California

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

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

Counting California - user-friendly access to public use data compiled by federal, state, and local agencies; allows users to collate and integrate data by topic, geography, title, and provider

History
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

Golden State Museum - brings California's rich history to life with a mix of traditional exhibits and state-of-the-art technology

Historical Records Commission of Sonoma County - organization promoting the preservation of historical records, and the identification and inventory of county records and archives, with an emphasis on the importance of public records in research about history and culture

Historical Society - California Historical Society is a nonprofit organization involved in collecting, preserving, and presenting art, artifacts, and written materials relevant to the history of California

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

Indian Museum and Cultural Center - organization whose purpose is to culturally enrich and benefit the people of California and the general public

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

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

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