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U.S. Government on the Web: Getting the Information You Need, 3rd Edition 3rd Revised edition [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 492 pages, 1 Paperback / softback
  • Ilmumisaeg: 30-Jun-2003
  • Kirjastus: Libraries Unlimited Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1591580862
  • ISBN-13: 9781591580867
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 492 pages, 1 Paperback / softback
  • Ilmumisaeg: 30-Jun-2003
  • Kirjastus: Libraries Unlimited Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1591580862
  • ISBN-13: 9781591580867
Updated with the latest information on the current administration, a guide to United States government information on the Web includes material on the Department of Homeland Security, the Patriot Act, and the E-Government Act of 2002.

This guide to finding government information on the web serves as a directory, but also as a map to the government's structure and as a play-book outlining strategies for locating information. The material is organized according to the branch of government and agency, the means of finding it, the type of information, its subject, and its audience. The authors include librarians, library administrators, and professors of library science. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

The definitive guide to U.S. government information on the Web has been expanded and updated with the latest information from the current administration, including material on the Department of Homeland Security, the Patriot Act, and the E-Government Act of 2002. Peter Hernon, one of the country's foremost authorities on government information, and his colleagues provide additional Web sites and offer valuable strategies for effectively accessing and using government information online.

The definitive guide to United States government information on the Web now includes material on the Department of Homeland Security, the Patriot Act, and the E-Government Act of 2002.

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The definitive guide to United States government information on the Web now includes material on the Department of Homeland Security, the Patriot Act, and the E-Government Act of 2002.
List of Figures
Preface
Government Information and Its Importance
Government Structure and Types of Information Sources
Search Engines: Negotiating the Information Maze
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Independent Establishments and Quasi-Government Agencies
Judiciary Branch
Statistics
Web Portals and Electronic Reference Desks
Government Web-Based Services
Maps, Cartography, and Geographic Information Sciences and Systems
Selected Subjects
Web Pages for Kids
E-Gov Comes to the Federal Government
Web Browser Hardware and Software
Appendix A: Examples of E-Government Retail
Appendix B: Other Useful Web Sites
Appendix C: Selective Subject List of U.S. Government Web Sites
Index
About the Authors
PETER HERNON is Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Academic Librarianship, Founding Editor of Government Information Quarterly, Co-Editor of Library & Information Science Research, and an internationally acclaimed author of numerous books in the area of government information.





ROBERT E. DUGAN is Library Director, Mildred F. Sawyer Library, Suffolk University, Boston.





JOHN A. SHULER is Documents Librarian/Department Head Documents, Maps, Microforms, and Curriculum Department University Library, University of Illinois, Chicago.