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U.S.
Government Printing Office | WebTour
of GPO | Finding
Aids | Databases|Depository
Libraries in Maryland [example UMBC
GovInfo Gateway] | Training
Manual (pdf) | GPO
Access and Thomas PowerPoint Presentation
GPO Access links the public to nearly 105,000 individual
titles on GPO's servers and an additional 68,000 titles on other
Federal web sites. Overall, more than 520 million documents have
been retrieved by the public from GPO Access since 1994. Monthly
document retrievals today average more than 21 million, or about
924 gigabytes of information.
CGP (Catalog of U.S. Government Publications)
The Catalog is a search
and retrieval service that provides bibliographic records of U.S. Government information resources. Use it to link to Federal
agency online resources or identify materials distributed to Federal
Depository Libraries. Coverage begins with July 1976 and new
records are added daily.
The Gateway to 21st Century Skills
The Gateway (formerly known as GEM) was developed with funds from the U.S. Department of Education to provide teachers with learning resources created by over 750 publicly funded organizations. The Gateway expands educators' capability to access Internet-based lesson plans, instructional units and other educational materials in all forms and formats.
GILS (Government Information
Locator Services)
The Government Information Locator Service (GILS) is a new way
to identify, locate, and describe publicly available Federal information
resources, including electronic information resources. GILS records
identify public information resources within the Federal Government,
describe the information available in these resources, and assist
in obtaining the information. GILS is a decentralized collection
of agency-based information locators using network technology
and international standards to direct users to relevant information
resources within the Federal Government.
FREE (Federal
Resources for Educational Excellence)
On April 18, 1997, President Clinton asked Federal agencies to
determine what "resources you can make available that would
enrich the Internet as a tool for teaching and learning."
In response, more than 30 Federal agencies formed a working group
to make hundreds of federally supported education resources available
at FREE. Subjects include: Arts, educational technology, foreign
languages, health and safety, language arts, math, physical education,
science, social studies, and vocational education.
Government
Information Xchange
This service is provided by the Center for Emerging Technologies
within the Federal Technology Service,
General Services Administration. Searchable databases of federal
agencies, employment, grants/loans, consumer product recalls,
consumer issues, traveling abroad, government publications, passport/visa
information, patent & trademarks, real estate, medicare, small
business, and much more.
Ben's
Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
Service of the Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). Ben's Guide
serves as the educational component of GPO Access, GPO's service
to provide the official online version of legislative and regulatory
information. This site provides learning tools for K-12 students,
parents, and teachers. These resources will teach how our government
works, the use of the primary source materials of GPO Access,
and how one can use GPO Access to carry out their civic responsibilities.
Subject Guides to Sites for Kids from the U.S.
Federal Government
Links to information from A-Z published
by federal government and agencies. Great site!
Library
of Congress
About
the Collections |
"The Library preserves a collection of nearly 121 million
items, more than two-thirds of which are in media other than
books. These include the largest map, film and television collections
in the world. In addition to its primary mission of serving the
research needs of the U.S. Congress, the Library serves all Americans
through its popular Web site and in its 22 reading rooms on Capitol
Hill. Some popular collections are: American
Memory is a project of the National Digital Library Program
of the Library of Congress. More than 5 million items relating
to American history are available from the unparalleled collections
of the Library. American Memory's collections include materials
ranging from the papers of Washington, Jefferson and Lincoln,
to Civil War photographs and early films of Thomas Edison, to
panoramic maps and sound recordings, and to documents relating
to the women's suffrage and civil rights movements. America's Library is
a new site designed especially for children and their families.
This easy-to-use interactive presentation of some of the Library's
most fascinating materials makes learning history fun. THOMAS is a comprehensive
federal legislative information site. You will find the full text
of all legislation introduced in Congress and the Congressional
Record since 1989, summaries of bills since 1973, recent congressional
committee reports and legislative schedules, as well as a multitude
of links to other sites of interest in legislative research. A
powerful search engine enables you to find bills and other documents
needed for your research according to different criteria."
