Leyburn Library of Washington and Lee University is a selective Depository for U.S. Government information.
Listed below are some of the new items available through our Web site and/or on our shelves. If you have questions or comments about this blog, please contact Dick Grefe.
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U.S. Census Bureau.
Available online. Printed copy to be added to the library collection.
This annual statistical report "produces the income measures used to calculate the official national estimates of poverty, as well as national estimates of money income and health insurance coverage." A press release covering the highlights of the report is available here.
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Available online. Printed copy to be added to the library collection.
The new (August) issue of this respected BLS monthly is devoted to the effects of Hurricane Katrina (unemployment rates, worker displacement, etc.).
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.
U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.
Available online.
"Detailed information about undergraduate tuition and total price of attendance at various types of institutions, the percentage of students receiving various types of financial aid, and the average amounts that they received."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.
U.S. House of Representatives, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
Available online.
An unclassified look at Iran’s nuclear program, weapons development and proliferation and active support for radical Islamist terror groups. In particular, the report covers Iran’s efforts to conceal its nuclear program and develop ballistic missiles capable of reaching Europe. It also outlines Iranian support for Hezbollah and militant groups attempting to destabilize Iraq.
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.
U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
An overview of " some of the demographic changes that have already occurred since 1950 and to illustrate how these and future trends will reshape the nation in the decades to come (through 2050)."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.
U.S. General Services Administration.
Available online. Printed copy to be added to the collection.
Annually-published official handbook of the Federal Government, with information on the agencies of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
Links will be maintained in Annie and on this University Library page.
U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.
Available online. Print copy to be added to collection.
This annual publication is a "compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten through graduate school... 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."
Link will be maintained in Annie and on this University Library page.
U.S. Congressional Budget Office.
Available online. Printed copy to be added to the collection.
This paper "examines the mechanisms that affect water allocation, how they affect the benefits that accrue to society from its use of water resources, how those effects might change over time, and what influences Federal policies could have on such considerations."
A link will be maintained on this University Library page.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Available online.
"A comprehensive report on fertility, contraception, and fatherhood indicators among men 15-44 years of age in the United States. The data are from the National Survey of Family Growth conducted in 2002. It’s the latest survey of this type, and–for the first time–this large-scale, nationwide survey includes men. Whenever appropriate, the findings for men and women are contrasted. Men’s and women’s reproductive experiences vary significantly, and often sharply, by characteristics such as education, income, and Hispanic origin and race.”
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Available online.
Biennially-published compilation provides "information on nature of work; working conditions; employment; training, advancement, and other qualifications; job outlook; earnings; related occupations; and sources of additional information for over 250 different occupations, covering 7 out of 8 jobs in the economy."
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.
U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
Anyone who wonders how the present fighting in Lebanon went from zero-to-sixty almost overnight can get an excellent overview from this CRS report, which "analyzes the current conflict between Israel and two U.S. State Department-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), the Lebanese Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah and the radical Palestinian Hamas organization."
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.
U.S. Congress / U.S. Library of Congress
Available online.
Given the recent unpleasantness regarding the alleged Hadditha massacre in Iraq, the Library of Congress's release of online copies of the hearings and report on the My Lai incident in South Vietnam in 1968 seems timely.
A link will be maintained on this Leyburn Library page.
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Shelved in the U.S. Government Depository collection: Y 4.F 76/2:S.PRT.109-61
Also available online.
Collection of statements by witnesses participating in the hearing of the same title, available in the Leyburn Library collection.
U.S. State Department.
Shelved in the U.S. Government Depository collection: Y 4.IN 8/16:R 27/13/2005
A link will be maintained to the online form on this Leyburn Library page.
The U.S. Congress requires that the State Department compile and submit this annual evaluation of religious freedom in each country of the world.