Early Childhood Education

MIRLYN - Books

• MCAT lists books in library system
• Connect to MIRLYN
• Searchable by author (a=), title (t=), subject (s=), call number (c=)
• Library of Congress Subject Headings provide controlled vocabulary for subject searches
• LC Subject Sample

• Keyword Searching

Education Abstracts (UMich Only)

• Indexes 400 education journals since 1983
• Provides abstracts since 1994

Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC/OCLC Firstsearch) (UMich Only)

• Indexes thousands of articles, books, reports and conference papers on education since 1966
• Approach by author, title, journal, type of publication, descriptors, and target audience
• Example of Fields
• EJ denotes periodical article; check holdings for call number and location
• Full text link to some articles
• ED denotes document located in Microform/Serials (MICRO-FX205)
• ERIC Thesaurus is located in the Graduate Library Reference Room (Z 695.1 .E3 E25)
• ERIC Thesaurus Example
• The ERIC Thesaurus can also be used searching the subject button at the top

ERIC E*Subscribe (UMich Only)

• Full text of ERIC ED documents since 1996
• Most documents in pdf format and may be sizeable to download to screen
• Basic keyword indexes by author, title, subject, and report number since 1966
• No searching by ERIC Descriptor

ProQuest (UMich Only)

• Indexes some 2300 journal articles in all fields since the 1980s and provides the full text of many since the late 1990s
• Includes popular and scholarly titles, such as Education Week and Educational Leadership
• Journals indexed by author, title, keyword, periodical, and date
• Articles may be marked for downloading
• Text in HTML and image formats

Social Sciences Citation Index, 1956- (UMich Only)

• Indexes current periodical articles by author, title/keyword, journal, and author's affiliation
• Indexes cited authors by name, abbreviated title of book/journal and year
• Results provide cross references between the cited author, the citating author, and related items
• Data base also includes the Arts and Humanities and Sciences Citation Indexes
• Corresponding paper copy located in the Graduate Library Stacks, 1956- (Z 7163 .S67)
• Also on CD-ROM beginning 1981 at the Graduate Library Information Center
• Social Sciences Citation Index Examples
• Connect to MIRLYN to identify library location and call number of book or article

UNESCO Bibliography

• Indexes about 100,000 records for books, book chapters, and UNESCO documents in the UNESCO Library
• Includes microfiche documents listed in UNESCO List of Documents and Publications (Doc.Cen. Z 6483 .U5 A51)
• Approach by author, title, keyword, publication year, and language
• CITATIONS ONLY
• UNESCO Thesaurus
  • Subject headings used with the various bibliographies
  • Browsable by descriptor or by hierarchy
  • Lists broader terms, related terms, Spanish and French equivalents

Printed Indexes

• Education Index, 1929- (GL and UGL Z 5813. E24)
  • The MIRLYN version is WILS
• Current Index to Journals in Education, 1969- (GL and UGL Z 5813 .C98)
  • The MIRLYN version of this index is ERIC
• Check MIRLYN for location of periodicals

Periodicals on the Internet

• Education Journals
  • Alphabetic list of education journals available at the University of Michigan via the web
  • Indicates date and data base source
• Education Week
  • Weekly newsmagazine about all levels of education
  • Includes policy analysis as well as educational assessment
  • Searchable archive beginning with 1989
• Electronic Serials Related to Early Childhood Education
  • Annotated list of electronic serials available free or via subscription
  • Some titles may also be printed
• ProQuest (UMich Only)
  • Indexes some 2300 journal articles in all fields since the 1980s and provides the full text of many since the late 1990s
  • Includes popular and scholarly titles, such as Education Week and Educational Leadership
  • Journals indexed by author, title, keyword, periodical, and date
  • Articles may be marked for downloading
  • Text in HTML and image formats
• UNESCO Documents
  • FULL TEXT of General Conference and Executive Board proceedings, resolutions, conferences, and speeches of the Director General since 1995
  • Searchable by keyword, author, date, and document number
  • Includes reports of substance on education issues
  • Files searchable together with some subsets (e.g. General Conference) separately searchable
  • Sample search: early childhood education [same phrase/words in text] and taiwan or japan or colombia or korea [in keyword]
• UNESCO Thesaurus
  • Subject headings used with the various bibliographies
  • Browsable by descriptor or by hierarchy
  • Lists broader terms, related terms, Spanish and French equivalents

