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Blog Post

Reference Entry

blog post reference


blog post

Book > Audiobook

Footnote

Book > Print > One author

book one author

Book > Print > Two authors, with edition number

book two authors with edition number

Book > Print > Three authors

Book Chapter in Edited Book > One author, two editors

book chapter in edited book

Book Section > Three authors, one editor > From the introduction, forward, preface, etc.

Footnote

book section introduction footnote

Short Footnote

book section introduction footnote short

Reference Entry

book section introduction ref


book section introduction

Electronic Book > Chapter > DOI or URL

Short Footnote

book electronic footnote short

 

Reference Entry
book electronic chapter DOI reference


book electronic chapter doi


 

Electronic Book > From book provider

book electronic book provider

Electronic Book > From library database

book electronic from database


 

Class Notes > Published

 Reference Entry

class notes reference


class notes published

Lecture > Unpublished

lecture unpublished

Lecture > Published (online)

lecture published

Presentation or Workshop

Reference Entry

presentation reference


presentation

Computer Program / Software

Footnote

computer software footnote

Reference Entry



computer software

Conference Proceedings (online)

conference proceedings online

Conference Proceedings (print)

Reference Entry

conference proceedings print reference


conference proceedings print

Paper Presented at Conference > Unpublished

conference paper unpublished

Data Set > Published

data set published

Database

database reference


database 

Dictionary / Encyclopedia

dictionary entry

Fact Sheet

omit author

Footnote

fact sheet footnote

Reference Entry

fact sheet reference


fact sheet

Directive

directive

Doctrine

doctrine

Field Manual / Military Regulation

field manual

Government Report > CRS Report

CRS report

Government Report > GAO Report

gao report

Government Report > Strategy Document / Other Government Report

Government report strategy document

Instruction

instruction

 

Memorandum

Reference Entry

memorandum reference


memorandum 

Handbook > Online

handbook

Handbook > Print

handbook print

Journal Article > Online > From library database

journal article from library database

 

Journal Article > Online > DOI or URL

journal article online

 

Journal Article > Print

journal article print

Legal > Bill / Resolution > Federal unenacted

Footnote


Legal > Code of Federal Regulations

Footnote

legal CFR footnote


legal CFR

Legal > Congressional Hearing > Full hearing

omit author

Footnote

congressional hearing footnote

Short Footnote

congressional hearing footnote short


congressional hearing

Legal > Congressional Hearing > Testimony within a Hearing

omit author

Footnote

congressional hearing testimony footnote

Short Footnote

congressional hearing footnote short


congressional hearing testimony

Legal > Court Case Decision > Lower court > page cited

Footnote

legal court case lower page footnote

Short Footnote

legal court case lower page footnote short


legal court case lower page

Legal > Court Case Decision > Lower court > whole decision

Footnote

legal court case lower whole footnote

Short Footnote

legal court case lower whole footnote short

legal court case lower whole

Legal > Court Case Decision > Supreme Court > whole decision

Short Footnote

Supreme Court whole decision short footnote 


Supreme Court whole decision

 

Legal > Court Case Decision > Supreme Court > page cited

legal court Supreme Court page

 

Legal > Executive Order > Basic format

Footnote

legal executive order basic footnote


legal executive order 

Legal > Executive Order > Extended format

legal executive order extended

Legal > Public Law > U.S. Statutes at Large

Footnotepublic law statutes footnote


Public Law U.S. Statutes

 

Legal > Public Law > U.S. Code

public law U.S. Code

Magazine Article > Online > DOI or URL

magazine article online

 

Magazine Article > Online > From library database

magazine article database

Magazine Article > Print

magazine article print

Map > Cartographer given

Footnote

map cartographer footnote

Short Footnote

map cartographer short footnote

Reference Entry

map cartographer ref


map cartographer

Map > Google

Footnote

map google footnote

Short footnote

map google short footnote

Reference Entry

map google reference


map google

Multimedia > Film

Footnote

film footnote

Short Footnote

film footnote short

Reference Entry

film reference


Multimedia > Podcast

Footnote

podcast footnote

Short Footnote

multimedia podcast footnote short

Reference Entry

multimedia podcast reference


multimedia podcast

Multimedia > Streaming Video

Newspaper Article > Online > Author given > From library database

newspaper article author given

Newspaper Article > Online > No author given > DOI

omit author

Reference Entry

newspaper article no author doi reference


newspaper article no author DOI

Newspaper Article > Online > No author given > URL

omit author

Reference Entry

newspaper article no author URL reference


newspaper article no author URL

Patent

patent

Personal Communication > Personal Communication

personal communication

Report > Research Report / Think Tank Report / White Paper (online)

research report

Report > In a series

Short Footnote

Report in a series short footnotes


report in a series

Report > Technical Report > Author given (online)

report technical author online

Report > Technical Report > Agency as author, organization as publisher (online)

report technical agency online

Report > Technical Report > Author given (print)

report technical author print

Secondary Source

Footnote

secondary source footnote

Reference Entry

secondary source reference


secondary source

Social Media

Footnote

social media twitter footnote

Short Footnote

social media twitter footnote short


social media twitter

Speech

speech

Thesis / Dissertation > From commercial database > Dissertation

Thesis / Dissertation > From institutional archive > Dissertation

dissertation from institutional archive

Thesis / Dissertation > From institutional archive > Thesis

thesis from institutional archive

 

Unpublished Work > Accepted for publication (online)

Footnote

unpublished work forthcoming footnote

Reference Entry

unpublished work forthcoming reference


unpublished work forthcoming

Unpublished Work (online)

Footnote

unpublished work online footnote

 

Reference Entry

unpublished work online ref


unpublished work online

Unpublished Work (print)

Reference Entry

unpublished work print reference

unpublished work print

Website / Webpage > Author and publication date given

Footnote

website author and pub date footnote

Reference Entry

website author and pub data reference


website author and pub date

Website / Webpage > No author given, organization as author

omit author

Short Footnote

website organization as author footnote short

Reference Entry

website organization as author reference


website organization as author 

Website / Webpage > No author, no date, organization as author

omit author

Short Footnote

website no date organization as author footnote sh

Reference Entry

website no date organization as author reference


website no date organization as author

Website / Webpage > Janes example

omit author

Short Footnote

website Janes footnote short

Reference Entry

website janes reference


website janes

Wikipedia

Footnote

wikipedia footnote

Short Footnote

wikipedia footnote short

Reference Entrywikipedia reference


wikipedia

Working Paper / Occasional Paper

working or occasional paper