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The IGS Library is one of the nation’s major collections in public administration, public affairs, and public policy. The library holds more than 400,000 volumes and is a depository for California local government documents.

Democratizing Access: The IGS Library Digitizes California Local Government Documents

February 26, 2025
Paul King

The California Local Government Documents Collection (LoCALDig) is live! This new collection from the Institute of Governmental Studies Library (IGSL) is now available to search and explore at the Internet Archive. Find digitized documents of over 3000 (and growing) plans, policy reports, and more.

Democratizing Access: The IGS Library digitizes its archive of California local government documents

A key principle of a democratic...

LoCALDig Blog

News, stories, and updates from the California Local Government Documents digitization (LoCAL Dig) project.

5000th item digitized!

July 9, 2025
Paul King

San Francisco Drug Rebellion Telecommunications in the SCAG Region...

California wildfires: documents in the California Local Government Documents digitization collection

June 2, 2025
Paul King
Hazard mitigation report for the East Bay fire in the Oakland-Berkeley hills The East Bay hills fire ...

Brett Guinan

PPIC Research Affiliate
Public Policy Institute of California

Brett Guinan is a research associate at the Public Policy Institute of California, where she focuses on K–12 education policy. Prior to joining PPIC, she was a research data analyst at the California Department of Social Services. She has conducted independent research at the UC Center Sacramento and worked as a research apprentice for the political science department at the University of California, San Diego. She holds a BS in political science and data analytics from UC San Diego.

Mandi Acevedo

PPIC Research Affiliate

Mandi Acevedo is a research associate at the Public Policy Institute of California, where she works on criminal justice issues. Her prior research focuses on the intersection of race, police brutality, and public opinion. She is pursuing a master’s degree in public policy at Georgetown University and holds a BA in political science from the University of Florida.

Luci Susanto

PPIC Research Affiliate

CA Local Documents Digitization Project

Project Description

In the Summer of 2024, the IGS Library (IGSL) kicked off its multi-year California Local Government Documents digitization (LoCAL Dig) project.

IGSL in collaboration with the California State Library (CSL), UCLA Young Research Library (UCLA), and in partnership with the Internet Archive (IA), has launched the LoCAL Dig Project, a groundbreaking effort funded by the State of California. This multi-year effort aims to digitize over...

Student Assistant Habiba Hesham Geweifal: What the Project Means to Me

April 17, 2025
Habiba Hesham Geweifal

I initially encountered the IGS Student Library Assistant position during my study abroad program in Morocco. Through this program, I visited al-Qarawiyyin, the oldest standing library in the world, and had the opportunity to explore preserved books dating centuries before us. As I learned about the significance of preserving these artifacts that hold within them the knowledge of our past and influence on our present, I wondered if, and how, we, as a society, are currently working to preserve our developed knowledge and experiences for our future generations. Coincidentally, I...