Colorado State Resources
University of Colorado at Boulder Government Publications Library is a depository for Colorado State Publications. Although Chinook (CU's library catalog) contains call numbers for many publications. The majority of Colorado state publications in paper can be found in NORBASE. To find copies of materials in microfiche, please come to the Government Publications Reference Desk on the 3rd floor of Norlin Library.
Colorado State Government
- CEDIS (Colorado Economic and Demographic Information System) provides state, county, city, and regional data on population, housing, employment, city and county finance, income and earnings, tax base and rate, and school enrollment. All data series are not available for all levels of government. Additional data is available from the main menu of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, the agency which compiles the CEDIS database.
- Colorado Bar Association links to legal resources.
- Colorado by the Numbers: An Online Statistical Abstract
- Collaborative Digitization Program (CDP) (Formerly Colorado Digitization Project)
"Through digitization, the Collaborative Digitization Program, a collaboration of archives, historical societies, libraries and museums of the West, enables access to cultural, historical and scientific heritage collections, thereby increasing understanding of the past and informing future generations." See the Projects page for a complete description of the collections. - Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology
- Colorado Information and History developed by Colorado State Archives, this site provides rich information on Colorado history.
- Colorado Maps from Colorado School of Mines Map Library.
- Colorado Natural Diversity Information Source. The site includes a variety of full text publications on plants, animals, water quality, population growth, and land use. The interactive mapping application "displays state-of-the-art information on wildlife, plants, and natural communities in Colorado." Users can map vegetation patterns, create maps of suitable habitat by species, land use, and more.
- Colorado Public Records for businesses, marriage and divorce, campaign contributions, professional licenses, property, and other types of information.
- Colorado State Library
- Colorado Tax Forms and Information
- Colorado Virtual Library
- Front Range Infrastructure Resources Project information about the location and characteristics of land, natural aggregate, water, and energy resources on the Front Range.
- Rocky Flats Information
- State Capital Universe CU provides access to bills, statutes and constitutions, digests of state law, proposed and final regulations, legislative directories, and news. Although the service covers all fifty states, some types of information are not available for all states. For example, proposed regulations for the State of Colorado are available online, but the final regulations are not available because of copyright restrictions.
Colorado Legislature and Legislation
- Colorado
General Assembly provides House and Senate Calendars, Bills,
Status, 1997-. In addition, the site provides directories of the
members of the Colorado House and Senate and information from
service of the General Assembly such as the Legislative Council,
Joint Budget Committee, and the Office of the State Auditor.
- Colorado Ballot Proposals: Initiatives and Referenda page provides information about the process and an analysis of the state ballot issues by the Legislative Counsel Staff. Known as the "Blue Book", the guide is available in Spanish and English language editions.
- Campaign Finance--see Colorado Public Records
- LexisNexis State Capital CU provides access to bills, statutes and constitutions, digests of state law, proposed and final regulations, legislative directories, and news. Although the service covers all fifty states, some types of information are not available for all states. For example, proposed regulations for the State of Colorado are available online, but the final regulations are not available because of copyright restrictions.
Statutes (Enacted Law) and Regulations
- Colorado Constitution, Revised Statutes and Court Rules
- Colorado Code of Regulations This is administrative rules of the executive agencies of the state of Colorado.
- Session Laws of Colorado
- LexisNexis Academic CU provides access to state statutes and state case law from appellate and high courts. Use the "State Legal Research" menu.
Court Opinions
- Colorado Courts page provides information about the Colorado Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Trial Courts by County or District, Water Courts, Denver Probate Court. The site also includes Colorado-approved forms, court rules, statistical data on the operation of the courts, and other information. Provides selected opinions online.
- Colorado Supreme Court
- Colorado Court of Appeals
- Colorado Court Legal Forms
- LexisNexis Academic CU provides access to state statutes and state case law from appellate and high courts. Use the "State Legal Research" menu.
