Maggie Parhamovich ([e-mail]),
Government Documents, Dickinson Library, University of Nevada Las
Vegas.

This document is available via anonymous ftp at the University of
Nevada (ftp nevada.edu  directory /liaison).

This guide was compiled primarily for librarians who provide
reference assistance for U.S. Government Documents and contains
telnet, gopher and ftp sites which may assist in providing
reference service for library patrons who need government
information.   It is impossible to fully index Internet sites and
I recommend utilizing Veronica, Archie and gopher servers to locate
more information.  FreeNets also provide easy access to government
information especially for local and state information.  A new
feature on the gopher at the University of Syracuse is Oliver which
provides easy access to many U.S. government sites and gophers.
Also, check out the NST and USDA Gophers which provide easy access
to many U.S. government databases.  Government information,
especially electronic is constantly changing and I welcome any
corrections and suggestions.

A word about gophers; if I know the telnet address and password for
a gopher I have included login instructions.  However, I recommend
you "point your gopher client" to other gophers instead of using
telnet.  This not only facilitates login but may also be easier to
use.  Your computing services can provide you with information on
your institution's gopher capabilities.

Original funding and research was conducted with the support of
ALA/USIA Fellows Program.  As a Fellow to Dalhousie University,
Halifax, Nova Scotia and the University of New Brunswick, Canada I
conducted a number of workshops on U.S. government information.  I
appreciate the support of the ALA/USIA Fellows Program which
provided the opportunity and time necessary to investigate
electronic government information.

Reproduction/distribution without my permission is allowable for
nonprofit educational purposes so long as this document is left
fully intact and includes the copyright notice.

Please send any comments and suggestions to [e-mail].

Table of Contents
     Internet Sites......................................
     Library Catalogs...................................
     Discussion Lists...................................

                         INTERNET SITES

Internet sites are listed by agency or topic.  Use telnet, gopher, or
ftp commands to access the following sites.  Login passwords for
telnet sites are provided when known.  For gopher sites, you may use
either telnet or gopher to access the site.  To obtain government
documents and information on ftp sites, use the ftp command and login
as anonymous and use your e-mail address as your password.  IP
addresses are listed when known.


AGRICULTURE

Extension Service, USDA  In addition to USDA information, this
gopher contains a variety of government information including the
"National Performance Review" and Presidential publications.
     Address:  gopher esusda.gov  OR  gopher zeus.esusda.gov
     Login:    password unknown - use local gopher client

GRIN: National Genetic Resources Program
     Address:  gopher sol.ars-grin.gov
     Login:    password unknown - use local gopher client

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Gopher  Includes
information from the USDA Extension Service, National Agriculture
Library and Americans Communicating Electronically (ACE).
     Address:  gopher cyfer.esusda.gov
          Or   gopher ace.esusda.gov

PENPages  U.S. agricultural database administered by Pennsylvania
State University which contains information on agriculture and
weather.
     Address:  ftp psupen.psu.edu
     Login
     Username: U.S. state abbreviation or "world" if outside


CENSUS DATA

Merit  Contains 1990 Census data.
     Address:  telnet hermes.merit.edu  (35.1.1.42)
     Login:    gopher
     Select:   um-ulibrary


COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF

Economic Bulletin Board (EBB)
Available free of charge through September 30, 1993.
     Address:  telnet ebb.stat-usa.gov
     Login:    trial

Also available through several gophers:

University of California - Santa Cruz
     Address:  telnet infoslug.ucsc.edu
     Login:    gopher

University of Maryland
     Address:  telnet info.umd.edu (128.8.10.29)
     Login:    gopher

University of Michigan
     Address:  telnet una.hh.lib.umich.edu
     Login:    gopher


National Export Strategy, TPCC Report to Congress
     Address:  ftp sunny.stat-usa.gov
     Directory:     pub/export


CONGRESS

United States House of Representatives Constituent Electronic Mail
System  This is a pilot program to test the feasibility of
establishing an e-mail system.  For information, send a request for
information to:  [e-mail]

United States Senate Bibliographies  Contains bibliographic records
from the 99th Congress to the present.
     Address:  ftp ncsuvm.cc.ncsu.edu   (152.1.13.9)  OR
                                        ftp.ncsu.edu***
     Directory:  /pub/ncsu/senate
     Or
     Address:  gopher dewey.lib.ncsu.edu
     Directory:     library without walls/study carrels


