Government Documents

Most current government documents published by federal, national, international, state, regional, municipal, agency, school district and other local governments and agencies are available via open access (i.e., free) on the Internet via government websites.

Older government documents may be available from a depository library. The UC Berkeley Library is a depository library for both current and historical federal, international and state documents.

How to Find. Check Oskicat or Melvyl for both online and archived government documents cataloged at UC Berkeley. Check the weblinks below for government documents currently accessible on the Internet. Use the databases, search engines and library links below for advanced searching.

Education Government Links

Bay Area School Districts.
California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
California County Offices of Education.
California Department of Education.
California Education Code.
California Master Plan for Education: Kindergarten through university.
California Postsecondary Education Commission.
Committee on Education & the Workforce. U.S. House of Representatives.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. U.S. Senate.
Council of Chief State School Officers.
DataQuest. California educational data.
Ed-Data. California school data.
Edstats. From the World Bank, OECD and UNESCO.
European Union - Education.
FREE. Federal Resources for Educational Excellence. U.S. Department of Education.
Institute of Educational Sciences. U.S. Department of Education.
Joint Committee to Develop a Master Plan: K-12 through University (1999-2004).
Library of Congress. Many resources for teachers. See Thomas for legal research.
National Library of Education Archive.
OECD Forum on Trade in Educational Services.
State Education Departments.
U.S. Department of Education.
UNESCO - Education.
U.S. Census Education. Statistical Abstract

Mental Health Government Links

California Mental Health Services.
National Institute of Mental Health.
Medline Plus.
Mental Health Report of the U.S. Surgeon General.
Public Health Internet Resources. Public Health Library, UC Berkeley.

Government Information Sources at UC Berkeley Libraries

Government Information at UC Berkeley.
Institute of Government Studies. Local government information. IGS Library, UCB.
Statistics and Data.

Databases and Search Engines for Government Information

CQ Researcher.
GPO Access.
Legal Information Institute.
Lexis-Nexis.
Medline Plus.
Thomas.
USA.gov.