Research Guides: Music Research: Writing, Citing, & Copyright

Selected Style Guides for Writing About Music

For additional bibliographies and research guides on music, see the Find Books tab on this guide.

Copyright at CMU
This site is designed to answer questions from and provide information to Central Michigan University faculty, staff, and students regarding copyrighted materials and their use within the educational setting.
Copyright for Music Librarians
This site is maintained by the Legislation Committee of the Music Library Association (MLA) as a resource for anyone interested in issues of copyright as they apply to the fields of music and music librarianship from basic frequently asked questions to specific reports and codes.
Music Publishers Association
Public Domain Information Project

Need more help with citations? See the Writing Help Guide for additional resources.

For more information on using this resource, see the Zotero Guide.

Zotero
Easy-to-use open source tool that is accessible via the web—works right in your Firefox browser. It is easy to capture and save citations found on Web pages, and to add notes and other information to saved citations for efficient organization.

This list is intended to be a starting point for recognizing patterns in related subject headings.