COPYRIGHT

LOCIS - Library of Congress  Contains copyright information and
records from 1978 to the present.
     Address:  telnet locis.loc.gov     (140.147.254.3)


EDUCATION


Department of Education/OERI Institutional Communications Network
(INET)
     Address:  gopher gopher.ed.gov

ERIC

Auburn University  (1966-)
     Address:  telnet auducacd.duc.auburn.edu     (131.204.2.13)
     Command:  select Application
     Note: requires a TN3270

Syracuse University  (1984-)
     Address:  telnet suvm.acs.syr.edu  (128.230.1.47) OR
               telnet acsnet.syr.edu    (128.230.1.21)
     Command:  suinfo
          and
     AskERIC
     Address:  gopher ericir.syr.edu

University of North Carolina
     Address:  telnet bbs.oit.unc.edu   (152.2.22.80)
     Login:    launch
     Name/Password: select and remember your password for future
                    sessions
     Command:  Select Topical Documents Search (WAIS)

University of Saskatchewan  (1983-)
     Address:  telnet.sklib.usask.ca    (128.233.1.20)
     Login:    sonia


National Education BBS
     Address:  telnet nebbs.nersc.gov   (128.55.160.162)
     Login:    guest


ENERGY


Comprehensive Oil and Gas Information Source (COGIS)  Contains up
to ten years of oil and gas data collected by the Energy
Information Administration.  For information on subscribing, call
EIA's National Energy Information Center 202-586-8800.


ENVIRONMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)


Dendrome Gopher  A collection of specialized forest tree genome
databases which is being developed by the Institute of Forest
Genetics.
     Address:  gopher s27w007.pswfs.gov

EPA  Includes EPA publications including the full text of Access.
     Address:  telnet epaibm.rtpnc.epa.gov   (134.67.180.1)
     Login:    public

EPA
     Address:  gopher futures.wic.epa.gov

National Environmental Data Referral Service (NOAA)
     Address:  gopher scilibx.ucsc.edu

Office of Environmental Safety and Health (DOE)
     Address:  gopher gopher.ns.doc.gov

Smith's BigFun List  I have no idea what this contains but it looks
interesting!  Documents located in directory /pub/bigfun.
     Address:  ftp cerberus.cor.epa.gov


FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT
     Address:  gopher dartcms1.dartmouth.edu
     Also available on listserve:  [e-mail]
                                   sub fedjobs firstname lastname
     Also available as ftp:        ftp dartcms1.dartmouth.edu
                                   directory fedjobs


FEDERAL REGISTER

Counterpoint Publishing/Internet Company  Provides free access to
the Federal Register.
     Address:  telnet gopher.netsys.com
     Login:    fedreg
     Password: register
           Or  gopher gopher.netsys.com

FEDIX  (Federal Information Exchange Inc.) and MOLIS (Minority
Online Information Service)
     Address:  telnet fedix.fie.com          (192.111.128.33)
     Login:    fedix  OR  molis
     ID:       new


FEDWORLD (NTIS)  Provides connections to many government bulletin
boards and online systems as well as full text for some government
publications including the "National Information Infrastructure:
Agenda Action".
     Address:  telnet fedworld.gov      (192.239.92.201)
     Login:    new


FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

FDA Bulletin Board  Contains news releases, aids information and
consumer information.
     Address:  telnet fdabbs.fda.gov         (150.148.8.148)
     Login:    bbs


GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE (GAO)

GAO Daybook on CapAccess  The GAO Daybook lists the reports and
testimony issued daily.
     Address:  telnet cap.gwu.edu
     Login:    guest
     Password: visitor
     type "go federal"

GAO REPORTS
     Address:  ftp cu.nih.gov (128.231.64.7)
     Directory: GAO-REPORTS


GEOGRAPHY
see also USGS

Earth Science Data Directory
     Address:  gopher scilibx.ucsc.edu

Geographic Name Server  Provides information by city or area code
on population, latitude and longitude, and elevation.
     Address:  telnet martini.eecs.umich.edu 3000
               (141.212.99.9 3000)
     Login:    name of city and state (phoenix, az)

