California

State Agencies Directory - alphabetical list of California state agencies, including departments, divisions, programs, councils, boards, and commissions

Demographics & Data
California Statistical Abstract - data on social, economic, and physical aspects of the State, issued annually by the California Department of Finance, Economic Research Unit

Census QuickFacts - summary profiles showing frequently requested census information on the people, business, and geography of California

History
California Historical Society - nonprofit organization that collects, preserves, interprets, publishes and exhibits materials, and provides an invaluable record of the various histories of the people of California

California Indian Museum and Cultural Center - nonprofit organization that tells the stories of California Indian histories and cultures, past, present and future, from a Native perspective

California Museum - brings California's rich and diverse history alive through the extraordinary collection of the California State Archives and other collections throughout the state

Calisphere - gateway to a world of digitized primary source materials, including photographs, documents, newspaper pages, diaries, transcribed oral histories, and other unique cultural artifacts revealing the diverse history and culture of California

Genealogy - California section of the USGenWeb Project, a nationwide effort to organize genealogical materials on the Internet

Gold Rush History - online resources for information on history of California's gold country

History of American Indians in California - a report on events, procedures, laws, and situations that confronted and greatly affected California Indians and their ability to survive once Europeans arrived

Law & Legal Assistance
California Law Codes - current text of 29 codes of California Law

California Code of Regulations - 28 titles and text of the regulations of 200 state regulatory agencies. (Title 24 - California Building Standards is published separately, and is not available on the Internet. For information on the availability of Title 24 see Building Standards Commission)

California Courts Self-Help Center - find legal assistance and information, learn how to work better with an attorney, and how to represent yourself in some legal matters

Your Public Law Library - legal assistance information provided by the Council of County California Law Librarians, with links to real time legal reference and self-help legal information

Libraries & Archives
Braille and Talking Book Library - the California State Library loans braille, cassette and talking books, magazines and playback equipment to Californians unable to read conventional print

Melvyl - catalog of the University of California libraries

Online Archive of California - information on manuscripts, photographs and art held in California's libraries, museums, archives and other institutions

State Archives - repository for California's permanent governmental records as well as other materials documenting California history

State Library - California State Library is a public research library, serving the people, governments, and libraries within the state of California

UC Merced Library - information for the community about using UC Merced Library to research and borrow materials