Today, we begin work on a new ResourceShelf collection of reference resources: media guides, factbooks, backgrounders, press kits, etc. from various sources.

Although these items are often designed for members of the media, they can also be very useful at the reference desk as they are full of facts, contact info, etc.

We begin our new collection (several guides every week) with a few from the U.S. Government. Many more to come. Collect them all.

+ NASA Press Kits for Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab Missions

+ FAA Administrators Fact Book

+ Human Genome Project Media Room

+ Terrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies: A Field Guide for Media (via HHS)

+ U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Recovery Media Guide

+ Federal Election Commission Press Office Backgrounders for Reporters

+ U.S. Department of Labor: Office of Disability Employment Policies

+ National Center for Environmental Health List of Fact Sheets

+ Centers for Disease Control Injury Fact Book ||| CDC Injury Fact Sheets

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