Government Online

This guide and CD-ROM seek to ensure that citizens have all the federal and state government information they need. There are tips for using GPO ACCESS and other government, academic and commercial aids to help you find information online, along with recommended Web sites.

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Ensuring that citizens have the government information they need is the goal of this new guide and CD ROM. In this sequel to his previous book, Finding Government Information on the Internet (1994), Maxymuk focuses on the sweeping changes brought by the shift of federal, state, local, foreign, and international government information from print to electronic format. You'll find tips for using GPO ACCESS and other government, academic, and commercial aids to help you easily and quickly find the best, most current government information online. Compiled by subject area experts, each chapter begins with an overview of the most useful Web sites. Entries include the URL, a brief description of the site, and highlights designed to answer most commonly asked questions. Agency Web site maps and lists of state agencies are also provided. Information and instant access to recommended Web sites are provided in 2 subject areas: * Legislation and Regulation * Justice and the Judiciary * Public Policy and the Census * International Relations * Business and Labor * Banking and Taxation * Health and Medicine