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ENGINEERINGHUMANITIESMATH & SCIENCESOCIAL SCIENCES
 

AGRICULTURAL & CONSUMER SCIENCES 

Federal Citizen Information Center (FCIC)  http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Information for Consumers http://www.fda.gov/opacom/morecons.html

Agriculture Department http://www.usda.gov/

Science.gov: Agriculture and Food http://www.science.gov/browse/w_105.htm

Environmental Protection Agency's EnviroMapper http://www.epa.gov/enviro/ Maps the environmental impact by zip code or by county and state

The National Botanic Garden is a living plant museum. Exhibits interpret the role of plants in supporting earth's diverse and fragile ecosystems and in enriching human life.  Established by Congress in 1820, the U.S. Botanic Garden is one of the oldest botanic gardens in North America. The garden's first greenhouse was constructed in 1842.  The Garden has been administered through the Office of the Architect of the Capitol since 1934. http://www.usbg.gov/

Farm Service Agency  http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/default.asp

ARTS & CULTURE

Library of Congress is working to digitize the distinctive, historical Americana materials from the Library's collections and to make them available online to users worldwide. These materials include photographs, manuscripts, rare books, maps, recorded sound, and moving pictures. http://memory.loc.gov/

National Park Service's Cultural Resources Stewards work to be sure that America's cultural resources are carefully identified, evaluated, documented, registered, preserved, and interpreted. http://www.cr.nps.gov/

National Endowment for the Arts exists to foster, preserve, and promote excellence in the arts, to bring art to all Americans, and to provide leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Endowment is the nation's largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases. http://arts.endow.gov/

The Architect of the Capitol is responsible to the United States Congress for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the Capitol, the congressional office buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court building, the U.S. Botanic Garden, the Capitol Power Plant, and other facilities.  http://www.aoc.gov/ 

National Gallery of Art was created in 1937 for the people of the United States of America by a joint resolution of Congress, accepting the gift of financier and art collector Andrew W. Mellon.  http://www.nga.gov/

 

COMMUNICATIONS

Federal Communications Commission's History Project http://www.fcc.gov/omd/history/Welcome.html  Online exhibits include topics like Radio Pioneers and Core Technologies

Public Moving Image Archives and Research Center http://lcweb.loc.gov/film/arch.html and the National Film Preservation Foundation, an independent nonprofit organization to support the film preservation efforts of American film archives, historical societies and similar institutions since its establishment by the United States Congress in 1996.  http://www.filmpreservation.org/

Edison Archive http://www.nps.gov/edis/edisonia.htm The Edison National Historic Site includes pictures, articles and bibliographies for America's most prolific inventor.

 

EDUCATION

Education Department web page especially for students http://www.ed.gov/students/landing.jhtml?src=pn

Resources for teachers from the Human Genome Project http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/publicat/primer2001/index.shtml

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://www.ed.gov/free/index.html

National Institute for Health (NIH) and National Institute Alcohol Abuse Alcoholism (NIAAA) webpage for college drinking prevention http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/

National Institute for Literacy http://www.nifl.gov/

The Nation's Report Card http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/

The Library of Congress Learning Page for Teachers http://memory.loc.gov/learn/

 

ENGINEERING

National Technical Information Service http://www.ntis.gov/

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/postsecondary/features/index.html

Department of Energy's Information Bridge http://www.osti.gov/bridge/

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  Digital Visual Library http://images.usace.army.mil  a collection of photographs and other images provided to visually communicate programs, projects and events of the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Department of Energy http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do

 

HUMANITIES

Nation Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. http://www.neh.fed.us/

Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Notice: Link down because a federal judge in Washington ordered the Interior Department to shut down most of its employees' Internet access and some of its public Web sites after concluding that the agency has failed to fix computer security problems that threaten millions of dollars owed to Native Americans.

National Archives and Records Administration http://www.archives.gov/index.html  Ready access to essential evidence, the national archives offer primary sources for many topics in history, from genealogy to Watergate.  

The Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record (HABS/HAER) documents important architectural, engineering and industrial sites throughout the United States and its territories.  http://www.cr.nps.gov/habshaer/wwdo/

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is an independent federal agency of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government that fosters leadership, innovation, and a lifetime of learning by supporting the nation's museums and libraries. http://www.imls.gov/

US Institute for Peace http://www.usip.org/

The Office of Government Ethics (OGE), a small agency within the executive branch, since 1978, seeks to prevent conflicts of interest on the part of Government employees, and to resolve those conflicts of interest that do occur. In partnership with executive branch agencies and departments, OGE fosters high ethical standards for employees and strengthens the public's confidence that the Government's business is conducted with impartiality and integrity.  http://www.usoge.gov/home.html

Federal Library and Information Center Committee http://lcweb.loc.gov/flicc/

Library of Congress Wise Guide http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/index-flash.html

 

MATH & SCIENCE

Firstgov for Science  http://www.science.gov/  connects you to U.S. Government Science and Technology

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) provides access to a wealth of energy, science, and technology research and development (R&D) information from the Manhattan Project to the present. http://www.osti.gov/

Human Genome Project www.ornl.gov/hgmis/research/research.shtml  

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://borris.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Task_rpts/ppreid01-1.html

 

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Federal Statistics http://www.fedstats.gov/ The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/home.htm

United States Census Bureau Public Information Office multimedia exhibits http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/multimedia/WomensHistory.html

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, created in 1947, is an independent agency whose mission is to preserve and promote labor-management peace and cooperation. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with five regional offices and more than 70 field offices, the agency provides mediation and conflict resolution services to industry, government agencies and communities. http://www.fmcs.gov/internet/

U.S. Department of the Interior http://www.doi.gov Notice: Link down because a federal judge in Washington ordered the Interior Department to shut down most of its employees' Internet access and some of its public Web sites after concluding that the agency has failed to fix computer security problems that threaten millions of dollars owed to Native Americans.

Merit System Protection Board http://www.mspb.gov/

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