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The United States Government Internet Directory 2019
About this book
Discover the depth of government information and services available online.
The United States Government Internet Directory serves as a guide to the changing landscape of government information online. The Directory is an indispensable guidebook for anyone who is looking for official U.S. government resources on the Web. The U.S. government's online information is massive and can be difficult to locate. Many government sites are part of the "Deep Web" with content that does not surface or surface easily even with the most popular search engines. It is more important than ever to have a source that serves as an authoritative guide to the federal Web. The United States Government Internet Directory navigates the maze of data and locates the materials that you seek.
The subject-based approach of this book allows you to browse for relevant sites in your field of interest rather than sift through hundreds of search results or try to guess which federal agency to consult. Researchers, business people, teachers, students, and citizens in the United States and around the world can navigate the labyrinthine federal Web with The United States Government Internet Directory.
The Directory:
contains more than 1,800 Web site records, organized into 21 subject themed chaptersincludes topics on a wide-range of subjects including employment, energy, defense and intelligence, culture and recreation, and much moreprovides descriptions and URLs for each sitedescribes sites to help you choose the proper resourcenotes the useful or unique aspects of the sitelists some of the major government publications hosted on the siteprovides a roster of congressional members with member's Web siteslists House and Senate Committees with committee URLs contains useful, up-to-date organizational charts for the major federal government agenciesincludes a one-page Quick Guide to the major federal agencies and the leading online library, data source, and finding aid sitesidentifies the changes in online government information that have occurred place in the past year
The United States Government Internet Directory serves as a guide to the changing landscape of government information online. The Directory is an indispensable guidebook for anyone who is looking for official U.S. government resources on the Web. The U.S. government's online information is massive and can be difficult to locate. Many government sites are part of the "Deep Web" with content that does not surface or surface easily even with the most popular search engines. It is more important than ever to have a source that serves as an authoritative guide to the federal Web. The United States Government Internet Directory navigates the maze of data and locates the materials that you seek.
The subject-based approach of this book allows you to browse for relevant sites in your field of interest rather than sift through hundreds of search results or try to guess which federal agency to consult. Researchers, business people, teachers, students, and citizens in the United States and around the world can navigate the labyrinthine federal Web with The United States Government Internet Directory.
The Directory:
contains more than 1,800 Web site records, organized into 21 subject themed chaptersincludes topics on a wide-range of subjects including employment, energy, defense and intelligence, culture and recreation, and much moreprovides descriptions and URLs for each sitedescribes sites to help you choose the proper resourcenotes the useful or unique aspects of the sitelists some of the major government publications hosted on the siteprovides a roster of congressional members with member's Web siteslists House and Senate Committees with committee URLs contains useful, up-to-date organizational charts for the major federal government agenciesincludes a one-page Quick Guide to the major federal agencies and the leading online library, data source, and finding aid sitesidentifies the changes in online government information that have occurred place in the past year
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Edition
1Subtopic
Computer Science GeneralTable of contents
- Title Page
- Quick Guide to Primary Government Websites and Finding Aids
- Preface
- About the Editor
- Introduction
- What Can You Find at Agency Websites?
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Webpages
- Organization Charts
- Finding Aids
- Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry
- Business and Economics
- Culture and Recreation
- Defense and Intelligence
- Demographics and Sociology
- Education
- Employment
- Energy
- Engineering and Technology
- Environment and Nature
- Government and Politics
- Health and Safety
- International Relations
- Law and Law Enforcement
- Legislative Branch
- Presidency
- Science and Space
- Social Welfare
- Transportation
- Beyond the Federal Web—Nongovernmental Websites
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Index