CBAIOP~Boston Aids Information Outreach Project Tutorial

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	Tutorial Sections 1 - 4
	Section 2: Strategies for Locating Reliable HIV/AIDS Information on the Web
	Introduction to Section 2: Strategies for Locating Reliable HIV/AIDS Information on the Web
	Alternatives to Using Search Engines
	Thinking in Terms of Category
	Value-Added Web Collections
	Library Collections
	Local, State, or Federal Government Agency Collections
	Finding Government Agency Web Sites: .gov
	Local or National Organization and Association Collections
	Finding Organization Web Sites: .org
	Featured HIV/AIDS Web Resources
	AEGIS -- AIDS Education Global Information System
	AIDS Action
	The Body
	HIV InfoWeb
	HIV InSite
	MEDLINEplus
	Project Inform
	Review Options
	HIV/AIDS Web Sites and Resources List
	Independent Exercise
	Evaluate Section 2 of the Tutorial
	Go to Section 3 of the Tutorial

SECTION 2: STRATEGIES FOR LOCATING RELIABLE HIV/AIDS INFORMATION ON THE WEB
LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY COLLECTIONS

Local, state and federal government agencies gather, analyze and distribute massive amounts of data. In fact, the Internet has become one of the most important mechanisms for the delivery of government-generated information.
Most government agency Web sites include large collections of links to:
information that is produced by that agency
information that is produced by other government agencies
current news and legislation