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Music Research Resources

This guide contains links to databases, libraries, organizations, bibliographies and other resources, as well as guides on how to conduct research on music and music history

Citation and Copyright

When you gather your research and prepare to use what you have found, whether it be in a paper or given as part of a presentation, you will need to properly cite your sources.  If you are using music or musical scores in your work, you need to be concerned with copyright.

Copyright can be a complex subject to understand, and the rules can vary with the type of material used.

The following resources should help guide you in the right direction when it comes to citing music and following the rules of copyright.