Global Land Information System (GLIS)  Contains land use maps.
     Address:  telnet glis.cr.usgs.gov  (152.61.192.54)
     Login:    guest



HEALTH
see also science


CancerNet  Contains cancer information from the National Cancer
Institute's Physician Data Query (PDQ) in English or Spanish.
     Send e-mail message to:  [e-mail]
     Enter "help" in the body of the message for a content list
     Also available via gopher:
     Address:  gopher helix.nih.gov

National Center for Biotechnology Information  Compiled by the
National Institutes of Health, the directory contains databases and
software which has been deposited at the NCBI.
     Address:  ncbi.nlm.nih.gov    (130.14.25.1)
     Directory:  repository

National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID)
     Address:  gopher niaid.nih.gov

NIH Server  Includes reports from GAO, the President, Department of
Labor and the National Institute of Health.  The NIH Server is also
adding full text of government documents including the "National
Performance Review".
     Address:  ftp cu.nih.gov      (128.231.64.7)
     or
     Address:  gopher gopher.nih.gov

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)  Contains a variety of
health statistics including statistics on AIDS.
     Address:  gopher odie.niaid.nih.gov



LEGISLATION


LAWLIB  Contains legislative bill information, full text of
treaties, Canadian statistics and indexes to legal periodicals.
     Address:  telnet liberty.uc.wlu.edu     (137.113.10.35)
     Login:    lawlib
         Or
     Address:  gopher liberty.uc.wlu.edu

Legal List - University of Maine  A consolidated list of all of the
resources available on the Internet.
     Address:  ftp sura.net   (128.167.254.179)
     Directory:  public/nic/network.law.info

LOCIS - Library of Congress  Contains current status of federal
legislation from 1973 to present as well as copyright information
and the LC catalog.
     Address:  telnet locis.loc.gov     (140.147.254.3)


unknown name
Contains copies of laws for each state in /pub/law.
     Address:  ftp sulaw.law.su.oz.au   (129.78.136.1)

WASHLAW
     Address:  telnet ac.wuacc.edu
     Login:    washlaw


LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
see Library Catalogs


MILITARY


Defense Data Network (DDN)  The how-to guide to the DDN is located
in the netinfo directory, filename nug.doc.  Also available is a
directory of internet addresses of people who have registered on
the DDN.
     Address:  ftp nic.ddn.mil     (192.112.36.5)


Navy News Service (NAVNEWS)
Contains official news and information about fleet operations and
exercises, personnel policies, budget actions and documents.
     To subscribe to NAVNEWS: e-mail to:
     [e-mail]
     Documents available through e-mail to:
     [e-mail] (include return e-mail address)
     OR ftp nctamslant.navy.mil


US Military Academy, West Point  The USMA gopher contains a variety
of data including math info and USMA news plus access to the USMA
library system and the US Army Personnel Information Systems
Command BBS.
     Address:  gopher gopher.usma.edu
     Login:    password unknown - use local gopher client

USMA Ranger
     Address:  gopher ranger.usma.edu   (129.29.64.244)
     Login:    password unknown - use local gopher client


NATIONAL AERONAUTIC AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA)


Ames Research Center
     Address:  ftp ames.arc.nasa.gov    (128.102.18.3)



COSLINE  NASA's computer software management and information center
which is maintained at the University of Georgia.  Needs vt100
emulation.
     Address:  telnet cosline.cosmic.uga.edu (128.192.14.11)
     Login:    ENTER for first time users


ENVIRONET Space environment information service.
     Address:  telnet envnet.gsfc.nasa.gov   (128.183.104.16)
     Login:    envnet
     Password: henniker


Goddard Space Flight Center  This gopher will enable you to connect
to a variety of NASA sites and other government gophers.  Also
referred to as "toybox".
     Address:  telnet gopher.gsfc.nasa.gov
     Login:    gopher


Images
     Address:  telnet nsipo.nasa.gov
     temporarily removed


Los Alamos National Laboratory
     Address:  telnet lanl.gov
     Login:    gopher
         Or
     Address:  gopher lanl.gov


Lunar Planet Institute  Includes information on geology, solar
systems and astronomy.
     Address:  telnet lpi.jsc.nasa.gov       (192.101.147.11)
     Login:    lpi


NASA Extragalactic Database (NED)
     Address:  telnet ned.ipac.caltech.edu   (134.4.10.118)
     Login:    ned


