An annotated guide to 127 sources of cartographic materials is presented. The bibliography serves as an initial guide to reference materials, bibliographies, atlases, gazetteers, and indexes that will direct the researcher to additional materials. Items are listed alphabetically by author or agency within the following categories: bibliographies…

Lists sources of statistical information compiled by the federal and some state governments. (LS)

The Government Printing Office offers millions of publications that can be used as valuable source material. (IR)

Traces the history of "Infant Care," the Children's Bureau's most popular publication (and the Government Printing Office's all-time best-seller) from its inception to the present. Touches briefly on a few of the many insights offered in the 13 editions. (Author/RH)

The author lists 43 current series produced by the United States Department of Agriculture. These publications contain information on agriculture commodity statistics and many can be borrowed from Regional Depository Libraries. (CH)

An introduction to 2 Federal Records Centers (FRC), which house certain records of various agencies (e.g., Department of Navy, Internal Revenue Service) and materials designated as archival (permanent U.S. official records), is given in this pamphlet. The description of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) agency records and BIA materials is…

Designed for students in the School of Information Studies (IST) at Syracuse University (SU) who are interested in telecommunications policies in the United States as seen primarily through government sources, this resource guide could be used by other university students even though it is oriented toward searching the SU library system. The guide…

This resource work lists metric information published by the U.S. Government and the American National Standards Institute. Also organizations marketing metric materials for education are given. A short table of conversions is included as is a listing of basic metric facts for everyday living. (LS)

This bibliography contains a selection of federal government materials distributed by various government agencies from 1985 to 1990. These materials are aimed primarily at elementary and secondary school teachers for classroom use or as resources for student activities on a broad range of environmental issues. An introduction contains information…

This pamphlet is a guide to locating specific data about working women in the various news releases, periodicals, bulletins, and reports published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). It shows where to obtain data on women's (1) labor force status, employment, and unemployment; (2) earnings and hours of work; (3) education; (4) membership in…

This Educational Materials Center (EMC) annotated bibliography is designed to further the concept and practice of career education programs by providing information about career materials available. There are four sections, each introduced with a description of materials included. The section on current literature describes 33 children's books…

This report, prepared cooperatively by the Planning Committee of the Austin, Texas Legislative Reference Library and 14 participating states, is intended to give participants an overview of the status of state documents in these states and of nationwide state documents planning. It is also intended to provide necessary background information for…

Southeast Missouri State University's Kent Library is the only federal depository library in Missouri's 10th Congressional District and has a collection of over 150,000 U.S. Government documents. This resource guide identifies and describes the reference tools needed to access information in that collection. It includes short sections on basic…

The sections of this sourcebook are: Directory of Quasi-Public and Private Agencies; Federal Government Agencies; General Reference Information: Sources and Materials; Developing a Community Development Library; and Listing by Program Area. The first section lists the name, address, telephone, and subject areas of quasi-public and private firms…

Suggests sources, mainly governmental, of curriculum materials for energy education, K-12. (SJL)