How to cite a microform
Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format · B18 / R18.5 · Books, periodicals & other secondary
Example
Cal. Code Regs. tit. 26, § 23-2631(g) (Barclay’s 1990), microformed on Cal. Code of Reg. 1990 Revised Format, Fiche 143 (Univ. Microforms Int’l).
What the citation needs
Required
- Original citation — The citation of the material as originally published.
- Microform set — The microform set it is reproduced in.
- Publisher of the set — The publisher (R15.4).
When they apply
None.
In a brief and in a law review
The Bluebook sets citations two ways: the Bluepages for court documents and legal memoranda, the Whitepages for law review footnotes. Here is the first example above as each one prints it, in its typeface.
Court documents (Bluepages)
Cal. Code Regs. tit. 26, § 23-2631(g) (Barclay’s 1990), microformed on Cal. Code of Reg. 1990 Revised Format, Fiche 143 (Univ. Microforms Int’l).
Law review footnotes (Whitepages)
Cal. Code Regs. tit. 26, § 23-2631(g) (Barclay’s 1990), microformed on Cal. Code of Reg. 1990 Revised Format, Fiche 143 (Univ. Microforms Int’l).
For this source the two are set the same way.
Governing rules
B18 / R18.5
- 1.6 — related authority.
- 1.6 — related authority.
- 18 — the internet, electronic media & other nonprint resources.
- 18.6 — microform.
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