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Music: Citing Sources in Music

Research resources for music history, music education, and music performance

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Citation Resources

Citation Guides Online

Chicago Manual of Style Online: Citation Quick Guide

Research and Citation Resources (Purdue Online Writing Lab)

Citation Guides in Wooster's Libraries

The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th ed.
How to Write About Music: The RILM Manual of Style
James R. Cowdery, Editor. 2005.
WOO Reference ML3797 .H69 2005
Irvine's Writing About Music. 3rd Ed. 1999.
WOO Reference ML3797 .I79 1999
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 8th ed. 2013
By Kate Turabian.
WOO Ready Reference and WOO Reference LB 2369.T8 2013
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. 2009.
WOO Reference and WOO Ready Reference
LB2369 .G53 2009
A Short Guide to Writing About Music. 2nd ed. 2007.
Ed. By Jonathan D. Bellman.
WOO Reference ML3797 .B4 2007
A Style and Usage Guide to Writing about Music, by Thomas Donahue, 2010.
By Thomas Donahue
WOO Reference ML3797 .D76 2010
Writing About Music: An Introductory Guide. 4th ed. 2009.
By Richard J. Wingell.
WOO Reference ML3797 .W54 2009