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Citing Government Information

The unique nature of government information requires that separate citation styles should be applied when using them as references for research. Below are sites that provide examples using different style manuals.

Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA
This site maintained by the University of Nevada--Reno provides examples of citation styles for government publications according to the Modern Language Association Style (MLA).

Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications
This site maintained by the University of Memphis provides a guide with examples for citing government publications using the Chicago/Turabian citation style manual.

Citing Government Documents APA
This site from the University of Nebraska at Kearney provides examples of citation formats for government documents using the American Psychological Association (APA) style manual.

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