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    BUSINESS

    • Business Patterns (U.S. Census Bureau)
      URL: http://censtats.census.gov/cbpnaic/cbpnaic.shtml
      Includes County, Zip Code and Metro Business Patterns.

    • Commerce Business Daily (CBDNet)
      URL: http://cbdnet.gpo.gov/
      "The Commerce Business Daily (CBD) lists notices of proposed government procurement actions, contract awards, sales of government property, and other procurement information. Each edition contains approximately 500-1,000 notices. Each notice appears in the CBD only once. The CBD databases online via GPO Access contain notices from December 2, 1996 to January 2, 2002." To accommodate recent changes in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Federal Business Opportunities will now be the "single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000."

    • Country Commercial Guides: 1996 - 2001
      URL: http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/business/com_guides/index.html
      Prepared annually by U.S. embassies with the assistance of several U.S. government agencies. These reports present a comprehensive look at countries' commercial environments, using economic, political and market analysis.

    • Export.gov
      URL: http://www.export.gov
      "Export.gov brings together resources from across the U.S. Government to assist American businesses in planning their international sales strategies and succeed in today's global marketplace."

    • Federal Business Opportunities
      URL: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/
      "FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet. Through one portal - FedBizOpps (FBO) - commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community."

    • Market Research Library
      URL: http://www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no
      The Market Research Library is available through the U.S. Commercial Service, "the trade promotion unit of the International Trade Administration.

    • Securities & Exchange Commission
      URL: http://www.sec.gov/
      Includes investment information as well as the EDGAR database which contains selected documents of companies who are required to file forms with the SEC.

    • Small Business Administration
      URL: http://www.sba.gov/

    • Standard Industrial Classification
      URL: http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html
      Links to NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) 2002 and NAICS 2007 as well as NAPCS (North American Product Classification System)

    • U.S. Business Advisor
      URL: http://www.business.gov/
      Created by the Small Business Administration (SBA), National Partnership for Reinventing Government (NPR), and the U.S. Business Advisor interagency task force this site includes links to information for businesses on financial assistance, laws & regulations, international trade, and workplace issues.

    • U.S. Department of Commerce
      URL: http://www.doc.gov/
      The Department "encourages, serves, and promotes the Nation's international trade, economic growth, and technological advancement" and "promotes job creation, economic growth."

    • USA Trade Center
      URL: http://usatc.doc.gov/
      "Brings together key components of the U.S. Department of Commerce to serve as a single source for a complete range of export related products and information."

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    CALIFORNIA

    • California Business Search
      URL: http://kepler.sos.ca.gov/list.html
      Compiled by the California Secretary of State. Search for information on corporations, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies who have registered their business in California.

    • California Chamber of Commerce
      URL: http://www.calchamber.com/

    • California State Association of Counties
      URL: http://www.csac.counties.org/
      Official Web site for this association.

    • California State Controller's Office
      URL: http://www.sco.ca.gov/
      This site has information on the responsibilities and activities of the State Controller's Office, statistical information about each County in California, the full text of some of their publications, and a LINK to "Unclaimed Property Information." Prior to searching for unclaimed property, it is important to read the "Frequently Asked Questions" for an explanation of what constitutes "unclaimed property," laws governing it, and the procedures for claiming.

    • California State Home Page
      URL: http://www.ca.gov/
      Provides information on the history, culture, economy, natural resources, government, emergency relief and services provided by the State to its citizens, as well as information on working, travelling, vacationing and doing business in California.

    • California State Library
      URL: http://www.library.ca.gov/
      Information includes an overview of services they offer to the public, libraries, State government and employees, local government and teachers and students, as well as current news affecting the California State Library and California libraries. Links to the California Library Directory, Publications of the California State Library, and various catalogs.

    • Counting California
      URL: http://countingcalifornia.cdlib.org/
      Developed by the University of California's Digital Library, this site "enhances public access to the growing range of social science and economic data produced by government agencies" for California government data.