News Media

• Academic Universe/LEXIS (UMich Only)
  • Full text of U.S. and foreign newspapers for past several years
  • Access General News Topics; click on Sources at top of page for a complete list
  • Sample Search
    General News/Advanced Search/Major Newspapers
    grandparents [in full text] [within sentence]day care [in full text]
    7/1/1998 to [blank]
    [sort by relevance]

Statistical Compendia

• Digest of Education Statistics
  • Enrollment, teachers, and finances of elementary, secondary and higher education
  • Primary national data with some state breakdowns
  • Includes state enrollment by grade, activities in kindergarten, etc
  • Early childhood data under elementary/secondary education
  • The older version in the Encyclopedia of Education Statistics is easier to access; look in Digest under Elementary/Secondary - Enrollment for early childhood and day care statistics

• Statistical Abstract of the United States
  • Compendium of government and non-government statistics, primarily on the national and state levels
  • Population and vital statistics, health, economics, education, manufacturing, natural resources, transportation, and U.S. Industrial Outlook (production and foreign trade by four-digit SIC for past six years)
  • Full text available in Adobe Acrobat format
  • Example of Index
  • State rankings and state/county profiles in HTML format
  • Statistical Universe version is searchable with tables in gif, xls, and csv formats (search Abstracts and include the phrase "statistical abstract" as one of the keywords)
  • The full text of Statistical Abstract is available in most University of Michigan campus libraries as HA 202
  • Historical pdf versions of Statistical Abstract are available from the Census Bureau web site for 1790-1860, 1876-1936, and 1953-58

Statistical Indexes

• Education-At-A-Glance (NCES)
  • Combined search for tables in major statistical compendia
  • Includes Digest of Education Statistics, Condition of Education, Projections of Educational Statistics, Youth Indicators, Education Indicators: An International Perspective, Education in States and Nations
  • Sample searches: earnings and graduation, earnings and women and Germany

• EXCITE
  • Search engine for the web
  • Sample search: (statistics or data) AND "school violence"

• FedStats
  • Comprehensive listing to statistical programs of over 70 federal government agencies
  • Arranged by agency or program; includes explanatory material and contacts
  • Search engine indexes individual statistical tables by keyword or agency and provides direct connection

• Statistical Resources on the Web
  • Twenty-three annotated web pages with annotated links to demographic, economic, government, health, environmental, education and sociological data
  • Frames index helps identify subjects

• Statistical Universe (UMich Only)
  • Indexes and abstracts federal government statistics since 1974; business, association and state government data since 1980, and international agencies since 1983
  • Power Tables
    • Major federal and state statistical abstracts
    • Search for data by subject, dates covered, frequency and various demographic, geographic or economic backgrounds
    • Provides individual tables in gif (sometimes xls) format
  • Abstracts menu
    • Indexes many more Publications
    • Delimiters include Boolean operators and numerous proximity indicators, frequency, and comparative data (by city, by foreign country, by age, by disease)
      • Sample Search: educational attainment and by state
    • About 15% of the abstracts link to full text
    • For items not hot-linked:
      • Write down abstract number (e.g. ASI 1997 9391-7) and bring to the Documents Center for the microfiche version
      • Consult Statistical Universe Guide for various web searching alternatives and a Slide Show for further details

Child Welfare

• Administration for Children and Families (U.S.)
  • ACF in the News includes press releases on child abuse, welfare, and child support

• Children in the States (Children's Defense Fund)
  • National and state data on demographic and economic characteristics
  • Child abuse, welfare payments, poverty, health problems, child care, homicides, suicides, and teen birth rate

• Childstats
  • Federal inter-agency web site about statistics on children
  • Key indicators of child well-being (population, economic, health, substance abuse, blood lead)
  • Special topics, such as fatherhood data
  • List of government contacts by subject and agency

• Kids Count
  • State and national data on child poverty, children living with working parents, salaries of child care workers, immunizations
  • State rankings on childhood death, crime, and poverty since 1985
  • Similar data for large metropolitan areas

• National Incidence Study of Child Abuse & Neglect
  • Summary statistics on the increase of child abuse, 1986-93
  • Released by the Department of Health and Human Services on September 18, 1996

