<h2>How Do I Cite a Government Document Using APA?<br /></h2>
<p>PRINT/MICROFORM</p>
<p><strong>Basic Format</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Author/Agency's name. (Date of publication). <em>Title of document</em> (Publication number -- if applicable). Place of publication: Name of publisher.</li>
</ul>
<strong>A Print Government Document</strong>
<ul>
<li class="bodytext">National Institute of Mental Health. (1990). <em>Clinical training in serious mental illness</em> (DHHS Publication No. ADM 90-1679). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.</li>
</ul>
<p>ELECTRONIC</p>
<p><strong>Basic Format</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Author/Agency's name. (Date of publication). <em>Title of document</em> (Publication number -- if applicable). Date of retrieval, from Name of site: URL</li>
</ul>
<strong>An Electronic Government Document</strong>
<ul>
<li>National Institute of Mental Health. (2002). <em>Breaking ground, breaking through: The strategic plan for mood disorders research of the National Institute of Mental Health</em> (Publication No. 0507-B-05). Retrieved January 19, 2005, from NIMH Web site via GPO Access: http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS20906</li>
</ul>
<strong>If your source does not appear in this guide or for further information or examples, consult the</strong> <em>Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition)</em> <strong>(Call Number: Ref</strong> <strong>BF76.7 .P83 2001</strong><strong>) available in the Ready Reference Collection at the Information Desk or in the Reference Collection. You can also refer to the Instruction Office's <a href="/id0904f67a801fb0a7">list</a> of resources; we specifically recommend <a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_apa.html" target="_blank">Purdue's Online Writing Lab</a> (OWL). You can also contact the SIUE <a href="http://www.siue.edu/IS/WRITING/" target="_blank">Writing Center</a> or visit <a href="http://www.apastyle.org/" target="_blank">APA</a>'s site.</strong>