Citing the sources we use to provide information for our research is a vital and expected practice of all researchers.
There are many different types of citation formats, such MLA, APA, and CSE.
Some of the databases provide ways to get a pre-formatted citation, but some do not. If you cannot find a pre-formatted citation, here are some guides to help you put the information into the correct format:
Whichever citation style you use, the important thing is to be consistent throughout your work.
Sometimes you will have a specific policy in mind that you want to research (i.e. the Affordable Care Act, or Roe v. Wade). But often, we have just a topic that we are interested in, and need to find a related specific policy. Here are some tools to help discover policies by topic:
Tools to help you get past Paywalls and to the full text of an article.
Once you have a good understanding of your particular policy, you will be ready to read the actual document. This sometimes is possible to find by a Google search, but make SURE it is coming from a government source. Below are some other tools to help you locate and read your policy.
