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U.S. Federal Government Information: A Basic Guide: Citation Guides

Citation Guides in the MSU Libraries

The complete guide to citing government information resources : a manual for writers & librarians by Diane L. Garner and Diane H. Smith
Call Number: MSU Main Library 3W Documents Reference J9.5 .G3 1993
Citing Records in the National Archives of the United States
Call Number: MSU US Gov Docs AE 1.113:17/2007

Online Citation Guides

How to Cite Government Documents
Specific style guides with examples for APA, MLA, Chicago and Turabian from the University of Nebraska, Kearney.
Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA
Guide with sample citations from the University of Nevada, Reno.
Citing U.S Government Publications
Guide with examples from the Indiana University Libraries. Based on Chicago/Turabian.