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Citing New Grove Online

Students, researchers, and other writers should adhere to the citation styles assigned by their instructors or editors.

Guides

Below are some resources to assist with citing New Grove.

And for the Truly Committed . . .

Below is further commentary that was written when Grove Online was first issued. (Some issues have been resolved, but there is still useful info below.)

Note that these two sources give different citation formats. New Grove Online presents several problems. First, the title is not clear. Is it The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd Edition? GroveMusic? New Grove Online? www.grovemusic.com? It is very difficult finding a publication/last updated date. Include editor as usual? The URLs are long search strings--very impractical yet necessary. Volume numbers are no longer valid, and there are no columns; it's more important than ever to add section names to get users closer to the info.

One could also use the following citation formats (based on CMS). (These were originally devised as temporary "fixes" until more permanent guidelines appeared.)

Article Author, "Article Title," in Dictionary Title Update date, (date accessed), section of multisection article.

Davies, Hugh, "Microphone," in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd edn, January 2001 <http://www.grovemusic.com> (7 February 2001).

I omitted the editor above and used the incomplete URL (not recommended). The full URL is http://www.grovemusic.com/grovemusic/script/search.asp?section=48315&mode=do c_text&cur_doc=1&session=WXOXPTZNWGNF&handle=125555

Another example:

Smither, Howard E., "Oratorio," in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd Edition, ed. Stanley Sadie, January 2001 <http://www.grovemusic.com/grovemusic/script/article.asp?section=20397.8> (7 February 2001), 8. Handel and the English Oratorio.

Here I added the editor, treated the edition as part of the title (as seen in Grove's website), used the correct URL (it's shorter than others), and referred to specific section in the article. Probably could add paragragh number. Other details also need ironing out.

Here is general information about citing online resources:

UConn Lib's Citation page: http://www.lib.uconn.edu/using/tutorials/LILT/citing.html
Citing Online Sources: http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
CMS suggestions for online: http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html#1

Take a look at the other styles guides. APA yields somewhat clearer citations:

Davies, Hugh (2001). Microphone. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd Edition. Retrieved February 7, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.grovemusic.com

Smither, Howard E. (2001). Oratorio (Section 8. Handel and the English Oratorio). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 2nd Edition, ed. Stanley Sadie. Retrieved February 7, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://www.grovemusic.com/grovemusic/script/article.asp?section=20397.8

Good luck with your citations!