Online Reference Shelf

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To access a specific resource, click its name on the list below. Items marked "CSUDH Students Only" will require you to enter your CSUDH Student ID in order to access them. Items marked with "Anyone Can Use" can be used by anybody.

US Government Information

Resource Name	Description	Who Can Access
USA dot gov	The US Government's official web portal	Anyone Can Use
State and Local Government on the Net	The State and Local Government Internet directory provides convenient one-stop access to the websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments.	Anyone Can Use
RAND California	A page on California and U.S. public policy issues with an emphasis on statistics. You can also access to California Statistics.	CSUDH Students Only
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States (via Gale Ebooks)	Details current geographical, social, and political data, historical narrative, and statistical information on the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Caribbean and Pacific dependencies of the U.S. Maps, tables, flags and official state seals included	CSUDH Students Only
GPO Access Home Page	The access portal for the Government Publishing Office. Here you can search all government publications, browse an A-Z list of topics, find a library near you that serves as a Government Information depository, and more.	Anyone Can Use