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‎ Music: Writing & Citing

Citation Guides and Help for Annotated Bibliographies

Here are a few excellent go-to sources for creating citations in MLA, Chicago/Turabian, and Chicago Author-Date formats. Be sure to check with your professor on preferred citation style!

Writing About Music

More Citation Help

To find out more about proper citation see this Citation Styles Research Guide made by your Olin Library Librarians!

There are quite a few different ways to cite resources in your paper. The citation style usually depends on the academic discipline involved.

For example:

  • MLA style is typically used by the Humanities
  • APA style is often used by Education, Psychology, and Business.
  • Chicago/Turabian is generally used by History and some of the Fine Arts
  • Chicago Author-Date is used by Archeologists

Check with your professor to make sure you use the required style. Whatever style you use, be consistent!