Briefing Book

Assessments of EPA Web Sites as Resources for Local Stakeholders

• Building Capacity to Participate in Environmental Protection Agency Activities: A Needs Assessment and Analysis. Environmental Law Institute Report. June 1999. This report examines and identifies approaches to build the capacity of communities to participate in EPA decision-making processes.

• EPA Government-wide Survey: Background, Summary Findings, and Follow-up Plans. Reference librarians who use EPA's web site were asked about the organization and ease of using EPA's web site. December 1999.

• EPA WebWorld 2000 Conference Summaries This was the first WebWorld conference that gathered information and feedback on the vision of EPA's role in facilitating access to and dissemination of environmental information. July 2000.

• Suggestions for Using the Internet to Build Capacity to Participate in Environmental Protection Agency Activities. Information Renaissance. August 2000.

• Tell Us Your Information Needs. EPA Region 3 focus groups on environmental needs. Presents the results of five focus groups conducted to gather input on a variety of environmental information topics throughout the Mid-Atlantic states. April 2000.