Good idea. If there is any possibility of changing the style in the future,
perhaps we should consider BibTeX as well. Any comments?

I am all for the proposed format, just to make sure we consider possible
alternatives.

Best wishes,
Kia

ICSRiM, University of Leeds, Dept of Music/Sch of Computing, LS2 9JT, UK
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Interactive Systems and Instrument Design in Music (ISIDM)
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Marc Battier
> Sent: 26 January 2001 09:18
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Reference format proposition
>
>
> Hello,
>
>         Talking with Marcelo, I found out that no reference format had
> been discussed for
>         our project yet. Since there will (might, should?) be many
> bibliographical
>         references coming soon from all of us, there should be an common
> agreement on how
>         the references should be formatted.
>
>         As I've encountered a similar problem (a common one, for sure)
> while editing Trends
>         in Gestural Control of Music, here is what I propose.
>         Marcelo and I had suggested at that time to all invited authors
> to use the
>         reference guidelines from Computer Music Journal. Their format
> is derived from the
>         Chicago Manual of Style, but this book, while excellent, does
> not propose a single
>         format, but several. This is why simply referring to the Chicago
> Manual of Style
>         isn't enough, and I suggest that you have a look at the CMJ's
> Web page,
>         Instructions to authors. Here's the URL:
>
> http://mitpress.mit.edu/e-journals/Computer-Music-Journal/Documents
> /auth/index.html
>
>         A final note: before I start contributing to this WG, I'll need
> to know what's the
>         consensus on that, as I wouldnt like to spend time on modifyiing
> all the references
>         because of a change of format. Thus, my opinion is that this is
> question to which
>         we have a simple answer. Any format that isn't described in the
> CMJ's page might be
>         lookep up in the Chicago Manual of Style and described on this
> forum.
>
>         What do you think?
>
>         Best,
>
>         Marc Battier
>