NASA Headline News  Contains daily press releases from NASA.  Use
the finger command instead of telnet.
     Address: [e-mail]


NASA Mid-Continent Regional Technology Transfer Center  In addition
to technology information, Mid-Continent provides gateways to other
government bbs' and wais'.
     Address:  telnet technology.com    (129.162.155.145)
     Login:    bbs


NASA Science Internet Network Information Center  E-mail address to
the help desk at the Goddard Space Flight Center for questions on
NASA software, files or general NASA topics.
     Address:  [e-mail]
     Phone:    [phone]
     Fax:      [phone]


NASA Spacelink  Provides the latest NASA news including shuttle
launches and satellite updates.
     Address:  telnet spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov     (192.149.89.61)
     Login:    newuser


NASA Technical Reports  Contains reports produced at NASA Langley
Research Center including technical papers and reference
publications.  Electronic reports may omit illustrations and the
database is experimental as of April 1993.
     Address:  ftp techreports.larc.nasa.gov


Network Applications and Information Center  This site is both a
gopher and ftp site.
     Address:  telnet OR ftp naic.nasa.gov
     Login:    naic


NICOLAS (Network Information Center On-Line Aid System)
     Address:  telnet dftnic.gsfc.nasa.gov   (128.183.10.3)
     Login:    dftnic


NODIS National Space Science Data Center  The official site for
publicly available NASA data.
     Address:  telnet nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov    (128.183.36.25) OR
               telnet nssdcs.gsfc.nasa.gov   (128.183.36.23)
     Login:    nodis


NONA (National Science Internet Online Network Aid)
     Address:  telnet nsinic.gsfc.nasa.gov   (128.183.112.71)
     Login:    nsinic  OR  nsi_db


NSI File Cabinet  Contains Internet RFC's, software, and general
information on networking.
     Address:  ftp nic.nsi.nasa.gov     (128.183.112.71)


Planetary Data System (PDS)
     Address:  telnet jpl-pds.jpl.nasa.gov   (137.79.104.100)
     Login:    pds_guest

Planetary Data System Geosciences Node Located at Washington
University, St. Louis, Missouri, this database provides a direct
source of assistance in using Magellan data.
     Address:  ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu  (128.252.135.4)
     Directory:  graphics/magellan


Miscellaneous NASA Anonymous FTP Sites
     aurora.arc.nasa.gov
     dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov
     iris613.gsfc.nasa.gov    (128.155.23.64)
     jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov  (137.79.113.100)
     tomcat.gsfc.nasa.gov     (128.183.10.100)
     trident.arc.nasa.gov     (128.102.18.13)


Miscellaneous NASA sites  Login procedures are unknown but many are
available through the gopher at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
These may also be FTP sites.
     amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov     (128.102.18.3)
     climate.gsfc.nasa.gov
     csi.jpl.nasa.gov
     mildred.lerc.nasa.gov
     nsisrv.gsfc.nasa.gov
     tetra.gsfc.nasa.gov
     vab02.larc.nasa.gov
     csab.larc.nasa.gov


NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORD ADMINISTRATION (NARA)

Library of Congress Gopher  Contains files from NARA.
     Address:  gopher marvel.loc.gov

NIH Server  Contains information on SEC data files and other NARA
records.
     Address:  ftp cu.nih.gov      (128.231.64.7)
     Login:    anonymous
     Password: guest
     or
     Address:  gopher gopher.nih.gov


NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST)
     Address:  gopher gopher-server.nist.gov
          Or   gopher coil.nist.gov


NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERE ADMINISTRATION

Earth System Data Dictionary (NOAA)
     Address:  telnet esdim1.nodc.noaa.gov  (140.90.265.168)
     Login:    noaadir

National Environmental Data Referral Service (NEDRES)
     Address:  gopher scilibx.ucsc.edu

NOAA - Space Environment Services Center  Clearinghouse for
informational resources on solar coronal structure, magnetic
reports, geophysical alert reports, etc.
     Address:  telnet 132.163.224.10
     Login:    SEL

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
see also NREN

NSF FTP Site
     Address:  ftp nis.nsf.net


NSF WAIS
     Address:  telnet nnsc.nsf.net      (128.89.1.178)
     Login:    wais


