U.S. Government Publications at the University of Wisconsin-Madison : Chicago

Chicago - Style Citation Quick Guide for Government Documents. From Bowdoin College Library.  "provides examples of citations for government documents based on the Notes and Bibliography system of the 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS15). Although the most recent edition of The Chicago Manual of Style is the 16th edition, we recommend the use of CMS15 for government documents because the 16th edition does not include guidance for the creation of bibliographic entries for those resources."

Chicago Style (17th Edition) Citation Guide: Government & Legal Documents, from the University of Portland's Clark Library.

For examples using specific citation styles, see the dropdown menu under "Citing Government Publications."

These resources are not specific to a citation style, but provide guidelines and examples that can be adapted to different styles.

Book

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

Call number: J9.5 G37 2002

Locations:

• Memorial Library Reference Stacks, 2 South (non-circulating)
• Steenbock Library Stacks (1st Floor)

General Citing Sources tips from the UW-Madison Libraries

UW-Madison Writing Center's Writer's Handbook has a section on Citing Your Sources (APA, Chicago, CBE, MLA, etc.).

Information on quoting and paraphrasing from UW-Madison's Writing Center.

Video tutorial "Intro to Plagiarism" from the UW-Madison Libraries.

Information from the UW Madison Libraries on citation managers.

As part of the Federal Depository Library Program, the UW-Madison Libraries make U.S. government publications available to the public at no fee.

 

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