Library Instruction

PRINT/MICROFORM

Basic Format

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

A Print Government Document

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

ELECTRONIC

NOTE: "You should include a URL as supplementary information only when the reader probably cannot locate the source without it or when your instructor requires it. If you present a URL, give it immediately following the date of access, a period, and a space. Enclose the URL in angle brackets, and conclude with a period."

Basic Format

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

Updated April 16, 2009