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.

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.

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.

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

Hot Document in April

Indicators of School Crime And Safety: 2009

A joint effort by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics, this annual report examines crime occurring in school as well as on the way to and from school. It provides the most current detailed statistical information to inform the Nation on the nature of crime in schools. This report presents data on crime at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population from an array of sources--the National Crime Victimization Survey, the School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey, the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the School Survey on Crime and Safety and the School and Staffing Survey. Data on crime away from school are also presented to place school crime in the context of crime in the larger society.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics

Please click this link to access the online version of the book.

Hot Document in March

Economic Report of the President 2010

"The Economic Report of the President is issued by the Executive Office of the President and the Council of Economic Advisers. It includes:

• Current and foreseeable trends and annual numerical goals concerning topics such as employment, production, real income and Federal budget outlays.
• Employment objectives for significant groups of the labor force.
• Annual numeric goals.
• A program for carrying out program objectives.
  

The Economic Report of the President is transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after the submission of the Budget of the United States Government. Supplementary reports can be issued to the Congress which contain additional and/or revised recommendations.

Included in the Economic Report of the President is the Annual Report of the Council of Economic Advisers. Each year, the Council of Economic Advisers submits this report on its activities during the previous calendar year in accordance with the requirements of the Congress as set forth in section 10(d) of the Employment Act of 1946 as amended by the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978.

The Economic Report of the President has been published since 1950 and is available on GPO Access from 1995 forward. A searchable database of the Economic Report of the President is available from 1996 forward. Documents are available in ASCII text and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), with many of the tables also available for separate viewing and downloading as spreadsheets in xls and comma delimited formats."

(Source: GPO Access)

Hot Document in February

Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2009

"A joint effort by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics, this annual report examines crime occurring in school as well as on the way to and from school. It provides the most current detailed statistical information to inform the Nation on the nature of crime in schools. This report presents data on crime at school from the perspectives of students, teachers, principals, and the general population from an array of sources--the National Crime Victimization Survey, the School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey, the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, the School Survey on Crime and Safety and the School and Staffing Survey. Data on crime away from school are also presented to place school crime in the context of crime in the larger society."

If you use some data from this reference book, here is a suggested citation:

Dinkes, R., Kemp, J., and Baum, K. (2009). Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2009 (NCES 2010–012/NCJ 228478). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, and Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, DC.

Hot Document in January

Projections of Education Statistics To 2018

"This publication provides projections for key education statistics. It includes statistics on enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures in elementary and secondary schools, and enrollment and earned degrees conferred expenditures of degree-granting institutions. For the Nation, the tables, figures, and text contain data on enrollment, teachers, graduates, and expenditures for the past 14 years and projections to the year 2018. For the 50 States and the District of Columbia, the tables, figures, and text contain data on projections of public elementary and secondary enrollment and public high school graduates to the year 2018. In addition, the report includes a methodology section describing models and assumptions used to develop national and state-level projections."

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

Hot Document in December

Condition of Education 2009

The Condition of Education 2009 summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 46 indicators on the status and condition of education. The indicators represent a consensus of professional judgment on the most significant national measures of the condition and progress of education for which accurate data are available. The 2009 print edition includes 46 indicators in five main areas:

(1) participation in education;

(2) learner outcomes;

(3) student effort and educational progress;

(4) the contexts of elementary and secondary education;

(5) the contexts of postsecondary education.

Tarver Library has a print version of this document title in our collection.

Hot Document in November

The United States Government Manual 2009-2010

The United States Government Manual 2009-2010 provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees.

A typical agency description includes a list of principal officials, a summary statement of the agency's purpose and role in the Federal Government, a brief history of the agency, including its legislative or executive authority, a description of its programs and activities, and a "Sources of Information'' section. This last section provides information on consumer activities, contracts and grants, employment, publications, and many other areas of public interest.

The current edition of the U. S. Government Manual 2009-2010 is available at the Tarver Library Reference desk. The electronic publication is available both as ASCII text and PDF files.

Hot Document in October

Deschler-Brown Precedents Volume 17 (Chapter 34 and 35)

Deschler-Brown Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives, Volume 17 (Chapter 34 and 35) is now available on GPO Access. Chapter 34 contains Constitutional Amendments and Chapter 35 covers Presidential messages and executive communications.

The early parliamentary precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives were published by Asher Hinds (1907) and Clarence Cannon (1936). The Deschler and Deschler-Brown Precedents of the U.S. House of Representatives document the parliamentary precedents and procedural practices of the House from 1936 forward. Please view this page for more information about Deschler's Precedents.

