Library Instruction

PRINT/MICROFORM

Basic Format

• Author/Agency’s name.  Title of document.  Place of publication: Name of publisher, Date of publication.

A Print Government Document

• United Nations.  Economic Commission for Africa.  Industrial Growth in Africa.  New York: United Nations, 1963.
• United States. National Bioethics Advisory Commission. Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research. Rockville, MD: National Bioethics Advisory Commission, 1999.

ELECTRONIC

Basic Format

• Author/Agency’s name.  Title of document.  Place of publication: Name of publisher, Date of publication.  Date of access <URL>.

An Electronic Government Document

• United States.  Dept. of Justice.  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.  Law Enforcement and Juvenile Crime.  Washington: GPO, 2001.  29 June 2002 <http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/191031.pdf>.

If your source does not appear in this guide or for further information or examples, consult the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Call Number: Ref LB2369 .G53 2003) available in the Ready Reference Collection at the Information Desk or in the Reference Collection.  You can also refer to the Instruction Office's list of resources; we specifically recommend Purdue's Online Writing Lab (OWL).  You can also contact the SIUE Writing Center or visit MLA's site.