From sj-approval Tue Aug 15 13:43:23 1995 Return-Path: Received: by world.std.com (5.65c/Spike-2.0) id AA26529; Tue, 15 Aug 1995 17:47:16 -0400 Received: from emout04.mail.aol.com by world.std.com (5.65c/Spike-2.0) id AA26415; Tue, 15 Aug 1995 17:47:14 -0400 Received: by emout04.mail.aol.com (1.37.109.11/16.2) id AA292283003; Tue, 15 Aug 1995 17:43:23 -0400 Date: Tue, 15 Aug 1995 17:43:23 -0400 From: RUBENEWS@aol.com Message-Id: <950815174322_75374904@aol.com> To: sj@world.std.com Subject: NET NOTES 14 (Research Book) Sender: sj-approval@world.std.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: sj FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NET NOTES 14 (Research Book) COLUMN (This column of source material is written specifically for journalist colleagues around the globe. This information is not for publication. Please share with as many journalist netters as possible.) Find past issues of Net Notes by subscribing to the Usenet newsgroup "list.stumedia." This column is posted to the following listservs: IRE, CARR-L, NICAR, NIT, SJ-MEDIA and the newsgroup list.stumedia. By Ruben Sosa Villegas c1995 Books for journalists doing online research: WASHINGTON ONLINE 1995: HOW TO ACCESS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON THE INTERNET BRUCE MAXWELL (bmaxwell@netcom.com) Congressional Quarterly Books, Customer Service and Fulfillment, Dept. V52, 1414 22nd Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20077-6778, (800) 638-1710 (in D.C. call 202-822-1475) Fax: 202 887-6706 (c1995, CQ, 402 pages, $19.95 paperback, ISBN: 1-56802-034-1) AUTHOR: Bruce Maxwell is an investigative journalist, author, and seminar lecturer who specializes in public access to government information. He has won numerous national and state journalism awards and has written, contributed to, or edited a dozen books. NOTES: Bruce Maxwell spends some time describing every site listed in this book. Each site takes up a page or two and includes information on the location of the Internet site, the access method (FTP, gopher, etc.), the password, the path plus an e-mail listing to seek additional information or telephone numbers for dial-in access. The strength of this book lies in Maxwell's descriptions of the sites. He tells readers what he found at that location (laws, court cases, references, etc.) and most pages includes lists of data stored at the respective site. If you cannot locate a desired site through the contents page, you can browse through the book's comprehensive index. A glossary is included. Maxwell's introduction addresses these issues: "Can You Trust Internet Information?" "How To Start A Search," "How to Use This Book," "A Brief Guide to Internet Access Tools," and "A Final Word." The $19.95 price tag is moderate for a book this size. Mail the enclosed postcard and you will automatically receive future updated editions of this annual "Washington Online: How to Access The Federal Government on the Internet" book. This book is actually volume two of the Washington Online series. The updated Volume I - "Washington Online: How to Access the Government's Electronic Bulletin Boards 1996" will be reissued in December 1995 at $22.95 in paperback format. But you can order it in advance from CQ at 1-800-638-1710. NOTES: (from the book) - "How to Access the Federal Government on the Internet 1995" is the second volume in Congressional Quarterly's two-volume guide to the federal government's information superhighway. Called Washington Online, this guide covers federal government on the Internet in this volume; published in late 1994, the first volume describes federal bulletin board systems. In this book, Bruce Maxwell provides detailed descriptions of nearly 300 federal Internet sites and resources. He explains how to access each site, describes what each one offers, provides tips for searched selected sites, and gives advice on where to begin a search for federal government information. The sites offer bills introduced in Congress, Supreme Court opinions, hundreds of thousands of images from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Library of Congress card catalog, among other treasures. Even the Central Intelligence Agency - the nation's top-secret spy agency - has a publicly accessible Internet site. And, perhaps best of all, the information is free to anyone who has Internet access. Whether you're a computer novice or an expert, this book will ease your way into the world of electronic information. The Internet sites are arranged by subject: 1. Access To Information 2. Agriculture 3. Business, Trade, and Economics 4. Computers 5. Defense, 6. Demographic Data 7. Education 8. Education 9. Energy 10. Environment 11. Foreign Affairs 12. Government 13. Health and Medicine 14. History 15. Jobs and Employment 16. Law and Justice 17. Science and Technollgy 18. Transportation NET NOTES 14 -30-