U.S. Government on the Web
Getting the Information You Need, 3rd Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 30. June 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
492 pages
978-1-59158-086-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
More than a mere directory of Web sites, this authoritative work serves as a cardinal pointer through the government's labyrinthine structure and the myriad information resources available to the public, giving users a clearer understanding of U.S. government agencies and their online publications and services. An essential and regularly updated reference, this guide is a reliable roadmap to a vast and diverse field of important information.
More than a mere directory of Web sites, this authoritative work serves as a cardinal pointer through the government's labyrinthine structure and the myriad information resources available to the public, giving users a clearer understanding of U.S. government agencies and their online publications and services. An essential and regularly updated reference, this guide is a reliable roadmap to a vast and diverse field of important information.
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
916 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59158-086-7 (9781591580867)
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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.
JOHN A. SHULER is Documents Librarian/Department Head Documents, Maps, Microforms, and Curriculum Department University Library, University of Illinois, Chicago.
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.
Content
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