CALIFORNIA STATE INFORMATION
California state general information including archives, databases,
education, family data, genealogy, governments, heritage, history,
legal resources, library networks and systems, media and tourism.

          
Humboldt State University Library -- Geospatial Resources -- California Maps

CALIFORNIA ARCHIVES and DATABASES
* CAGenWeb Archives
* California Archives and Golden State Museum
* California Digital Library
  - Online Archive of California
* California Public Records Directory
* Calisphere - A World of Digital Resources
* CRiis™ California Counties
  California County Recorded Documents.
* Early California Population Project (ECPP)
  Public access to all the information contained in California's
  historic mission registers, including information on the Indians,
  soldiers and settlers of Alta California from 1769 - 1850.

CALIFORNIA EDUCATION
* Academic Education Learning Resources
* ASSIST
  Online student-transfer information system that shows
  how course credits earned at one public California college
  or university can be applied when transferred to another.
* CaliforniaColleges.Edu
  Finding and applying to a school in California.
* California Community Colleges
* California Department of Education
* California High School Proficiency Examination
* California Learning Resource Network
* California State Universities and E-Resources
* EdSource Online: California Resources and Links
* LearnCalifornia.org
  Electronic resource for students, teachers and
  everyone else interested in California history.
* Lists of school districts in California by county
* School Districts in California: Elementary, Middle and High School
* University of California System
  - A - Z Index
    Alphabetical listing of University of California system wide site topics.
  - History Digital Archives
  -  UC Newsroom
    Breaking news from the University of California, including UC Davis.
  - UCTV--University of California Television

CALIFORNIA GENEALOGY & FAMILIES:
* CALIFORNIA: Linkpendium - Portal:California - FamilySearchWiki
  (Category:California): [Facts - Place Details - Portal:California]
  - Cyndi's List - U.S. - California: (California USGenWeb Project)
* California Counties Genealogy Index
* California Events and Time Periods - LDS Research Guidance
* California Genealogy
* California Genealogy Societies and Directory
  - California Genealogical Society and Library
  - California State Genealogical Alliance
* California Research Outline - LDS Research Guidance
* California Resources at RootsWeb
* California State Archives - Family History Resources
* California State Library - California Genealogy Resources
  - Online Catalogs
    "Genealogy.
    Search also: subdivision Family under names of individual persons;
    also subdivision Genealogy under names of countries, cities, etc.,
    and under classes of persons and ethnic groups; and names of
    individual families, e.g. Lincoln family.
    Search also under: Biography.
    Search also under: Families of royal descent.
    Search also under: Heraldry.
    Search also under: Indians of North America -- Genealogy.
    Search also under: Jews -- Genealogy.
    Search also under: Kings and rulers -- Genealogy.
    Search also under: Photographs in genealogy.
    Search also under: Precedence
    Search also under: Registers of births, etc"
.   Genealogy -- (additional subsets under major divisions)
    Genealogy -- Addresses, essays, lectures.
    Genealogy & local history -- Indexes.
    Genealogy -- Anecdotes.
    Genealogy -- Archival resources -- Directories.
    Genealogy -- Authorship.
    Genealogy -- Bibliography.
    Genealogy -- California.
    Genealogy -- Catalogs.
    Genealogy -- Classification.
    Genealogy -- Computer network resources.
    Genealogy -- Computer programs.
    Genealogy -- Congresses.
    Genealogy -- Data processing.
    Genealogy -- Databases.
    Genealogy -- Dictionaries.
    Genealogy -- Directories.
    Genealogy -- Examinations, questions, etc.
    Genealogy -- Forms.
    Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
    Genealogy -- Humor.
    Genealogy in the Bible.
    Genealogy -- Indexes.
    Genealogy -- Juvenile literature.
    Genealogy -- Law and legislation.
    Genealogy -- Library resources.
    Genealogy -- Maps -- Bibliography.
    Genealogy -- Methodology.
    Genealogy -- Miscellanea.
    Genealogy -- Periodicals.
    Genealogy -- Personal narratives.
    Genealogy -- Popular works.
    Genealogy -- Posters.
    Genealogy -- Publishing.
    Genealogy -- Records.
    Genealogy -- Research
    Genealogy -- Societies, etc.
    Genealogy -- Software.
    Genealogy -- Sources.
    Genealogy teachers -- United States.
    Genealogy -- United States, (and other localities worldwide).

* California Vital Documents Research: The Golden State VitalSearch
  - Births - Marriages - Deaths - Death Records (1940 - 1997)
    and Birth, Death, & Marriage Certificates
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  Mormon family history and genealogy search.
  - California LDS Family History Centers, LDS Wards & Stakes and LDS Temples.
* Golden Nugget Library
* Melvyl® System - University of California
  Worldwide genealogy and family history research.
* NorCal Genealogy Statewide Resource Center
* Northern California Genealogy
  - City of Davis and Yolo County, California 
  - San Francisco Bay Area Genealogy Consortium
    - Bancroft at UC Berkeley - San Francisco, California: Sutro Library
    - Museum of the City of San Francisco
    - Portal:San Francisco Bay Area
  - Selected Genealogy Resources at the CSUS Library
  - University of California at Davis
    Genealogy, family and local history research.
* Southern California Genealogy
  - LARFHC - Southern California Resources
  - LOS ANGELES
    - @LA Genealogy - Genealogical Resources
    - LA County Community Histories
    - LA Public Library: History and Genealogy Links
    - LA Public Library History and Genealogy Department
    - Los Angeles LDS (Mormon) Family History Center
    - Mexican-American Families in Los Angeles, 1844-1880
  - SoCal Obituaries
  - Southern California Genealogical Society

