I apologize if this is the incorrect place to ask this question.
I am doing a simple research paper, and would like to cite from this:
How would I cite this in my works cited page? It’s difficult to tell. Would anyone have any tips?
Thanks,
Cole
Your best bet is to go to office hours and ask the professor how he or she wants it done. I dislike MLA, because every professor seems to have a different opinion on what MLA actually says (and, I have followed MLA format in papers and also added my own citation styles, and I’ve never gotten complaints, which goes to show that even some professors don’t even know what MLA actually is). So, to be safe I would ask the professor (and going to office hours is good anyways). I think the issue you might be having is that it lacks an author. The Purdue MLA website doesn’t explain this well. In standard bibliographies I have seen authorless sources listed first, starting with the name of the publication. Otherwise, you could use “Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System”.
I can’t align the second line on here, so you’ll have to imagine it.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve System: Purposes and Fuctions. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, June 2005. Web. 18 November 2009. http://www.federalreserve.gov/pf/pdf/pf_complete.pdf
The second date is your access date. The first line should be aligned to the back. This seems as good as any other system. But, I would check with your professor during office hours.
Jonathan, thank you. I will most likely as my instructor how she would like me to cite this.
Or! All I really want is to quote the Federal Reserve’s mandate as described in the Federal Reserve Act of 1913. This is listed in the above linked .pdf file. But, perhaps it would just be easier to quote and cite that actual law? Would this be easier? Or perhaps just be as difficult, to where I would have to ask the instructor anyway?
What do you think?
Thanks again,
Cole