Research Guides: Government Information: Citing Gov. Publications and State Copyright

Citing Government Publications

The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
Guide to legal citation.

Print: KF 245 B58

Latest edition (19th - 2010) - Bird-Gov Info-Ref, 3rd floor

(18th -2005) - Bird-Reference, 2nd Floor

Older editions located in the Facility

The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources: A Manual for Social Science and Business Research

Print: J9.5.G37 2002

Bird-Govt Info-Ref, 3rd Floor

Citation guide from the U.S. National Archives
How to cite materials found in the collections of the National Archives.
Citation guide from the U.S. Census Bureau
For html, ascii, pdf; dynamically generated tables or files; ftp, and email.
DocsCite (University of Arizona)
Select either APA or MLA format and the type of government material (print, CD-ROM, Internet), fill in bibliographic information, and site will display proper format.
Citing documents in ProQuest Congressional Database
From the help section of ProQuest Congressional, For SU students, faculty, and staff only.
Click on the (+ PQ Cong Help) on the left and then on the (+ How Do I Cite) and then click the "How to Cite" link to display citation info and examples for all kinds of congressional publications.
UN Citation guide
A guide to citing documents and publications from the United Nations.