U.S. Government on the Web
Getting the Information You Need, 2nd Edition
2nd Edition
Published on 15. June 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
405 pages
978-1-56308-886-5 (ISBN)
Description
Peter Hernon, one of the country's foremost authorities on government information, and his colleagues explore additional sites, digital reference services, and navigation strategies for effectively accessing and using online government information. Updated with the latest information from the new administration and the 107th Congress, this second edition has been refined with features including a detailed analysis of information policies governing e-government, expanded coverage of the Freedom of Information Act and Web sites devoted to it, directions to sites that provide subject-specific statistics, and more. Visit the Libraries Unlimited Web site at www.lu.com/lu/idu.html for monthly Web address updates.
Reviews / Votes
"An excellent introduction and quick reference guide." - Government Information Quarterly "A handy guide to keep at reference desks in almost any type of library." - Journal of Academic LibrarianshipMore details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
ISBN-13
978-1-56308-886-5 (9781563088865)
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Previous edition
Peter Hernon | Robert E. Dugan | John A. Shuler
U.S. Government on the Web
Getting the Information You Need
Book
07/1999
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€64.57
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Persons
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, Massachusetts. John A. Shuler is Documents Librarian, Department Head, and Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago.