Citation Style Guides

Government Information | Maps/Geography | Numeric Data

Citation Style Guides for Government Information

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

  Print: KF 245 B58

  Latest edition - Bird-Reference, 1st Floor
  
  

• Citing Government Information Sources using MLA Style
  University of Nevada - Reno. How to cite electronic, print and microfiche congressional publications.
  
  
• 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
  
  

• 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.
  
  
• Government Documents: Examples for Works Cited Lists
  Duke University Libraries.
  
  
• How to cite electronic, print and microfiche congressional publications.
  Provides examples for all kinds of congressional publications. From help section of Lexis-Nexis Congressional, for SU students, faculty, and staff only.
  
  
• National Library of Medicine Recommended Formats for Bibliographic Citation
  Applies existing standards to biomedical material.
  
  

• Style Manual (U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO)
  The United States Public Printer is authorized to determine the form and style of Government printing. The Style Manual has served Federal printers since 1894, and with this 29th edition, the traditions of printing and graphic arts are carried forward into new technologies. The Manual is primarily a GPO printer's stylebook.
  
  
• Suggested Citation Styles for our Internet Information (U.S. Census Bureau)
  For html, ascii, pdf; dynamically generated tables or files; ftp, and email.
  
  
• Uncle Sam - Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications
  University of Memphis.
  
  
• How to Cite United Nations Documents and Publications
  A guide to citing United Nations documents and publications from the AccessUN database.
  
  

Citation Style Guides for Maps

• Citing Maps
  Guidelines for citing many kinds of print and electronic maps, including topographic, Sanborn, static and interactive maps, and maps within articles, atlases, or books. Follows the Chicago Manual of Style format. (Ohio Wesleyan University).
  
  
• Guide to Citing Maps & Atlases
  Includes single sheets, maps produced using GIS software, facsimiles/reproductions, aerial photographs, and maps in articles, books, atlases, etc. (McMaster University Libraries).
  
  
• Annals Style Sheet
  From the Annals of the American Association of Geographers (AAG).
  
  

Citation Style Guides for Numeric Data

• Suggested Citation Styles for our Internet Information (U.S. Census Bureau)
  For html, ascii, pdf; dynamically generated tables or files; ftp, and email.
  
  
• Citing Electronic Data Files
  From ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research).