About Government Documents

Government documents are sources of information kept by local state, and federal governments.  Not all government documents are scholarly or peer-reviewed, but they are generally considered authoritative, credible sources.  Government documents can include the texts of laws, regulations, statistics, scientific and technical information, maps, and detailed analyses. Government informatoin is readily avaialbe to the public for free. 

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Finding Government Information

Recommended sites:

USA.gov: An officual website of the United States Government.

National Archives : Links to government publications in the National Archives, gateways and guides to federal information, finding aids and indexes to government documents, federal directories, and other government publications.

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Using Gov Docs

Citing Government Documents

Government documents do not have a typical format and consistent information. Therefore, when citing government documents, it is recommended that students rely on a citation manager like Noodletools to format the citation. 

When using Noodletools, first you choose the format:

Then choose the type of ducument you want to cite:


Goiv Docs Citing