National Science Foundation Provides a wide variety of government
information including easy access to many U.S. government gophers.
     Address:  telnet stis.nsf.gov (128.150.195.40)
     Login:    public
     Or
     Address:  gopher stis.nsf.gov


NREN

National Science Foundation  Contains the NSF plan for NREN under
/pub/recompete/impl.ascii and program reports under
/pub/fnc/readme.txt.
     Address:  ftp expres.cise.nsf.gov


NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)

NATODATA  Provides NATO Headquarter public information as well as
NATO studies and reports.
     E-mail:   send mail to "[e-mail]" with text
"subscribe NATODATA firstname lastname".
     Archives
     Address:  ftp byrd.mu.wvnet.edu    (129.71.32.152)
     Directory:     /pub/history/military/nato
     or
     Address:  telnet inform.umd.edu    (128.8.10.29)
     Directory:     educational resources/international/nato


NUCLEAR ENERGY

ES&H Nuclear Safety Gopher  Contains energy and nuclear energy
information.  Experimental as of 9/29/93.
     Address:  gopher gopher.ns.doe.gov

Nuclear Data Center  Contains national nuclear data.
     Address:  telnet bnlnd2.dne.bnl.gov     (130.199.112.132)
     Login:    nndc


Office of Management and Budget

National Science Foundation Includes directory of selective OMB
reports.
     Address:  ftp nis.nsf.net



PRESIDENT
See also Reference Texts which contain many presidential documents
and proposed budgets.

Economic Plan (President Clinton)
     Address:  ftp cu.nih.gov
     Directory:     USDOC-OBA-INFO

National Information Infrastructure Agenda
     Address:  gopher ace.esusda.gov

President Clinton's e-mail
     Address:  [e-mail]  OR
               [e-mail]

Vice-President Gore's e-mail
     Address:  [e-mail]


White House Press Releases  May be found on many gophers and also
available through a variety of discussion/distribution lists:
     alt.news-media
     alt.activism
     alt.politics.clinton
     alt.politics.org.misc
     alt.politics.reform
     alt.politics.usa.misc
     talk.politics.misc
     misc.activism.progressive
     cmu.soc.politics
     assocs.clinton-gore-92


To receive press releases via e-mail, send e-mail request to:
     clinton-info@campaign92.0rg
Releases can be tailored to specific topic areas such as speeches
or economic policy.  Specify "help" in the subject line for more
details.

Archives of the press releases are available through several sites:

CalTech
     Address:  ftp cco.caltech.edu
     File:     /pub/bjmccall

MIT
     Address:  ftp maristb.marist.edu
     File:     /clinton/logyymm (select time frame)

University of North Carolina
     Address:  telnet sunsite.unc.edu   (152.2.22.81)
     Login:    swais
     (Also available with FTP command under
     /pub/academic/political-science/whitehouse-papers/1993)


REFERENCE TEXTS


CARL (Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries Catalog)  Contains
the full text of the "Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance" under
Government Publications or Information Databases.
     Address:  telnet pac.carl.org


Center for Electronic Records (NARA)  Provides copies of government
reports including GAO reports and the President's Economic Plan.
     Address:  ftp cu.nih.gov (128.231.64.7)


Cornell Law School  Contains information from government agencies
including full text of reports.
     Address:  telnet fatty.law.cornell.edu
     Login:    gopher


Law Library  Contains NAFTA agreement in /pub/lawlib/nafta.
     Address:  ftp liberty.uc.wlu.edu   (137.113.10.35)


OSS-IS  Contains many FAQ's, FTP lists, library and service lists
plus government documents.  To obtain an index: mail
[e-mail] with "send index" as your message.
     Address:  ftp soaf1.ssa.gov


PANDA (Pan-Campus Data Access Network)  Contains a variety of
sources under reference works including the World Factbook.
     Address:  telnet panda.uiowa.edu
     Login:    vt100
     Select:   online info sources/online libraries/reference
               works

Rutgers CWIS  Includes some basic U.S. government reference sources
and texts.
     Address:  telnet info.rutgers.edu       (128.6.26.25)

Syracuse University  Includes Oliver, a gopher connection to many
US government internet sites.
     Address:  gopher scis.syr.edu

