New from the U.S. Government

Cost Analyses of Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan

2006-04-24T13:23:00.000-04:00

U.S. Congressional Budget Office.
Available online.
A collection of authoritative CBO reports, dating back to 2002.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Performance Profiles on Major Energy Producers, 2004

2006-03-14T11:19:00.000-05:00

U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Available online.
"A comprehensive annual financial review and analysis of the domestic and worldwide activities and operations of the major U.S.-based energy-producing companies."
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

65+ in the United States: 2005

2006-03-14T11:16:00.000-05:00

U.S. Census Bureau / U.S. National Institutes of Health.
Available online.
Special report on changes in the aging U.S. population. Link is to press release.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Women in Islamic Societies: A Selected Review of Social Science Literature

2006-03-03T14:18:00.000-05:00

U.S. Library of Congress.
Available online.
Extensive review of the scholarly literature on issues such as population, legal status, family, education, labor, and political involvement.
A printed copy will be added to the library collection.

2004 Presidential Term Web Harvest

2006-03-03T13:59:00.000-05:00

U.S. National Archives.
Available online.
The National Archives and the Inerenet Archive have collected this "harvest" of Federal Government agency Web sites from the fall of 2004, to be preserved in perpetuity as part of the historical record of U.S. history.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Historical Census Statistics on the Foreign-Born Population of the United States, 1850 to 2000

2006-02-27T11:15:00.000-05:00

U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
Large collection of data from the decennial census.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Annual Energy Outlook 2006, with Projections to 2030

2006-02-20T14:53:00.000-05:00

U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Available online.
Annual overview and forecast, with lots of statistical data, from the U.S. Department of Energy.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina

2006-02-17T15:15:00.000-05:00

U.S. House of Representatives.
Available online.
Final report from this special committee.
Notice the statement "The Select Committee will cease to exist 30 days after filing the report." Where will this online report and related documents go?
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Economic Report of the President, 2006

2006-02-17T15:04:00.000-05:00

U.S. Council of Economic Advisors.
Available online; printed copy to be added to library collection.
Annual report which provides an overview of "the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

Eradicating Steroid Use, Part IV: Examining the Use of Steroids by Young Women to Enhance Athletic Performance and Body Image

2006-02-10T12:45:00.000-05:00

U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Government Reform.
Shelved in our U.S. Government Depository collection: Y 4.G 74/7:ER 1
Also available online.

Homeschooling in the United States: 2003

2006-02-10T12:05:00.000-05:00

U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.
Available online.
"Statistical analysis report" from the Department of Education.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page, among others.

Federal Aid to States for Fiscal Year 2004

2006-02-10T12:00:00.000-05:00

U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
Annual compilation of data on Federal expenditures for grants to state and local governments.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Consolidated Federal Funds Report for Fiscal Year 2004 -- State and County Areas

2006-02-10T11:39:00.000-05:00

U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
Annual compilation of data on Federal expenditures in states and localities.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Budget of the United States Government

2006-02-06T13:17:00.000-05:00

Office of Management and Budget/U.S. Government Printing Office.
Available online; soon to be in printed collection.
The annual set of proposals from the President.
Links will maintained in several locations in the Leyburn Library site, including here.

Reporters' Privilege Legislation: An Additional Investigation of Issues and Implications

2006-01-31T11:49:00.000-05:00

U.S. Congress, Senate Judiciary Committee.
Available online.
Witness and member statements include consideration of who is a "reporter" -- a blogger?
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2007 to 2016

2006-01-31T10:41:00.000-05:00

U.S. Congressional Budget Office.
Available online.
Annual forecast/overview from the CBO provides another view of the issues covered in the annual Economic Report of the President. The two publications are released within days or weeks of each other, near the beginning of the calendar year.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005

2006-01-30T14:22:00.000-05:00

U.S. Congress / U.S. Government Printing Office
Available online.
Biographical entries on each of more than 12,000 individuals who have served in our national legislature, as well as outlines of the composition of each of the 108 Congresses.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

The Beige Book

2006-01-30T13:23:00.000-05:00

U.S. Federal Reserve Board.
Available online.
Released 8 times a year, this publication "gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its district through reports from bank and branch directors and interviews with key businessmen, economists, market experts, and other sources."
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Combating Terrorism; Determining and Reporting Federal Funding Data

2006-01-20T12:36:00.000-05:00

U.S. General Accountability Office.
Available online; also to be added to the Leyburn LIbrary collection in printed form.
How much is the war on terrorism costing? That data is spread out among dozens of Federal agencies and this GAO report is an attempt to bring that information together into a single compilation.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Post Brown vs. the Board of Education: The Effects of the End of Court-Ordered Desegregation

2006-01-20T12:06:00.000-05:00

U.S. Federal Reserve Board.
Available online.
This staff paper describes the research and results of a study of the effects of the end of desgregation, using a "unique dataset."
A link will be maintained on the Leyburn Library page.

Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07

2006-01-17T11:43:00.000-05:00

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Available online; printed form also will be in Leyburn Library's collection.
Biennially-published overview, including forecasts, of hundreds of types of occupations.
A links will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Constitutionality of Applying the FCC's Indecency Restriction to Cable Television

2006-01-13T10:28:00.000-05:00

Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
Research paper prepared by the Library of Congress at the request of one or more members of Congress.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Supplemental Measures of Material Well-Being: Basic Needs, Consumer Durables, Energy, and Poverty, 1981 to 2002

2006-01-03T14:38:00.000-05:00

U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
This interagency report explores trends in the material well-being of the nation's population from 1981 to 2002. Intended to supplement more traditional assessments, such as income and poverty, these measures are intended as indicators of a household's standard of living and include computers, microwave ovens and other household appliances, housing conditions, motor vehicle ownership, and more.
A link will be maintained on this Lyeubn Library page.

Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2006

2006-01-03T14:28:00.000-05:00

U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
This is the latest edition of this annual compilation of over 1,300 tables on "social, political, and economic facts about the United States, and the latest available international statistics." Porbably the single most useful collection of statistical data.
Links will be maintained in various locations on our Web site, including here.

Muslims in Europe: Integration Policies in Selected Countries

2005-12-02T12:09:00.000-05:00

U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
Research paper prepared for Congress by the Library of Congress's research staff.
A link will be maintained in our Web site here and a printed copy will be added to the library's collection.

Economic Report of the President, 1960-1985

2005-12-02T11:56:00.000-05:00

U.S. Council of Economic Advisors / Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Available online.
The annual ERP is one of the most important collections of information on U.S. economic policies, as well as an invaluable compilation of time-series economic data (in the "Appendixes" section).
The U.S. Government Printing Office maintains the official repository of recent online reports (1995-date), and now the St. Louis Fed Bank has created a database of reports dated 1960 to 1985.
A link is maintained in the Leyburn Library Web site here.

2005 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom

2005-11-11T15:02:00.000-05:00

U.S. State Department.
Available online.
Annual report to Congress "describes the status of religious freedom in each foreign country, government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations, and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world."
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Who's Minding the Kids? Child Care Arrangements

2005-11-11T14:56:00.000-05:00

U.S. Bureau of the Census.
Available online.
The latest report, in a series that dates back to 1985, that examines trends in child care usage and costs over the past two decades.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

PandemicFlu.gov

2005-11-07T12:01:00.000-05:00

U.S. Health and Human Services Department.
Available online.
"Official U.S. Government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza."
Links will be maintained this Leyburn Library Web page.

Constitution of the United States; Analysis and Interpretation

2005-11-07T11:55:00.000-05:00

U.S. Library of Congress.
Available online.
Extensive annotations of cases decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, organized by Constitutional articles, sections, clauses, and amendments. The 2004 Supplement was posted recently.
Links are available in several places in the library Web site, including here.

Monitoring the Future; National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2004

2005-11-07T11:37:00.000-05:00

U.S. National Institutes of Health.
Shelved in U.S. Government Depository collection: HE 20.3968:975-2004/BK.1
This is Volume I of this multi-part annual series, Secondary School Students, 2004. Almost certainly the largest survey of illegal drug use in the U.S.
Also available online.

American Housing Survey for the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, 2004

2005-10-27T13:49:00.000-04:00

U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
Biennially-compiled collection of data on structures -- age, value, sizes, occupants, etc.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including here.

Prisoners in 2004

2005-10-27T13:41:00.000-04:00

U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Available online.
Annual compilation of data on numbers of persons in Federal and state prisons.
Links will be maintained in Annie and on this library Web site page.

2005 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds

2005-10-24T12:11:00.000-04:00

U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shelved in our U.S. Government Depository collection: Y 1.1/7:109-18
Annual report on that part of the U.S. Social Security system that "provides protection against the loss of earnings due to retirement, death, or disability."
Also available online, with a link available on this page in our Web site.

Crime in the United States, 2004

2005-10-18T10:09:00.000-04:00

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Available online.
Part of the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program, this major annual compliation is derived from data submitted from law enforcement agencies at all levels of U.S. governments.
Links are maintained in various locations in our Web site, including here.
The library's collection also includes printed volumes.

