The USC Libraries have been a depository for California State documents since 1947. The collection consists of publications of selected state agencies, and the executive and legislative branches. The types of publications collected emphasize public policy issues, especially budgetary and planning documents, statistical compilations and reports, analytical and investigative reports from the Legislative Analyst's Office, and Legislative hearings. Most of the collection is cataloged and appears in the library's on-line catalog. The core California collection is housed in Grand Avenue Library, an off campus site. Except for selected reference materials and journals, it is a circulating collection that can be paged. Items in the collection that do not appear in the online catalog may be accessed through special indexes in LIPA. Most California government agencies, as well as the executive, judicial, and legislative branches of state government, provide digital access to their current publications and resources.
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Power (Social sciences) -- California -- History
California -- Politics and government