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. National Center for Education Statistics.
Available online.
"Examines the performance of U.S. students in reading, mathematics, and science compared with the performance of their peers in other countries..."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.
U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Available online.
"Congress has begun debating whether the financial problems in the newspaper industry pose a public policy issue that warrants federal action. Whether a congressional response to the current turmoil is justified may depend on the current causes of the crisis."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Available online.
Popularly known as Cost of Raising a Child. "Since 1960, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has provided estimates of expenditures on children from birth through age 17. This technical report presents the most recent estimates for husband-wife and single-parent families..."
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.
Corporation for National and Community Service.
Available online.
Updated collection of "the most comprehensive data ever assembled on volunteer trends and demographics" in the U.S.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.
U.S. Centers for Disease Control.
Available online.
New 2010 edition of this biennially-published guide to medical and health information for travelling outside the U.S.
Links will be maintained in several locations in the library Web site, including this subject listing.