ALA GODORT State & Local Documents Task Force Toolbox
State & Local Government Directories, Meta-Indexes, etc.
Below are selected meta-indexes which provide either a list of links to state and local
governments in general, or to related sites which provide a list of links that may be useful for those researching state publications issues.
Facts, Data, and Links to the 50 States and Territories
Davidson College Library.
[Especially for facts and data, this is a nicely designed site]
Government Resources on the Web: States
University of Arizona Main Library
[Alphabetically by state, provides quick, most useful links to state government sites]
LII: State Legal Materials.
Legal Information Institute (LII).
[For each state, and for U.S. Territories and Affiliated Jurisdictions, provides links to: constitution and legislation; judicial opinions; regulations and other Agency Material; and additional collections of state legal resources]
LII: State Statutes by Topic.
Legal Information Institute (LII).
[For such topics as alcoholic beverages, adoption, divorce, marriage, and transportation this Web site provides statutes and links to information for the fifty states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico]
Local Governments and Politics
Grace York, University of Michigan, Documents Center.
[Detailed research guide for finding Web sites and other sources of information on local governments, including city and county directories, laws and municipal codes, local government reports, think tanks, journals, newspapers, elections, and statistics]
NASCIO: Sites of Interest
NASCIO (Representing Chief Information Officers of the States)
[An extensive list of links from an organization with a somewhat different point of view (yet all related to state information); therefore, this resource provides some unique links from others]
NASCIO: State Search
NASCIO (Representing Chief Information Officers of the States)
[As stated at the top of the page, this is "a topical clearinghouse to state government information on the Internet," with links to state information under such topics as administration & finance, auditors, information technology, purchasing/procurement, and regulation & liscensing, among many others]
Selected Web Sites: Municipal Codes Online
Seattle Public Library
[As stated on their Web site, "this page provides Links to city and county codes available for unrestricted searching on the World Wide Web"]
State and Local Government on the Net
Piper Resources
[Contents: statewide offices, legislative branch, judicial branch, executive branch, boards and commissions, regional, counties, cities, other, and libraries]
State and Local Governments
Library of Congress
[Provides a list of meta-indexes for state and local governments, selected state government information sites, and then links to Web sites by each state]
State Government and Politics
Grace York, University of Michigan, Documents Center.
[Detailed research guide for finding Web sites and other sources of information on state government, including: state governments associations, congressional delegations, constitutions, courts, flags, governors, laws and regulations, state legislatures, think tanks, advocacy groups, books, journals, newspapers, elections, and statistics]
State Government Information Index
Kathy Amen, Government Information Librarian, St. Mary's University, San Antonio, TX
[Succinct Web page providing a map of the U.S. on which one can click on individual states for state-specific information (providing some quick facts and the most relevant Web links for each state), or a list of links to sites providing information on all states in a single listing]
State Web Pages
Duke University, Perkins Library.
[Provides a list of links to: official home pages, state legislature pages, state tax forms, and state links by subject]
WashLaw: Your Guide to Legal Information on the Internet
Washburn University School of Law.
[Provides an
impressive list of links to state and local web sources, including circuit courts, city
codes, relevant organizations, etc., even legal "humor"]
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