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Each state government produces large varieties and quantities of useful information that are largely unknown outside their state of origin. This book leads the public to the most useful information sources produced by each state, as well as to depository libraries that will facilitate more effective research. For each of the 50 states, important publications are detailed, along with information on how to obtain them. The publications' topics range from crime statistics to vital statistics, business statistics, health information, statistical abstracts, education directories, state budgets, economic indicators, state laws and legal information, and more.
Tapping State Government Information Sources has a broader focus than previously published books in this subject area, most of which have focused solely on depository laws, useful state publications, or indexes to state publications. This book covers all three. The first chapter describes print and electronic sources that provide information about all 50 states. Each state's resources are then described in individual chapters. When possible, information about how to order a copy of the source is given, as are Web addresses for titles that are available online. At the beginning of each state chapter, the state's legal definition of public document or its equivalent is given, which may be of interest to librarians in states that are reexamining their own depository laws.
List of contents
ContentsPrefaceixAcknowledgmentsxiI.General Sources Covering All Fifty States by Lori L.Smith1II.State Government Information Sources15AlabamaLori L.Smith17AlaskaDaniel D.Cornwall25ArizonaDaniel C.Barkley32ArkansasLori L.Smith43CaliforniaDaniel C.Barkley51ColoradoDaniel C.Barkley62ConnecticutEric W.Johnson74DelawareEric W.Johnson81FloridaLori L.Smith87GeorgiaLori L.Smith95HawaiiDaniel C.Barkley103IdahoDaniel D.Cornwall114IllinoisJ.Louise Malcomb122IndianaJ.Louise Malcomb129IowaJ.Louise Malcomb136KansasDaniel C.Barkley143KentuckyJ.Louise Malcomb155LouisianaLori L.Smith164MaineEric W.Johnson172MarylandLori L.Smith178MassachusettsEric W.Johnson188MichiganJ.Louise Malcomb196MinnesotaDaniel D.Cornwall204viii CONTENTSMississippiLori L.Smith214MissouriJ.Louise Malcomb222MontanaDaniel D.Cornwall230NebraskaDaniel D.Cornwall238NevadaDaniel C.Barkley246New HampshireEric W.Johnson256New JerseyEric W.Johnson263New MexicoDaniel C.Barkley269New YorkEric W.Johnson280North CarolinaLori L.Smith287North DakotaDaniel D.Cornwall296OhioJ.Louise Malcomb302OklahomaDaniel C.Barkley310OregonDaniel D.Cornwall321PennsylvaniaEric W.Johnson330Rhode IslandEric W.Johnson338South CarolinaLori L.Smith344South DakotaDaniel D.Cornwall353TennesseeJ.Louise Malcomb362TexasDaniel C.Barkley368UtahDaniel C.Barkley380VermontEric W.Johnson390VirginiaLori L.Smith396WashingtonDaniel D.Cornwall403West VirginiaJ.Louise Malcomb411WisconsinJ.Louise Malcomb419WyomingDaniel D.Cornwall428Appendix: Quick Reference Guide to Depository Laws and Coordinating Agencies435Index445
About the author
Lori Keenen Smith, author of Lorlee's Bee-you-ti-ful Day, is a retired insurance professional with a heart for creative writing, and she has written poems and short stories since childhood. Smith obtained a Journalism degree from the University of Arkansas and currently resides with her husband in Northwest Arkansas after spending many years in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Summary
This book leads the public to the most useful information sources produced by each state, as well as to depository libraries that will facilitate more effective research.
