The following
sites have come to our attention through various sources; their
inclusion in this section does not indicate endorsement by Scientific Library
staff.
AAAS R&D
Budget and Policy Program - provides public discussion forum regarding
federal support for R&D as well as statistical and analytical perspectives
on R&D funding in two annual reports and web-based
analyses.
CBDNet-
Commerce Business Daily database lists notices of proposed government
procurement actions, contract awards, sales of government property, and other
procurement information.
CDC Wonder - CDC site
designed to make locating information at CDC easier. Once you reach the site,
register for a free account number and password. CDC's
numeric databases include statistics on mortality, AIDS, and cancer. Text
databases include CDC Prevention Guidelines, and issues of Morbidity &
Mortality Weekly Report dating back to 1982.
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- Includes CDC epidemiology and statistical information, Morbidity &
Mortality Weekly Report and Emerging Infectious Diseases.
CRISP System - CRISP
(Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) System is a
biomedical database containing information on research ventures (primarily
extramural) supported by the USPHS. Also contains information on intramural
research programs of the NIH and FDA.
Environmental Protection
Agency Where You Live - search by zip code with 4 databases; Envirofacts;
EnviroMapper; Surf Your Watershed; and UV Index.
Scorecard is a statistical site from
Environmental Defense, a not-for-profit environmental advocacy
organization.
Federal R & D Project
Summaries - From NSF, DOE, NIH, EPA, USDA, SBA, a searchable portal to over
750,000 Federal research projects.
FedLaw
- From a General Services Administration study, a collection of links to legal
sites on the Web designed for use by Federal lawyers and other
employees.
FedStats - provides
statistics and information produced by over 70 federal government
agencies.
FedWorld - from NTIS,
offers access to tax forms and publications from the IRS, White House
Documents, and selected documents from other government agencies.
Food & Drug Administration
(FDA) - FDA News; Animal Drugs; Human Drugs; Biologics (blood products,
vaccines, biotechnology derived products, etc.); Cosmetics; Food; Toxicology;
Medical Devices; Imports.
GOV.Research_Center - from
NTIS and NISC, a subscription service providing a single access point to
government technology information.
GPO Access - free access
to Congressional Record; Federal Register; Code of Federal Regulations;
Congressional Bills; Congressional Directory; Government Manual; Economic
Indicators; GAO Reports; History of Bills; Public Laws; U.S. Code; Unified
Agenda; and other government documents on the same day of
publication.
GrayLIT Network -
portal to Federal gray literature, with information on over 100,000 full-text
reports located at DOE, DOD, EPA & NASA.
Not supported after 10/31/07.
Homeland Security Web Portal -
links to resources regarding threats and protection, emergencies and disasters
and more.
International Visitors Office - from the National Academies of Science,
provides information related to obtaining visas with links to related sites.
Regulations.gov -
find, review, and submit comments on proposed Federal regulations published in
the Federal Register.
Rural Assistance Center
(RAC) - federally-funded, established as a free rural health and human
services information portal to help rural communities access programs, funding
and research.
Science.gov - a gateway to
reliable information from an alliance of 14 scientific and technical
information organizations from 10 major science agencies.
USA.gov - a primary
portal to government information on the Web, with topics including business and
economy, product recalls, passport information, legislation and regulations,
grants, benefits and science and technology.
U.S.
Government Manual - official handbook of the Federal Government, providing
comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and
executive branches.
People's
Law Library - Maryland's Peoples Law Library (PLL) is a legal information
and self-help website maintained by the Maryland State Law Library, providing
information on Maryland and Federal law affecting low- and moderate-income
Marylanders and their families.
SAILOR
- Maryland's Public Information Network; includes links to Maryland
Codes/Statutes & Regulations as well as links to municipal codes and
charters.
State
and County Quick Facts - source of demographic data from summary profiles
showing frequently requested data from various Census Bureau programs. Profiles
available at the national, state, and county level with links to more detailed
census resources.