Gotta love dot_gov_ila

Uri TochCollege of Lake Countyutoch@clcillinois.edu

Steven JablonskiSkokie Public LibrarySJablonski@skokielibrary.info

Why Use Dot Gov Web Sites?

• Reliable/Trustworthy• Free• User friendly• Access to vast government

information (digital libraries)

Dot Gov Drawbacks

• Duplicated and Divided Information

• Lack of Public Awareness

Major Portals

USA.gov www.usa.gov

Illinois.gov www.illinois.gov

Most Popular Topics on USA.gov

• Benefits and Grants• Federal Jobs• Buying from the Government• International Travel

• Immigration and Naturalization

Consumer Concerns

Consumer Action Websitewww.consumeraction.gov

FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Consumer Pagewww.ftc.gov/consumer

Consumer Complaints

Illinois Attorney General Consumer Complaint Pagewww.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers

FTC’s File a Complaint www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov

Dangerous Products

Recalls.govwww.recalls.gov

FoodSafety.govwww.foodsafety.gov

Save Energy

EnergySavers.govwww.energysavers.gov

Fueleconomy.gov

www.fueleconomy.gov

Be Alert for Fraud

FTC’s Phone Fraud Pagewww.ftc.gov/phonefraud

OnGuard Onlinewww.onguardonline.gov

Identity Theft

FTC’s Identity Theft Pagewww.ftc.gov/idtheft

Illinois Attorney General Identity Theft Hotline

www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/hotline.html

Managing Money

MyMoney.gov www.mymoney.gov

Investor.gov www.investor.gov

Banks & Foreclosures

Helpwithmybank.govwww.helpwithmybank.gov

HUD Foreclosure Pagewww.hud.gov/foreclosure

Help for Job Seekers

CareerOneStop

www.careeronestop.org

Illinois workNet Center

www.illinoisworknet.com

Get a Government Job

USAjobs.gov

www.usajobs.gov

Work 4 Illinois

work.illinois.gov

Assistance Portals

Healthcare.govwww.healthcare.gov

Eldercare Locator

www.eldercare.gov

Federal Assistance Programs

GovBenefits.govwww.govbenefits.gov

GovLoans.gov www.govloans.gov

Illinois Assistance Programs

Illinois Department of Human Services www.dhs.state.il.us

Illinois Health & Wellnesswww.illinois.gov/health

International Travel

CDC Travelers Health

www.cdc.gov/travel

Department of State International Traveltravel.state.gov/travel

Post Office

Postal Services Locator

usps.whitepages.com/post_office

Postage Price Calculator

postcalc.usps.gov

Statistics

FedStats www.fedstats.gov

Census Bureau    www.census.gov

Medical Information

Healthfinderwww.healthfinder.gov

MedlinePlus  www.medlineplus.gov

Scientific Docs & Data

Science.gov  www.science.gov

Data.gov    www.data.gov

Dot Gov and Library Service

• Great teaching tools

• Access to the "hidden web" • www.census.gov • www.science.gov

Dot Gov and Library Service

• Expand all collections • More efficient reference

o  www.irs.gov o www.statelocalgov.net

Towards the Future

• Responsive, transparent websites (Web 1.0)

• Now Web 2.0 (video, audio, blogs) o   whitehouse.gov o   thomas.gov

Towards the Future

• Web as access point with public

• More online services  • More agency collaboration

Keeping Up with Dot Gov

Gov Gab Blog

blog.usa.gov

RSS Feeds from USA.gov 

www.usa.gov/rss/index.shtml

USA.gov E-mail Updates www.usa.gov/Contact/E-mail-subscriptions.shtml

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