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From: Maggie Parhamovich <magoo@NEVADA.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
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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
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