DocsSite (Arizona State University)

Citing Government Information Sources Using MLA Style (University of Nevada-Reno)

Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications (University of Memphis)

The Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources: a Manual for Social Science & Business Research. Debora Cheney.  Bethesda, MD: Lexis Nexis, Congressional Research Service. 3rd ed., 2002.  Terrell Reference Desk J 9.5.G37x 2002

Federal Documents   

State and Local Documents      

International Documents and Foreign Governments    

Reference Service

Help with searching and finding government documents is available at the reference desks in Holland and Terrell Libraries and the Owen Science & Engineering Library.  Telephone, e-mail, and instant messaging questions can be sent via the form at Ask a Question!

Library Instruction

Instruction on finding and using government documents is available for classes and groups and can be tailored to the needs of the students or audience.  Frequently requested topics include

• finding documents through the WSU Libraries' catalog and the Internet
• searching government databases
• becoming familiar with government agencies/offices and their publications
• governments statistics and how to find them
• assessing government information and web sites
• citing government documents

Classes can be scheduled through Library Instruction on their scheduling page, or by contacting the Government Information Librarian, Marilyn Von Seggern.

Checking out Documents

Many government documents are available in electronic form, linked in the library catalog or available directly from government databases or the Internet.  The WSU Libraries has a large collection of circulating documents as well.  The table below provides loan information for these documents:

Spring 2012 Hours
M-Th 10am-8pm ; F 10am-5pm

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