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Selected Wisconsin Web Sites
- State of Wisconsin portalGateway to state agencies and services
- Wisconsin State LegislatureView current bills, laws, and legislative action.
- Wisconsin Geological and Natural History SurveyA repository of Wisconsin geologic maps, papers, reports and data.
- Wisconsin Historical SocietyResearch state history, family history and more through WHS.
- Bay-Lake Regional Planning CommissionA regional planning organization covering Brown, Door, Florence, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto and Sheboygan counties. Community planning, economic development, environmental planning, mapping & visualization, and transportation planning.
Guides and Manuals
The State of Wisconsin blue bookCall Number: Online AccessPublication Date: biennialBrief descriptions and current contact information for state agencies and branches of government
- Wisconsin State Agency Databases GuideThis guide contains links to databases produced by state agencies on a variety of topics, such as criminal justice, the environment, education and business. Currated by GODORT.
Wisconsin Digital Archives
- Wisconsin Digital ArchivesThis digital archive contains full-text documents back to 2001 and covers primarily the Executive and Judicial branches of state government
- Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau Digital CollectionsContains Bureau briefs, bulletins, and special publications since 1901, as well as publications from the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, the Legislative Council, the Legislative Audit Bureau, legislatively mandated reports, and press releases and other public relations materials by members of the Wisconsin Legislature.
- Wisconsin Historical Society Web ArchivesWHS, in partnership with the Internet Archive, harvest state agencies and local governments, political campaigns for gubernatorial or U.S. Senate races and related social media, topical issues such as mining and organic agriculture and selected online publications to preserve digital content that may be removed from the active websites.
- Wisconsin Legislative DocumentsAccess current and historical legislation, regulations, and more.
State Publications in the Library
The library is a full depository for Wisconsin state publications. Most of our collection dates back to 1974, with some selected publications going back further. We do not actively collect publications from other states. Publications we do not own can generally be easily borrowed from the Wisconsin Historical Society Library.
The collection is fully cataloged and is housed on the 5th floor of the Cofrin Library. The documents are arranged by call numbers corresponding to the issuing agency rather than by subject. Please consult the 3rd Floor Research Assistance Desk for help locating Wisconsin documents.