    • Department of Finance (State of California)
      URL: http://www.dof.ca.gov/
      This site includes present and historical California budget information, data and reports from the California Statistical Abstract, and other financial, economic, and demographic information for the State of California and its 58 counties.

    • Official California Legislative Information
      URL: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/
      This site by the Legislative Counsel of California includes links to all legislative information, including links to daily Senate and Assembly bill updates, links to California law codes, and information on how to find your legislators. Also, this site includes tips on accessing state legislative information on the Internet through a guide, a list of legislative Internet sites, and a listing of legislative publications.

    • Southern California Association of Governments
      URL: http://www.scag.ca.gov/
      SCAG functions as as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for six counties: Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura and Imperial. "As the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Association of Governments is mandated by the federal government to research and draw up plans for transportation, growth management, hazardous waste management, and air quality." This site includes bidding opportunities, SCAG publications, regional data, and GIS applications and maps.

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    CAREERS/OCCUPATIONS

    • California Occupational Guides, Occupational Studies by Industry, and Occupational Guides Indexes & Lists
      URL: http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/cgi/career/?PAGEID=3&SUBID=139
      Organized by the California Employment Development Department (EDD), "the California Occupational Guides are a series of about 300 information sheets covering individual occupations or groups of related occupations. They provide statewide information about job duties, working conditions, employment outlook, wages, benefits, entrance requirements, and training."

    • CALJOBS
      URL: http://www.caljobs.ca.gov/
      Organized by the California Employment Development Department (EDD), "this system is intended to help you manage your job search efforts by allowing you to view job listings and by giving you the option of making your resume available to employers through the Internet." Registration is required to access information on this site.

    • Career Guide to Industries
      URL: http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/
      Organized by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, you can locate information about careers within a specific industry.

    • CareerOneStop
      URL: http://www.careeronestop.org/
      "A U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored Web site that offers career resources and workforce information to job seekers, students, businesses, and workforce professionals to foster talent development in a global economy." The site includes links to America's Career InfoNet, which has occupation, industry, and state information, and America's Service Locator, which helps job seekers and businesses find local and relevant services.

    • Occupational Outlook Handbook
      URL: http://www.bls.gov/oco/
      Organized by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, you can locate information on a variety of careers as well as articles from the Occupational Outlook Quarterly.

    • O*Net OnLine
      URL: http://online.onetcenter.org/
      Includes information on skills, abilities, knowledges, work activities, and interests associated with occupations. Based on the Standard Occupational Classification system, this database can be used to facilitate career exploration, vocational counseling, and a variety of human resources functions, such as developing job orders and position descriptions and aligning training with current workplace needs.

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    CITING GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

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    CONSUMER

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    COUNTRY INFORMATION

    • Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
      URL: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/index.html
      Updated weekly, this site which is organized by the Central Intelligence Agency lists governments in alphabetical order "according to the most commonly used version of each country's name."

    • Country Studies
      URL: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
      The Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress publishes the Country Studies/Area Handbook in print. This online version allows you to search by country, combination of countries or browse the table of contents for a specific country. As with the print version, political, economic, social, historical, national security, and cultural information is provided. "Studies included here were published between 1988 and 1998. Information on some countries may no longer be up to date. See the "Research Completed" date at the beginning of each study or the "Data as of" date at the end of each section of text."

    • The Electronic Embassy
      URL: http://www.embassy.org/
      This site lists the address, phone and fax number of foreign embassies located in Washington D.C. as well as the URL for U.S. embassy web sites overseas. In addition, this site includes a select bibliography on diplomacy and international affairs.

    • U.S. Missions Online
      URL: http://www.state.gov/www/regions_missions.html
      Organized by the U.S. State Department, this site links to U.S. embassy web sites in other countries with travel and tourist updates, current foreign affairs information, and doing business in the country.

