Chapter 27. MLA Documentation

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MLA MODELS 27B-14 Government documents
and sacred texts
77. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION
Government entity
Title of publication
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Columbus, Ohio. Recreation and Parks Dept. Camp Fair.
Columbus: n.p., 2003.
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Publication information
IN-TEXT NOTE: (Columbus)
Although these works have traditionally appeared in print, they now are regularly
accessed online. Provide standard publication information for the edition
you are using, which for electronic versions might also include original
print publication details before the site name or software reference where
you found the source.
• Are you citing a government document? Begin with the government
entity (nation, state, etc.) and specific agency or department (if any).
Then list the title (usually underlined, but in quotes for Web pages or
parts of documents), secondary contributors (if any), and available
publication information. For congressional documents, list the session
(abbreviated) before the publication information, noting also the
type of document and assigned number. See Models 77, 78, 79
• Are you citing the Congressional Record ? Simply list the abbreviated
title Cong. Rec., the date, and the page numbers. No other information
is needed. See Model 80
• Are you citing a sacred text? Cite the source as an anonymous work,
beginning with the title of the edition (underlined); then list the date
the particular edition was originally published, secondary acknowledgments
from the edition’s title page or byline, and print or electronic
publication details. See Models 81, 82