Counting California

The Counting California web site provided users with a single interface for accessing a variety of data and statistics about California from local, state, and federal government agencies. It was decommissioned June 5, 2008. Learn more [PDF]

Historical Information

• Counting California Planning Meetings Notes, June 7, 2004 (North) and July 13, 2004 (South) [PDF]
• Survey/feedback results: Contains comments and graphs of responses to the Counting California survey.

California state digital government information:

• Update: Covers the general approach of the cataloging project and the state agencies involved. January 30, 2002 [PDF]
• Shared Cataloging Program (SCP) framework: Outlines the California digital government information materials to be cataloged and the cataloging standards. February 26, 2001 [PDF]
• Cataloging proposal: Provides a plan for coordinating the cataloging of California digital government information. November 16, 2000 [PDF]

University of California government information collections:

• Survey of UC government publication collections: Provides information about UC federal and state depository libraries, law libraries, and the size and cataloging of UC's government collections. November 2002 [PDF]
• Unique items selected by campus: Lists the unique government publications selected by each campus; includes the item number, title, and format. [PDF]

The California Digital Library's government information initiatives:

• Providing access to digital government information:
• Executive summary: A framework for action. November 19, 1999 [RTF]
• Overview and background: Proposes five projects [RTF]
• Capture California state electronic information: Project description. November 19, 1999 [RTF]
• Establish a California data warehouse: Project description. November 19, 1999 [RTF]
• Create a web-based interface: Project description. [RTF]
• Catalog California state electronic information: Project description. November 19, 1999 [RTF]
• Create a UC government information web site: Project description. November 19, 1999 [RTF]
• Plan: Developing a systemwide strategy. December 16, 1998 [RTF]
• Creating a California digital government information library: This report from the UC/Stanford Electronic Government Information Initiatives Group (EGIIG) to the UC Heads of Public Services outlines the need for a coordinated effort to address digital government information. January 24, 1998 [RTF]