
U.S. Government on the Web
Getting the Information You Need
Libraries Unlimited Inc (Publisher)
Published on 15. July 1999
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Paperback/Softback
349 pages
978-1-56308-757-8 (ISBN)
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This essential guide places government information resources within the context of key issues and government structure to give users a clear understanding of federal publications available online. The authors discuss all three branches of the government and how to best access the types of information they disseminate.
Prepared by one of the country's foremost experts on U.S. government information sources and his colleagues, this timely guide shows you how to efficiently find the information you need on the Internet. Going beyond a static directory approach, these authors place government information resources within the context of key issues and government structure to give users a clear understanding of the U.S. government publications available online. They explain how to conduct an efficient and effective search-how to use search engines or portals, how to identify the appropriate government body, how to search by selected subject or topic (e.g., statistics, maps, and geographic information systems), and how to use special search aides (e.g., one-stop shopping). The authors discuss all three branches of the government and the types of information resources they disseminate. Government services available through the Web are also cited. In addition, there is a chapter on government sites aimed at the youth, par
Prepared by one of the country's foremost experts on U.S. government information sources and his colleagues, this timely guide shows you how to efficiently find the information you need on the Internet. Going beyond a static directory approach, these authors place government information resources within the context of key issues and government structure to give users a clear understanding of the U.S. government publications available online. They explain how to conduct an efficient and effective search-how to use search engines or portals, how to identify the appropriate government body, how to search by selected subject or topic (e.g., statistics, maps, and geographic information systems), and how to use special search aides (e.g., one-stop shopping). The authors discuss all three branches of the government and the types of information resources they disseminate. Government services available through the Web are also cited. In addition, there is a chapter on government sites aimed at the youth, par
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-56308-757-8 (9781563087578)
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Peter Hernon | Robert E. Dugan | John A. Shuler
U.S. Government on the Web
Getting the Information You Need, 2nd Edition
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06/2001
2nd Edition
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