Citations - Statewide: Videos and Blogs

Video and Blog Citations in APA

Color Coding Legend
Author(s) or Editor(s) Title of Book, Periodical or Album Title of Article, Section, Chapter or Song Volume & Issue Website Address
Place of Publication Publisher Date Pages Other Information
Source In-Text Citation Reference Page Citation
TED Talk on YouTube

Format: (Author, Date Posted)

Example: (TED, 2013)

The author name is TED in this case because the TED organization posted the video to YouTube, and that’s the information your reader needs to retrieve the reference.

Format:

Author (in this case the organization is the author).  (Date video posted on YouTube).  Title of video. [Video]. YouTube. URL.

Example:

       TED. (2013, March 1). Amanda Palmer: The art of asking. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMj_P_6H69g

 

TED Talk on TED Website Format:
(Speaker, Date)
Example: 
(Palmer, 2013)

Format:

Speaker last name, First initial. Middle initial. (Date). Title of talk. [Video]. Name of Publisher. URL

Example:

Palmer, A. (2013, February). Amanda Palmer: The art of asking. [Video]. TED. https://www.ted.com/talks/amanda_palmer_the_art_of_asking

YouTube Video

 

Format:
(Author, Date)

Example: 
(Harvard University, 2019)


Use the name of the account that uploaded the video as the author.

Format:

Author. (Date).  Title of video. [Video]. Name of Streaming Service.  URL

Example:

Harvard University. (2019). Soft robotic gripper for jellyfish. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guRoWTYfxMs

The person or group who uploaded the video is credited as the author for retrievability, even if they did not create the work.

Blog

Format: 

(AuthorDate)

Example: 

(Johnson, 2019)

If you cannot find an author name, use the screen name or whomever the post was credited to.

Format:

Author last name, First initial. Middle initial. (Date). Title of post. Title of Blog. URL

Example:

Johnson, A. (2019, July 8). Our first story walk. Abby the Librarian. http://www.abbythelibrarian.com/2019/07/our-first-storywalk.html