• Trends in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth (DHHS)
  • National data on child population, economics and poverty, behavior, health, and education
  • Text with some graphs dating back to 1950
  • Adobe Acrobat format only

• Youth Indicators
  • Statistical data on home, health, schools, educational testing, and college plans

• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (CDC)
  • State and national data affecting health of young people
  • Includes eating habits, wearing motorcycle helmets, etc.
  • Surveys include weapons brought to school, engaging in physical fights, and feeling unsafe in school
  • Data available in various formats
  • The 1997 reports includes school violence in Tables 5-9

Day Care

• Child Care Facts (Children's Defense Fund)
  • Assessment of child care needs for states
  • Cost of child care with highs and lows, statewide averages, and data for selected metropolitan area
• Child Care Data (DHHS)
  • Summary statistics and charts on the demographics and economics of child care
  • Additional data on child care employment and salaries, arrangements for school age children, and the quality of child care for young children
• Children's Foundation Internet Resources
  • List of professional associations involved in day care
  • Many of the web sites include privately-collected statistics
• Kids Count
  • State and national data on child poverty, children living with working parents, salaries of child care workers, immunizations
  • State rankings on childhood death, crime, and poverty since 1985
  • Similar data for large metropolitan areas
  • Child Care You Can Count On discusses a model program and provides annotated links to service agencies in each chapter
• Opening a New Window on Child Care (National Council of Jewish Women)
  • Report analyzes the availability and costs of child care
  • Compares statistics for 1972 and 1999
  • Compares child care costs with tuition in all states
  • Cites low wages of child care workers as cause for problem; encourages employers to take action in providing day care
  • Report in pdf (about 600KB) with some tables in HTML
  • Released on February 8, 2000
• State Day Care Profiles
  • State data includes number of children by age, children living in poverty
  • Percent of children with working parents and numbers participating in Head Start
  • Number of licensed child care centers and child care workers
  • Child care worker to child ratios

Demographics

100-Percent Items
1990		2000
Population	Housing	Population	Housing
Household relationship	Tenure (owner or rented)	Household relationship	Tenure (owner or rented)
Sex	Units in structure	Sex
Race	Rooms in unit	Race
Hispanic origin	Vacancy characteristics	Hispanic origin
Age	Value of home	Age
Marital status	Rent paid
...	Congregate housing	...

Sample Items
1990		2000
Population	Housing	Population	Housing
			Units in structure
			Rooms in unit
		Marital status	Value of home
		Grandparents as caregivers	Rent paid
School enrollment	Year structure built	School enrollment	Year structure built
Educational attainment	Year moved into residence	Educational attainment	Year moved into residence
State or foreign country of birth	Source of water	State or foreign country of birth
Citizenship and year of immigration	Sewage disposal	Citizenship and year of immigration
Language spoken at home	Heating fuel	Language spoken at home	Heating fuel
Ancestry	Plumbing and kitchen facilities	Ancestry	Plumbing and kitchen facilities
Place of residence 5 years ago	Number of bedrooms	Place of residence 5 years ago	Number of bedrooms
Veteran status	Farm residence	Veteran status	Farm residence
Disability	Telephone	Disability	Telephone
Labor force status	Vehicles available	Labor force status	Vehicles available
Place of work	Shelter costs	Place of work	Shelter costs
Journey to work	Condominium status	Journey to work
Occupation	Utilities	Occupation
Industry		Industry
Class of worker		Class of worker
Work experience in 1989		Work experience in 1999
Income/poverty in 1989		Income/poverty in 1999
Fertility
Year last worked

State
	Metro Area
		County
			Place
				Census Tract
					Block Group
						Block

• 1990 Census Printed Publications (Doc. Cen. HA 201 .1990)
  • General Population Characteristics - 100%
    • Provides the most detail on age, race, sex, marital status, and household relationship.
    • There is one report for each state with data for states, counties, cities and townships
  • Social and Economic Characteristics - Sample
    • State reports with data for the state, counties, and cities of 2500+.
    • It details education, occupation, employment, industry, commuting, disability, income, poverty, foreign born, ability to speak English, ethnicity, and residence five years ago
    • Example of Table Finding Guide
  • General Housing Characteristics - 100%
    • Provides owner v. renter occupancy, vacancy rates, housing value, and rent paid
    • There is one report for each state with data for counties and places of 1000+
  • Detailed Housing Characteristics - Sample
    • Covers age of homes, mortgage characteristics, rent as a percent of income, sewage, fuels, telephone availability.
    • There is one report for each state with data for places of 2500+
    • Example of Table Finding Guide
  • 1990 Census of Population and Housing. Census Tracts - 100% and Sample
    Includes age, race, marital status, income, poverty, education, language, housing value or rent, age of homes, commuting, and residence five years ago.
    • Separate tables repeat data for race if more than 400 people of that race live in a given census tract
    • Example of Detroit Tract Map
    • Example of Table
    • A table finding guide identifies individual pages

