How to Cite an Online Lecture in APA Format

Citing an online lecture in the proper APA format is an important skill to learn for any undergraduate or graduate-level college students that are asked to do any type of scholarly works. The American Psychological Association designed the APA format to provide a standardized way for people to cite sources used in research-based documents. Designed mostly for use in the social sciences, the APA format gives instructions on how to properly format a research paper, endnotes and footnotes, in-text citations and electronic sources.

Instructions

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      Locate the following information about your online lecture: The title, speaker(s), organization (most often the school), date the lecture(s) took place and location.

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      Organize the above information in the following format and order: "Speaker(s). "Title." Organization. Location. Date." For example, if you were citing a lecture on Human Rights from Providence College, the citation would appear as follows: "Smith, John E. "Human Rights and Democracy." Providence College. College Hall. May 21, 2010."

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      Check your work and be sure that the information is in the correct order and that all of the names and titles mentioned are spelled correctly. Failure to cite the right sources can lead to accusations of plagiarism and can also severely diminish the quality of your research findings. In the case of online lectures, a mistake can also allude to information from an improper lecture date and therefore make your findings irrelevant.

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