International Governmental Organizations : Citing

Citing government publications is often difficult. Many citation manuals don't even cover the topic. This page mentions a few of the most common styles that have sections that cover at least some IGO publications.

For information on citing sources in general, please see the Citing Sources research guide.

Cheney, Debora. The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources: a Manual for Social Science & Business Research. Bethesda, MD: LexisNexis ; Congressional Information Service, c2002.

• Memorial Library location: Memorial Library Reference Desk, Room 262, Call Number: J9.5 G37 2002 (non-circulating)
• Other locations
• This guide is not specific to any one style, but gives some examples, and principles of how to cite UN materials. Use it when you can't find any information in your main style manual about how to cite a particular kind of source.

Online

Chicago manual of style online. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006-.

• Available to people inside UW-Madison libraries, or outside UW-Madison libraries to UW students, staff, and faculty
• Section 14.302 covers treaties
• Section 14.317 addresses "international legal and public documents online"

Print

The Chicago Manual of Style. 16th ed. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2010.

• Memorial Library location: Memorial Library Reference Desk, Room 262, Call Number: Z253 U69 2010 (non-circulating)
• Other locations
• Section 14.302 (pages 776-777) covers treaties
• Section 14.317 (pages 783-784)addresses "international legal and public documents online"

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2009.

• Memorial Library Location: Memorial Library Reference Desk, Room 262, Call Number: LB2369 G53 2009 (non-circulating)
• Other locations
• Section 5.5.20, pages 174-177, has general guidelines on citing several kinds of government publications, including United Nations.

Turabian, Kate L. A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations: Chicago Style for students and researchers. 8th ed. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2013.

• Memorial Library Location: Memorial Library Reference Desk, Room 262, Call Number: LB2369 T8 2013 (non-circulating)
• Index term for all government documents is "public documents"
• Government/public documents section is on pages 205-215; "international bodies" are covered on page 214