• American Factfinder
  • Census Bureau's primary means for distributing 2000 Census Data
  • 1990 data includes all 100% and sample variables from Summary Tape Files 1 and 3
  • Subjects include age by sex and race; household living arrangements; income and poverty; educational attainment; school enrollment and pre-primary enrollment
  • Geography: nation, states, counties, cities, metropolitan areas, American Indian Reservations, census tracts, block groups
  • Only source to include Congressional Districts and urbanized areas
  • Only source to mix levels of geographic (e.g. tracts and block groups)
  • See also University of Michigan slide show for using the data

• Census Bureau
  • Gateway to the Decennial Censuses and current surveys
  • Surveys include income, poverty, child care, education, school enrollment, household characteristics
  • Use alphabetic guide on lefthand side of screen to navigate

• Children (Census Bureau)
  • Working papers, briefs and data on poverty, child care, fathers and grandparents, and child health insurance

• County and City Data Book, 1988 and 1994 (UVa)
  • Summary demographic and vital statistics; employment, education, government, housing, production and weather data
  • For states, counties, and all cities of 25,000+
  • Statistics are a compilation from various sources, including the Census
  • To choose multiple geographic areas, click on the first area with a mouse; press the control key and click on the next area
  • The output may be sorted geographically or by value of the variable

• Current Population Reports
  • Census Bureau Population Division issues Population Characteristics (P-20), Special Subjects (P-23), and Population Estimates and Projections (P-25)
    • National and state data on race, educational attainment, computer ownership, population estimates and projections
    • Summaries and press releases; see PDF Publications for full text in Adobe Acrobat format
  • Census Bureau Household Economics Division issues Consumer Income (P-60) and Survey of Income and Program Participation (P-70)
    • Income, poverty, wealth, health insurance coverage
    • Summaries and press releases; see PDF Publications for full text in Adobe Acrobat format
  • Current Population Reports are also listed on the Census Bureau's web site under Census Bureau Subject List

• Educational Attainment
  • Educational attainment by sex and race for the nation as a whole
  • Taken from the Current Population Survey
  • Various formats with the full text in pdf

• School District Estimates of Poverty 1997 (Census Bureau)
  • Total population, school-age population (5-17), and school-age children (5-17) living in poverty, 1996/97
  • Files arranged by state; data may be downloaded in ASCII format
  • Separate file for U.S. as a whole
  • Michigan Data

Education

• Digest of Education Statistics
  • Enrollment, teachers, and finances of elementary, secondary and higher education
  • Primary national data with some state breakdowns
  • Includes state enrollment by grade, activities in kindergarten, etc
  • Early childhood education data is in the appendix after the elementary education data

• Michigan Department of Education
  • Michigan Schools Report has reading, math and science scores for each K-12 school for past three years
  • Michigan K-12 Financial Data and Rankings for each school district
  • Enrollment in Michigan institutions of higher education by gender or race

• National Center for Education Statistics
  • Numerous reports and statistics on early childhood education
  • Full text of Characteristics of Children's Early Care and Education Programs
  • Fast Facts has child care data
  • Full text of Digest of Education Statistics and Condition of Education
  • International comparisons

• National Public School and School District Locator (NCES)
  • Locate individual elementary or secondary schools or school districts by name, district, telephone number, or enrollment
  • Data includes location, number of teachers and students, student/teacher ratio, students by grade and ethnicity/race
  • Separate search engine for school districts

• National School Report
  • Arranged by county with composite statistics for individual school districts
  • School population, student-teacher ratio, average elementary and secondary class size, computers in elementary schools, percent of high school students going to college
  • District composite SAT and ACT scores
  • A commercial real estate web site

