University of California Irvine Subject and Course Guides - Orange County Government Information

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Data last updated on: Oct 05, 2007

•	Key sites for Orange county cities & county
•	How to do research on Orange County issues
		In-depth guides & instructional materials
•	How to find documents and books on Orange County
		ANTPAC and Melvyl
•	How to find articles on Orange County issues
•	Locating statistics on Orange County

•	Elected officials
•	Voting & elections
•	Laws & ordinances
•	Environment
•	Education & libraries
•	Further research
		Finding in-depth & specialized Orange County information

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Key sites for Orange county cities & county
•	County of Orange homepage
•	Orange County cities
•	Orange County agencies in an alphabetical list
•	Orange County Survey An annual survey done by the Public Policy Institute of California in Collaboration with the University of California, Irvine. Earlier years are available in paper. Call number: HN 79 C22 O77 Langson Library Gov Info Orange
•	State and Local Government on the Net Locates state, county, and city web sites for the whole nation.
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How to do research on Orange County issues In-depth guides & instructional materials
•	ANTPAC The UCI Libraries on-line catalog to locate books, periodical titles, and government publications. Cataloged material can be located by searching ANTPAC by the keywords of an issue or geographic name. For common topics such as "airports" included the phase "Orange County", (e.g. airports and Orange County). If you need assistance consider using the ANTPAC government information tutorial.
•		ANTPAC Tutorial
•		ANTPAC government information tutorial
•	Melvyl Locate books, journals, government documents, electronic resources, microforms and more throughout the UC Library system.
•	Description of the UCI Libraries Orange County Collection The Orange County or Local Collection is a part of the UCI Libraries Government Information Collection.
•	Maps/Aerial Photos/Geographic Information Systems (GIS) UCI Government Information Collection has a selection of Orange County aerial photo atlases, and topographic maps which are located in the Map and Atlas section on the 1st floor of the UCI Langson Library. The call numbers and locations of the aerial photos atlases can be located by searching ANTPAC by subject (e.g. Orange County Calif - aerial photos). The topographic maps are filed by name in the California section in the map cases. . Historical aerial photos and GIS products can be purchased through the Orange County Public Facilities and Resources Department. Geomatics/Land Information Systems. In order to find appropriate GIS products, UCI faculty and students may take advantage of the GIS consultation service offered in the Library or referring to the GIS website.
•		Geomatics/Land Information Systems
•		UCI GIS Consultation Service
•	Tustin Marine Corps Air Station Documents Repository The UCI Orange County collection houses the current documents on the base closure. These documents are not cataloged and cannot be found in ANTPAC. They are arranged in chronological order, and are located behind the UCI Langson Library reference desk. For further information about the City of Tustin’s redevelopment of the base property go to the City of Tustin web site.
•		City of Tustin
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How to find documents and books on Orange County ANTPAC and Melvyl
•	ANTPAC The UCI Libraries on-line catalog to locate books, periodical titles, and government publications. Cataloged material can be located by searching ANTPAC by the keywords of an issue or geographic name. For common topics such as "airports" included the phase "Orange County", (e.g. airports and Orange County). If you need assistance consider using the ANTPAC Government Information Tutorial.
•		ANTPAC Tutorial
•		ANTPAC Government Information Tutorial
•	Melvyl Will show all the cataloged material at UCI and at other UCI libraries.
•	Much of the Orange County collection is not cataloged Request help in finding material on Orange County at the Langson Library Reference Desk.
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How to find articles on Orange County issues
Article Databases
There is no database that focuses on documents, articles, or other material related to Orange County. The social and political sciences databases may have some articles about the Orange County. When searching UCI article databases by subject or keyword include "Orange County California" to limit your search. Possible article databases
•	Academic Search Complete Scholarly and news articles on a variety of topics
•	PAIS
•	News and Newspapers The Orange County Register and the Los Angeles Times provide very good sources for information on Orange County issues.
