Universal Citation

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AALL believes that federal, state, and local governments should provide a universal citation for government information that it disseminates for citizen use. A universal (or public domain) citation system is both medium and vendor neutral. AALL recommends that federal, state, and local governments should adopt AALL's universal citation formats, as illustrated in the Universal Citation Guide.

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Issue Briefs and Reports

Article, "In Support of Universal Citation", AALL Spectrum, July 2013
White Paper, "Universal Citation and the American Association of Law Libraries: A White Paper" (LAW LIBRARY JOURNAL Vol. 103:3 [2011-22])
Report, "AALL Task Force on Citation Formats Report" (87 L. Libr. J. 577 (1995))
Article, President's Briefing - "The Path to Citation Reform", AALL Spectrum, July 1998

Formal Statements

Letter to Colorado Supreme Court, "Comments on the proposed adoption of a public domain citation format for the Colorado Supreme Court and the Colorado Court of Appeals published opinions" (12/09/2011)

Miscellaneous

The Universal Citation Guide
American Bar Association Legal Technology Resource Center (external link)

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