Government Publications and Law

U.S. Census Bureau
Gov Pubs Reference Shelf: U.S. Census
Social Explorer: In collaboration with Queens College CUNY; the public edition offers "thousands of maps and hundreds of reports with thousands of variables"
Minnesota Population Center: Through the University of Minnesota; links to various MPC population data projects

UCSC Research Guide

How to Find Statistical Sources

Subject Guide

Census

CIVIL RIGHTS - race, ethnicity, religion, sexual identity

Websites

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
National Council on Disability
Oyez Directory - Civil Rights (U.S. Supreme Court)
Civil Rights.org
Civil Rights documents: (via the Thurgood Marshall Law Library of the University of Maryland School of Law) full-text of civil rights documents back to 1961

Databases

Ethnic News Watch: [UCSC only]
See UCSC Research guides below to find instructions for locating the best databases to research civil rights.

UCSC Research Guides

African American Studies
American Studies - Race and Ethnicity
Asian American Pacific Islander Studies
Chicano and Latino Studies
Feminist Studies
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Studies
Native American Studies
Sociology

CONGRESS & CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE (CRS)

CRS provides specialized, in-depth research for members of Congress and congressional committees. CRS reports are not immediately available to the public and they must be accessed indirectly through other sources.

Congress websites

Welcome to THOMAS: Quick and easy search for U.S. legislation from 1996-present
U.S. Congress: Search .pdf versions of congressional publications
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: Find records and acts of Congress from the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention through the 43rd Congress, including the first three volumes of the Congressional Record, 1873-75

CRS websites

Open CRS: Collection of CRS reports arranged by date and topic. Also provides links to other sites that archive CRS reports.
Congressional Research Service Reports: (via Univ. of North Texas)
Congressional Research Service: Secrecy and Security: (via Federation of American Scientists)
Environmental Topics CRS Reports: (via the National Library for the Environment)
Homeland Security/Terrorism and Health Law and Policy CRS Reports: (via the Thurgood Marshall Law Library of the University of Maryland School of Law)
Congressional Research Service Reports: (via UCSD) this site is not frequently updated

Subject Guides

Congress

DEFENSE & HOMELAND SECURITY - anti-terrorism, disaster planning, immigration, military

Defense Websites

U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
Population Representation in the Military Service: Report of demographic, education, and aptitude characteristics of U.S. military personnel (applicants, new recruits, enlisted, and officers)

Homeland Security Websites

U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS; formerly administrative branch of INS)
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE; formerly enforcement branch of INS)
CRS reports: Secrecy and Security: (via Federation of American Scientists)
CRS reports: Terrorism and Homeland Security: (via the Thurgood Marshall Law Library of the University of Maryland School of Law)

Databases

Congressional Quarterly (CQ): Public Affairs Collection: [UCSC only]
CQ Weekly: [UCSC only]
CQ Researcher: [UCSC only]
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts: [UCSC only]

Subject Guides

Homeland Security
Defense

EDUCATION - schools, issues, assessment

Websites

U.S. Department of Education
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC): "The world's largest digital library of education literature"
ERIC Pilot: (via FirstSearch!); (via GPO Access) full-text ERIC documents beginning with report ED 463 411 (October 2002)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Education for All (EFA): Education assessments of 180 countries by the United Nations
University of California

Databases

See UCSC Research guides below to find instructions for locating the best databases to research education.

UCSC Research Guides

Education: a Library Collections Guide
Education: a Library Research Guide

Subject Guide

Education

ENVIRONMENT - energy, fuels, pollution

Websites-Federal/National

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
US Fish & Wildlife Service- Endangered Species Program: Publication: Environmental Compliance Audit Handbook
National Wetlands Research Center: From the USGS; includes species profiles and biological reports
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL): Wind Energy Publications
Clearinghouse for Inventories and Emission Factors
Substance Registry System
Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Program: (via the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics of the U.S. EPA) "The Substance Registry System (SRS) provides information on substances and how they are represented in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations and information systems"

Websites-California

California Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Fish and Game: Threatened and Endangered Species
Fisheries Resources & Species Management: Coho Salmon
California Integrated Waste Management Board Directories and Databases
Air Resources Board
State Water Resources Control Board
Planning and Conservation League (PCLF): "Maintaining and Strengthening Environmental Laws in California through Legislation, Education and Research"

Databases

See UCSC Research Guides below to find instructions for locating the best databases to research environmental topics.

UCSC Research Guides

Environmental Studies: Laws, Regulations, and Policies
Environmental Studies: Science Resources
Environmental Toxicology

Subject Guides

Energy
Environment

HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES - welfare, medicine, nutrition, public safety, housing

Websites

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Forum on Child and Family Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
AIDS.gov

Databases

PubMed: [UCSC only]
Biosis Previews: [UCSC only]
LexisNexis Academic: [UCSC only] this database can be limited to medical research
OLDMEDLINE: [UCSC only]
Social Services Abstracts: [UCSC only]

UCSC Research Guide

Health Information

Subject Guides

Health and Human Services
Housing
Transportation

HISTORY - primary documents, speeches, images

American History Websites

American Memory: (via the Library of Congress)
Our Documents.gov: collection of 100 milestone documents of American history
National Archives: (via Archives Library Information Center (ALIC))
Making of America: (via the Univ. of Michigan)
World War Poster Collection: (via Univ. of North Texas)

Databases

See UCSC Research Guides below to find instructions for locating the best databases to research American history.

UCSC Research Guides

American History Resources
How to Find Primary Documents from American History

Subject Guide

History

INTERIOR - parks, urban studies, transportation

Websites

U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI): See links to individual bureaus on the right side of DOI homepage (e.g., Bureau of Reclamation or the National Park Service)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Databases

Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals (ARCH): [UCSC only]
Agricola
Columbia Gazetteer: [UCSC only]
National Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Program: Through the National Park Service; includes several databases with information pertaining to Native American remains

UCSC Research Guide

Community Studies Resources

Subject Guide

Interior

JUSTICE - crime, prisons/jails, law enforcement, court cases

Websites

Department of Justice (DOJ)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Bureau of Justice Statistics
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Office for Victims of Crime: Includes some statistical sources on crime and victim services

Databases

LexisNexis Academic: [UCSC only]
CQ Supreme Court Collection: [UCSC only]
GPO Access
Criminology: A Sage Full-Text Collection: [UCSC only]
FORENSICSnetBASE: [UCSC only]
WestLaw Campus: [UCSC only]

UCSC Research Guides

Criminal Justice
How to Find a Court Case

Subject Guide

Justice

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT - unions, labor force, wages, unemployment

Websites

Department of Labor (DOL)
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
National Labor Relations Board (NRLB)
Liber8: (via the Federal Reserve Board, St. Louis)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Databases

EconLit: [UCSC only]
Sociological Abstracts: [UCSC only]

UCSC Research Guide

Economics

Subject Guide

Labor

LAW - legislative branch, judicial branch, regulations

Websites

U.S. Supreme Court
California Courts
U.S. Code
Code of Federal Regulations
California Codes

Databases

LexisNexis Academic: [UCSC only]
Westlaw Campus: [UCSC only]
Findlaw: [UCSC only]

UCSC Collections Guide

Legal Studies

Subject Guide

Law

LOCAL - Santa Cruz City, Santa Cruz County, Monterey Bay Area

Websites

City of Santa Cruz
County of Santa Cruz
Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG)
Local Government Resources: (via UCSC Government Publications website)

POLITICS - political issues, elections

Websites

Elections: (via UCSC Government Publications website) current election information, analysis, and news; includes the Santa Cruz local area, California, and national elections
Lobbying Resources

Databases