Resources, Reports, Tools, Lists, and Full Text Documents
Health Information
New Topic Page/Compilation from MEDLINEplus
+ MedlinePlus: Personal Medical Records
Another excellent compilation of sites and resources.
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Hurricanes
Source: NOAA/Hurricane Research Division
Recently Expanded and Updated: Hurricanes (Frequently Asked Questions)
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Genealogy–United Kingdom–Databases
Source: The National Archives
Web gets even better for family history
“Family history will become even easier to do from home thanks to a new project by The National Archives. Information on over 55,000 people who became naturalised British citizens between 1844 and 1930 is now available free in the Catalogue…The project will be completed in March 2005 when 7000 naturalisations from 1931 to 1935, already available at the public research rooms in Kew, will go online.”
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Education–United States–Financial Support
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
Just Released, Federal Support for Education: Fiscal Years 1980 to 2003
“This report provides a comprehensive picture of total federal financial support for education from fiscal year 1980 through fiscal year 2003. A summary of dollar amounts spent on education programs in the U.S. Department of Education and other government agencies is provided.”
See: Full Report (PDF; 418 KB)
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Secrecy–U.S. Government
Source: OpenGovernment.org
Full Text Report, Secrecy Report Card: Quantitative Indicators of Secrecy in the Federal Government
“…an initial effort to establish measurable benchmarks for evaluating the level of secrecy in government.”
Summary/News Release ||| Full Text

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