Spencer, 'New GPO Access Databases', NCSU Libraries Newsletter v23n10 (May 1996)
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_The NCSU Libraries Newsletter_
Volume 23 no. 10
May 1996
Spencer, Mary Ellen
"New GPO Access Databases"


The NCSU Libraries is your connection to GPO Access, a service 
that provides search and retrieval access to many of the 
nation's important federal documents via the Internet.  As a 
GPO Access Public Gateway, the NCSU Libraries provides 
access to full-text databases covering a variety of subjects.  
The selection of databases continues to grow.  By connecting 
to the NCSU Libraries Information System, you may now 
search:

PRIVACY ACT ISSUANCES 1993 COMPILATION
Contains descriptions of federal agency systems of records 
maintained on individuals and procedures these agencies 
follow to assist individuals requesting information about their 
records.  The three main categories of documents in this 
database are individual Privacy Act system descriptions, 
multiple descriptions of Privacy Act systems, and agency 
record keeping policies and practices.

CAMPAIGN REFORM HEARINGS
The Campaign Finance Reform Legislation Hearing, November 
16, 1995, held by the Committee on House Oversight, is the 
second in a series of hearings on that subject.  The database 
contains transcripts of individual statements by witnesses, 
submitted statements of witnesses, charts, and graphs.  Many 
of the submitted statements are scanned images and, 
therefore, are not searchable.

GILS:  GOVERNMENT INFORMATION LOCATOR SERVICE
Identifies public information resources throughout the federal 
government, describes information available in those sources, 
and provides assistance in obtaining information.

GAO COMPTROLLER GENERAL DECISIONS
Contains decisions made by the comptroller general in areas of 
federal law such as appropriations, bid protests, civilian or 
military personnel pay and allowances, household goods and 
freight loss damage, transportation rates, etc.

ECONOMIC REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT, 1996
Includes: 1) current and foreseeable trends and annual 
numerical goals concerning topics such as employment, 
production, real income and federal budget outlays;  2) 
employment objectives for significant groups of the labor 
force;  3) annual numeric goals; and 4) a program for carrying 
out program objectives.

BUDGET OF THE UNITED STATES, FISCAL YEAR 1997
Contains a summary of the president's budget proposals along 
with the following separately searchable documents:  
Supplement; Analytical Perspectives;  Historical Tables; 
Appendix;  A Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget; and Budget 
System and Concepts.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORTS
Contains various reports of the inspector general, Department 
of the Interior.

HOUSE RULES MANUAL
Contains the fundamental source material for parliamentary 
procedure used in the House of Representatives: the 
Constitution of the United States;  applicable provisions of 
Jefferson's Manual; rules of the House (as of October 7, 1994);  
pertinent decisions of the Speakers and other presiding 
officers of the procedural authority used in the House of 
Representatives.

To Connect to GPO Access

If you have a direct Internet connection, you can connect to 
GPO Access databases from the library's information system.  
Telnet to:  library.ncsu.edu and log on as LIBRARY.  To connect 
to GPO Access via a web browser such as Lynx, Mosaic, or 
Netscape, open the URL:

http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/stacks/gpo/

For more information about GPO Access, call the Research and 
Information Services Department at ext. 5-3280 or 5-2935.