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<h2>How Do I Cite a Government Document Using MLA 7th Edition?<br /></h2>
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<p class="bodytext">PRINT/MICROFORM</p>
<p class="bodytext"><strong>Basic Format</strong></p>
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<p class="bodytext">Author/Agency’s name. <em>Title of document</em>. Place of publication: Name of publisher, Date of publication. Medium of publication.</p>
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<p class="bodytext"><strong>A Print Government Document</strong></p>
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<li class="bodytext">United Nations. Economic Commission for Africa. <em>Industrial Growth in Africa</em>. New York: United Nations, 1963. Print.</li>
<li>United States. National Bioethics Advisory Commission. <em>Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research</em>. Rockville, MD: National Bioethics Advisory Commission, 1999. Print.</li>
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<p>ELECTRONIC</p>
<p class="bodytext"><strong>NOTE:</strong> "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."</p>
<p class="bodytext"><strong>Basic Format</strong></p>
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<p class="bodytext">Author/Agency’s name. <em>Title of document</em>. Place of publication: Name of publisher, Date of publication. Medium of publication. Date of access. <URL>.</p>
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<p class="bodytext"><strong>An Electronic Government Document</strong></p>
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<li class="bodytext">United States. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. <em> Law Enforcement and Juvenile Crime</em>. Washington: GPO, 2001. Web. 29 June 2002. <http://www.ncjrs.org/pdffiles1/ojjdp/191031.pdf>.</li>
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<p><strong>If your source does not appear in this guide or for further information or examples, consult the</strong> <em>MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers</em> <strong>(Call Number: Ref</strong> <strong>LB2369 .G53 2003</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_mla.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.mla.org" target="_blank">MLA</a>'s site.</strong></p>
<p>Updated April 16, 2009</p>