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LOCAL RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET

GOVERNMENT

County:

Home Page
http://www.oc.ca.gov/
Gateway to official Orange County government web access.

Agencies
http://www.oc.ca.gov/agencies/Agencies.htm

Board of Supervisors
http://www.oc.ca.gov/bos/bos_page.htm

County Ordinances
http://www.bpcnet.com/codes.htm  
LexisNexis™  Municipal Codes Web Library- Indexed by state and county.

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
www.mwdh2o.com/
This section of the MWDSC website contains a monthly update about state and federal legislation dealing with water issues, bills and regulations under consideration, contact information for state and federal representatives.

Cities:

Homepages
http://www.ocgov.com/links/localix.asp

Municipal Codes
http://www.bpcnet.com/codes.htm  
LexisNexis™  Municipal Codes Web Library- Indexed by state and county.

http://www.igs.berkeley.edu/library/calcodes.html 
The UC Berkeley Institute for Government Studies lists of California Local Codes & Charters.

Courts

Court of Appeals, 4th District, Division 3
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courts/courtsofappeal/4thDistrictDiv3/

Orange County Superior Courts
http://www.occourts.org/

District Attorney

http://www.oc.ca.gov/da/

Public Defender

http://www.pubdef.ocgov.com

School Districts

http://www.ocde.k12.ca.us/

Sheriff’s Department

http://www.ocsd.org/

Southern California Association of Governments

http://www.scag.ca.gov/
Learn more about the operations of this Regional agency and Council of Governments whose mission is leadership, vision and progress to promote economic growth, personal well-being, and livable communities for all Southern Californians.

Vital Records- Clerk-Recorder

http://www.oc.ca.gov/recorder
Access to information on obtaining Orange County birth, death, marriage records; information on real property recording; forms for requesting records.

Voting information (Registrar of Voters)

http://www.oc.ca.gov/election/

CONSUMER ASSISTANCE INFORMATION

Department of Consumer Affairs, State of California

http://www.dca.ca.gov/

State and Consumer Services Agency

http://www.scsa.ca.gov
Gateway to a large number of consumer websites.

EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION

County of Orange Human Resources Department

http://www.oc.ca.gov/hr/

jobs.com

http://www.orangecountyjobs.com/

Los Angeles Times Employment

http://www.latimes.com/classified/jobs/

Orange County Careers

http://www.orangecountycareers.com/
Offers direct links to the complete jobs pages of all major employers in the area. Link to Resources page for additional Local job related websites.

Volunteer Center of Greater Orange County

http://www.volunteercenter.org/
Training and job openings in the non-profit sector.

LEGAL SERVICES (Non-Profit)

California State Bar Association Member Records Online

http://members.calbar.ca.gov/search/member.aspx
Access by attorney name or State Bar number an attorney’s address, educational credentials and any disciplinary actions on record with the Bar.

Legal Aid Society of Orange County

http://www.legal-aid.com/
Information in English, Spanish, Vietnamese.

Orange County Bar Association Lawyer Referrals

http://www.ocbar.org/lawyeref.htm

LIBRARIES

College and University Libraries

California State University Fullerton
http://www.library.fullerton.edu/

Chapman University
http://www.chapman.edu/library/

Concordia University (Irvine)
http://www.cui.edu/library/

Fullerton College
http://library.fullcoll.edu/

Golden West College
http://www.gwc.info/library/index.html

Irvine Valley College
http://www.ivc.edu/library/pages/default.aspx

Santa Ana College
http://www.sac.edu/students/library/nealley

University of California-Irvine
http://www.lib.uci.edu/

County Law Libraries

Los Angeles County Law Library
http://lalaw.lib.ca.us/
The Los Angeles County Law Library has excellent links to other law libraries in Southern California.

Orange County Public Law Library
http://www.oc.ca.gov/lawlib/

Riverside County Law Library
http://www.lawlibrary.co.riverside.ca.us/
Link to Law Library through Riverside County Homepage drop-down menu at top of page.

San Bernardino Law Library
http://www.sblawlibrary.org/default.aspx

San Diego County Public Law Library
http://www.sdcll.org/

Law School Libraries

Chapman University School of Law
http://www.chapman.edu/law/library/f_index.html

Western State University Law School
http://www.wsulaw.edu/l_index.asp

Whittier School of Law
http://www.law.whittier.edu/lawlibrary/lawlibrary.asp 

University of California Los Angeles
http://www.law.ucla.edu/library/

University of San Diego School of Law
http://www.sandiego.edu/lrc/

University of Southern California Law School
http://www.usc.edu/dept/law-lib/

Public Libraries- County and City

Anaheim Public Library
http://www.anaheim.net/library.html  

Buena Park Library
http://www.buenapark.lib.ca.us/ 

California State Library
http://www.library.ca.gov/

Fullerton City Library
http://www.ci.fullerton.ca.us/library/

Huntington Beach Public Library
http://www.hbpl.org/ 

Los Angeles Metropolitan Cooperative Library System
http://www.mcls.org/
An association of public libraries in the greater Los Angeles area which shares resources to improve library service to the residents of all participating jurisdictions.

Mission Viejo Library
http://cmvl.org/

Newport Beach Public Library
http://www.city.newport-beach.ca.us/nbpl/

Orange County Public Library System
http://www.ocpl.org/

City of Orange Public Library
http://www.cityoforange.org/Library/

Riverside County Library System
http://www.riverside.lib.ca.us/

San Bernardino County Library
http://www.sbcounty.gov/library/home

City of Santa Ana Public Library
http://www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/
 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Orange County Bar Association

http://www.ocbar.org/
Listing of member services and public services such as Tel Law and Pro Bono activities. Articles from current Orange County Lawyer.

Orange County Paralegal Association

http://ocparalegal.org/

Southern California Association of Law Libraries

http://www.aallnet.org/chapter/scall
A regional chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries.

Research Guide- 9
April 09 2008 Rev.
Leslie LaCount



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