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From netcom.com!csus.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!news2.near.net!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!faqserv Fri Jun 3 08:28:11 1994 Xref: netcom.com alt.politics.economics:6953 alt.politics.usa.misc:11023 soc.politics:200 news.answers:22974 alt.answers:2961 soc.answers:1234 Path: netcom.com!csus.edu!csulb.edu!nic-nac.CSU.net!usc!howland.reston.ans.net!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!MathWorks.Com!news2.near.net!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!faqserv From: Maggie Parhamovich magoo@NEVADA.EDU Newsgroups: alt.politics.economics,alt.politics.usa.misc,soc.politics,news.answers,alt.answers,soc.answers Subject: U.S. Government Information on the Internet (3/3, Parhamovich) Supersedes: us-govt-net-pointers/part3_768421468@rtfm.mit.edu Followup-To: poster Date: 30 May 1994 08:34:41 GMT Organization: Paley Library, Temple University Lines: 1129 Approved: news-answers-request@mit.edu Expires: 4 Jul 1994 08:34:00 GMT Message-ID: us-govt-net-pointers/part3_770286840@rtfm.mit.edu References: us-govt-net-pointers/part1_770286840@rtfm.mit.edu Reply-To: Maggie Parhamovich magoo@NEVADA.EDU NNTP-Posting-Host: 18.70.0.209 X-Last-Updated: 1994/03/03 Originator: faqserv@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU

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  INTERNET RESOURCES:  U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

Release 0.5, October 1993

Compiled/copyright by Maggie Parhamovich (magoo@nevada.edu), 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 magoo@nevada.edu.

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: congress@hr.house.gov

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:  listserv@dartcms1.dartmouth.edu
                                 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:  cancernet@icicb.nci.nih.gov
   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:
   navnews@nctamslant.navy.mil
   Documents available through e-mail to:
   navnews@nctamslant.navy.mil (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: finger.nasanews@space.mit.edu

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:  help@nic.nsi.nasa.gov
   Phone:    301 286-7251
   Fax:      301 286-5152

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 "listserv@ccl.kuleuven.ac.be" 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:  75300.3115@compuserve.com  OR
             president@whitehouse.gov

Vice-President Gore's e-mail

   Address:  vice.president@whitehouse.gov

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 info@soaf1.ssa.gov 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:  rdp@mcs.anl.gov

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: travel-advisories-request@stolaf.edu.

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  listserv@vm.cc.latech.edu
   with message   sub bayoudoc user@nodename firstname lastname

CALDOC-L (California Documents Librarians)

   Subscribe:     send message to  listserve@fullerton.edu
   with message   subscribe caldoc-l

COGOPUB-L (Colorado Government Documents List)

   Subscribe:     send message to  listserv@lists.colorado.edu
   with message   subscribe cogopub-l

DOXNJ (Government Information in New Jersey Forum)

   Subscribe:     send message to  listserv@rutvm1.rutgers.edu
   with message   subscribe doxnj firstname lastname

GOVDOC-L (Government Documents Discussion List)

   Subscribe:     send message to  listserv@psuvm.psu.edu
   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  listserv@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be
   with message   subscribe natosci firstname lastname

TXDXN-L (Texas Documents Information Network)

   Subscribe:     send message to  listserv@uhupvm1.uh.edu
   with message   sub txdxn-l firstname lastname

WINDY-L (Restructuring the Depository Library Program Conference)

   Archives:      send message to  listserv@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu
   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 magoo@nevada.edu

=== DISTRIBUTION: How to obtain this document

This document has been brought to you in part by CRAM, involved in the redistribution of valuable information to a wider USENET audience (see below). The most recent version of this document can be obtained via the author's instructions at the beginning. The following directions apply to retrieve the possibly less-current USENET FAQ version.

FTP
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  This FAQ is available from the standard FAQ server rtfm.mit.edu via
  FTP in the file /pub/usenet/news.answers/us-govt-net-pointers/part3
Email
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  Email requests for FAQs go to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu with commands
  on lines in the message body, e.g. `help' and `index'.
Usenet
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  This FAQ is posted every 21 days to the groups
    alt.politics.economics,
    alt.politics.usa.misc,
    soc.politics,
    soc.answers
    alt.answers,
    news.answers

=== CRAM: the Cyberspatial Reality Advancement Movement

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I have found these compilations tend to appear on various mailing lists and are valuable enough to deserve wider distribution. If you know of an existing compilation of Internet information that is not currently a FAQ, please contact me and I may `sponsor' it. The benefits to the author include:

- use of the existing FAQ infrastructure for distribution:

  1. automated mail server service
  2. FTP archival
  3. automated posting

- a far wider audience that can improve the quality, accuracy,

and coverage of the document enormously through email
feedback

- potential professional inquiries for the use of your

document in other settings, such as newsletters, books,
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- with me as your sponsor, I will also take care of the

technicalities in the proper format of the posted version
and updating procedures, leaving you free of the `overhead'
to focus on the basic updates alone

Send comments relating to the *distribution* of this document (particularly relevant newsgroups not currently covered in its current distribution) or inquiries on other documents to tmp@lamar.acns.colostate.edu.

The choice of who I `sponsor' is entirely arbitrary. You always have the option of handling the submission process yourself. See the FAQ submission guidlines FAQ in news.answers.

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