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The same format can be used for other sites that host user-generated videos, such as Vimeo. Cite a livestream (e.g., YouTube live) that is not archived by its hosting platform and cannot be retrieved by any other means (i.e., recorded and made available online via another hosting site) as a personal communication. 1. YouTube videoAsian Boss. (2020, June 5). World’s leading vaccine expert fact-checks COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy: Stay curious #22 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQdLDMLrYIA Harvard University. (2019, August 28). Soft robotic gripper for jellyfish [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guRoWTYfxMs
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This guidance is new to the 7th edition. Date created: February 2020 Ask Us 24/7Online help is available anytime via our AskUs 24/7 chat service: YouTube Video (p. 215)Reference list: Last name, First name of the creator. “Title of the video or audio.” Title of the Website, role of contributors and their First name Last name, Version, Numbers, Publisher, Publication date, URL.
RotoBaller. “RotoBaller MLB: Top Fantasy Baseball Catcher Dynasty League Prospects for 2016.” YouTube, commentary by Raphael Rabe, 27 Mar. 2016,youtu.be/gK645_7TA6c. In-Text Citation: (Author Surname OR Screen name) Example: (RotoBaller) Purdue OwlMLA style gives authors several ways to cite YouTube videos. If you are citing a video in which the primary creator or author is clear, you can list that creator in the Author element. The following provides an example of a citation for the music video of Beyoncé’s song “Pretty Hurts”:
The title of the video is copied exactly as it appears on YouTube. The container is YouTube, followed by the date listed below the video and the Location element (the URL of the video). If it’s not clear who the primary creator or author of a video is, you could omit the Author element and begin the citation with the title of the video:
In this example, the video’s creator is not specified. The name of the account that uploaded the video is provided in the Contributor element, after the title of the container, YouTube. Even if it’s clear who the author or creator of a video is, you might opt to include the name of the account that uploaded the video in the Contributor element if it provides helpful information. If you are citing an entire work uploaded to YouTube, such as a film, use what you see on YouTube to cite the work in MLA style. Here is an example citation for a film:
Details about the film’s original publication are found in the YouTube description below the video and so are provided in the citation. Here Moby Dick is a self-contained work, and so its title is listed as the first container. It is followed by the Contributor, Publisher, and Date elements. YouTube is the title of the second container, followed by the Date and Location elements. For more on how to cite YouTube videos in MLA style, see our posts on citing TV episodes on YouTube and interviews on YouTube, as well as our related posts on citing online videos and formatting titles of uploaded videos, How do you cite a YouTube video in MLA in text?The general format for citing online videos in MLA style is as follows: "Title of video." YouTube, uploaded by Screen Name, day month year, www.youtube.com/xxxxx. If the author of the video is not the same as the person who uploaded the video, your citation would be formatted as follows: Author last name, First Name.
How do you in text cite a YouTube video in MLA 9?Streaming Video From a Social Media Website (YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, etc.) Last Name, First Name of video creator or Username of Creator. "Title of Video." Title of the Hosting Website, uploaded by Username, Day Month Year of Publication, URL of video. Accessed Day Month Year video was viewed.
How do I cite a YouTube video in references?Answer. Use the name of the account that uploaded the video as the author.. Include the specific date on which the video was uploaded.. Italicize the video title.. Include [Video] after the title. [Video] is not italicized.. Provide the site name (YouTube) and URL of the video.. How do you cite a YouTube video in MLA 8?YouTube Video (p.
Last name, First name of the creator. “Title of the video or audio.” Title of the Website, role of contributors and their First name Last name, Version, Numbers, Publisher, Publication date, URL. Example: RotoBaller.
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