The page will be updated on a biweekly basis. The list includes job postings from several library and serials-related listservs. Links are provided from the bibliography to those articles that exist in electronic format. Each state study is hyperlinked to the others. The site also offers a snapshot view of budget information, several government news releases containing budget information, and information on the 1995 and 1994 budgets.
Users choose area, time, and crime variables to submit.
Data can be retrieved on the screen or as comma-delimited files from a FTP location. Sections can be downloaded for printing in their entirety or individual tables can be printed. The online version provides a browseable Table of Contents arranged by government branch and office. A chart is then provided that lists the branch, office, location, title, name of occupant, pay plan, type of appointment, level, grade or pay, tenure and expiration. Most entries indicate the source of the information, and some offer a very concise statement of the scope of the data available.