•		Orange County Register Current issues for three months - Current Periodical Room 2nd Floor of the UCI Langson Library. Microfilm 1906-present - Current Periodical Room 2nd Floor of UCI Langson Library
•			Newsbank 1987 - present: Indexing and full text articles
•		Los Angeles Times Current issues for three months - Current Periodical Room 2nd Floor of UCI Langson Library. Microfilm 1881-present - Current Periodical Room 2nd Floor of UCI Langson Library.
•			Proquest 1985 - present: Indexing and full text articles -
•	LexisNexisTM - Academic Available the from the Library’s homepage through Article Databases, will locate articles in a variety of newspapers.
•	Index to Current Urban Documents This database includes selected Orange County and city documents. Indexing and full text article access 2000 - present. Paper indexes 1972-2000. Call No.: Z1223 Z715 Langson Reference.
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Locating statistics on Orange County
Printed and electronic sources
•	Chapman University Economic and Business Review Provides an annual forecast of economic conditions in Orange County and the nation. Call number: HC 107 C22 O61 Langson Library Gov Info Orange
•	Orange County Progress Report Call number: F 868 O6 O7 Latest at the Langson Library Reference Desk This source is published by the Center for Demographic Research located at Cal State Fullerton. It contains statistics on the population and economy of the county and each city.
•		Center for Demographic Research
•	California Board of Equalization Agency administers many state revenue programs that affect counties, such as, property and sales taxes.
•	California Criminal Justice Statistics Center - Publications Many of the publications will have statistics for each county. One of the main publications of this agency is California Criminal Profiles Statewide by County - Orange Call number: J250 C7rs O7 Latest at the Langson Library Reference Desk
•	California Employment Development Department -Labor Market Information A very good site to located current and historical (back to the 1980s) statistics on labor force, industries, occupations, and wages. The profile of each California county can be searched.
•	California Department of Finance. Demographic Research Unit Reports on estimated, and projected population, and legal immigrations are calculated to the county level.
•	California Franchise Tax Board Provides income tax information and publications
•	County Health Profiles Call number: H 987 H41 2000 Latest at the Langson Library Reference Desk
Statistical Databases
•	RAND California Provides a wide variety of statistics down to the county and city level, like Counting California.
•	US Census Bureau Contains demographic and economic statistics down to the county level
•	American Factfinder Provides on line access to the 1990 and 2000 census statistics, down to the block level if they are available.
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Elected officials
•	Orange County
•		Supervisors
•		List of all other county elected officials
•	State Legislators (searchable by zip code)
•	State California Senate
•		Bob Margett 29th District
•		Dick Ackerman 33rd District
•		Lou Correa 34th District
•		Tom Harmon 35th District
•		Mark Wyland 38th District
•	California State Assembly
•		Tony Mendoza 56th District
•		Bob Huff 60th District
•		Jim Silva 67th District
•		Van Tran 68th District
•		Jose Solorio 69th District
•		Chuck DeVore 70th District
•		Todd Spitzer 71st District
•		Mike Duvall 72nd District
•		Mimi Walters 73rd District
•	Federal Representatives and Senators
•		U.S. Senate
•			Sen. Barbara Boxer
•			Sen. Dianne Feinstein
•		U.S. House of Representatives - Congressional Districts
•			Ed Royce 40th District
•			Gary Miller 42nd District
•			Ken Calvert 44th District
•			Dana Rohrabacher 46th District
•			Loretta Sanchez 47th District
•			John Campbell 48th District
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Voting & elections
•	Orange County Registrar of Voters Administers all federal, state, and local elections. Voting registration can be handled through this site. Election results are also posted here.
•	California Secretary of State The Voting and Elections Division administers elections in the state, certifies candidates, ballot initiatives, election results, and provides proposition information.
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Laws & ordinances
Laws and ordinances for Orange County and its cities may be found at the websites for that jurisdiction. The UCI Libraries does not collect laws or ordinances for the cities and county.
•	Orange County cities
•	County of Orange Ordinances
•	UC Berkeley Institute for Government Studies Maintains a large depository collection of local ordinance codes and charters issued by California cities and counties. Many of the cities are hyperlinked.
