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Political Science: These current and popular political books and biographies
meet the demands of a politically active community. Users include students, general
readers, independent researchers, law firms, law students, and community and political
activists. The collection is weeded based on significance of
title and changing use.
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Politics and Government: Political theory and dictionaries; systems of
government and political parties of the United States; federal, state and local
governments of the United States; foreign governments and their political
systems; elections systems, procedures and results; directories of lobbyists and
political action committees (PACs); parliamentary procedures; directories of
international organizations; materials for those interested in community activism
and political activity.
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International Relations: Foreign policy and diplomacy of and between all
countries of the world; selected United Nations documents.
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Law: Consumers will find current and self-help publications (Nolo Press, Sphinx Press and
Legal Almanac), biographies as well as documents appropriate for San Francisco City & County; California;
and Federal depository libraries. Case law, with the exception of U.S. Reports
(Supreme Court decisions), is not part of the collection but is available nearby at the County
Law Library. Users include those doing legislative histories. The collection
is weeded based on significance of title and changing use to meet the
demands of students, general readers, independent researchers, law firms, law students and
community and political activists.
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Federal, State, and Local: Depository collection for statutes, ordinances,
codes, and regulations; legislative histories of federal and state laws; guides to
legal research; self-help and consumer law; how-to guides (e.g. bankruptcy, landlord
and tenant, immigration, marriage and divorce, employment, probate, business structure,
Small Claims, neighbor law, parking tickets); trademark, patent & copyright books
supporting the Patent & Trademark Center; legal
directories and dictionaries; court directories; legal encyclopedias for legal history
and articles on landmark legal decisions.
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International Law: Multilateral treaties; constitutions of foreign countries;
limited collection of United Nations documents.
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Constitutional and Administrative Law: U.S. Constitution; state constitutions;
U.S. Supreme Court decisions; broad collection of Supreme Court information and
biographies of Supreme Court justices.
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Public Administration: This general collection contains materials on the management of
public agencies. Users of this collection include students, general readers, independent
researchers, law firms, law students, and community and political activists. The
collection is weeded based on significance of title and changing use.
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Government Documents: The Library holds non-circulating significant, current and
retrospective works in designated city, state and federal depository collections
that are rarely weeded (the exception being Bay Area Regional Documents).
Users often include students, researchers, historians, journalists, community activists, city
planners, government officials, lawyers and immigrants.
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Bay Area Regional Documents: Non-comprehensive coverage weeded continuously based on use
from such regional agencies as the Association of Bay Area Governments, of which San
Francisco is a member; Bay Area Air Quality Management District; Bay Area Council;
Caltrans; Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District; Metropolitan
Transportation Commission; Port of Oakland; San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit
District.
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San Francisco City & County: Comprehensive coverage since 1939 (although many documents
precede that date) of City & County agencies’ annual environmental, planning, mayoral
and other reports and publications; agendas and minutes of commissions; city budgets.
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California State: Comprehensive coverage since 1945 of state agency publications; paper
copies of all bills introduced in the state legislature; bill amendments; legislative
indexes; Senate and Assembly histories, daily files and Journals; copies of chaptered
bills most of which must be retained permanently.
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Federal: United States Federal Depository Library since 1889 and one of the largest and
oldest collections in Northern California; receives approximately 80% of the documents
published by the U.S. government including census publications for all decennial and
economic censuses; statistics; annual reports; legislation; statutes; codes; regulations;
treaties; military history; major publications of federal departments (e.g. U.S.
Geological Survey's Professional Papers, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics'
Bulletin); Congressional publications (e.g. extensive holdings of the Serial
Set; House and Senate reports, hearings and documents) and biographies.
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