Volume 17 of the Deschler-Brown Precedents incorporates an eclectic mix of chapters not logically placed in earlier volumes: constitutional amendments (ch. 34); presidential messages and executive communications (ch. 35); ceremonies and awards (ch. 36); resignations (ch. 37); deaths (ch. 38); recesses (ch. 39); and adjournments (ch. 40). As chapters 36-40 are completed with indices, each will be made available on the web through the GPO.

Please browse Deschler's Precedents on GPO Access.

Hot Document in August

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) provides a full listing of Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.

CFDA is available online through CFDA.gov website. You can search by keyword, by agency, by program number as well as fine tune your search requests using the advanced search feature.

The CFDA website will also contain a PDF file version of the Catalog that,
when printed by any user, will have the same layout as the printed document that the Government Printing Office (GPO) has provided. Tarver library has a print version in our documents collection.

Hot Document in July

Digest of Education Statistics 2008

The 2008 edition of the Digest of Education Statistics is the 44th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The Digest's primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school. The Digest includes a selection of data from many sources, both government and private, and draws especially on the results of surveys and activities carried out by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

The Digest contains data on a variety of topics, including the number of schools and colleges, teachers, enrollments, and graduates, in addition to educational attainment, finances, and federal funds for education, libraries, and international comparisons. Supplemental information on population trends, attitudes on education, education characteristics of the labor force, government finances, and economic trends provides background for evaluating education data.

The Digest contains seven chapters:
Chapter 1. All Levels of Education
Chapter 2. Elementary and Secondary Education
Chapter 3. Postsecondary Education ( Part 1 and Part 2)
Chapter 4. Federal Programs for Education and Related Activities
Chapter 5. Outcomes of Education
Chapter 6. International Comparisons of Education
Chapter 7. Libraries and Educational Technology
Appendixes

Tarver Library has a print copy of the Digest of Education Statistics 2008 in the government documents reference collection.

Hot Document in June

Budget of the United States Government 2010

Issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year. Other related and supporting budget publications are included, which may vary from year to year. About the Budget of the United States Government.

GPO has signed and certified the PDF files to assure users that the online documents are official and authentic. The digitally signed PDF files should be viewed using Adobe Acrobat or Reader version 7.0 or higher. Download the most recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Here is the Description of Budget Documents Fiscal Year 2010.

The Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal year 2010 is also available on GPO's Federal Digital System.

The printed version of the President's Budget is available in our collection. The display of Budget of the United States Government 2010 will be at the Tarver Library Government Documents area soon.

Hot Document in May

Health, United States, 2008

Health, United States, 2008 presents national trends in health statistics on such topics as birth and death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, morbidity and health status, risk factors, use of ambulatory and inpatient care, health personnel and facilities, financing of health care, health insurance and managed care, and other health topics.

The report includes a chartbook and trend tables that may be viewed and printed using Adobe Acrobat. Trend tables are also available as downloadable spreadsheet files for data manipulation or graphical analysis. Data trends may be more complete in spreadsheet files than in pdf files.

The Preface describes changes and additions to the current report. Major findings are presented in the Highlights. Appendices include Data Sources and Definitions and Methods. The Index is a topical index with cross references to such topics as child and adolescent health, elderly population, nutrition related, specific race and ethnic groups, State data, and women's health.

Current and previous editions are available through the National Center for Health Statistics web site, starting with Health, United States, 1975. Tarver library has a print version of the current Health, United States, 2008 in our collection.

Hot Document in March

A Decade of Discovery
U.S. Department of Energy, 2008

A Decade of Discovery provides a fascinating account of some of the most significant scientific discoveries and technological innovations coming out of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Laboratories. This remarkable book illustrates how the men and women of the National Laboratories are keeping us on the cutting edge.

Though few Americans are familiar with the scope and scale of the work conducted at these National Laboratories, their research is literally changing our lives and bettering our planet. Through highly vivid and accessible stories, this book details recent breakthroughs in three critical areas: Energy and Environment, National Security and Life and Physical Science. It describes how this government-funded research has resulted in more energy-efficient buildings; new, cleaner alternative fuels that reduce greenhouse gas emissions; safer, more efficient, nuclear power plants; improved responses to disease outbreaks; more secure and streamlined airport security; more effective treatments for cancer and other diseases; and astonishing discoveries that are altering our understanding of the universe and enabling scientific breakthroughs in fields such as nanotechnology and particle physics.

