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Welcome to the Houston Cole Library "Introduction to State and Local Government" guide. Here you will find links to key resources that will help you locate information about your state and local government.

Key Journals

County Commission
There is no index or search box for the County Commission journal. You can also browse through the magazines on the 4th floor of the library. The call number is: JK4530.c68x
Governing
Archives of back issues to 2003.
National Civic Review
Search all issues or browse.
State and Local Government Review
Back issues to 1997.

Key Journal Databases

Academic Search Premier
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A good all-purpose database to look for articles on many issues.
An EBSCOhost database provided by the AVL
GreenFILE
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A database focused on environmental issues; some full text, some indexing and abstracting.
An EBSCOhost database provided by the AVL
Political Science Complete
Extensive full-text collection and index to political science literature. It includes online full-text for 500+ academic journals in political science and related fields and provides cover to cover indexing for a total of 1,000 political science journals and selective coverage for an additional 1,000 journals in related fields. It also includes a collection of some 340 reference and other political science e-books.
An EBSCOhost database
Social Science Database
Anthropology, sociology, political science to communication, education, criminology, demography, economics and more provided by ProQuest.
A ProQuest database | Part of ProQuest Central

Alabama Newspapers

Ethnic NewsWatch
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Newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
A ProQuest database provided by the AVL

Hometown News
Links to newspapers from all over the country.

Newspaper Source
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Covers >160 major regional newspapers. Contains full text of national and syndicated content.
An EBSCOhost database provided by the AVL
US Newsstream
Includes titles listed below plus the full text of 300+ U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of 150+ major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London, plus hundreds of other news sources and news wires.

Atlanta Journal & Constitution
Boston Globe
Chicago Tribune
Christian Science Monitor
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
USA Today
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
Enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format. For academic and public libraries, US Newsstream offers exclusive access to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and co-exclusive access (with Factiva) to The Wall Street Journal. US Newsstream also offers one of the largest collections of local and regional newspapers, and is cross-searchable on the ProQuest platform. Includes:
- US Hispanic Newsstream
- US Major Dailies
- US Midwest Newsstream
- US North Central Newsstream
- US Northeast Newsstream
- US South Central Newsstream
- US Southeast Newsstream
- US West Newsstream
A ProQuest database | Part of ProQuest Central

Key Alabama Web Sites

AL.com
A useful website to find current information on Alabama happenings.
Alabama Info
Links to the cities of Alabama.
Alabama League of Municipalities
Has directory of local officials along with other useful links.
Alabama Legislature
Find your State Representative and State Senator by name, zip code or district. View bills that have been submitted when the Legislature is in session.
Alabama State Government
Official website of the State of Alabama
Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA)
Information about all 67 counties.

Government Search Engine

USA.gov
Searches all levels of government.

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