•	Orange County Law Library The Law Library collects paper copies of the county and city ordinances. It also has on-line editions of codes and ordinances through its homepage. Select "Legal Research" and then choose "Local Research on the Internet". The UC Berkeley Institute for Governmental Studies California Codes and Charters and the Municipal Code website at the Seattle Public Library are listed.
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Environment
•	California EPA Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board This agency is responsible for the preservation and restoration of water resources in an area that stretches from the San Bernardino Mountains to Newport Bay.
•	California Department of Toxic Substance Control Brownfields Reuse Provides information on the clean-up of contaminated sites.
•	Orange County Health Care Agency Environmental Health Division This agency issues health advisories when the bacteria level at a county beach exceeds state standards.
•	Heal the Bay Provides weekly, summer and annual Beach Report Cards for Southern California beaches.
•	Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends
•	Orange County Natural History
•	Southern California Wetland Inventory The Southern California Coastal Wetlands Inventory is a database of existing information on 41 coastal wetlands that lie between Mexico and Pt. Conception in northern Santa Barbara County. It provides three types of information for each site: 1) a map of the wetland’s historical extent; 2) a map of recent habitat distributions; and 3) a "profile" which briefly describes ecological conditions, and land use and enhancement histories. Paper copies of all the reports are located in the UCI Libraries Orange County collection.
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Education & libraries
•	Orange County Department of Education
•		Orange County School Districts The "schools" tab at the top of the website provides access the various school websites and test scores for Orange County and distinct information.
•	Orange County libraries Click on "Selected California Library Web Sites" in the menu.
•	California Department of Education School test scores under Assessment and Accountability
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Further research Finding in-depth & specialized Orange County information
•	Social Science Data Archives Collects and disseminates, for academic research and instructional use, machine-readable data in a variety of formats. These formats include CD-ROMs and floppy disks. Data can also be accessed and downloaded via the Web.
•	South East Asian Archives The Archive collects materials relating to the resettlement of Southeast Asian refugees and immigrants in the United States (and to a lesser extent, worldwide), the boat people and land refugees, and the culture and history of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. There is a special focus on materials pertaining to Southeast Asians in Orange County and California.
•	UCI Special Collections and Archives Regional history collection includes the Don Meadows Collection of Orange County, California, and Baja California materials. In addition to extensive book, pamphlet, periodical, photograph, manuscript, map, and ephemera holdings, the collection contains the papers of local political figures such as Congressman Robert Badham and Orange County Supervisor Willis H. Warner.
•	Orange County Historical Society The Orange County Historical Society, is a research, archival, and educational organization, dedicated to the discovery, preservation, and dissemination of the history of Orange County, California. The Society's reference library contains over 1,500 volumes, and there are over 500 files with information on families, historic buildings, events and sites, plus a map and photograph collection. The resources and office are located at the Howe-Waffle House and Medical Museum, 120 Civic Center Dr. West in Santa Ana. Please call for an appointment (714) 543-8282 or send an e-mail to HistoryOC@aol.com
•	Orange County Photography Archive This archive has a very extensive collection of Orange County photos. It is located at the First American Corporation, 1 First American Way, Santa Ana, CA. The Archive is opened by appointment. Please call Bob Blankman (714) 800-3916 to make an appointment.
•	Southern California Association of Governments As the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization, the Association of Governments is mandated by the federal government to research and draw up plans for transportation, growth management, hazardous waste management, and air quality. Additional mandates exist at the state level.
•	South Coast Air Quality Management District The South Coast Air Quality Management District, by law, is required to achieve and maintain healthful air quality for its residents. This mission is accomplished through a comprehensive program of planning, regulation, compliance assistance, enforcement, monitoring, technology advancement, and public education. The AQMD is the air pollution control agency for the four-county region including Los Angeles and Orange counties and parts of Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
•	Metropolitan Water District of Southern California The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of 26 cities and water districts that provide drinking water to parts of Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties.