How Do I Cite YouTube on a Works Cited Page for a Research Paper?

YouTube can be a valuable resource in a research essay. There are many YouTube videos available, but it is a good idea to use ones posted by experts or reputable organizations in a paper. Check with your professor or paper guidelines if you are unsure about a particular YouTube video. A YouTube video should be cited in text and on a works-cited page. Use either MLA style (Modern Language Association) or APA style (American Psychological Association) to cite the YouTube videos.

Instructions

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      Cite the video's author and date of publication for an in-text APA citation. The author may be the organization that owns the YouTube account, not necessarily the person in the video. For example, (Paramount Pictures, 2008). In MLA format, you simply need to include the video's author in parentheses or in the text of the paper. For example: (Cooking Light Videos).

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      Use the YouTube link, title, site (in this case YouTube), date the video was created and date the video was accessed in an MLA style citation. For example: http://www.youtube.com/user/cookinglight. "Spinach Salad" YouTube. 24 April 2008. Web. 22 July 2011.

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      Include the author, the date posted, the title of the video, the term "video file," the phrase "retrieved from" and the link of the YouTube video for an APA style citation. For example: Movie Trailers. (2009, September 10). Roman Holiday [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/user/movietrailers.

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