Peter Hernon, John A. Shuler, Robert E. Dugan

U.S. Government on the Web

Getting the Information You Need Third Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• 3. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 492
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 916g
• ISBN-13: 9781591580867
• ISBN-10: 1591580862
• Artikelnr.: 22085571

Autorenporträt

Peter Hernon is professor of library and information science at Simmons College, Boston, MA. He is the author of 50 books, including Library Unlimited's Viewing Library Metrics from Different Perspectives and Making a Difference: Leadership and Academic Libraries; and Praeger's Federal Information Policies in the 1990s: Views and Perspectives.

Inhaltsangabe

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