A Decade of Discovery is truly a recent history of discovery—and a fascinating look at what the next decade holds. (Source: U.S. Department of Energy website)

A print copy of this document is available in the Government Documents collection at Tarver Library.

Hot Document in February

Statistical Abstract of the United States, 2009:
The National Data Book (128th Edition)

The Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2009, published by the U.S. Census Bureau since 1878, is the standard summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States. It is designed to serve as a convenient volume for statistical reference and as a guide to other statistical publications and sources. Serving as the official Federal summary of statistics, it is derived from many statistical sources, both government and private.

This year’s Statistical Abstract includes many new tables covering a variety of currently relevant topics, including:

• Refugee Arrivals and Individuals Granted Asylum by Country of Nationality: 2005 to 2007
• Religious Composition of U.S. Population: 2007
• Outcomes of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Procedures: 2000 to 2005....
• Public Schools Using Selected Safety and Security Measures, by School Characteristics: 2000 to 2006.
• Coastline and Shoreline of the United States by State
• Military Retirement System: 2007
• Household Financial Assets in IRAs, by Type of IRA: 2007
• Supply, Disposition, and Ending Stocks of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products: 2006.
• Household Internet Usage In and Outside of the Home, by Selected Characteristics: 2007
• Expenditures for Wildlife-Related Recreation Activities: 2006
• Percent of Women in National Parliaments by Country: 2007
  

The Statistical Abstract is a rich compendium for statistical reference as well as a guide to other valuable statistical publications and sources. It is everyone's one-stop shopping source for statistical information on all aspects of American life - direct from the U.S. Government. 2008.
Source: GPO Access website

The current edition of the Statistical Abstract of the United States is available at the Tarver Library Reference desk. The online version is available at U. S. Census Bureau web site. View the book in PDF format.

Hot Document in January

Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans
Scientific Findings and Recommendations

The Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses recently presented a comprehensive report, Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans, to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. The full report can be accessed online through the website of U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

"This report describes what has been learned in the last 17 years about the health effects of military service in the Gulf War and identifies priority research issues that remain to be addressed. Although the report covers the broad spectrum of health concerns related to Gulf War service, its primary focus is the multisymptom condition that has come to be known as Gulf War illness..."

A print copy of this document is available in the Government Documents collection at Tarver Library.

Hot Document in December

Black Americans in Congress 1870 - 2007

Black Americans in Congress, 1870–2007 (House Document No. 108-224) is the most comprehensive history available on the 121 African Americans who have served in Congress since 1870 to present. The book chronicles African Americans’ participation in the federal legislature and their struggle to attain full civil rights.

Contents include:

PART I: FORMER BLACK MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

• Chapter I: “The Fifteenth Amendment in Flesh and Blood”: The Symbolic Generation of Black Americans in Congress, 1870–1887
• Chapter II: “The Negroes’ Temporary Farewell”: Jim Crow and the Exclusion of African Americans from Congress, 1887–1929
• Chapter III: Keeping the Faith: African Americans Return to Congress, 1929–1970
• Chapter IV: Permanent Interests: The Expansion, Organization, and Rising Influence of African Americans in Congress, 1971–2007
  

PART II: CURRENT BLACK MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

APPENDICES

Black Americans in Congress, 1870–2007 is available online via GPO Access. A print copy of this featured document is available in the Government Documents collection at Tarver Library.

Hot Document in November

2008-09 U.S. Government Manual

"As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies; international organizations in which the United States participates; and boards, commissions, and committees. The Manual begins with reprints of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.

A typical agency description includes:

• A list of officials heading major operating units.
• A summary statement of the agency's purpose and role in the Federal Government.
• A brief history of the agency, including its legislative or executive authority.
• A description of its programs and activities.
• Information, addresses, and phone numbers to help users locate detailed information on consumer activities, contracts and grants, employment, publications, and other matters of public interest.

The Manual is published as a special edition of the Federal Register (see 1 CFR 9.1). Its focus is on programs and activities. Persons interested in detailed organizational structure, the regulatory documents of an agency, or Presidential documents should refer to the Federal Register or one of its other special editions." (Source: GPO Access website)

The current edition of the U. S. Government Manual 2008-2009 is available at the Tarver Library Reference desk. The online version is available both as ASCII text and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

GPO Access contains the U.S. Government Manual for 1995-96 and all subsequent editions to the present.