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  Excerpted from ALA/GODORT annual mtng. notes. LC
 
 
     Energy Information Highway - http://www.eia.doe.gov - provides
full electronic access to the Energy Information Administration's
data and analysis.  Information on the nation's energy supply,
demand and prices are available as well as financial data on the
energy industry and international energy data and analyses.  Other
methods of access:  ftp://ftp.eia.doe.gov and
gopher://gopher.eia.doe.gov.
 
     STAT-USA - http://www.stat-usa.gov - one-stop shopping which
combines the benefits of CD-ROM and Bulletin Board publishing but
is on the Internet.
 
     Census Bureau - http://www.census.gov/ - their newly designed
home page is divided into Population and Housing, Economy,
Geography, Data Access Tools, Latest News, Ask the Experts, Market
Place and About the Census Bureau.  You can also use their mail
servers to receive press releases and other mailings.  Other
methods of access:  ftp ftp.census.gov (anonymous login, password -
 your internet address) and gopher gopher.census.gov.
 
     U.S. Geological Survey is to begin producing Digital Raster
Graphics CDs.  The digital raster graphic is a scanned image of a
USGS topographic map.  USGS anticipates producing 900 discs for
this series, which will begin with the 1:24,000-scale, 7.5 minute
quadrangles.  USGS has no plans at present to discontinue paper
distribution of the 7.5 minute quadrangles.  Viewing software will
come on the CDs, but commercial GIS package will be need to make
extensive use of these discs.  NOTE:  As with the DOQs, Regional
libraries will be able to select specific areas.
 
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