• Quality Counts - Public Education
  • Report on the quality of public elementary/secondary education
  • National and state data on student achievement, quality of teaching, school climate, and funding

• School District Data Book (Oregon State University)
  • Data for each school district in U.S. includes basic population and housing data, school finances, pupil/teacher ratios
  • Identify state and district; data for districts may be compared
  • CD-ROM of data and maps in the Map Library
  • Michigan school district data for 1980 appears on State of Michigan School Profiles: 1980 Census, a computer printout issued by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments and Michigan Metropolitan Information Center (Doc. Cen. LB 2817 .S79x 1984)
  • School District Data 2000 (NCES) discusses plans for 2000 Census data release and online mapping

International Data

• Official Statistics on the Web (Auckland NZ)
  • Extensive links to official country statistical publications by name of country
  • Subject index to international data

• EUROSTAT - Statistical Office of the European Union
  • Press releases on the European economy beginning 1996
  • The full or partial text of selected publications in Adobe Acrobat format
  • Primary economic data (industrial production, prices, employment, and trade) but some social statistics

• Human Development Index
  • Ranks countries by life expectancy, literacy, education and GDP
  • Compares women's rankings with men's
  • Part of UNDP's Human Development Report 1998

• Human Development Report (UNDP)
  • Web version summarizes regional and country statistics on economic, social, and educational development
  • Each annual version focuses on an individual topic
    • 1995 issue addressed gender equality
    • 1997 issue carried poverty statistics by country with additional data on life expectancy, literacy, and per capita gross domestic product
  • 1998 issue carries a human development index (life expectancy, literacy, education and GDP) with data by sex and women in managerial or parliamentary positions
  • 1999 covers globalization and the quality of life
  • Paper copy (Doc. Cen. HD 72 .H92) carries murder, rape, drug crime, and prisoner statistics for selected industrialized countries appear in the statistical appendix

• Progress of Nations, 1996
  • Emphasis on the condition of women
  • Country statistics on children include age, mortality rate, nutrition, immunization, and education
  • Maternal mortality rates and female mutilation cases by country

• State of the World's Children (UNICEF)
  • Annual report with different emphasis each year
  • State of the World's Children - 2000
    • Calls for leadership in resolving children's problems
    • Country data on births, deaths, nutrition, health, education, demography, economics, women, and rates of progress
  • State of the World's Children - 1999
    • Focus on education and illiteracy
    • Country data on both topics, demographics, economics and health
    • PDF and gopher (plain text) versions
  • State of the World's Children - 1998
    • Country data on child nutrition for developed and developing countries
    • Additional country data on demographics, economics, and the status of women
  • State of the World's Children - 1997
    • Short reports with brief statistics on child labor
  • State of the World's Children - 1996
    • Country statistics on child vital statistics, health, education, and economics, 1960+
    • Available in several formats and also downloadable

• UNESCO
  • UNESCO Statistics
    • Educational enrollment and attainment data for individual countries for the past 15 years as excerpted from the UNESCO Statistical Yearbook
    • Time series data for individual countries on adult illiteracy, school funding, and the media

  • World Data on Education (Intl Bureau of Education/UNESCO)
    • Profiles of the education system in almost 300 countries
    • Choose Educational Profiles, access the database, and choose Preprimary education

Grants

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
  • Catalog of federal programs providing money to individuals, organizations, and state and local governments
  • Catalog searchable by keyword (e.g. "Pell grant*" or Pell AND grant*)
  • Information includes laws and regulations on the program, agency, purpose of program, application requirements, examples of previous use, and federal funds appropriated

• Education Department Grants
  • Grants, contracts, and other funding opportunities from the U.S. Department of Education
  • Searchable by subject, applicant eligibility, type of assistance, and level of education
  • Information includes program description, legislative authority, eligibility, appropriations, and contact information
  • A subset of the larger Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Federal Budget

• Federal Budget
  • Searchable text of the proposed budget
  • Includes historical tables of budget expenditures in text or spreadsheet format
  • Detailed appendix of agency expenditures and analyses with mid-year review of expenditures
  • The printed copy in the Documents Center is more browsable (Doc.Cen. HJ 2051 .A59 - Stat.Ref)

Directories

• Federal Agencies on the Internet [LSU]
  • Most comprehensive listing of hundreds of Executive Branch sites

