General Reference Resources

Some resources listed on this page (indicated by an asterisk) are restricted to CWRUnet users due to license restrictions. CIM users must be using an on-campus network connection or a CWRUnet dial-up connection to use these services. All CIM computers are CWRU networked computers.

Books/Music in Print

• Books in Print Online*
• Music in Print Online*

Citation Resources and Style Manuals

• Online Guides & Tutorials
  • Citing Music Sources in your Essay and Bibliography (Univ. of Western Ontario) *Librarian's choice*
  • Assembling a List of Works (Duke Univ.)
  • Citation Styles for electronic resources (Bedford/St. Martin)
  • Citation Guide (Concordia Univ.)
  • Using MLA format (Purdue Univ. Writing Lab)
  • Using APA format (Purdue Univ. Writing Lab)
• Style Manuals in the CIM Library
  • Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 6th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996.
  • CIM Reference: LB 2369 T84m 1996
  • CIM Reserve: LB 2369 T84m 1996
  • CIM Stacks: LB 2369 T84m 1987 (5th edition)
  • The Chicago Manual of Style. 13 ed. rev. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1982.
  • CIM Reference: Z 253 Un3c 1982
  • Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 3rd ed. New York: MLA, 1988.
  • CIM Reference: LB 2369 G35m 1988
• Online Style Manuals
  • RefWorks

Dictionaries and Thesauri

• American Heritage Dictionary*
• Oxford English Dictionary*
• World Almanac*

Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia Britannica Online*
• Columbia Encyclopedia*
• XReferPlus