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Art

Raphael Soyer: Sixty-five Years of Printmaking SI 13.2:SO 9/2
American Art in the Making: Preparatory Studies for Masterpieces of American Painting 1800-1900 SI 1.2:AM 1/3/800-900

Astronomy

Astronomical Phenomena for the Year 2007 D 213.8/3:2007 -- earlier issues go all the way back to phenomena for 1990.
Air Almanac 2006 D 213.7: 2006 contains a navigational star chart, planet location diagrams, etc. with issues going back to 1990.

Biology & Chemistry

Cloning Human Beings PREX 1.19:B 52/C 62/v.2 commissioned papers in a report and recommendation of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission.
Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics A 1.76:709

Business

North American Free Trade Agreement: Opportunities for U.S. Industries C 61.2:T 67/12
U.S. Imports History (CD-ROM) C 3.278/2:
The State of Small Business
Agricultural Statistics 1999 (CD-ROM) A 1.47/2:999

Communication Arts & Sciences

Managing Adult Sex Offenders in the Community J 28.24:AD 9 -- Depart. of Justice documents have great ideas for speech topics.

Computer Science

Falling Through the Net C 60.2:N 38/3/999
United States vs. Microsoft Corporation (CD-ROM) JU 10.25:M 58 -- includes the testimony of Bill Gates.

Defense

"Dear Friends at Home..." The Letters and Diary of Thomas James Owen, Fiftieth New York Volunteer Engineer Regiment, During the Civil War D 103:43/2:4

Education

The Condition of Education ED 1:109: (National Center for Education Statistics, from 1975 to current) and Digest of Education Statistics 1998 ED 1.326:998
Volcanoes! - A Teaching Guide I 19.79:V 88/KIT
Videotape Classroom Study (CD-ROM) ED 1.334/2:M 42/CD -- education video clips from USA, Germany, and Japan

Engineering

Those Damned Engineers: Studies in Military Engineering D 103.43/4:1
World Trade Center Building Performance Study : Data Collection, Preliminary Observations, and Recommendations FEM 1.2:W 89

Environmental science

Effects of Winter Recreation on Wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Area I 29.2:Y 3/13
A Literature Review and Assessment
I 29.2:Y 3/13
Forestry Activities and Deforestation Problems in Developing Countries A 13.27/2:F76/7
Tap into Prevention, Drinking Water Information for Health Care Providers, August 2004 (VIDEO & CD-ROM) EP 1.104:T 16/2/VIDEO

Geography & Geology

Ghana – A Map PREX 3.10/4: G34/4 maps of many other places can also be found in this section
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska I 19.16:1240-C
Geomorphology from Space – A Global Overview of Regional Landforms (CD-ROM) NAS 1.86:G 29/CD

Health

Dietary guidelines for Americans, 2005 (online resource)

History

The 9/11 Commission report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States Y 3.2:T 27/2/FINAL and
Revelations from the Russian Archives
LC 1.2:R 32
Arming the Eagle: A History of U.S. Weapons Acquisition Since 1775 D 1.2:H 62/13 -- this document and other oversized documents are found in the last aisle of Gov. docs.
The Military Intelligence Story – A Photographic History (CD-ROM) D 101.2:IN 8/12/998/CD

Music

Yiddish American Popular Songs 1895-1950 LC 1.12/2:Y 5/2

Nursing

Journal of the National Cancer Institute HE 20.3161:91/23 -- a biweekly publication
What You Need to Know About Melanoma HE 20.3152:M 48/999 -- other publications include "What You Need To Know About Lung Cancer, Hodgkin’s Disease, etc."
Publications From the National Center for Health Statistics (CD-ROM) HE 20.7024/7:1/1

Political Science

Journal of the U.S. House of Representative 103<sup>rd</sup> Congress (CD-ROM) XJH: 1.3-2

Religion

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscript Books in the Library of Congress LC 23.2:M 46/v.2 -- v.1 and this volume include manuscript Bibles,liturgy, theology, and canon law
Religious Discrimination: A Neglected Issue CR 1.2:R 27

Sociology & Social Work

Civil Rights Issues of Handicapped Americans: Public Policy Implications CR 1.2:H 19
Minority Elderly Services: New Programs, Old Problems CR 1.2: M 66/2/pt.1
Community Vulnerability Assessment Tool (CD-ROM) C 55.54

Spanish

The Hispanic World 1492-1898: A Guide to Photoreproduced Manuscripts from Spain in the Collections of the United States" – "El Mundo Hispánico LC 1.6/4:H 62/2

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