Featured Government Website in July

Grant.gov - Find.Apply.Succeed.


Grants.gov is a comprehensive resources that allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.

"Grants.gov is your source to FIND and APPLY for federal grants. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proud to be the managing partner for Grants.gov, an initiative that is having an unparalleled impact on the grant community. Learn more about Grants.gov and determine if you are eligible for grant opportunities offered on this site.

Grants.gov does not provide personal financial assistance. To learn where you may find personal help, check Government Benefits, Student Loans and Small Business Start-up Loans."

Today, Grants.gov is a central storehouse for information on over 1,000 grant programs and provides access to approximately $500 billion in annual awards.

The website provides information about:
What is a Grant?
Who is Eligible for a Grant?
Program Highlights
Grants.gov in the News
Program Status

Source: www.grants.gov

Featured Government Website in June

Nutrition.gov
providing nutrition information for a healthier life

Nutrition.gov is a service of the National Agricultural Library, USDA. This website provides easy
online access to government information on food and human nutrition for consumers. It serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety. Users can also find practical information on hdietary supplements, fitness and how to keep food safe. The site is regularly updated. It features latest news and links to other relevant government sites.

Nutrition.gov is browseable by several subject categories: What's in Food, Smart Nutrition 101, Life Stages, Weight Management, Nutrition and Health Issues, Shopping, Cooking, and Meal Planning, Dietary Supplements, and Food Assistance Programs. A Spanish version of the site is also available. For more information on different aspects of human nutrition, please visit the FAQ section.

Featured Government Website in May

FoodSafety.gov - A gateway to federal food safety information

FoodSafety.gov is a gateway to selected government food safety-related information provided by such government agencies as Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN).

The information provided by the site includes the sections of Food Recalls & Alerts, Food Poisoning, Inspections & Compliance, News & Features, Videos, Podcasts, More, as well as Blog.

The website uses social media to expand public communications. Please take a look at these new spring videos: How to prepare ham and brisket safely which were posted recently.

Featured Government Website in February

ScienceCinema: the Source for Department of Energy (DOE) Multimedia

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched ScienceCinema, a new search engine for videos from the national laboratories and other DOE research facilities. ScienceCinema searches audio in DOE's research and development lectures and presentations and links directly to the video files. The videos in ScienceCinema highlight DOE's most exciting scientific research. You can also check out this DOE press release to learn more about this search tool.

Simply enter a term in the search box and start exploring DOE's multimedia! You can search for specific words and phrases spoken by the presenter in these video files.

Several search options are available:
1) Auto search, which requires placing your keywords in "double quotes" and

2) Bibliographic search, which allows searching by Bibliographic Data, Creator/Author, Title, Description/Abstract, and Identifier Numbers.

For more helpful ScienceCinema search tips, please visit ScienceCinema Help.

Featured Government Website in January

IRS. gov is the official web site of the Internal Revenue Service, a bureau of the Department of the Treasury. The IRS is organized to carry out the responsibilities of the secretary of the Treasury under the Internal Revenue Code. The IRS mission is to provide "America's taxpayers top quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and enforce the law with integrity and fairness to all."

IRS.gov contains useful information on tax filing for individuals, businesses, charities and non-profits, as well as several government entities. Other IRS resources listed on the web site include information on compliance and enforcement, contacting your local IRS office, e-filing, forms & publications, latest news, FAQs, and more.

IRS.gov also features links to other Federal government resources and agencies, such as USA.gov and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. A Spanish version with basic and advanced search functions is also available.

Hot Document in December

New Member Pictorial Directory: 112th Congress

Prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration, New Member Pictorial Directory: 112th Congress includes biographical information on each new member of the United States Congress, including color photographs, date of birth, residence, education, occupation, and political career.

The Directory is published biennially by the Joint Committee on Printing of the U.S. Congress. Specifically, it includes information about a Member of Congress' length of service, political party affiliations, and Congressional district. It also includes a section on candidates from districts in which the results were not determined at the time of publication. Profiles of these candidates begin on page 47.

This document is sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate on GPO Access.

Featured Government Website in December

TSA.gov (The Transportation Security Administration)

With the holiday season already in full swing, travel safety and security is on everybody's mind. The Transportation Security Administration, a US government agency, addresses all your travel concerns by protecting the Nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce.

The TSA web site provides detailed information for travelers, including the 3-1-1 liquid policy, acceptable forms of identification, traveling with special items, prohibited items, new security measures for international travel, and information on pat-downs (what triggers a pat-down, what happens during a pat-down and what you can do to prevent a pat-down).

Recently TSA has released Helpful Hints for Holiday Travelers, which includes a video address by TSA Administrator John Pistole.

You may also be interested in TSA Latest News, Media Room, and Research Center. The most commonly requested TSA information is now accessible 24/7 via passengers' mobile devices through MyTSA Mobile Application. You can subscribe to TSA RSS feeds and also follow TSA updates on Blogger, Twitter, and Youtube.

Help us determine the value of being a depository library

Since 1964, Jack Tarver Library has participated in the Federal Depository Library Program(FDLP) established by the United States Congress to ensure that the American public has access to its Government's information. It is vital that the value of being a depository library be addressed. To determine this value, The Depository Library User Survey has now been released. We would like to understand user perceptions of the value and performance of libraries participating in the FDLP.

Please take a few minutes to complete this brief eighteen-question survey, which should only take 10 to 15 minutes of your time. Answers you provide will be treated as strictly confidential and will be collected in an anonymous and an aggregated format.

Thank you for taking the time to fill out this survey by the end of February, 2011. Your input is greatly appreciated!

Here is the link to the Depository Library User Survey.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HSLCRRB

Featured Government Website in November

EAC.gov (U.S. Election Assistance Commission)

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) was established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA). EAC is an independent, bipartisan commission charged with developing guidance to meet HAVA requirements, adopting voluntary voting system guidelines, and serving as a national clearinghouse of information on election administration. EAC also accredits testing laboratories and certifies voting systems, as well as audits the use of HAVA funds.

Other responsibilities include maintaining the national mail voter registration form developed in accordance with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993. The commission also holds public meetings and hearings to inform the public about its progress and activities.

The site provides extensive coverage of such key areas as

• Resources for Voters

• Voting System Testing & Certification

• Election Management Resources

• Payments & Grants

• Research & Data

• Calendar of Events

• News & Updates, and more.

Hot Document in November

Hubble 2009: Science Year in Review

Hubble Science Year in Review is an annual collection of essays and images designed to share the year's most important Hubble science, as determined by astronomers. The essays go into detail about the research, and can thus provide greater context than the typical news release. Each edition is released in the following year — for example, the 2009 book was released in 2010, and the 2008 book in 2009.

These volumes provide only a highlighted selection of the year's discoveries and center on topics rather than on individual news items. For the complete collection of Hubble news and more specifically focused information, visit NewsCenter. For the best selection of Hubble images, visit Gallery.

Tarver Library has a print copy of this document in its government documents collection. Please view the record to Hubble 2009 as part of the Hubble ... Science Year in Review series. You can access the 2006, 2007, and 2008 editions of the series through the official Hubble web site.

Featured Government Website in October

GobalHealth.gov is a health information resource sponsored by the HHS (Health and Human Services Department) Office of Global Health Affairs. This site provides links and resources that assist with the department's goal to promote the health of the world’s population. GlobalHealth.gov covers many global health topics such as:

• Influenza


• HIV/AIDS


• Bioterrorism


• Malaria


• Tuberculosis


• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)


• Animal Health and Global Zoonotic Diseases

This site also provides related links to numerous U.S. agencies and worldwide organizations that work with the Office of Global Health Affairs to further global health.

Featured Government Website in September

USA.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal to all federal, state, and local government web resources and services. As the catalyst for a growing electronic government, USA.gov helps citizens navigate through government red tape. At USA.gov, you can apply for benefits online, contact a government agency, or use the Internet's most comprehensive search of government websites — all from one easy location.

Whatever you want or need from the U.S. government, it's here on USA.gov. You'll find a rich treasure of online information, services, and resources.

Please use the Help link page to learn how to accomplish government tasks and access government information and services through USA.gov.

Please check out GobiernoUSA.gov, the official Spanish language web portal of the U.S. government.

View USA.gov Tutorials – Help Finding Government Information Online


The image of the USA.gov Word Cloud was generated with the 73 most popular words on USA.gov.

In addition, please check them out at at Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Hot Document in September

The Condition of Education 2010

The Condition of Education 2010 covers all aspects of education, with 49 indicators that include findings on enrollment trends, demographics, and outcomes.

"The Condition of Education 2010 consists of five sections of indicators, as well as an additional “special section” that examines high-poverty schools using data drawn from various indicators in the volume. Each section begins with a summary of the general topic areas covered by the indicators in the section. Each indicator consists of a page with key findings and technical notes, one or two figures and/or tables on the adjacent page, and one or more supplemental tables, found in appendix A. The supplemental tables feature the estimates used in the indicator discussion as well as additional estimates related to the indicator."

Tarver Library has a print copy of this document in its government documents collection. Or you can just view the link to The Condition of Education 2010 in Brief.

Featured Government Website in August

HealthCare.gov is a federal government Website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Through HealthCare.gov, you will have more control over your health care as informed and empowered consumers.