    • The World Factbook
      URL: http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
      The CIA is the publisher of this resource which is also available in print. "The World Factbook" is an excellent resource to use for country reports. Included is a map and flag for the country as well as information on population, current issues, geography, economics, government structure, and the military. Regional maps of the world can also be viewed. When searching this site, don't forget to click on "Notes and Definitions" for changes in a country's name, the arrangement and organization of the publication, and an explanation of the information provided for each country.

    • United Nations
      URL: http://www.un.org/
      Information on its 188 member nations as well as issues the United Nations is involved in. This site can also be viewed in Arabic, Russian, Chinese, French, and Spanish.

    • Foreign Constitutions and International Treaties
      URL: http://lib.umich.edu/govdocs/forcons.html
      Organized by Sandra da Conturbia and Xiaodong Li, Humanitites & Social Sciences Services, Texas A&M University General Libraries.

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    EDUCATION

    • The Educator's Reference Desk
      URL: http://www.eduref.org/
      Federally funded information resource for those in the education field with the option to search the ERIC database which includes over a million abstracts to articles in journals in the field of education.

    • ED-Data
      URL: http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/
      "Fiscal, demographic, and performance data on California's K-12 schools" by state, county, and school district, and school.

    • National Center for Education Statistics
      URL: http://nces.ed.gov/edstats/
      Links to information from the sources, The Condition of Education, The Digest of Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics, Youth Indicators, Education Indicators.

    • Department of Education
      URL: http://www.ed.gov/
      Publications, products, statistics, administrative initiatives, Title IV school codes, and financial aid for students.

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    FEDERAL/STATES/COUNTIES/CITIES/LOCAL GOVERNMENT

    FEDERAL

    • Access America: Your Guide to Government Services
      URL: http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/accessamerica/docs/services.html
      The Government Information Technology Services Board, the Chief Information Officers Council, and the National Partnership for Reinventing Government have partnered in creating a site with articles and links to government information and services for businesses, seniors, students, exporters, the disabled, consumers, and workers.

    • FedWorld Information Network
      URL: http://www.fedworld.gov/
      FedWorld provides access to information from more than 60 federal agencies and to more than 100 government bulletin boards. It offers "a comprehensive central access point for searching, locating, ordering and acquiring government and business information." Some databases require registration and/or fees.

    • USA.gov
      URL: http://www.usa.gov/
      The first-ever government website to provide the public with easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources.

    • Government Information Locator Service via GPO Access
      URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gils/index.html
      "Way to identify, locate, and describe publicly available Federal information resources, including electronic information resources" from various departments and agencies of the U.S. government.

    • GPO Access
      URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/index.html
      As of September 1998, the following information is available: Budget of the U.S.; Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (MOCAT); Code of Federal Regulations; Commerce Business Daily; Congressional Information; the Congressional Record; Economic Indictors; History of Bills; House and Senate Pubications; Public Laws; U.S. Code (1994 edition); U.S. Constitution; Federal Register; GAO Reports; GILS; Privacy Act Notices; Supreme Court Decisions; U.S. Government Manual; Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; Statistical Abstract of the U.S.; and information about the Federal Depository Library Program.

    • GPO Access: Browse Topics
      URL: http://www.browsetopics.gov/
      U.S. Government sites arranged by topic.

    • GPO Access Online Resources: A-Z Resource List
      URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/databases.html
      Comprehensive list of official Federal resources such as the Congressional Record, U.S. Budget, CFR, FR, Commerce Business Daily, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents.

    • U.S. Government Printing Office: Keeping America Informed
      URL: http://www.gpo.gov

    • Presidential Libraries
      URL: http://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/
      Organized by the National Archives and Records Administration with an overview of the Presidential Library system as well as links to the libraries' home pages.

    • U.S. Government Manual
      URL: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/gmanual/index.html
      Search by year.

    • U.S. Mint
      URL: http://www.usmint.gov/
      Home page for the U.S. Mint. This site lists the Mint's mission and facilities, basic collector's tips, and information about the history, production and specifications for coins, and basic information for collectors.

