Government Resources

International Resources
Federal Resources
State Resources

International Resources

World Health Organization
http://www.who.int

This is the official site of the WHO, describing its organization, policies and programs, and also providing information on key health concerns and programs from tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS to child health and reproduction, tobacco, drugs and vaccines, and food safety. It also has a section on its major offices worldwide.

Federal Resources

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
http://www.cfda.gov

This is the online government compendium of federal programs, projects, services, and activities providing assistance to the public, of both financial and non financial nature. The descriptions of the programs usually are in formal government language.

Catalog of United States Government Publications (MOCAT)
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cgp/index.html

(Records describe government information products (books, pamphlets, posters, periodicals, etc.) available through Federal Depository Library program since January 1994. Updated daily. Links available to the library that has received the product.)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/

"Data & Statistics" menu provides access to reports and statistics prepared by the CDC on topics such as environmental health, HIV/AIDS, cancer, sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, and behavioral risk factors. The CDC WONDER search system provides access to reports, guidelines, and numeric public health data including census data, morbidity and mortality, AIDS, Healthy People 2000, etc.

Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/

Provides information about the HHS and it's various agencies. Offers links to a search engine, news and public affairs, employment opportunities, research, and gateways.

FirstGov
http://firstgov.gov/

This U.S. Government Web site provides one-stop access to online federal resources. Information is also available in Spanish.

National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov/

This is the BIG one, NIH's official Web site, which is searchable and also available in Spanish. It has a "What's New" feature, but its major sections are: a multifaceted overview of NIH, News and Events, Health Information (a selection of NIH resources), Funding Opportunities (information on research and grants), Scientific Resources, the NIH's Institutes and Offices, and Information for Employees (on workplace concerns and services to workers with special needs.

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html?src=mr

This site, from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education (OSERS)(through its National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)), includes information about the organization and its programs and research, which relate to activities for the "full inclusion, social integration, employment, and independent living of disabled individuals of all ages."

U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/

This site is divided up into categories such as U.S. Census 2000, People, Business, Geography, News, and Special Topics. It also offers a search engine, some publications in PDF format, jobs, information about the bureau, and related sites.

U.S. Government Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov

This site is working on getting full text data on patents and trademarks. When complete, it will offer free full text information on 2 million patents dating back to 1976 as well as text and clipped images of 800,000 trademarks and 300,000 pending registrations dating back from the late 1800's to the present. A good first step for searching for patent and trademark information.
(Note: Linda S. Johnson, a Registered Patent Agent at the Intellectual Property Office will do patent searching for UNMC employees. She can be contacted at 595-2211 or lsjohnso@unmc.edu)

Laws, Statutes, and Regulations

Code of Federal Regulations
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html

This is the NARA online site for the Code of Federal Regulations, which is the codification of rules of U.S. government agencies published in the Federal Register. It is searchable and also offers a browsing feature.

Federal Register
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html

This is a searchable database of the Federal Register, the official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, Notices of Federal agencies and organizations and also Executive Orders. Documents are retrievable in TEXT, PDF, and SUMMARY (abbreviated text) formats. It also has a browse feature to look over the TOC of current and back issues of Federal Register.

U.S. Government Manual
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html

This is NARA's site for the U.S. Government Manual. It is searchable, with links to other government records and publication sites.

State Resources

Western Governor's Association
http://www.westgov.org/

This site includes information about the organization, its meetings, issues and policies, and online versions of newsletters and reports it publishes.

Nebraska

 

Classified Directory of Nebraska State Offices
http://doc.nol.org/admin/directories.html

Nebraska Administrative Code Rules and Regulations
http://www.sos.state.ne.us/local/regsearch/

Nebraska Blue Book
http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/bluebook/

The Nebraska Databook
http://info.neded.org/

This is an online compilation of statistics about Nebraska in 15 broad sections with the individual stats tables listed within each. There is also a long list of varied subject heading-links of more common interest. Statistics on this site include population, social, health and economic data. You can also download a compressed version in EXCEL format in a zip file.

Nebraska Health and Human Services System
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/

Nebraska Legislative Statutes Indices
http://www.nol.org/legislative/statutes/

This is the State of Nebraska's Web site for access to Constitution, Revised Statutes, and Uniform Commercial Codes. Besides these main sections, the overall site is searchable.

Nebraska Online--State of Nebraska's Official Web site
http://www.state.ne.us/

This site provides data on Nebraska, such as public information and industry, state government and "Discover Nebraska", the last being a general reference about the state. There are links to state services and offices, Nebraska organizations and associations, and also supplementary sections on road conditions, weather, the Year 2000 Challenge, and even a children's page.

Nebraska Secretary of State
http://www.sos.state.ne.us/

This is the Web site of Nebraska's Secretary of State, John A. Gale, providing information on how to contact his office, his administrative duties and functions within the state government. There is a "What's New" section on recently passed acts within the Secretary's purview, a virtual tour of the State Capitol, and links to the State of Nebraska Web site and the National Association of Secretaries of State.

The Nebraska Unicameral
http://www.unicam.state.ne.us/

Other State Information

State and Local Government on the Net (A Piper Resource Guide)
"http://www.statelocalgov.net/

This site gives up to date information on state and local government sites on the internet. For each listing of U.S. state or territory, there are ten subdivisions: State Homepage, Statewide Offices, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, Executive Branch, Boards and Commissions, Regional, Counties, Cities, and Other. A keyword search engine is also available.

State Government Publications ONLINE
http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/docs/pilot/pilot.html

Beginning in 1997 as a Nebraska Library Commission pilot project, the State Government Publications Online's goal was to digitize and post key agency publications for the Internet. Because other state agencies also have publications posted to their Web sites, the State Government Publications Online has now become an expanded comprehensive directory of all state agency documents.