• Federal Yellow Book [Library]
  • Detailed telephone book of the executive branch
  • Revised quarterly
  • Documents Center JK 7 1978 .F29--Ref

• United States Government Manual, (GPO Access) [Web]
  • Directory of agencies and officials, primarily in the Executive Branch
  • Describes agency activity and cites legislative authority
  • Arranged by Cabinet section or agency with a "Search" option at the top of the page
  • "Helpful Hints" describes various search strategies ("Henry Cisneros" or Henry ADJ Cisneros, "Department of Health and Human Services")
  • For 2001 cabinet appointments, see Documents in the News 2001

Individual Agencies

• Administration for Children and Families (U.S.)
  • ACF in the News includes press releases on child abuse, welfare, and child support

• Department of Education [Web]
  • Programs and services of the Department of Education
  • The full text of research reports on education appear under Publications
  • Links to other education resources on the Internet
  • The web site is primarily focused on elementary and secondary education but there are scattered references and statistics on higher education
  • Web site has its own search engine

• National Center for Education Statistics
  • Numerous reports and statistics on early childhood education
  • Full text of Characteristics of Children's Early Care and Education Programs
  • Fast Facts has child care data
  • Full text of Digest of Education Statistics and Condition of Education
  • International comparisons

• White House
  • Press releases, speeches and documents beginning January 2001
  • The National Archives has preserved the Clinton White House
  • An alternative is the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

• See also Regulations

Background Information

• Congressional Quarterly System
  • Description
    • Background information on major legislation
    • Provides bill numbers and summarizes differences between multiple bills on a subject
    • Key players and behind-the-scenes information
    • All roll call votes

  • Congressional Quarterly Almanac [Library]
    • Browse annual table of contents or index
    • Usually published six months after end of previous year
    • Doc.Cen. JK 1 .C756--Ref.

  • CQ Weekly Report (UMich Only)
    • Full text of CQ since 1983
    • Initial page boots up to current issue
    • Separate search engines for articles and roll call votes can be limited by year
    • Paper copy in Documents Center as JK 1.C12--Ref. with older issues in Graduate Library
    • Web subscription includes CQ Researcher which provides briefing reports on public policy issues

• National Journal (UMich Only)
  • Full text of the National Journal, which analyzes executive branch politics, since 1977
    • Paper copy also in Graduate Library as JK 1 .N28 with current issues in Documents Center
  • Almanac of American Politics, which analyzes Congressional Districts and the politics of their representatives, since 1998
  • Committee Markup Reports since 1999
  • Public opinion polls and election polls since the late 1990s
  • Congress Daily

Bill Indexes/Texts/Status

• Congressional Universe (UMich Only) [Web]
  • Indexes bills beginning 1989 by keyword, sponsor, bill number and Congress in section entitled Bills, Laws, and Regulations
    • Provides full text
    • Legislative status includes citations to committee referrals and Congressional Record with hot links to bill text and roll call votes
  • Links to hearings, committee prints, and reports are found in bill number search in a separate section entitled Congressional Publications
  • Complete legislative histories for bills passed into law includes with hot links to all publications appears under Congressional Publications
  • See Congressional Universe Research Guide or Congressional Universe Quick Guide for further details

• THOMAS [Web]
  • Bill Summary and Status
    • Indexes bills by subject, sponsor, committee, and stage of legislative process (e.g. reported to House), 1973+
    • Provides summary of bill and detailed status, including mention of markup sessions and citations to page in the Congressional Record
    • Replaces dial-in Library of Congress Information (LOCIS) system for obtaining bills
    • Provides links to the full text, 1993+
  • Bill Text
    • Full text beginning 1993
    • Searchable by keyword or bill number only
    • Easier to eliminate this step and just search Bill Summary and Status

Committee Publications

• Includes hearings (testimony), committee prints (research reports), reports (recommendations on bills), and documents (Executive Branch communiques)

• Congressional Universe (UMich Only) [Web]
  • CIS Index
    • Indexes committee publications: hearings , prints , and reports since 1970 by subject, keyword, committee, and date
    • Provides the full abstract, including a summary of testimony by individual speakers
    • Most publications for the past six years are available in the Documents Center in paper copy under their SUDOCS (Y1, Y4 or Y10) numbers all publications are available in the Documents Center on microfiche
  • Testimony
    • Provides the full text of selected hearings (1988+)
  • Separate sections index committee publications, 1789-1969, and provide the text of all laws, 1789+
  • See Congressional Universe Research Guide or Congressional Universe Quick Guide for further details