    • U.S. State Department
      URL: http://www.state.gov/
      This site is divided into 5 main sections: Issues & Press, Travel & Business, Countries, Youth & Education and Careers.

    • U.S. Treasury
      URL: http://www.ustreas.gov/
      Includes links to information on savings bonds, importing, exporting, and the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act).

    • The White House
      URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/
      Links to independent Federal Agencies and Commissions, the President's Cabinet, and the President's press releases as well as information about the President and his family.

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    STATES

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    COUNTIES

    • County of Los Angeles
      URL: http://lacounty.info/

    • Los Angeles Almanac
      URL: http://www.laalmanac.com/
      This site, organized by Gary Thornton, Publisher and Editor of Given Place Publishing Company, has links to information and statistics about Los Angeles County and the cities and unincorporated areas within its boundaries.

    • Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation
      URL: http://www.laedc.org/
      Private nonprofit organization whose interest is in the development and growth of the Los Angeles County area.

    • National Association of Counties
      URL: http://www.naco.org

    • Neighborhood Knowledge Los Angeles
      URL: http://nkla.sppsr.ucla.edu/master.cfm?SessionOn=yes&Look=Graphic
      Maintained by the Community Information Technology Center (CITC) in the UCLA Advanced Policy Institute. The goal is to improve the Los Angeles area. by providing information to policymakers, residents, and communities.

    • Official Links for Los Angeles City and Los Angeles County
      URL: http://library.csun.edu/mfinley/lagov.html
      List organized by Mary Finley, Government Documents Librarian, California State University, Northridge.

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    CITIES

    • City of Los Angeles
      URL: http://www.cityofla.org/
      Official site for the City of Los Angeles government.

    • League of California Cities
      URL: http://www.cacities.org/
      There are links to over 260 California cities who have home pages on the Web, information about their operations, finance, and structure, and issues facing cities today.

    • National League of Cities
      URL: http://www.nlc.org/
      Established in 1924, the goal of this organization is to "strengthen and promote cities as centers of opportunity, leadership, and governance".

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    LOCAL

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    GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS

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    HEALTH

    • California Department of Health Services - Center for Health Statistics
      URL: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/hisp/chs/

    • Healthfinder
      URL: http://www.healthfinder.gov/
      Organized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this site is "a gateway to selected consumer health and human services information resources provided by U.S. government agencies and other organizations serving the public interest."

    • National Institutes of Health
      URL: http://www.nih.gov/index.html
      This site includes the text of many of the Institute's most frequently requested publications as well as information from CancerNet, AIDS information, Clinical Alerts, and the Women's Health Initiative. Some of the information is also available in Spanish.

    • U.S. National Library of Medicine
      URL: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
      Option to search MEDLINE, AIDSLINE, AIDSDRUGS, AIDSTRIALS, HISTLINE, POPLINE, SDILINE, SPACELINE and TOXLINE to retrieve citations to articles from medical journals or LINK to a publishers' sites for the full-text of some of the journals. Also included on this site is MEDLINEplus which links to self-help groups, consumer health information, medical dictionaries, health-related databases, and medical libraries.

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    JUST FOR KIDS

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    LEGAL

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    LIBRARIES

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    MAGAZINES/NEWSPAPERS

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    MILITARY

    • ASSIST - Quick Search
      URL: http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/
      "The official source for DoD specifications and standards....ASSIST-Quick Search provides direct access to nearly 100,000 full text DoD Specifications and Standards available in the DoD master repository."

    • Department of Veterans Affairs
      URL: http://www.va.gov/index.htm
      Statistics on the veteran population, disabled veteran resources, legislation, veterans benefits and services.

    • Scientific & Technical Information Network
      URL: http://stinet.dtic.mil/
      The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Scientific and Technical Information Network (STINET) Service helps the DoD community access pertinent scientific and technical information to meet mission needs more effectivel y. Public STINET gives you access to all unclassified, unlimited citations to documents added into DTIC from late December 1974 to present.

