Addison, Amy (Producer). "Artalks, Mike Shaffer," 4.5-minute video, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, Maryland, 1995. Aired on various public television stations, various dates, 1995 - 96.

Agnew, Dominique. "A Series of Concepts," The Monocacy Monocle, Vol. III, No. 20, Poolesville, MD, Feb. 2, 2007.

Armstrong, John. (Reporter). "Period Sculpture," Gettysburg Times, (Page One) Gettysburg, PA, Thursday, June 11, 2009.

Barton, Carol and Henry Barrow, "Books and Bookends, Sculptural Approaches," Book accompanying 1989-1991 traveling exhibition to 5 sites in Maryland and Virginia, 84 pages, Popular Kinetics Press, Bethesda, MD.

Benfey, Theodor (Editor). Chemistry, Sculpture photographed for the cover. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, May, 1991.

Melissa Chadwick. "Repairs Bring New Life to Sculpture at Train Station,"
Gazette Community News, Gaithersburg, MD, August 20, 2008.

Donovan, Bobby. “Mike Shaffer, Lines, Order, Objects, Chaos,” Exhibition Catalog, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, MD, June 15, 2003.

Forgey, Benjamin. "City Art '79 Turns F Street Into an Open Studio," Washington Star, Washington, DC, Oct. 17, 1979.

Flam, Eli (Editor), Pen & Ink (drawings) by Mike Shaffer, Potomac Review, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD, Spring 2001.

_____ Digital bookplate by Mike Shaffer, Potomac Review, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD, Fall/Winter, 2001-02.

Gopnik, Blake. "Foggy Bottom's beacon of creativity,"The Washington Post, Washington, DC, Wednesday, May 5, 2010, PageC3.

Hill, Houston P. “Mike Shaffer, Objects Found and Going Around,” Exhibition Catalog, University of Maryland Stamp Student Union, College Park, MD, Jan. 14, 1998.

Huang, Anne (Editor) "Red Dave, Blue Dave," William and Mary Review, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. 2005.

Koller, Shirley. "Sculpture at Montgomery College Campus," Eye Wash, Washington, DC, March 1992.

LaRocca, Lauren. "Taking the Creative Route—Mike Shaffer's 'Facing Identity Theft: A Portrait Series,'"

McCoy, Mary. "Between Earth and Sky," The Washington Post, Washington, DC, Oct. 6, 1994.

Moran, Kathleen. "Mike Shaffer, Log Cabin Concepts,” Exhibition Catalog, Glenview Mansion Gallery, Rockville, MD, Nov. 2, 1997.

Protzman, Ferdinand, "Galleries," Review of Exhibition at Rockville Arts Place, The Washington Post, Washington, DC, April 12, 1997.

Richard, Paul. "Mike Shaffer's Show at Jack Rasmussen Gallery," The Washington Post, Washington, DC, April 14, 1979.

Sagalow, Sara S. “Homage To an Era Sculpture Unveiled” Germantown Gazette, Germantown, MD, Oct. 10, 1990.

Shannon, Joe. "Mike Shaffer Talks with Internationally Know Artist, Critic and Curator Joe Shannon," abridged version published in Exhibition Catalog, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD, May 14, 2003.

Shafer, Karen. "Hidden in a Hotel, a Painter Crosses the Lines," The Gazette, Various Locations in Maryland, March 26, 2007.

Shaffer, Mike , “First Hand, Sometime Sculpture”, The Washington Post, Washington, DC, Feb. 1, 1983.

_____ , "Contracting for Works of Art," The Compendium of Multifamily Housing, National Association of Home Builders, Washington, DC, Feb. 3, 1969.

_____ , "Expansion Works," Six-panel brochure, Self published, Ijamsville, MD, 1987.

_____ ,"Grids and Lattices," Six-panel brochure, Self published, Ijamsville, MD, 1988.

_____ ,"Accessory Works," Six-panel brochure, Self published, Ijamsville, MD, 1989.

_____ ,"Crossing Lines—The Line Paintings Series," Small format book, 72 pages, Pretell Publishing, Ijamsville, MD 2006.

_____ ,"Chaos x Order = Infinity: Conceptual Constructs—Multiple Minds," Small format book, 72 pages, Pretell Publishing, Ijamsville, MD, 2007.

_____ ,"Facing Identity Theft—The New Portrait Series," Small format book, 72 pages, Pretell Publishing, Ijamsville, MD, 2007.

_____ , Statement in Sculpture at Quiet Waters Park, exhibition catalog. Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts and Quiet Waters Park, Annapolis, Maryland, Sept. 1, 1994.

_____ , Statement in Twelve Plus One exhibition catalog, University of Maryland University College, Adelphi, Maryland, July 14, 1995.

Sleight, Robert. "Life In These United States," Readers Digest, Pleasantville, NY, Nov. 1966.

Stephenson, Lloyd A. “Mike Shaffer, A Long Beginning,—The First Decade,” Exhibition Catalog, BlackRock Center for the Arts, Germantown, MD, May 14, 2003.

Tanguy, Sarah. "Time —Line: Pam Fox, Huguette Roe, Mike Shaffer" Exhibition Catalog, The American Center for Physics, College Park, MD,
May 6, 2008.

Unger, Nancy. "Mike Shaffer Builds Log Cabin Concepts---Different Strokes by Different Folks at Mansion Gallery" Gazette Newspapers, Rockville, MD, Nov. 10, 1997.

______ ,"Public Art Enlightens Rockville," Gazette Newspapers, Rockville, MD, June 26, 1996.

Von Eckard, Wolf. "Company's Pop Art Show is Fun and Offers Social Comment Too," The Washington Post, Washington, DC, Nov. 6, 1966.

Zandler, Richard, "Mike Shaffer," The Tactile Show, Exhibition Catalog, Montpelier Cultural Art Center, Laural, MD, June 5, 1992.