1. Uri Toch College of Lake County [email_address] Steven Jablonski Skokie Public Library [email_address] Gotta Love Dot Gov!

2. Why Use Dot GovWeb Sites?

• Reliable/Trustworthy

• Free

• User friendly

• Access to vast government information(digital libraries)

3. Dot Gov Drawbacks

• Duplicated and Divided Information

• Lack of Public Awareness

4. Major Portals

• USA.gov

• • www.usa.gov

• Illinois.gov

• • www.illinois.gov

5. Most Popular Topics on USA.gov

• Benefits and Grants

• Federal Jobs

• Buying from the Government

• International Travel

• Immigration and Naturalization

6. Consumer Concerns

• Consumer Action Website

• • www.consumeraction.gov

• FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Consumer Page

• • www.ftc.gov /consumer

7. Consumer Complaints

• Illinois Attorney General Consumer Complaint Page

• • www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov /consumers

• FTCs File a Complaintwww.ftccomplaintassistant.gov

8. Dangerous Products

• Recalls.gov

• www.recalls.gov

• FoodSafety.gov

• • www.foodsafety.gov

9. Save Energy

• EnergySavers.gov

• www.energysavers.gov

• Fueleconomy.gov

• www.fueleconomy.gov

10. Be Alert for Fraud

• FTCs Phone Fraud Page

• www.ftc.gov/phonefraud

• OnGuard Online

• www.onguardonline.gov

11. Identity Theft

• FTCs Identity Theft Page

• www.ftc.gov/idtheft

• Illinois Attorney General

• Identity Theft Hotline

• • www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/hotline.html

12. Managing Money

• MyMoney.gov

• • www.mymoney.gov

• Investor.gov

• • www.investor.gov

13. Banks & Foreclosures

• Helpwithmybank.gov

• www.helpwithmybank.gov

• HUD Foreclosure Page

• www.hud.gov/foreclosure

14. Help for Job Seekers

• CareerOneStop

• www.careeronestop.org

• Illinois workNet Center

• www.illinoisworknet.com

15. Get a Government Job

• USAjobs.gov

• www.usajobs.gov

• Work 4 Illinois

• work.illinois.gov

16. Assistance Portals

• Healthcare.gov

• www.healthcare.gov

• Eldercare Locator

• www.eldercare.gov

17. Federal Assistance Programs

• GovBenefits.gov

• • www.govbenefits.gov

• GovLoans.gov

• • www.govloans.gov

18. Illinois Assistance Programs

• Illinois Department of Human Services

• • www.dhs.state.il.us

• Illinois Health & Wellness

• www.illinois.gov/health

19. International Travel

• CDC Travelers Health

• www.cdc.gov/travel

• Department of State International Travel

• • travel.state.gov /travel

20. Post Office

• Postal Services Locator

• usps.whitepages.com/post_office

• Postage Price Calculator

• postcalc.usps.gov

21. Statistics

• FedStats

• • www.fedstats.gov

• Census Bureau

• • www.census.gov

22. Medical Information

• Healthfinder

• www.healthfinder.gov

• MedlinePlus

• • www.medlineplus.gov

23. Scientific Docs & Data

• Science.gov

• • www.science.gov

• Data.gov

• • www.data.gov

24. Dot Gov and Library Service

Great teaching tools

Access to the "hidden web"

• • www.census.gov

• • www.science.gov

25. Dot Gov and Library Service

Expand all collections

More efficientreference

• • www.irs.gov

• • www.statelocalgov.net

26. Towards the Future

• Responsive, transparent websites (Web 1.0)

• Now Web 2.0 (video, audio, blogs)

• • whitehouse.gov

• • thomas.gov

27. Towards the Future

• Web as access point with public

• More online services

• More agency collaboration

28. 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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