Reports fall into the category of gray literature. They often include research and primary source information/data, but they are not peer-reviewed. Often, no person author is listed. The agency, business, or organization is often both the author and publisher. You may describe the nature of the document in brackets
| Author | Date | Title | Publisher/agency | DOI/URL |
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Author, A. A., & Author, B., B. Group Name. |
(2020). (2021, January 3). |
Title of report. Title of report (Report No. 123). Title of gray literature [Description]. |
Publisher Name. Organization Name. |
https://doi.org/xxx http://www.zyz.org |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. | (2021, February 12). | COVID data tracker weekly review. | https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/index.html | |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. | (2020). | Taking care of your behavioral health - Tips for social distancing, quarantine, and isolation during an infectious disease outbreak. | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. | https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Taking-Care-of-Your-Behavioral-Health-Tips-for-Social-Distancing-Quarantine-and-Isolation-During-an-Infectious-Disease-Outbreak/PEP20-01-01-007 |
| Format |
Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee. (Year of Publication, Month Day). Title of document: Subtitle if given (edition if given and is not first edition). Publisher Name. URL
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| Example |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019). Antibiotic resistance threats in the United States. https://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/pdf/threats-report/2019-ar-threats-report-508.pdf |
| In-Text Paraphrase |
(Name of Government Department, Agency or Committee, Year) Ex: (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019, p. 6) |
| Narrative Example | A report from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that "while the burden of antibiotic-resistance threats in the United States was greater than initially understood, deaths are decreasing since the 2013 report" (2019, p. vii). |
| Press Release Example |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, February 12). CDC food safety alert: CDC investigating fast-moving outbreak of Listeria infections [Press release]. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/p0212-listeria-linked-to-cheese.html
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| Transcript Example |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, February 12). CDC update on COVID-19 [Transcript]. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/t0212-cdc-update-covid-19.html
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| Audio Recording Example |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, February 12). CDC update on COVID-19 [Audio recording]. https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/t0212-COVID-19-telebrief.mp3
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Transcript from a committee session:
| Format | Title of hearing, Legislative Resolution number. (Year). URL |
| Example |
Judiciary committee hearing transcript, LR295. (2015, October 9). Retrieved from https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/104/PDF/Transcripts/Judiciary/2015-10-09.pdf
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| In-Text Paraphrase |
(Title of hearing, Year) Ex:(Judiciary committee hearing transcript, 2015) |
| Format With Page Number |
Name v. Name, Vol. U.S. Page (Year). URL |
| Format Without Page Number | Name v. Name, Vol. U.S. ___ (Year). URL |
| Example |
Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___ (2015). https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf |
| In-Text Paraphrase |
(Name v. Name, Year) Ex: (Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015) |
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