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         the do-it-yourself demographer (but will it do maps?)
 
 
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         Briefing for reporters on Census Bureau Internet Site (fwd)
 
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      Tue, 8 Mar 1994 12:01:07 -0500 (EST)
      "Jackson Morton (PIO)" <[log in to unmask]>
         Briefing for reporters on Census Bureau Internet Site
 
NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY
 
The Census Bureau will demonstrate its Internet online information site
for reporters at the Census Bureau Headquarters Building in Suitland,
Maryland on Friday, March 16 at 10 a.m. in the auditorium. Reporters will
now be able to access news releases, tipsheets, and other statistics and
information from the Census Bureau via Internet.
 
At your Internet prompt, type:
 
gopher gopher.census.gov
 
to access the text-based system. If you have a system that is compatible
with Windows, try the graphics and text-based system known as Mosaic by
typing:
 
mosaic www.census.gov
 
In addition to news information and statistics, the site carries other
information about the organization, policies, and statistical programs of
the Census Bureau. For example, you will currently find:
 
        --government finances data
        --research papers from the Center for Economic Studies
        --statistical software from the International Statistical
                Programs Center
        --new product advisories from Data User Services
        --Statistical Briefs
        --The "We the American" series from the 1990 census
        --Software to extract data from the Survey of Income and Program
                Participation and the Current Population Survey
        --pointers to other Internet sites carrying census data.
 
For more information about the Census Bureau's Internet site, contact
Jackson Morton in the Public Information Office at (301) 763-4040. Or you
can e-mail to [log in to unmask]