Floor Debates

• Congressional Universe (UMich Only)
  • Full text of Congressional Record since 1985
  • Indexed by keyword, speaker, and date

• THOMAS
  • Congressional bills and Congressional Record, 1993+
  • Best public source for keyword indexing of bills and Congressional Record due to proximity searching
  • Best source for text of the Congressional Record combined
  • Prior to 1993, available in the Graduate Library stacks with issues beginning 1985 in the Documents Center as J 11.R

Current Laws in Force

• United States Code (via Congressional Universe - UMich Only) [Web]
  • Search existing laws in force by keyword or U.S. Code citation
  • Updated within days of the passage of a new law
  • Provides U.S. Code text as well as references to bill and public law text

• United States Code (via Cornell Law School) [Web]
  • Text of all laws in force as of January 1996
  • Searchable by popular title of law, title and section of the U.S. Code, or keyword
  • Currently the best interface

Regulations in Force

• Code of Regulations via Congressional Universe (UMich Only)
  • Indexes current Executive Branch and independent agency regulations in force by keyword and agency
  • Updated every two weeks
  • Search under Bills, Laws and Regulations
  • See Congressional Universe Research Guide or Congressional Universe Quick Guide for further details

• Code of Federal Regulations (Cornell)
  • Text is browsable by title and searchable by subject or title/section number

Federal Register

• Contains the text of new regulations, proposed regulations, and notices of grants and hearings

• Federal Register via Congressional Universe (UMich only) [Web]
  • Full text since 1980
  • Indexed by keyword, agency, date, and type of publication

• Federal Register via GPO Access
  • Accurate results through keyword searching
  • Example: "head start"

State Yellow Book

• Comprehensive printed directory of governments in the 50 states
• First section for the Executive Branch; second for the Legislative Branch
• Includes a keyword index at the back of the book
• Documents Center JK 2443 .S791 - Ref. Desk

Executive Branch

• National Governors' Association
  • Extensive list and full text of policies on federal-state relations, economic development, human and natural resources
  • Some material on education reform and technology
  • Issue briefs, press releases
  • Background and the administration of welfare reform
  • Links to governors of the states and territories, their biographies, election status, and web sites

• State and Local Government via Piper Resources
  • Comprehensive link for state government web sites, updated daily
  • Links to federal and non-government national organizations serving state and local governments

• StateSearch (National Association of State Information Resource Executives)
  • Subject arrangement of state government web sites and publications

• See also State Associations

Legislative Branch

• National Conference of State Legislatures
  • Newsletters, policies, and testimony on federal-state relations
  • Summaries of legislative issues
  • Organizational information, publications, and conference

• State Capital Universe (UMich Only)
  • Indexes bills and bill status since 1990
  • Includes official political journals of selected states and newspaper of record for all states
  • Various policy briefs from the National Conference of State Legislatures

• State Legislatures (NASIRE)
  • Extensive links to state legislative web sites
  • Includes directories, bills, laws, and legislative journals

State Laws

• State Capital Universe (UMich Only)
  • Indexes current codes and administrative regulations of all states
  • May be searched by state and keyword or across states by keyword
  • Provides full text and notes
  • Includes Martindale-Hubbell Law Digest

• State Legal Information
  • Links to free state government web sites with new laws, legal codes, and administrative codes

Budget

• Budget proposals to the Legislature by program and department
• Michigan Economic Outlook is a summary of the State's economic status

Directories

• Michigan Telephone Directory [Web]
  • Search name for phone number or e-mail

• State Yellow Book [Library]
  • Comprehensive printed directory of governments in the 50 states
  • First section for the Executive Branch; second for the Legislative Branch
  • Includes a keyword index at the back of the book
  • Documents Center JK 2443 .S791 - Ref. Desk

Executive Branch

• Michigan Department of Education
  • Directory of personnel and services, including higher education
  • Reports and Publications has IPEDS statistics on fall enrollment and degrees granted in Michigan postsecondary institutions\
  • State education laws and state financial aid

