Staying Current with Federal Sci/Tech Information
Science.gov http://science.gov is a one-stop Web gateway to federal science and technology information provided by 12 federal agencies including the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, and the Interior; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; the Government Printing Office; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and the National Science Foundation.
Science.gov searches more than 1700 Web sites and 30 databases made available by this alliance of federal agencies. Keyword searches can be done by selecting specific federal agencies and databases, or by advanced searching in subject areas such as 'Health and Medicine' or 'Biology and Nature'. Participating agencies include not only their authoritative information resources, but also research and development information.
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--Charles B. Wessel