UC-Santa Cruz  InfoSlug contains a variety of data including
presidential documents and U.S. documents including the World
FactBook.
     Address:  telnet infoslug.ucsc.edu
     Login:    gopher

University of Maryland  University of Maryland CWIS has collected
a wealth of information on a variety of topics including the 1992
Presidential Campaign, Census information, Supreme Court Decisions
and GAO reports.
     Address:  telnet info.umd.edu      (128.8.10.29)
     Login:    gopher or info
     Select:   info-gopher interface/government


University of Michigan
     Address:  telnet una.hh.lib.umich.edu   OR
               telnet gopher.lib.umich.edu
     Login:    gopher  (for first address)


University of North Carolina  Contains the United States Budget,
Health Care Plan and a variety of government documents.
     Address:  telnet sunsite.unc.edu   (152.2.22.81)
     Login:    swais  Or gopher
         Or    gopher sunsite.unc.edu
     (Also available with FTP command under
     /pub/academic/political-science)


University of Pennsylvania  Contains a variety of U.S. government
information including Clinton's administration, government
directories and speeches.
     Address:  telnet penninfo.upenn.edu     (130.91.72.80)


Internet Wiretap  Contains a variety of interesting and informative
materials on the U.S. government.
     Address:  gopher wiretap.spies.com


World Wide Web
Contains CIA World FactBook as well as other reference texts.
     Address:  telnet info.cern.ch      (128.141.201.74)



SCIENCE


Genetic Sequence Data Bank (NLM)
     Address:  gopher helix.nih.gov

National Referral Master File, Library of Congress  Listing of
organizations which are qualified and willing to provide
information on science, technology and the social sciences.
     Address:  telnet locis.loc.gov     (140.147.254.3)

NEWTON  Government bulletin board for those teaching and studying
science.
     Address:  telnet newton.dep.anl.gov     (130.202.92.50)
     Login:    cocotext

Oceanic Information Center
     Address:  telnet deloch.udel.edu   (128.175.24.1)
     Login:    info

Ribosomal Database Project (RDP)  Contains ribosomal sequence data.
     Address:  ftp info.mcs.anl.gov     (140.221.10.1)
     Directory:  pub/RDP
     E-mail Access:  [e-mail]


Science and Technology Information System (STIS)
     Address:  telnet stis.nsf.gov (128.150.195.40)
     Login:    public


Spacemet  A science and space bulletin board.
     Address:  telnet spacemet.phast.umass.edu    (128.119.50.48)
     Login:    guest



SUPREME COURT
Supreme Court decisions are available through several gophers and
ftp sites.

Cleveland Free Net  Contains U.S. Supreme Court decisions under
"Courthouse".
     Address:  telnet freenet-in-a.cwru.edu  (129.22.8.38)
               telnet freenet-in-b.cwru.edu
               telnet freenet-in-c.cwru.edu
     Login:
     Username:      visitor


Case Western Reserve University  Decisions are contained in the
directory /hermes.
     Address:  ftp cwru.edu   (129.22.4.2)


Merit
     Address:  telnet hermes.merit.edu
     Login:    gopher


Youngstown Free Net  Contains Supreme Court and Ohio State
decisions as well as weather information, U.S. budget figures and
freedom documents.
     Address:  telnet.yfn.ysu.edu  (192.55.234.27)
     Login:    visitor


TRAVEL ADVISORIES
also available on many gophers

St. Olaf
     Address:  telnet gopher.stolaf.edu
     Located under: /gopher/databases/us-state-department-
                    travel-advisories

     Archives
     Address:  ftp stolaf.edu
     File:     /pub/travel-advisories/archive    OR
               /pub/travel-advisories/advisories
The latter file contains the most recent advisory for a particular
country.

You may also subscribe to the travel advisories list. To subscribe
send your e-mail address to: [e-mail].