Digest of Education Statistics, 2004

2005-10-18T10:02:00.000-04:00

U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.
Available online.
Major annual compilation of data on elementary, secondary, and higher education in the U.S., including international comparisons.
Links are maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.
The library's collection also includes printed volumes.

Highlights of Women's Earnings in 2004

2005-10-10T14:02:00.000-04:00

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics/Census Bureau.
Available online.
One of the monthly reports the Census Bureau does for the Labor Department.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update

2005-10-07T11:19:00.000-04:00

U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Available online.
Data gathered and provided by the EIA, which "collects and publishes data on national and international energy reserves, financial status of energy-producing companies, production, demand, consumption, and other areas; provides long- and short-term analyses of energy trends and data."
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States

2005-10-05T13:24:00.000-04:00

U.S.Government Printing Office/University of Michigan.
Available online.
The University of Michigan, in cooperation with the U.S. Government Printing Office, has completed a project to scan all the volumes of the Public Papers of the Presidents series, back to the first volume of the Hoover administration. (The FDR papers are not included in the series.)
This is the first time that the contents of the series for the Hoover, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan presidencies have been available online.

Social Security Programs Throughout the World

2005-09-30T12:35:00.000-04:00

U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shelved in the U.S. Government Depository collection: SSA 1.24/4:2004
Also available online.
Outlines of social security programs in over 170 countries of the world.
Links are maintained in Annie and on this Leyburn Library page.

County Business Patterns

2005-09-30T12:28:00.000-04:00

U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online. Also available as a searchable database.
This is an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry and is particularly useful for studying the economic activity of small areas.
Links are maintained in Annie and on this Leyburn Library page.

The Chief Justice of the United States

2005-09-27T11:43:00.000-04:00

Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
"Research paper" by the Library of Congress on the "responsiblities of the office and process for appointment."
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Occupational Outlook Handbook

2005-09-27T11:21:00.000-04:00

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Available online.
Also in printed form: REF HF 5381.U62
U.S. Department of Labor's biennial evaluation of future job markets and issues for selected occupations.
A link will be maintained in Annie and on this Leyburn Library page.

Sexual Behavior and Selected Health Measures

2005-09-20T11:20:00.000-04:00

U.S. Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics
Available online.
New release from the CDC's Vital and Health Statistics series.
A link will be maintained on the Leyburn Library page.

Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2004

2005-09-11T21:09:00.000-04:00

U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
Based on annual survey data.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2003

2005-09-11T21:04:00.000-04:00

U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Available online.
One of the major annual compilations of criminal justice data, including characteristics of offenses, characteristics of persons arrested, public attitudes, etc.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page. A printed copy will arrive soon.

Report of the Defense Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Service Academies

2005-08-30T15:16:00.000-04:00

U.S. Defense Department.
Available online.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.

Addressing the New Reality of Current Visa Policy on International Students and Researchers

2005-08-19T09:25:00.000-04:00

U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Shelved in the U.S. government Depository collection: Y 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.108-809
Also available online.

2002 Census of Governments: Individual State Descriptions

2005-08-17T12:48:00.000-04:00

U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
The Census of Governments is taken at five-year intervals to collect information on local government organization, public employment, and government finance in the U.S. This particular volume provides descriptions of types of governmental units in each state. A companion volume is a statistical compendium on types of local government.

College Textbooks: Enhanced Offerings Appear to Drive Recent Price Increases

2005-08-17T12:42:00.000-04:00

U.S. General Accountancy Office.
Available online.
Printed copy on order.

Public Papers of the Presidents -- George W. Bush, 2002 (Volume 1)

2005-08-04T13:15:00.000-04:00

National Archives and Records Administration.
Shelved in the U.S. Government Depository collection: AE 2.114:2002/BK.1
Also available online.

Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2000

2005-08-04T13:08:00.000-04:00

U.S. Geological Survey.
Shelved in the U.S. Government Depository collection: I 19.4/9:2000
Also available online.

Historical Census Statistics on Population Totals by Race, 1790 to 1990...

2005-08-04T11:08:00.000-04:00

U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online.
This is a Census Bureau working paper which consists of analysis of historical decennial data on state and large city population totals by race (1790-1990) and by Hispanic origin (1970-1990). Census Bureau working papers are difficult to come by in paper form, so this online site may be the only practical possibility.
A link will be maintained from this Leyburn Library page.

Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, 2004

2005-08-03T16:04:00.000-04:00

U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Available online.
Data on immigrants, refugees, naturalizations, etc., including historical data.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.