U.S. Government Online Bookstore | How
to order
GPO is currently working on developing an online bookstore to
better assist users in finding
Federal information products available for sale through GPO.
In the meantime, customers
can search and browse, place orders via fax, mail, telephone,
or online and purchase products
at the 24 U.S. Government Bookstores located throughout the country.
POTUS (Presidents of the United States)
Background information, election results, cabinet members, notable
events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents.
Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and videofiles,
and other presidential sites are also included to enrich this
site. Sponsored by the Internet Public Library.
The
Federal Judiciary Homepage
Maintained by the
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, this site is a clearinghouse
for information from and about the judicial branch of the
U.S. government Site includes the Directory of Electronic Public
Access Services to Automated Information in the United States
Federal Courts, list of publications, Courts to Classes educational
outreach project for K-12 schools, and the latest news releases.
Classrooms to Courtrooms
This site is designed to assist educators in teaching about the
federal court system in ways that are relevant to state standards
and the requirements of the evolving Comprehensive Social Studies
Assessment Project. Classrooms to Courtrooms offers useful, accessible,
educational materials via the Internet that will assist in teaching
students about the purpose, structure, and function of the federal
courts. Additional content on Classrooms to Courtrooms will be driven
by the input, needs, and experiences of educators across the country. Click here to
be added to thier mailing list and receive the latest information.
USASearch.gov
Service provided by the Center for Information Law and Policy
and is intended to be the one stop shopping point for federal
government information on the World Wide Web. This list is maintained
to bring the cyber citizen to the federal government's doorstep.This
site is hosted by the Information Center at Chicago-Kent College
of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology.
The United States Government Organizational Manual
Authorative and
comprehensive reference guide to the U.S. government.
The Goverment InfoCenter
Links to Baltimore County, Maryland,
U.S., and international goverment sites. Mantained by the Baltimore
County Public Library.
The
White House
Provides access to news, policies, speeches, biography, photos,
history, tours, and much more.
Yahoo's Government
Information Guides U.S. | States | Maryland
Comprehensive search and subject
directory to locate government information. A great starting place!
About.com Guides
to Government Resources | Government
Resources for KIDS
This site was developed
by Robert Longley, an about.com government information expert.
Longley's collection includes many useful links to government
information resources. In addition, he can be contacted via email
if you have a government informaion question.
Baltimore
County Legacy Web
Photo collection of historical places, people, and events in Baltimore
County, Maryland.
Library
of Congress Guide to Government Information
Incudes links to US Federal government information, US state government
information, US politics, and international information
Maryland
Share
A Community Information Database which was created by local public
libraries in Maryland. It allows keyword searches of database
files, and presents the information in a relatively uniform format.
Maryland
State Archives
The Maryland State Archives is the historical agency for Maryland
and serves as the central depository for government records of
permanent value. Records date from the founding of the colony
in 1634 to the 1990s. Included in the Archives' holdings are colonial
and state executive, legislative, and judicial records; county
probate, land and court records; church records; business records;
publications and reports of state, county and municipal governments;
and special collections of private papers, maps, photographs,
and newspapers.
Maryland's
Electronic Capital
Maryand's official
state government website with links state information as well
as cities and counties in Maryland.
SAILOR: Links to Government Sources
Maryland's website linking libraries, schools, and government.
State and Local Government on the Net
Piper Resources guide to government sponsored Internet sites
CIA World Factbook
Information about countries and
regions of the world includes map, geography, people, government,
economy, communications, transporation, military, etc.
Foreign Government Resources
University of Michigan website that provides links to foreign
government websites.
UNESCO United
Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
Publications | UNESCO
Fulltext Documents
United
Nations
Publications,
Stamps, and Databases | Depository
Libraries
Yahoo's Directory of Countries of the World
Great starting point
to locate information about foreign governments.
Office of Library Information Services
Baltimore County Public Schools
March 2002
A popular government without popular
information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to
a farce or a tragedy; or perhaps both...
And a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves
with the power that knowledge gives.
James Madison, 1832.
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