UNITED NATIONS

United Nations Development Program Gopher
     Address:  telnet nywork1.undp.org


UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS)
see also geography

Seymour  State of Maryland gopher which includes information from
the Maryland Geological Survey and USGS.
     Address:  gopher seymour.md.gov

USGS Gopher
     Address:  gopher info.er.usgs.gov
           Or  gopher oemg.er.usgs.gov

USGS Weekly Seismicity Report
     Address:  gopher somalia.earth.nwu.edu

WEATHER INFORMATION

Weather Service  Contains city and state forecasts, ski conditions
and earthquake reports.
     Address:  telnet downwind.sprl.umich.edu 3000

               (141.212.196.177)



                        LIBRARY CATALOGS


Air Force Institute of Technology
     Address:  telnet sabre.afit.af.mil (129.92.1.10)
     Login:    afitpac
     Password: library


Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (CARL)
CARL maintains a U.S. documents database for post-1976
publications.  In addition to Colorado Library Catalogs, CARL
maintains gateways to other CARL sites such as University of Hawaii
and University of Wyoming.  CARL also has gateways to other systems
including Melvyl, Boston Library Consortium and databases such as
Choice and Journal Graphics.
     Address:  telnet pac.carl.org (192.54.81.128)
     Login:    carl
     Terminal type: vt100

Access to CARL's Government Documents is possible through other
CARL sites including:

     Arizona State University
     Address:  telnet carl.lib.asu.edu  (129.219.10.8)
     Login:    carl
     Terminal type: vt100
     ASU also maintains a database of Arizona and United States
     statistics.


LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Library of Congress (Data Research Associates)
     Address:  telnet dra.com (192.65.218.43)

Library of Congress
     Address:  telnet locis.loc.gov     (140.147.254.3)
          Or   gopher marvel.loc.gov


UNCBBS
Access to libraries nationwide including the Library of Congress.
     Address:  telnet launchpad.unc.edu (152.2.22.80)
     Login:    launch


United States Military Academy
     Address:  telnet library.usma.edu


University of California and the California State Library (MELVYL)
An impressive variety of databases and library catalogs are
maintained in the Melvyl system.  In addition to UC catalogs,
Melvyl has gateways to NASA, Rutgers reference texts, Dartmouth's
reference tools, and a weather database.
     Address:  telnet melvyl.ucop.edu   (31.1.0.11 or 31.1.01 or
                                         31.0.0.11 or 31.0.0.13)
     Login:
     Terminal type: vt100


University of California at Berkeley
UC Berkeley has fully cataloged their government documents
including U.S. pre-1976 documents, however, not all U.S. documents
are classified by SuDoc call number.
     Address:  telnet gopac.berkeley.edu     (128.32.159.19)



                        DISCUSSION LISTS


BAYOUDOC (Bayou Area Government Documents Discussion Group)
     Subscribe:     send message to  [e-mail]
     with message   sub bayoudoc user@nodename firstname lastname


CALDOC-L (California Documents Librarians)
     Subscribe:     send message to  [e-mail]
     with message   subscribe caldoc-l


COGOPUB-L (Colorado Government Documents List)
     Subscribe:     send message to  [e-mail]
     with message   subscribe cogopub-l


DOXNJ (Government Information in New Jersey Forum)
     Subscribe:     send message to  [e-mail]
     with message   subscribe doxnj firstname lastname


GOVDOC-L (Government Documents Discussion List)
     Subscribe:     send message to  [e-mail]
     with message   subscribe govdoc-l firstname lastname

MAPS-L
     Subscribe:     send message to  listserv@uga
     with message   subscibe maps-l firstname lastname

NATOSCI (NATO Science Programme)
     Subscribe:     send message to  [e-mail]
     with message   subscribe natosci firstname lastname


TXDXN-L (Texas Documents Information Network)
     Subscribe:     send message to  [e-mail]
     with message   sub txdxn-l firstname lastname

WINDY-L (Restructuring the Depository Library Program Conference)
     Archives:      send message to  [e-mail]
     with message   index windy-l


++++++++++++++++++++++++
Author's note


I am sending out the 5th edition Internet Resources: U.S. Federal
Government Information.  New on this edition:  the list moves from
Dalhousie University to UNLV and will be placed on a ftp site.  Also,
I have added some discussion lists and am particulary interested in
local government documents discussion lists.  I hope to add to the
Library Catalogs section in the next edition with more catalogs which
maintain a separate documents catalog.

This list has grown almost beyond what is reasonable and I am seeing
increases in the number and availablity of government gophers.  I
see this as a positive development as more information becomes accessible
on the net and easier to find.

Please forward any changes and corrections to me directly.

Maggie Parhamovich
Head, Government Documents
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV  89154-7013
[e-mail]



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