February 2004
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The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) provides that any person has the right to request access to federal agency records or information. All agencies of the Executive Branch of the United States Government are required to disclose records upon receiving a written request for them, except for those records (or portions of them) that are protected from disclosure by the nine exemptions and three exclusions of the FOIA. These reading room records consist of:
The FBI Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reading Room is located within the J. Edgar Hoover Building at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Thousands of pages of frequently requested FBI documents that have been released under the provisions of the FOIA are stored in the Reading Room. The FBI has converted many of these documents to an electronic format and they may be viewed on this website. The contents of the Electronic Reading Room are categorized by:
All of the categories are linked to a separate page that list the documents
in alphabetical order.
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DOJ: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
- Each federal agency is responsible for meeting its FOIA responsibilities for
its own records. This site compiles a list of all the Federal Agencies and links
to their reading rooms.
LegalTrac - LegalTrac offers indexing for all major law reviews, legal
newspapers, specialty law publications, bar association journals and thousands
of law-related articles from general interest publications. (LegalTrac is one
of the New York State Library's online Databases,
Indexes and Reference Sources, and is available to registered borrowers.
Freedom of Information Law in New York State: See the NYS Department of State's Committee on Open Government Web site.
(These links go to the catalog record, not an online document. They will open in a new browser window.)
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| January 2004: "Your Winning Edge" is the New York State Department of Labor's general, all-purpose job search guide. It covers topics from self-assessment to resumes to interviews and more. | |
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December 2003: What did a Civil War era cook put into an apple pie? Do you have the right ingredients for a neats foot pie? To answer these and other cooking questions, check out Feeding America: The Historic American Cookbook Project, an online collection of the most influential American cookbooks from the 19th and early 20th century. A joint project of Michigan State University's (MSU) Library and Museum, the digital archive includes page images from 75 cookbooks, as well as searchable full-text transcriptions. The site also features a glossary of cookery terms, essays by culinary historian Jan Longone, and multidimensional images of antique cooking implements from the collections of the MSU Museum. The cookbooks are sorted into the following categories: General, Regional, Ethnic, Household Management, Church and Charity, and Cooking Schools. |
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| November 2003: Nursing Home Compare from Medicare.gov provides detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country. Users can search by state, county, city, Zip code, or nursing home name. | |
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October 2003: Should you eat butter or margarine? What about eggs? How much protein is really in that slice of pizza? The Nutrition Source: Knowledge for Healthy Eating will help you with questions on what you should eat and why you should eat it. The site contains well-organized information about healthy eating for adults, with links to studies and surveys that go deeper into the topics. Major sections include interpreting news on diet, food pyramids, fats and cholesterol, carbohydrates, protein, fiber, fruits and vegetables, calcium and milk, alcohol, vitimins, healthy weight, and diabetes. |
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September 2003: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is one of the world's foremost medical research centers. An agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, the NIH is "the steward of medical and behavioral research for the Nation." Comprised of 27 institutes and centers, the NIH provides leadership and direction to programs designed to improve the health of the Nation. |
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| August 2003: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) collects, stores and provides access to federal government records, many of which have long been of interest to historians, genealogists, and other researchers. Through the Access to Archival Databases System, researchers can now use the Internet to search some of these historical records. The files available online cover a wide variety of topics, including various wars and military conflicts, architectural and engineering drawings, business information, emigration and immigration, historic preservation, and space flight. | |
| July 2003: For those traveling across New York State this summer (or any other time of the year), the New York State Thruway site features useful information for drivers, including: a toll and distance calculator, information about the various service stations, schedules for construction lane closures, information on EZPass, and an on-line Thruway map. You can also find information on the New York State Canal System. | |
| June 2003: The Kennedy Space Center includes information on upcoming launches and landings, the history of human space flight, an extensive multimedia gallery, educational and media resources, an online reference library, and information on touring the center . Are you wondering whether a spacecraft will be flying over your city? Satellite Sighting Information is available by city (from the Fun Space link on the main page). | |
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| May 2003: Government Views of Iraq - This month's feature is not a single document, but a reference resource containing a collection of online primary documents pertaining to Iraq, the war, weapons inspection, etc. The page was prepared by Grace-Ellen McCrann, Chief, Government Documents Division, Cohen Library, The City College of New York. | May 2003: - May is Healthy Vision Month. The National Eye Institute (NEI) was established by Congress in 1968 to protect and prolong the vision of the American people. As one of the Federal government's National Institutes of Health (NIH), the NEI conducts and supports research that helps prevent and treat eye diseases and other disorders of vision. This research leads to sight-saving treatments, reduces visual impairment and blindness, and improves the quality of life for people of all ages. |
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April 2003: Women and Heart Disease: An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality was developed by the Office for Social Environment and Health Research at West Virginia University and CDC's [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] Cardiovascular Health Branch to provide critical data on geographic, racial, and ethnic inequalities in women’s heart disease death rates for the five major racial and ethnic groups. The Atlas includes more than 200 national and state maps of heart disease mortality. A collection of data about men and heart disease is also available. See: Men and Heart Disease: An Atlas of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mortality. |
April 2003: The New York State Statistics Web site provides extensive statistical information about New York State and its people for the use of government officials, businesses, academics, the media, and interested citizens. The site also includes an on-line version of the New York State Statistical Yearbook. In its 27th edition, the Yearbook offers a wide array of statistical data on the economy, finances, and demography of New York State. The Rockefeller Institute, in conjunction with the New York State Division of the Budget, produces this Yearbook. |
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March 2003: The 15-Year Report of the Committee on Women in the Courts includes Recommendations, Findings with Recommendations, The Survey: Canvassing Opinions on Progress, Excerpts from the Transcript of the April 4, 2001 Conference: The Miles Traveled and the Miles Yet To Go, Appendices and the membership of the New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts.
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March 2003: Center for Infectious Disease, Research and Policy (CIDRAP) Political, social, economic, and demographic forces at work in today's world have increased the need for current and comprehensive public policies for preventing and controlling infectious diseases on a worldwide basis. Meanwhile, rapid advances in medicine and technology have magnified the difficulty of establishing policies that reflect current science as well as current public health and medical practices. |
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February 2003: Many people use the NYS OGS Telephone Directory to find telephone numbers for individuals in New York State government. But this online publication also includes a Directory of (toll-free) 800 Numbers for Services Provided by NYS Government, a listing of Telephone Devices for the Hearing/Voice Impaired, and a Directory of United States Congress Members Representing the State of New York. |
February 2003: The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center "serves the public by assessing and forecasting the impacts of short-term climate variability, emphasizing enhanced risks of weather-related extreme events, for use in mitigating losses and maximizing economic gains." |
| January 2003: Do you know anyone who needs to prepare for the New York State driver's permit test and road test? The Driver's Manual and Study Guide is an interactive, version of the familar New York State Driver's Manual, intended to help people prepare for both of these tests. |
January 2003: Portals to the World contain selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. The links were selected by Area Specialists and other Library staff using Library of Congress selection criteria. When completed, the project will include all the nations of the world. |
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