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Anatomy of a Bibliographic Citation for Musicology
Research often involves accessing resources someone else has cited for you. Beginning researchers are often confused about these so-called bibliographic citations. Here are a few examples to help you interpret them. A citation in a bibliography has a slightly different format from a citation in a footnote. Here are some made-up examples:
BIBLIOGRAPHY FORMAT:
Bush, Deanna D. "How to Pass MUMH 5010," Denton Journal of Musicological Research 1:1 (summer, 2009), 1-99.
AUTHOR:
Bush, Deanna D. "How to Pass MUMH 5010," Denton Journal of Musicological Research 1:1 (summer, 2009), 1-99.
ARTICLE TITLE:
Bush, Deanna D. "How to Pass MUMH 5010," Denton Journal of Musicological Research 1:1 (summer, 2009), 1-99.
JOURNAL TITLE:
Bush, Deanna D. "How to Pass MUMH 5010," Denton Journal of Musicological Research 1:1 (summer, 2009), 1-99.
VOLUME NUMBER:
Bush, Deanna D. "How to Pass MUMH 5010," Denton Journal of Musicological Research 1:1 (summer, 2009), 1-99.
ISSUE NUMBER:
Bush, Deanna D. "How to Pass MUMH 5010," Denton Journal of Musicological Research 1:1 (summer, 2009), 1-99.
DATE:
Bush, Deanna D. "How to Pass MUMH 5010," Denton Journal of Musicological Research 1:1 (summer, 2009), 1-99.
PAGE NUMBERS:
Bush, Deanna D. "How to Pass MUMH 5010," Denton Journal of Musicological Research 1:1 (summer, 2009), 1-99.
TWO AUTHORS EXAMPLES:
If an article or book has two authors, list the second author with first name first:
Bush, Deanna D. and Donna Arnold. "How to Pass MUMH 5010," Denton Journal of Musicological Research 1:1 (summer, 2009), 1-99.
Bush, Deanna D. and Donna Arnold. How to Pass MUMH 5010. Denton: DJRM Press, 2009.
FOOTNOTE FORMAT:
Deanna D. Bush, "How to Pass MUMH 5010," Denton Journal of Musicological Research 1:1 (summer, 2009), 1-99.
HERE IS A CITATION FOR A BOOK:
Bush, Deanna D. How to Pass MUMH 5010. Denton: DJMR Press, 2009.
AUTHOR:
Bush, Deanna D. How to Pass MUMH 5010. Denton: DJMR Press, 2009.
BOOK TITLE:
Bush, Deanna D. How to Pass MUMH 5010. Denton: DJMR Press, 2009.
CITY OF PUBLICATION:
Bush, Deanna D. How to Pass MUMH 5010. Denton: DJMR Press, 2009.
NAME OF PUBLISHER:
Bush, Deanna D. How to Pass MUMH 5010. Denton: DJMR Press, 2009.
DATE OF PUBLICATION:
Bush, Deanna D. How to Pass MUMH 5010. Denton: DJMR Press, 2009.
PLEASE NOTE:
Titles of main sources such as journals or books are in italics. [In the old days, they were underlined.] Titles of articles are usually in quotes.
