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Federal Government Databases and Web Resources

These links are to web sites dealing with various aspects of the
Federal Government, or to searchable Government online databases.

Aging

• NAIC - The National Aging Information Center database contains references to program and policy-related materials on aging.

Agriculture

• AGRICOLA - Agricultural OnLine Access is a machine-readable database of bibliographic records created by the National Agricultural Library and its cooperators.
• Food Borne Illness Database

Children

• Summaries of State Legislation Enacted in Response to The Adoption and Safe Families Act - National Conference of State Legislatures.

Defense

• DODISS - DoD Index of Specifications and Standards.
• Search Index for Defense Periodicals - A subject index to significant articles, news items, and editorials appearing in 78 English language military and aeronautical periodicals.

Economic research

• Fed in Print - An Index to Federal Reserve Economic Research.

Education

• Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
• Federal Resources in Education Excellence

Energy

• DOE Information Bridge

Environment protection

• EPA National Publications Catalog
• National Environmental Publications Internet Site (NEPIS) - Full text, on line EPA Documents.

Government Accountibility Office

• Government Accountibility Office (GAO - formerly: General Accounting Office) Reports

Geology/earth sciences

• Publications of the USGS
• Energy Resources Program Publications Search - Publications of the USGS Energy Resources Program 1994-1997.

Global change

• Global Change Master Directory (NASA) - A comprehensive directory about Earth science and global change data.

Health

• CANCERLIT
• Healthfinder
• National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Search Page
• TOXNET - A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.
• USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference - users may view the nutrients found in a certain food item using the Standard Reference database or a report on a single nutrient using the Nutrient's List feature.

International

• FAOSTAT - over 1 million time-series records covering international statistics.
• SEARCH USAID - United States Agency for International Development.
• Global Legal Information Network - An international database of laws, regulations, and other complementary legal sources.

Justice

• Department of Justice Search
• National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts - Database contains summaries of more than 150,000 criminal justice publications, including Federal, State, and local government reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research.
• Federal sources for crime and justice information - does not search the Abstracts Database of the National Criminal Justice Reference Service.

NASA

• NASA Technical Report Server (NTRS) - The NTRS collects scientific and technical information from NASA's technical report servers and non-NASA sites, and allows users to search the many different abstract and technical report servers maintained by various NASA centers and programs.

Security and Exchange Commission

• EDGAR Database of Corporate Information

Smithsonian

• SIRIS - The Smithsonian Institution Research Information System provides access to research resources held primarily by the Institution's libraries, archives, and research units in support of the Institution's mission.

Statistics

• Child Stats
• FedStats - A gateway to over 70 agencies that provide government statistical information.
• Transportation Statistics

Technical reports

• The National Institute of Standards and Technology
• National Technical Information Service (NTIS) - is the official source for government-sponsored U.S. and worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information.
• Scientific & Technical Information Network - Research from the Defense Technical Information Center.

Wildlife

• Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants - Listings by major group, by region, by state and foreign species.