----------------------------Original message---------------------------- 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. Susan E. Tulis Phone 804/924-3504 Univ. of Virginia Law Library Fax 804/982-2232 580 Massie Road E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Charlottesville, VA 22903-1789