U.S. government on the Web : getting the information you need /

Hernon, Peter, 1944-

U.S. government on the Web : getting the information you need / United States government on the Web Peter Hernon, Robert E. Dugan, John A Shuler. - 3rd ed. - Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2003. - xxvi, 465 p. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Government information and its importance --
Government : structure and types of information sources --
Search engines : navigating 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 science and systems --
Selected subjects --
Web pages for the nation's youth --
E-gov comes to the federal government --
Web browser hardware and software.

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.

9781591580867 1591580862


Información gubernamental electrónica--Estados Unidos

ZA 5075 / H558u 2003

025.04