Government Documents @ Andruss Library

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Government Documents at Andruss Library

Subject Guides

Please also consult the Statistics page for statistics relating to your subject area.

Art/Art History
Archives of American Art
From the Smithsonian, letters, sketches, and other material for art historians

Art in the White House
A tour of the art collections of the White House

National Gallery of Art
An on-line tour of the National Gallery

US Senate Art and History
Information and images from the Senate archives and special collections

Communications
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Private corporation created by Congress in 1967

Federal Communication Commission (FCC)
Independent agency charged with regulating communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable

International Broadcasting Bureau
Provides the administrative and engineering support for U.S. government-funded non-military international broadcast services

National Telecommunication and Information Administration
The President's advisory committee on telecommunications

Computer Science
Federal Communication Corporation (FCC)
Independent agency charged with regulating communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
See especially their Information Technology pages

Cybercrime.gov
Computer crime section of the Department of Justice

National Security Agency/Central Security Service
National security through cryptography

Criminal Justice
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
Now housed in the Department of Justice, the ATF works to regulate the firearms and explosives industries

Cybercrime.gov
Computer crime section of the Department of Justice

Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Office of National Drug Control Policy
Establishes policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program

Economics, Business, and Accounting
Department of the Treasury

Federal Reserve
The central bank of the United States

Securities and Exchange Commission
Protects and maintains the integrity of the securities market

Small Business Administration
Works to protect the interests of small businesses

United States International Trade Commission
Independent federal agency working to protect US import interests

Education
Ben's Guide
Kid's guide to the US government; see also its list of Kid Sites

Department of Education

ERIC
Searchable database of Department of Education resources

Federal Resources for Education Excellence
Federally funded education resources

History
American Civil War homepage
Information on the Civil War and its battle sites from the National Park Service

American Memory
On-line collections from the Library of Congress

Links to the Past
History and archeology links from the National Park Service

Military History
Links to history pages for the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and others

National Archives and Records Administration
On-line access to government archives

Our Documents
The 100 milestone documents in United States history, full-text with photos and information on each document.

National Museum of American History
One of the Smithsonian Museums

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
America’s national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history

Health and Medicine
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
To improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Food and Nutrition Information Center
Provides information about food and human nutrition

Food Safety Information Center
Provides information about food-borne illnesses and food safety

Freevibe.com
Drug information from the Office of National Drug Control Policy

Health.gov
Portal for health-related information from the government

Healthfinder
Free on-line health database from the National Health Information Center; less technical

MedLine Plus
Free on-line health database from the National Library of Medicine; more technical

National Library of Medicine
The world's largest medical library; use their PubMed search service to find articles

Nutrition.gov
Food and nutrition information from the government

Language and Literature
Library of Congress
See especially the Poetry page, the Poetry and Literature Center, and the Walt Whitman Collection

National Endowment for the Humanities
Independent grant-making agency for the humanities (if you are using Internet Explorer, the "Back Button" will not work)

Plainlanguage.gov
Improving communication from the government to the public

Music and Theater Arts
American Music Collections
Preserving America's musical past, from the Smithsonian

Federal Theater Project
Collection from the Library of Congress

Kennedy Center
The nation's cultural center

National Endowment for the Arts
Independent grant-making agency for the arts

Wolf Trap
Nation's only national park for the performing arts

Sciences
Department of Energy

Federal R&D Project Summaries
Descriptions, awards, and summaries of federally-funded research

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

National Biological Information Infrastructure
Federal, state, international, non-government, academic, and private industry partners working together to provide biological information

National Library of Agriculture
The nation's chief resource for agricultural information; search the AGRICOLA catalog

National Marine Sanctuaries
The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

National Science Foundation
Independent grant-funding agency for science and engineering

National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
The largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Protecting public health and safety through regulation of nuclear power and the civilian use of nuclear materials

Science.gov
Portal for science information provided by government agencies

Science Accelerator
Searches across collections of the Department of Energy science and technical information.

ScitechResources.gov
Catalog of science and technology government websites

United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Social Work
Administration for Children and Families
Promotes the economic and social well-being of children and families, within the Department of Health and Human Services; includes:
Child Welfare Information Gateway

Sociology
Bureau of the Census
Your place for demographic statistics

Bureau of Justice Statistics
From the Department of Justice; Statistics on offenders, victims, and the justice system

Bureau of Labor Statistics
From the Department of Labor; Provides labor economic statistics

Department of Housing and Urban Development
Promotes housing and community development

Department of Education
See also the National Center for Education Statistics

Department of Health and Human Services
See especially the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Laws, regulations, and information about federal laws prohibiting job discrimination