Book Description

The Directory: contains more than 2,000 Web site records, organized into 20 subject-themed chapters. It provides descriptions and URLs for each site and describes sites to help in choosing the proper resource. It also provides Web site descriptions that includes information about the sponsoring agency and notes the useful or unique aspects of the site as well as listing some of the major government publications hosted on the site. It evaluates the most important and frequently sought sites providing a roster of congressional members with members' Web sites and includes a one-page ’’Quick Guide'' to the major federal agencies and the leading online library, data source, and finding aid sites. There are multiple indexes in the back of the book to help locate Web sites by agency, site name, subject, and government publication title. The Master Index combines the agency, site name, and subject indexes. A separate index lists Web sites with full or substantial Spanish-language versions.