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• Legacy American FactFinder: How do I cite a table or map generated using American FactFinder? For dynamically generated tables, maps, and files from American FactFinder: U.S. Census Bureau;... more For dynamically generated tables, maps, and files from American FactFinder: 1. U.S. Census Bureau;2 2. Name of the database or other data repository/source (e.g., American FactFinder), set off by quotation marks, or follow publication citation style; 3. The name of the person who generates the tabulation, etc., e.g., "generated by Joh more... less... 3. The name of the person who generates the tabulation, etc., e.g., "generated by John Smith;" 4. The name of the software package used to generate the tabulation, if known, e.g., "using American FactFinder;" 5. The URL of the application software's main or first page set off by angle brackets, e.g., ; 6. The date, within parenthesis, when the user generated the tabulation, e.g., (7 January 2005). 2Use semicolons to separate elements. For a reference map in American FactFinder: U.S. Census Bureau; generated by Jane Smith; using American FactFinder; ; (12 February 2005). For a thematic map in American FactFinder (find the specific survey or census, data set and matrix number under the map image): U.S. Census Bureau; Census 2000, Summary File 1, Matrix P7; generated by Joe Smith; using American FactFinder; ; (15 February 2005). Examples: * U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2003 Summary Tables ; generated by John Smith; using American FactFinder; ; (7 January 2005). * U.S. Census Bureau; Census 2000, Summary File 1; generated by Jane Jones; using American FactFinder; ; (20 February 2004) * U.S. Census Bureau; 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3; Matrices P13, P31; generated by John Smith; using American FactFinder; ; (12 December 2004).

Online Resources

• Citing Records in the National Archives of the United States
• Citing the Records of Congress
• PubChem Citation Guidelines
• How to Cite: Congressional Record (Proquest)
• How to Cite [Bills, campaign financial information, candidate financial reports, federal regulations, committee reports, hearings and member financial information in online, print and microfiche publications] (ProQuest)

Citing Government Documents

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