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[FAS] Music 219r: American Music, Library Guide

Created for Professor Carol Oja's Classic Texts and Current Trends in American Music seminar, Harvard University.

Style Guides

Citing music, recordings, and liner notes can be tricky; these websites offer general guides for citing your sources, plus tips for music materials.

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Harvard College Writing Program: Writing Resources
a number of writing guides, including the Harvard Guide to Using Sources

Chicago Manual of Style
the full text of the 15th and 16th editions, plus quick style guides and FAQs
Fully searchable online versions of the 15th and 16th editions of the Chicago Manual of Style. Also includes Chicago Manual Q & A, online tools, and a Chicago Style Citation Quick Guide.

Citing Music Sources
A guide to citing music formats, including liner notes and collected works editions (from University of Western Ontario libraries)
Citations
how to cite sources - including YouTube videos, blogs, Twitter, and Facebook posts - in MLA or APA style (from Boise State University)
Citing Miscellaneous Sources
includes music videos, film, recordings, interviews, etc. (from the Yale Writing Center)