Government document – Chicago Bibliography

Government document – Print version

• Author (e.g., Canada. British Columbia. Ministry of Health)
• Title
• Individual author, editor or compiler, if given (e.g., report prepared by Fred Cockerham)
• Report number or other identifying information
• Publisher, if different from the issuing body
• Date
• Page, if relevant

Format:

Government Department. Document Title. Location: Publisher, Year published.

Example:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. The Threat from International Organized Crime and Global Terrorism: Hearing Before the Committee on International Relations. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1997.

Government document – Electronic version

Format

Government Department. Document Title. City: Publisher, Year published. Accessed Month day, year [not usually necessary]. http://www.url.com.

Examples:

California. Bureau of Investigation. Russian Organized Crime. Sacramento, CA: California Dept. of Justice, Division of Law Enforcement, Bureau of Investigation, 1996. http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/docs/rusorg1.htm.