APA 6th Edition - Citing Web Sources:
Organizational, Governmental, & Legal
Albert S. Cook Library
Research & Instruction
R = How the citation should appear in the bibliography (References) section
T = How the citation should appear in the text of your paper
Organization Website
If you are using a website as a primary source, cite it in the text of your paper, only.
For example: The Sierra Club website is a good example of…..
If you are using specific information from a website, cite it in the text of your paper and in the bibliography
(References) section. It is always preferable to cite the specific part of the website that you are using. If there is
no author listed, list the organization as the author.
Part of Organization Website
No Author:
R: Sierra Club. (2010, May 12). Kerry, Lieberman unveil energy and climate draft. Retrieved from
http://action.sierraclub.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=177341.0
T: (Sierra Club, 2010)
Author:
R: Prentice-Dunn, J. (2014, February 18). President obama announces new truck efficiency standards [Blog post].
http://www.sierraclub.org/compass/2014/02/president-obama-announces-new-truck-efficiency-standards
T: (Prentice-Dunn, 2014)
Government Agency
R: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. (2000, August).
An environmental management system review of the National Park Service: Based on the code of
environmental management principles. (EPA-3000-R- 00-006). Retrieved from
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/incentives/ems/emsnps.pdf
T: (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2000)
Congressional Report:
R: S. Rep. No. 111-19, (2009). Retrieved from http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgibin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_reports&docid=f:sr019.111.pdf
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T: Senate Report No. 111-19 (2009) or (S. Rep. No. 111-19, 2009)
Congressional Hearing
Full Hearing:
R: Climate change: Are greenhouse gas emissions from human activities contributing to the warming of the
planet? : Hearing before the Subcommittee on of the Committee on Energy and Air Quality of the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, 110th Cong. 1 (2007). Retrieved from
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_house_hearings&docid=f:37414.pdf
*Note: List the first page of the hearing after the Congress number.
T: (Climate Change: Are Greenhouse, 2007)
Testimony :
R: Climate change: Are greenhouse gas emissions from human activities contributing to the warming of the
planet? : Hearing before the Subcommittee on of the Committee on Energy and Air Quality of the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, 110th Cong. 91 (2007) (testimony of
James W. Hurrell). Retrieved from http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgibin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_house_hearings&docid=f:37414.pdf
*Note: List the first page of the testimony after the Congress number, only if the testimony that you are using is
published within a hearing with many pages. The title is italicized and each word capitalized in the text citation.
T: (Climate Change: Are Greenhouse, 2007)
Congressional Bill (Unenacted)
R: Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act of 2009, S. 684, 111th Cong. (2009). Retrieved from
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:S.684:
T: Oil Pollution Prevention and Response Act of 2009
Federal Statute (Enacted Bill/Codified Law)
R: Clean Water Act of 1972, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq. (2002). Retrieved from http://epw.senate.gov/water.pdf
T: Clean Water Act of 1972
*Note: Use the popular title of the act, if there is one.
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Federal Regulation
R: Limited Work Authorizations for Nuclear Power Plants, Fed. Reg. 57,416 (proposed Oct. 9, 2007) (to be
codified at 10 C.F.R. pts. 2, 50-52, and 100). Retrieved from http://www.regulations.gov
T: (Limited Work Authorizations, 2007)
Supreme Court Case
R: Sierra Club v. Morton, 405 U.S. 727 (1972). Retrieved from http://laws.findlaw.com/us/405/727.html
T: (Sierra Club v. Morton,1972)
*Note: Case name is italicized in the text citation.
District Court Case
R: Summers v. Earth Island Institute, No. 07-463 (9th Cir. Mar. 3, 2009). Retrieved from
http://laws.findlaw.com/us/000/07-463.html
T: (Summers v. Earth Island Institute, 2009)
*Note: Case name is italicized in the text citation. If there is more than one plaintiff and/or defendant, include
only the last name of the first one. For example in reference above, NOT Summers et. al. v. Earth Island Institute
et. al., but rather Summers v. Earth Island Institute.
For More Information
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See further examples of APA style from the Cook Library website at
http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/citing-sources#apa.
This Guide is based on Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, on
Reserve at Cook Library BF76.7 .P83 2010. Appendix D provides guidance on references to legal
materials.
For an excellent online version of APA style see Diana Hacker’s Research and Documentation Online at
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/home.html.
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