Government Information: Citing Gov. Pubs / Copyright / FOIL-FOIA

How to cite materials found in the collections of the National Archives.

For html, ascii, pdf; dynamically generated tables or files; ftp, and email.

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.

A guide to citing documents and publications from the United Nations.

Excellent 50 minute webinar from GPO.
Provides as overview of the principles of scholarly citation and focuses on specific problems and peculiarities involved in citing Government documents.

The place to go for information about FOIL and Open Meeting laws.

Freedom of Information Law information for New York State

Most U.S. government creative works such as writing or images are copyright-free. But not everything is. Check this site to learn more about items that might be under copyright from the U.S. Government.

This section of the law describes U.S. government works.

Don't confuse copyrights with patents and trademarks

A guide to indicate which U.S. States have some form of copyright on their documents.

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law that gives you the right to access information from the federal government. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government.