SOM Library: MLA Citation Style Guide: Government Publication

Government Publication (174-177, 224)

MLA recommends including long names in the text ("A study by the United States Department of Labor indicated...") rather than using an extended parenthetical reference.

General Format (when the author is not a specific person)

Parenthetical Citation:

(National Government page number)

Works Cited:

National Government. Name of Government Agency. Title: Subtitle. Place of

Publication: Publisher, Year. Medium.

Example

Parenthetical Citation:

(United States 49)

Works Cited:

United States. Dept. of Labor. Employment and Training Administration. Dictionary

of Occupational Titles. 4th ed. Washington: GPO, 1977. Print

Example 2 (Government Website)

Parenthetical Citation:

(United States)

Works Cited:

United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Dept. of Labor. "Librarians." Occupational

Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition. Washington: GPO, 2010. 270-73. U.S Bureau

of Labor Statistics. Web. 4 Nov. 2010. <http://www.bls.go/oco/ocos068.htm>.

Government Report (p.175)

Square brackets indicate appropriate information to include if given.

General Format

Parenthetical Citation:

(Report Name page number)

Works Cited:

Government. Agency Name. Title: Subtitle. [Number and Session of Congress].

[house - S or HR]. [Report Number]. Place of Publication: Publisher,

Year. Website Name. Website Sponsor. Medium. Date of Website Access.

Example (from a Government Website)

Parenthetical Citation:

(2008 Joint Economic Report 326)

Works Cited

United States. Congress. The 2008 Joint Economic Report: Report of the Joint

Economic Committee, Congress of the United States, on the 2008 Economic

Report of the President, Together With Minority Views. 111th Cong., 1st

sess. Report 111-1. Washington: GPO, 2009. GPO. U.S. Government

Printing Office. Web. 28 July 2009.

Government Document with an Author/Editor (p.176)

General Format

Parenthetical Citation:

(Author Surname page number)

(National Government page number)

Works Cited:

Author. Title: Subtitle. Name of Government Agency. Place of

Publication: Publisher, Year. Medium.

National Government. Name of Government Agency. Title: Subtitle. By Author. Place of

Publication: Publisher, Year. Medium.

Example

Parenthetical Citation:

(Pillsbury 49)

(United States 49)

Works Cited:

Pillsbury, Michael. China Debates the Future Security Environment. Institute for

National Strategic Studies. Washington: National Defense University Press,

2000. Print.

United States. Dept. of Defense. Institute for National Strategic Studies. China

Debates the Future Security Environment. By Michael Pillsbury. Washington:

National Defense University Press, 2000. Print.