CALIFORNIA GENERAL INFORMATION: Portal:California
* CalClicks.com - The California Search Engine
* California Find and Google™ Local
  Search Engine, Business Directory and find local services.
* Counting California
  Everything and anything statistical and geographical.
* LAND
  - California Agri-tourism Database
  - California Farm Bureau Federation
  - California Institute for Rural Studies
  - Community Alliance with Family Farmers
* List of California-related Topics
* List of cities in California
  - List of cities in California (by population)
* List of counties in California
  - California Counties' Websites
* National Weather Service - Western Regional Headquarters
* Places of Worship Directory - California
* Yahoo! Directory California

CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT and LEGAL RESOURCES
* California Courts Self-Help Center
* California Government Official Site
* California Legislative Analyst's Office
* California Local Government Information
* California: State and Local Government on the Net
* The Governor of California is Arnold Schwarzenegger.
* Official California Legislative Information

CALIFORNIA HISTORY and HERITAGE
* California Heritage Collection
* California Highways History
* California  Historical Society
* California Missions
* California Pioneer Project
  Settlers to California who migrated to or were born in California prior to 1880.
* California Gold Rush  
  - California Gold Rush
  - California's Gold
    Statewide television series in California about California.
  - Discovery of Gold in California
  - The Gold Rush
  - Gold Rush Sesquicentennial
* California State Historical Landmarks
* California State Library - California History Section
* California State Military Museum
* California State Parks
* History - State of California: Art & Culture - State of California
  - California County History
  - California History UCB Bancroft Library related links
    Resources for teachers and students.
  - California History Online
  - California History Pointers
  - The California History Website
  - History of California to 1899
  - History of California 1900 to Present
  - People of California
  - University of California History Digital Archives
* Oregon-California Trails Association

CALIFORNIA LIBRARY NETWORKS and SYSTEMS
GENERAL
Research Note from California Statistical Abstract 2003:
Statewide summary for 2001 - 2002 shows a total count of
volumes held to be 137,732,000.
Public libraries: 68,105,000
Academic libraries: 60,649,000
Special (includes State and Federal) libraries: 6,378,000
County Law libraries ( ⅔ reporting): 2,600,000
(Interlibrary loan volumes lent 1,877,000)
STATEWIDE
* California Libraries Catalog
  Anyone can view the holdings of all the participating public
  libraries in California.  People who have a California address
  may enter that address to gain access to the “All Libraries”
  view which shows the holding of all the libraries worldwide
  that participate in this shared catalog.  In California
  the “All Libraries” view includes academic, law libraries
  and special libraries.
  - California Group Catalog Guest View
  - WorldCat® Basic Search and California Catalog
    Contains all of the millions of bibliographic records cataloged
    by OCLC member libraries worldwide and California specific.
* California State Library 
  - Online Resources for State Government
  - California State Library - Services to Libraries
    - California Library Directory
* Higher Learning:
  - California Community College Libraries
  - The California State University Campus Libraries
  - University of California - Libraries and Archives
    With collections totaling more than 33 million volumes, the more than
    100 libraries throughout UC are surpassed in size on the American
    continent only by the Library of Congress collection.
* LibDex - California: California Libraries
* SCELC: Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium
* Your Public Law Library
SYSTEMS: Califa - Member List
Directory of California Library Organizations, Networks, and Interest Groups.
* 49-99 Cooperative Library System.
* Bay Area Library & Information System
* Black Gold Cooperative Library System
* Inland Library System
* Metropolitan Cooperative Library System
  - Includes Santiago Library System.
* Monterey Bay Area Cooperative Library System
* Mountain-Valley Library System
* North Bay Cooperative Library System
* North State Cooperative Library System
* Peninsula Library System
* Regional Library Networks: California
  - Arroyo Seco Library Network
  - Cascade Pacific Library Network.
  - Gold Coast Library Network and Members
  - Heartland Regional Library Network
  - Sierra Valley Library Network.
  - Tierra Del Sol Library Network
* San Joaquin Valley Library System
* Serra Cooperative Library System
* Silicon Valley Library System
* South State Cooperative Library System

CALIFORNIA MEDIA and TOURISM
* California Travel & Tourism: State of California Travel Guide
* California Travel Guide: Travel to California
* California's Official Vacation Guide
  California travel and vacation ideas.
* List of California-related Topics
* Regional & California Statewide Guides
  - State Highways in California
* Statewide - California Association of Bed and Breakfast Inns
* NORTHERN: Northern California
  - Sacramento: Capital Public Radio - KFBK 1530  Radio Online - KOVR TV CBS
    - Sacramento Bee (Travel and Weather) - Sacramento Union™
* SOUTHERN: Southern California
  - Greater Los Angeles Area: Los Angeles Almanac - Demographics, History, Statistics
  - Los Angeles, California - @ LA City - Los Angeles Times (Travel)

                       
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CALIFORNIA STATE INFORMATION:
Archives and databases, education, genealogy and families, general information, government
and legal, history and heritage, library networks and systems, media and tourism.
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