Guide to Research for the Wind Conducting Studio

A very basic definition of plagiarism is to take someone else's work or ideas and pass them off as your own. Plagiarism can be intentional (like buying a paper from someone else or purposefully using another person’s ideas without giving them credit) or unintentional (accidentally forgetting that an idea in your notes isn’t your own and not citing it when you include it in a paper or project). It’s important to take detailed notes so you’ll always remember when and where to give credit to your sources!
 

By citing the sources you use for your research, you’ll be accomplishing three things:

• You’ll avoid plagiarizing and give proper credit to your sources, thereby demonstrating academic integrity.

• You’ll demonstrate the scope of your research and establish your credibility on your topic.

• You’ll provide your reader with a trail to follow to locate the sources you used so they can read more about your topic.

Find templates and examples for citing sources in Chicago Style on the Music Citation Guide!

• Many databases (and even the Libraries catalog) include a “Cite This” button, but these automatic citation generators often make mistakes. Be sure to double-check the formatting of the citations they create using the citation resources linked from the MUS 1804: World Music Guide!

• If you’re using a reference management program like Zotero, EndNote, or Mendeley to keep track of your sources and create citations, double-check the formatting – these programs often make formatting mistakes when generating citations.

  • New to citation/reference management software and not sure how to get started? The Libraries offers free workshops to help you get started! Visit z.umn.edu/workshops and use the filter to limit to "Citation Managers" to see when they're happening and sign up:
    
    

If you have questions about citations or need help, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Jessica Abbazio, Music Librarian, at jabbazio@umn.edu!

A very basic definition of plagiarism is to take someone else's work or ideas and pass them off as your own. Plagiarism can be intentional (like buying a paper from someone else or purposefully using another person’s ideas without giving them credit) or unintentional (accidentally forgetting that an idea in your notes isn’t your own and not citing it when you include it in a paper or project). It’s important to take detailed notes so you’ll always remember when and where to give credit to your sources!
 

By citing the sources you use for your research, you’ll be accomplishing three things:

• You’ll avoid plagiarizing and give proper credit to your sources, thereby demonstrating academic integrity.

• You’ll demonstrate the scope of your research and establish your credibility on your topic.

• You’ll provide your reader with a trail to follow to locate the sources you used so they can read more about your topic.

The two most important parts of citing your sources are

1) To provide your reader with all of the information they need to find the source you're referencing; and

2) To be consistent in your formatting of citations in both footnotes, which appear within the text, or in bibliography entries, found at the end of your paper.

Important note:

This guide will help you to format citations in Chicago Style (sometimes called Turabian Style, in reference to the handy guide listed below). Writing a paper for an education class and need to format citations using APA style? See the the Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) Guide to APA Style!

• Many databases (and even the Libraries catalog) include a “Cite This” button, but these automatic citation generators often make mistakes. Be sure to double-check the formatting of the citations they create using the examples in this guide!

• This guide is for Chicago Style citations - but do you need to use APA or MLA style instead? Visit the Purdue Online Writing Lab – use the tabs to see examples of citations for books, articles, websites, and more.

• If you’re using a reference management program like Zotero, EndNote, or Mendeley to keep track of your sources and create citations, double-check the formatting – these programs often make formatting mistakes when generating citations.

  • New to citation/reference management software and not sure how to get started? The Libraries offers free workshops to help you get started! Visit z.umn.edu/workshops and use the filter to limit to "Citation Managers" to see when they're happening and sign up: