Citations allow you to track and document where the information you've used in your research came from and to give other scholars/artists credit for their original work. These are some common situations that require citations:
Many music classes at Reed require papers be formatted according to the Chicago Manual of Style. We have copies at PARC Reference, the main library reference desk, and the main library's reference room, Z253. U69 2017, as well as online.
You may also find these sources helpful:
Citations help your readers trace back to the sources you've used. Your citations should to include all of the information listed below:
Books: Author, title, publisher, location of publisher, year of publication
Articles: Author, periodical title, periodical volume and issue number, publisher, year of publication, page numbers
From the Purdue OWL:
A bibliography is a list of sources (books, journals, Web sites, periodicals, etc.) one has used for researching a topic. Bibliographies are sometimes called "References" or "Works Cited" depending on the style format you are using. A bibliography usually just includes the bibliographic information (i.e., the author, title, publisher, etc.).
An annotation is a summary and/or evaluation. Therefore, an annotated bibliography includes a summary and/or evaluation of each of the sources.
Find more information, including examples and citation formatting at the Purdue OWL here.
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