Library Guides: Music: Referencing and plagiarism

Referencing and plagiarism

Referencing is an essential part of academic work and research. It can help you to demonstrate how widely you have read around a topic, acknowledge the work of others (avoiding plagiarism) and enable the reader to find the sources you have cited in your work. Different academic disciplines use different approaches and styles to cite the work of others. Explore the resources below to learn why referencing is important and how to do it in Music.

Referencing guides

The referencing style you use will depend on the pathway you are on.

Use the APA style for modules in Composition, Music Technology, Music Psychology, and Music Industries.

The Chicago Manual of Style operates two different styles:

Use the CMS Notes and Bibliography style for modules in Musicology and Performance.
Use the CMS Author-Date style for modules in Ethnomusicology.

APA 7th Edition Referencing guide

Click on the image below to open the APA 7th Edition Referencing guide:

CMS Notes and Bibliography Referencing guide

Chicago Manual of Style Notes and Bibliography

CMS Author-Date Referencing guide

Chicago Manual of Style Author-Date Style

Referencing and plagiarism resources

Why reference? (video)
This video explains why referencing is important and how to get started.

Understanding plagiarism (tutorial)
Understand plagiarism, the difference between collaboration and collusion, and identify ways to avoid plagiarism through appropriate note taking, reference management, and time management.
Understanding plagiarism (Word document, 157 KB)
Understand plagiarism, the difference between collaboration and collusion, and identify ways to avoid plagiarism through appropriate note taking, reference management, and time management.
Referencing: the essentials (tutorial)
This tutorial will give you an understanding of referencing and how you should use it in your academic work.
Plagiarism and referencing quiz (tutorial)
A self help quiz to test your knowledge and understanding of plagiarism and the importance of referencing.
Plagiarism and referencing quiz (Word document, 148 KB)
A self help quiz to test your knowledge and understanding of plagiarism and the importance of referencing.
Guidance for taught course students inserting images and figures into university work (tutorial)
Learn how to attribute images used in your work to give fair credit to those whose work you use, and how this differs in digital and print forms.

Workshops

Referencing and Preventing Plagiarism
This session introduces the essentials of referencing, the concept of plagiarism and how it can be avoided, and gives you an opportunity to practice referencing in your departmental style. The session will also provide an overview of useful citation tools for this process.
Using Reference Management Software: An Introduction
This session looks at preventing plagiarism and referencing correctly using reference management software. You will gain an overview of the software and how to use it to manage your references, including editing the output where necessary.
Research Skills and Critical Thinking workshops
This workshop programme, from the University of Sheffield Library, delivered in the Information Commons and online, is open to taught course students from all departments.