Research Assistance
Government Information: California State & Local
by Research Assistance – August 9, 2021
The UC Davis is a Depository Library for California State government documents. The Library has a large collection of historical and current California government documents. While state government documents are received in paper copy, and increasing number of California State government documents may only be available via State agency web sites. State government documents both in paper copy and online are represented in the University Library catalog.
Government publications located in the Shields Library lower level Government Information closed stacks collection can be retrieved and checked out whenever the library is open. Publications located in the Government Information stacks can be identified by the “Doc” in front of the call number that you’ll find in the University Library catalog. Please ask at the first floor Information Desk when an assistant is available; at other times ask at the Shields Library Circulation Services to have a staff member retrieve a known document by call number.
Should you have questions about these collections or need suggestions on where to start your research you can email research support librarians at researchservices@ucdavis.edu.