Module 1 - Citing Government Information Sources
Using MLA (Modern Language Association) Style


Sample Citations Included:

Additional Information:


REPORT OF A U.S. PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION


United States.  Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger


     Accident.  Report to the President.  5 vols. Washington: The
Commission, 1986.

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U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION

Uniform System Citation:

Brown v. the Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954).

Garner Citation:
Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.
U. S. Reports 347 (17 May 1954): 483-500.

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U.S. CONGRESSIONAL BILL IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT (GPO Access)


United States. Cong. Senate. 106th Congress, 1st Session. 
S. 608, A Bill to Amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.
[introduced in the U.S. Senate; 15 March 1999].
GPO Access Congressional Bills Database, 106th Congress.
Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. Viewed
24 May 1999 (http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/cong009.html;
DOCID: f:s608is.txt).

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U.S. CONGRESSIONAL HEARING


United States. Cong. Senate.  Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Pentagon Rules on Media Access to the Persian Gulf War.
Hearing, 20 Feb. 1991. microfiche. Washington: Government Printing
Office, 1991.

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FEDERAL REGISTER

Uniform System Citation:

Equal Employment Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities,
Final Rule, 56 FR 35725-35755 (26 July 1991).

Garner Citation:
"Equal Employment Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities,
Final Rule."

Federal Register

56 (26 July 1991): 35725-35755.

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CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS

Uniform System Citation:

  • Admission of Refugees, 8 CFR, pt.207 (1992).

  • Garner Citation:
    "Admission of Refugees."  Code of Federal Regulations.  1992 ed.
    Title 8, Pt. 207, 104-106.

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    UNITED STATES CODE

    Uniform System Citation:

    16 US Code, Sec.668, 1988.

    Garner Citation:
    "Protection of Bald and Golden Eagles."  U.S.Code.  1988 ed.
    Title 16, Sec. 668, 839-846.

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    STATISTICAL TABLE


    "Public High School Graduates, by State: 1969-70 to 1990-91."
    Digest of Education Statistics, 1991. Washington: Government
    Printing Office,1991.

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    U.S. GOVERNMENT MARKET RESEARCH REPORT (VIA STAT-USA)


    United States & Foreign Commercial Service and United States
    Department of State. Telecommunications Equipment FY99:
    IMI981113. 13 November 1998. STAT-USA, Best Market Reports.
    Washington: U.S. Department Of Commerce, International Trade
    Administration. Viewed 20 May 1999. (http://www.stat-usa.gov).

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    NATO PRESS RELEASE


    Statement on Kosovo: Press  Release  S-1(99)62.  23 Apr. 1999.
    Brussels: North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Viewed 21 May
    1999 (http://www.nato.int/docu/pr/1999/p99-062e.htm).

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    PAPER WITHIN A PUBLISHED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS


    Rust, Charles H.  "Current and New Marketing Technology (Electronic)."
    Proceedings of the International Beef Cattle Symposium, January 15-17,
    1991, Heritage Inn, Great Falls, Montana. Special Report (Montana
    Agricultural Experiment Station) 42. Bozeman: Montana State University,
    1991. 171-183.

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    UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION (OFFICIAL RECORD)


    United Nations. Economic and Social Council. 54th Session. Commission on
    
    
         Human Rights, Resolution 1998/70. Situation of Human Rights in Afghanistan,
    21 April 1998. Official Record (1998) Supplement No. 3 (Readex microfiche).

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    STATE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION (NEVADA)


    Travel Demand Analysis of Selected Small Urban Areas of Nevada.
    Carson City: Nevada Department of Transportation [1996].

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    CITY GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION (CHICAGO)


    Commission on Chicago Landmarks and the Chicago Department of Planning
    and Development. Chicago Historic Resources Survey: An Inventory of
    Architecturally and Historically Significant Structures. Chicago:
    The Department, 1996.

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    WORLD FACTBOOK VIA STAT-USA

    "Mexico."  World Factbook.  Washington: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
    [n.d.]. STAT-USA. Washington: U.S. Department Of Commerce, International
    Trade Administration. Viewed 25 May 1999. (http://www.stat-usa.gov).

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    FBIS TRANSCRIPT (CD-ROM)

    "China: Relations With Canada Reaffirmed."  Beijing Xinhua (in English), 2 April 1997.  
    
    
         Foreign Broadcast Information Service transcribed text. FBIS Publications (CD-ROM)
    Washington: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, (April-June 1997), Disc no. 16.


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    About Using this Page and MLA Style

    Citing Sources in the Text of Your Manuscript or Paper

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    Citation Sources: Useful Links

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    Explanation of Formats for legal citations

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    The examples in this guide were prepared by Audrey Jean Haight, Patrick Ragains, and Vicky York.


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