This new consumer website is "simple and easy to use, and provides one-stop shopping access to a wealth of information, including your new consumer rights and benefits under the Affordable Care Act, a timeline of when new programs under the new law will come online between now and 2014 and a new insurance finder that will make it easy to find both private and public health insurance option that works for you." (Source: White House Blog)

Here are what you can find from the website:

Find Insurance Options -- See which public, private and community programs meet your needs

Learn About Prevention -- Start here to learn how to stay healthy

Compare Care Quality -- Help users compare the quality of care that hospitals provide

Understand the New Law -- Know about the Affordable Care Act

Information for You -- Provide information to families with children, individuals, people with disabilities, seniors, young adults, employers

Please take a video tour to know more about the website of HealthCare.gov.

Hot Document in August

Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), 2010-11 Edition

The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. The Handbook is revised every two years.

This book describes about 250 occupations in detail and covers what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects. Also includes information on additional occupations.

In addition, the Handbook gives you job search tips, links to information about the job market in each State, and more. You can also view frequently asked questions about the Handbook.

Tarver Library has the print copy of this document in its government documents collection.

Featured Government Website in July

DATA.gov is a resource designed to increase public access to valuable, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. Data are values or sets of values representing a specific concept or concepts. Data.gov includes searchable catalogs that provide access to "raw" datasets and various tools. In the "raw" data catalog, you may access data in XML, Text/CSV, KML/KMZ, Feeds, XLS, or ESRI Shapefile formats. Datasets and tools available on Data.gov are searchable by category, agency, keyword, and/or data format.

Data.gov offers data in three ways: through the "raw" data catalog, using tools, and through the geodata catalog. The "Raw" Data Catalog provides an instant download of machine readable, platform-independent datasets while the Tools Catalog provides hyperlinks which may lead to agency tools or agency web pages that allow you to mine datasets.

For more information on how to use Data.gov, please view the tutorial.

Source: Data.gov

Hot Document in July

State and Metropolitan Area Data Book: 2010
A Statistical Abstract Supplement

The State and Metropolitan Area Data Book (SMADB) is the highly respected companion report to the Census Bureau's Statistical Abstract of the United States. While the Statistical Abstract provides general social, political, and economic data for the U.S. as a whole, the SMA Data Book contains similar information, but focuses on the local areas -- States, metropolitan areas, and micropolitan areas of the United States.

The Data Book is designed to serve as a statistical reference and guide to other statistical publications and sources. It includes a selection of data from statistical publications and electronic sources, both government and private. Although emphasis is primarily given to state and metropolitan area data, U.S. totals and data for component counties and central cities are also provided.

This edition of the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book features more than 1,500 data items for the United States and individual states, counties and metropolitan areas from a variety of sources. Topics include age, agriculture, births, business establishments, communications, construction, cost of living, crime, deaths, education, elections, employment, energy, finance, government, health and households.

In addition to its extensive tables, the report includes maps, source notes, and appendixes. You can find the full text of the book on the U. S. Census Bureau web site.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economics and Statistics Administration, Department of Commerce

Featured Government Website in June

Whether it is Hurricane Katrina in 2005 or the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010, there will always be individuals seeking disaster relief and assistance.

No matter how dire the circumstances are, DisasterAssistance.gov is a comprehensive, easy-to-navigate, and reliable information source. Currently, 17 U.S. Government agencies, which sponsor more than 50 forms of disaster assistance, contribute to this website. It is a secure resource because individual disaster assistance applications are shared only with those agencies that you identify and are protected by the highest levels of security.

This web site features such useful sections as disaster categories, information on disaster victims' immediate needs, community resources, and information for U.S. citizens affected by disasters abroad ("Foreign Disasters").

A search feature and a Spanish language version of the site are also available for added convenience.

Hot Document in June

Interrogation: World War II, Vietnam, and Iraq

This book from the National Defense Intelligence College takes both an historical and policy-oriented view of prisoner of war interrogations in three wars. The World War II section examines the Army’s use of Japanese Americans – Nisei – as interrogators in the Pacific region. This part also analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of the Army and Navy Japanese language training provided during the war.

The Vietnam section focuses on profiles of the most able interrogators in World War II and the war in Vietnam. The authors see excellent linguistic ability, a deep understanding of the captives’ culture, and a perception that torture is useless in soliciting information as key for successful interrogation of prisoners.

The final section, on Iraq, focuses on policy issues – specifically, whether Army doctrine should permit Special Operations personnel to interrogate prisoners. As in previous sections, personal examples and real-world examples constitute the most exciting and compelling part of the read.

You can find the full text of the book here.

Featured Government Website in May

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) http://www.nimh.nih.gov

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This month, the featured government site is National Institute of Mental Health. The mission of NIMH is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure. Notable sections of the site include: Health Topics (Depression, Eating Disorders, Social Phobias, and more) with clinical trials, statistical reports, and publications; Research and Funding where one can learn about major NIMH research areas and funding opportunities; and Science News archive dating back to 2002. The site provides plenty of opportunities for social networking, with links to NIMH accounts on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube.