Citation Guides


General Guidelines for Citing Government Publications
From the University of North Texas Libraries.

Brief Guide To Citing Government Publications
Lots of examples are given, for both electronic and "tangible" or print documents, and basic citation format for each; from the University of Memphis Library.

Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA (Modern Language Association) Style
From the University of Nevada, Reno Library.

How to Cite U.S. Government Information Sources
Guide with actual examples of how to cite government sources from the University of Vermont Library

Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (LII 2007 ed.)  by Peter W. Martin

Government Documents Service - DocsCite
From Arizona State University Libraries.
Pick a format, either APA or MLA and a type of format (internet, print/microform,etc.) and then it asks for the information about the document and then it creates the citation.

Cheney, Debora. The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources: a Manual for Social Science & Business Research. 3rd Revised edition. Bethesda, MD: LexisNexis : Congressional Information Service, 2002. Ref J 9.5 .G37 2002.

Garner, Diane L. and Diane H. Smith, et.al. The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources: a Manual for Writers & Librarians. Bethesda, MD: Congressional Information Service, c1993.
Ref desk J 9.5 .G37 1993.

The Bluebook: a Uniform System of Citation. 18th edition. Cambridge: Harvard Law Review Association, 2005. Ref KF 245 .B48 1th ed 2005.
The authoritative guide for citing legal materials.

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