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    PATENTS/TRADEMARKS/COPYRIGHTS

    • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
      URL: http://www.uspto.gov/
      This site provides search options and information on patents, trademarks, and copyrights. However, prior to conducting a search in any of these databases, it is essential that you read all information pertaining to the coverage and content of the databases.

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    POLITICS/ELECTIONS

    • California Secretary of State
      URL: http://www.sos.ca.gov/
      Information includes Ballot Pamphlets On-Line; a directory to lobbyists, lobbying firms, and lobbyist employers; campaign finance information; election and voter information and a link to the latestCalifornia Roster. For similar information related to presidential and congressional campaigns, connect to the Federal Election Commission web.

    • County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder
      URL: http://regrec.co.la.ca.us/
      Polling Place Locator, information on political parties, voter districts, election results with multilingual voter services in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. Also included is information on obtaining vital records, birth, marriage, death records, and registration of a business name.

    • Federal Election Commission
      URL: http://www.fec.gov/
      Includes information on voting, elections, party fundraising, campaign finance data, and historical voter registration and turnout statistics.

    • League of Women Voters of California
      URL: http://ca.lwv.org/
      The League's "goal is to direct citizens to information to encourage informed political actions including voting, communicating with your elected representatives, or running for political office. "

    • Mapping Your Legislative District

    • Project Vote Smart
      URL: http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm
      "Project Vote Smart has compiled information on over 13,000 candidates and elected officials, including President, Congress, Governors, and State Legislators" by providing information in five areas on the candidates—Biographies, Campaign Finances, Issue Positions, Performance Evaluations, and Voting Records. Also included at this site are links to information on elections, federal and state government to keep one informed on the election process and provide an awareness of political issues.

    • Smart Voter
      URL: http://www.smartvoter.org/
      Organized by the League of Women Voters, this site not only includes a list of candidates running for State and Federal, some county, district and school offices but also a summary of some State Propositions and information on past California elections.

    • U.S. Senate
      URL: http://www.senate.gov/
      Official home page for the U.S. Senate with information on contacting your Senator, Senate Floor activity, hearing schedules, and an option to search for a bill from the current Congressional session.

    • U.S. House of Representatives
      URL: http://www.house.gov/
      Official Web home page for the House including roll call votes, contact information for the Representatives, House schedule, committee hearings, and links to Thomas for legislative information.

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    STATISTICS/DEMOGRAPHICS

    • CenStats Databases
      URL: http://censtats.census.gov/
      Organized and compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. Databases which are available are Annual Survey of Manufacturers, Building Permits, Census Tract Street Locator, Consolidated Federal Funds Report, County Business Patterns, International Trade Data, information on occupations from the 1990 Census, counties in the U.S., and Zip Code Business Patterns.

    • U.S. Census Bureau
      URL: http://www.census.gov/
      Includes census information on population and housing as well as the economy. There are also links to other servers which gather statistical information. Don't miss clicking on American FactFinder! This is where information from the Census 2000 data will be released to the public over the Internet.

    • Criminal Justice Statistics Center
      URL: http://caag.state.ca.us/cjsc/index.htm
      Compiled by the California Attorney General, this site is a great resource for crime statistics. Although the focus is on California, other links are provided for statistics on crime in the U.S. and the world.

    • EconData.Net
      URL: http://econdata.net/content_index.html
      "More than 400 links to socioeconomic data sources, arranged by subject and provider."

    • FedStats
      URL: http://www.fedstats.gov/
      Links to over 70 Federal agencies which produce economic and social statistics at the federal, state, county, and local government level.

    • Statistical Abstract of the United States
      URL: http://www.census.gov/prod/www/statistical-abstract-1995_2000.html
      Covers statistics by broad subject category from 1995-99.

    • Uniform Crime Statistics (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
      URL: http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm

    • U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
      URL: http://www.bea.gov/

    • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
      URL: http://stats.bls.gov/

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