Click on the appropriate campus from this list of UC Campus government information web pages. (Return to top of Page)

Information about the Libraries:
Hours of service
Telephone numbers
Addresses and sometimes maps
Description of government information collections and what can be found at these libraries

Links to government resources on the web:
Government agency web pages:  U.S., California, international and local
Subject guides to published and web resources
Indexes for locating government resources.  NOTE:  some may be restricted to campus users only.  You can always use the free ones listed below.

Laws and regulations
Consumer information
Health
Education
Science
Statistics
And much more.........
    Try this U.S. Site for a sample of topics to browse and locate resources (Return to top of page)

There are several different ways you may find information.  Select the one which seems most appropriate.

• Each campus web page has links to resources based on subjects and by level of government.  If any of those match your need, try one of them.
• INFOMINE is often a good place to begin a search.  You can browse subjects or search directly for a subject.
• If you know what federal, state or international agency  might have produced the information you need, use the general sites below to locate that agency and their web page to see if you can find what you need.
United States
California  Click on State Agency Index
International
• There are many major search sites designed to help find information.  Try one of them.
• U. S. government:

GPO Locator Tools and Services
GPO Access
University of Michigan Documents Center (includes state, local, international as well)
Godort Frequently Used Sites
FirstGov
• California government:

California Home page
• International government

International Organizations via NWU
• State and local governments in the U.S.

State and local government on the net (Piper)
• Try one of the growing number of resources on the University of California Gateway to Government Information.
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There are several databases which might be of use to you.  This web page provides you with a subject listing of the major databases.  They are of 2 main types:

• Free to the public.
• Commercial databases which are restricted to UC campus users.  These are marked UC users only.

Also provided are instructions on how to locate other databases.
It may be necessary for you to go into a library to locate the publications identified in these databases.  Use the Melvyl Catalog and California Periodicals databases as a place to start finding locations for those publications you identify.  Some entries provide links to full text resources.

List of Databases by Subject

Try these:

• Yahoo has a government section
• Google offers government searching under their Advanced Search
• Google Uncle Sam is for U.S. documents and web pages.  Great for locating individual web titles.

What is a depository library?  How do I find them?

A.  For a description of the Federal Depository Library Program, check out this description.
B.  In addition to the UC libraries listed above, a complete directory is available.
C.  Most of the UC libraries are also depositories for selected California government publications.  Many of these publications can be identified by searching the CDL/Melvyl Catalog and/or CDL Periodicals Titles. (Return to top of Page)

   For APA and MLA formats, try this site.

Go to University of California Gateway to Government Information

Compiled by Kay Collins
U.S. Government Information Librarian
University of California, Irvine
kcollins@lib.uci.edu

Latest Revision:  1/2003