Umbach Consulting: Research and Information Resources

• Business

• California State Government
• California Home Page
• California Senate Home Page
• Legislative Bill Search, via California State Senate site
• California Assembly Home Page
• California Land Use Planning Information Network -- LUPIN
• California Environmental Resources Evaluation System - CERES
• California Economic Diversification and Revitalization -- CEDAR

 
• Economics data and resources
• Academic Info, guide to varied and useful resources for learners ("AcademicInfo: Subject Guides & Online Degrees")
• Business, federal guide to business information and resources
• FedStats, guide to federal statistics
• Comptroller of the Currency (U.S. Treasury Department)
• Federal Reserve Board Economic Research and Data
• Beige Book (2007 calendar), commentary on current economic conditions
• The Twelve Federal Reserve Districts
• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), extensive data and analysis on banking
• Financial Markets Center (FMC), helps in understanding Federal Reserve information
• California Department of Finance Financial and Economic Data
• California Department of Employment Development, Labor Market Information
• Economic Development, Sacramento Metro Chamber
• Business & Information Resources
• Rockefeller Institute, data on state and local finance
• U.S. Department of Commerce
• U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• University of Massachussets, Dartmouth, Department of Economics, Economics Resources Links
• Stock market data:
• Yahoo! Finance
• CNN/Money
• Also see "Web sites" section of my bibliography on banking and public investment
• Also see Additional Statistical Sources, U.S. and California

 
• Federal Government
• Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids, named in honor of Benjamin Franklin
• Business, federal guide to business information and resources
• FedStats, guide to federal statistics
• FedWorld
• "Thomas", Congressional site named for Thomas Jefferson
• The White House
• Government Accountability Office (GAO)
• U.S. Government Printing Office
• National Archives and Records Administration Archival Database

 
• History and culture
• Best of History Web Sites
• American Memory, from the Library of Congress
• The Ancient World Web: The Ultimate Index of All Things Ancient
• Classics and Mediterranean Archaeology Home Page
• Resource Pages for Biblical Studies
• World Cultures Internet Resources
•  Also see Library catalogs and reference resources and aids.

 
• Law and Legal Resources
• FindLaw -- One of the best free Law resources on the Web, FindLaw contains case citations and codes at the state, federal, and even international level. Also available are legal directories, forms, organizations, and news.
• Law Library of Congress
• National Institute of Justice
• State of California Courts
• United States Supreme Court
• Criminal Justice Resources on the Web (slow to load, but worth the wait)

 
• Library catalogs and reference resources and aids

Also see Academic Info, guide to varied and useful resources for learners ("AcademicInfo: Subject Guides & Online Degrees")

• Maps and cartography
• The Fascinating World of Maps and Mapping (Oddens' Bookmarks)
• David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
• Images of Early Maps on the Web
• California Coastal Resources Project.  Photographs and maps to help place them in context.  Phenomenal site.

 
• Newspapers and magazines

• Political Science Resources
• Western Connecticut State University List: Political Science Internet Resources
• The Ultimate Political Science Links Page

 
• Population data
• U.S. Census Bureau
• California Department of Finance
• Also see Newsletter page for prototype Stat Watch newsletter

 
• Science, technology, and mathematics

• Search engines/Web portals (selected)
• Google
• Altavista
• Webcrawler

• State and Local Governments
• California Links
• California State Association of Counties "California Counties" page
• Sacramento City Home Page
• State and local links
• USA City Link, information on many cities

• Think Tanks and Policy Research Shops
• Brookings Institution
• California Policy Research Center
• California Research Bureau
• California Senate Office of Research
• Cascade Policy Institute
• Cato Institute
• Pacific Research Institute
• Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
• Rand Corporation
• Reason Foundation
• Rockefeller Institute
• Urban Institute

Copyright © 2004-2009, Kenneth W. Umbach.  Updated June 16, 2009 (added Academic Info links).