State Information Directory 2002-2003

Now completely revised for 2002, CQ's State Information Directory has become the leading reference tool for busy librarians. With more than 5,000 essential listings presented in easy-to-use tabular and box listings, the Directory is the first stop for patrons needing a name, phone number, address or facts about a state. Internet information is central to this directory: every contact in the directory was asked by CQ researchers to provide the agency Web address, a general e-mail, and a personal e-mail if available. All the information from the fifty states and the District of Columbia has been carefully reviewed and checked from the first edition published two years ago. Personnel and agenciesEach state profile offers an essential information roadmap: Governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and attorney general; Legislative party leaders, offices, and support agencies; Top court personnel and administrative offices; Major state agencies, departments, and divisions - arranged by function.
Key information pointers: Web sites and e-mails; Switchboards, toll-free numbers, libraries, archives, tourist offices and more; Law and regulation highlights such as taxes, marriage, driving, drinking, gambling, gun control, gay rights; State facts - capital, population, area, nickname, emblem, flower and more. State Information Directory 2002-2003 is the first and only stop librarians and patrons need to find the right path to answers in state government and the District of Columbia. Many questions are answered in the book already. When more detail is needed, the Directory points the user to the Web site or person with the answer. With state government playing an increasingly important role in the American federal system, students and researchers need to know where to get information - quickly - from the states and the elected officials and government officers who run them. CQ's State Information Directory is the answer.