• Michigan FAMILY Independence Agency (Dept. of Social Services)
  • Biennial Report with summary of social services caseloads, departmental initiatives, and directory of local offices
  • News releases and fact sheets on social services programs and disbursements

• Michigan Executive Branch
  • Annotated links to the Governor and Executive Branch web sites

• Michigan Governor's Office
  • Governor's speeches and press releases on policy topics
  • Executive Orders, State of the State address
  • Links to other state government web sites
  • Governor Engler's e-mail address is migov@mail.state.mi.us

Legislative Branch

• Directories
  • Legislative Biographies (Gongwer)
    • Brief descriptive biographies of Michigan Legislators with committee assignments and contact information
    • Arranged by house and legislative district

• Background Information
  • Detroit News
    • A printed index, 1976 to present is in GL Reference: AI 21 .D48; the corresponding newspapers are in the Serials/Microforms Rooms: FILM X881
    • Detroit News web version begins July 23, 1995 and is searchable by keyword and date
    • It is also available through Academic Universe

  • Michigan in Brief
    • Analyzes 65 issues likely to come before the State Legislature
    • Examples include AIDS, assisted suicide, casinos, civil rights, crime, firearms, Headlee Amendment, roads, taxes and welfare reform
    • Provides background with statistics, pro and con arguments, and web or address sources for additional information
    • Appendices address a variety of non-legislative issues (foundations, volunteerism, basic statistics and state symbols)
    • Economic, political and cultural history of Michigan since the 17th Century
    • Concise but meaty descriptions of state and local government
    • Sponsored by the Michigan Nonprofit Association, Council of Michigan Foundations, and Public Sector Consultants

  • Michigan Municipal League
    • Summary of proposed state legislation affecting local governments
    • Federal/state relations, environment,education, and public works
    • Includes links to bills and Michigan Municipal League position
    • Municipal lobbying primer

  • State Capital Universe (UMich Only)
    • Various policy briefs from the National Conference of State Legislatures for past ten years
    • State Net Capitol Journal for Michigan since 1998 and State Capitols Report covering all states since 1994

• Bills
  • Michigan Legislative Information, 1997+
    • Find Bill: locate bills by bill number, subject category, or sponsor
    • Links to bill text, status, and Journals (Adobe Acrobat format)
  • State Capital Universe (UMich Only)
    • Full text of bills since 1991 and bill status since 1990

• Legislative Analyses
  • Summaries of all House bills and Senate bills referred to the House
  • Analyzes problem the bill addresses, impact, pros and cons
  • Links by bill number to full text under the Michigan Legislature's web site
  • Paper copies filed by bill number at the U Mich Law Library
  • Committee Hearings and Reports
    • Search MIRLYN-Web or the Library of Michigan Catalog for the text of published committee publications
    • Most committee hearings and reports are unpublished; contact the committee chairperson for the accessibility of tapes or transcripts

  • Floor Proceedings
    • The House Journals (J 87 .M5c with current in the Documents Center) and Senate Journals (J 87 .M5b with current in the Documents Center) contain the text of proceedings
    • Also available through Michigan Legislative Information beginning with 1997 he Senate for the availability of tapes or transcripts

  • Michigan Legislative Histories at the University of Michigan
    • Step-by-step guide to the legislative process
    • Cites printed materials, on-line services, archives, and telephone numbers

Laws

• Academic Universe/LEXIS (UMich Only)
  • State codes (laws-in-force) appear under State Legal Research
  • Choose Michigan and then Code
  • Sample Search
    State Legal Research/Michigan/Code
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• Michigan Compiled Laws
  • Text of all laws in force in Michigan
  • Searchable by keyword and browsable by section

• State Capital Universe (UMich Only)
  • Index and full text of Michigan Statutes Annotated
  • Annotations include links to relevant court decisions
  • Also has Martindale-Hubbell Law Digest, which provides easy indexing to laws across all states

Regulations

• Michigan Administrative Code
  • Text of all executive agency regulations in force
  • Searchable by department, number and subject

• State Capital Universe (UMich Only)
  • RegAlert for Michigan since 1998
  • Does not include Michigan Administrative Code

Grace York, Coordinator, Documents Center
The University of Michigan Library
Send comments and suggestions to graceyor@umich.edu

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/early.html

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