The United States Government Internet Directory, 2012
The United States Government Internet Directory, 2012

Author: Shana Hertz Hattis

Publisher: Bernan Press

Published: 2012-08-28

Total Pages: 610

ISBN-13: 1598885359

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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 with even 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 locate 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 2,000 Web site records, organized into 20 subject themed chapters includes topics on a wide-range of subjects including employment, energy, defense and intelligence, culture and recreation, and much more provides descriptions and URLs for each site describes sites to help you choose the proper resource notes the useful or unique aspects of the site lists some of the major government publications hosted on the site contains useful, up-to-date organizational charts for the major federal government agencies provides a roster of congressional members with member's Web sites lists House and Senate Committees with committee URLs includes a one-page Quick Guide to the major federal agencies and the leading online library, data source, and finding aid sites identifies the major government Web sites related to the global recession and new government economic recovery programs contains multiple indexes in the back of the book to help the user locate Web sites by agency, site name, subject, and government publication title

Harvard Law Review: Volume 127, Number 6 - April 2014
Harvard Law Review: Volume 127, Number 6 - April 2014

Author: Harvard Law Review

Publisher: Quid Pro Books

Published: 2014-04-10

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 161027878X

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The contents of Number 6 (Apr. 2014) include scholarly articles and student research, as well as as the extensive, annual survey of Developments in the Law. This year's subject is SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY. Topics include "Pro-Gay and Anti-Gay Speech in Schools," "Transgender Youth and Access to Gendered Spaces in Education," "Classification and Housing of Transgender Inmates in American Prisons," "Animus and Sexual Regulation," and "Progress Where You Might Least Expect It: The Military's Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.'" Each year, the special Developments issue serves, in effect, as a new and detailed book on a cutting-edge legal subject. The issue also includes an article by Jill C. Anderson, "Misreading Like a Lawyer: Cognitive Bias in Statutory Interpretation," and an article by Ryan Bubb & Richard H. Pildes, "How Behavioral Economics Trims Its Sails and Why." In addition, student case notes explore Recent Cases on such diverse subjects as false advertising by disseminating scientific literature, free speech rights of professors in public universities, voter identification laws, sentencing by imposing the condition of penile plethysmography, aiding and abetting violations in international law, and whether intercepting unencrypted wi-fi violates the Wiretap Act. A further student work explores the recent administrative policy of the Social Security Administration's eliminating a surgical requirement for changing trans individuals' gender designation, and another explores a recent administration white paper on national security and whether bulk metadata collection violates the USA PATRIOT Act. Finally, the issue features several summaries of Recent Publications. The Harvard Law Review is offered in a quality digital edition, featuring active Contents, linked notes, active URLs in notes, and proper ebook and Bluebook formatting. The contents of Number 6 (Apr. 2014) include scholarly essays by leading academic figures, as well as substantial student research. The Review is a student-run organization whose primary purpose is to publish a journal of legal scholarship. The organization is formally independent of the Harvard Law School. Student editors make all editorial and organizational decisions.

Federal Regulatory Directory
Federal Regulatory Directory

Author: CQ Press,

Publisher: CQ Press

Published: 2015-10-09

Total Pages: 2541

ISBN-13: 1483384799

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The Federal Regulatory Directory, Seventeenth Edition continues to offer a clear path through the maze of complex federal agencies and regulations, providing to-the-point analysis of regulations. Information-packed profiles of more than 100 federal agencies and departments detail the history, structure, purpose, actions, and key contacts for every regulatory agency in the U.S. government. Now updated with an improved searching structure, the Federal Regulatory Directory continues to be the leading reference for understanding federal regulations, providing a richer, more targeted exploration than is possible by cobbling together electronic and print sources.