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AudioVisual Works

Film or Video

Director(s). (Director). (Year). Title of movie in italics [Film]. Production Company.

Example:

Matsoukas, M. (Director). (2019). Queen & Slim [Film]. BRON Studios. 

  • In-text paraphrase: (Matsoukas, 2019).
  • In-text quote: (Matsoukas, 2019, 14:03).

Note. To directly quote from an audiovisual work (e.g., audiobook, YouTube video, TED Talk, TV show), provide a timestamp for the beginning of the quotation in place of a page number.

 

Film or Video (in another language)

Director(s). (Year). Foreign title of movie [English title of the movie] [Film]. Production Company.

Example:

Bosch, R. (Director). (2010). La rafle [The round up] [Film]. Menemsha Films. 

  • In-text paraphrase: (Bosch, 2010). 
  • In-text quote: (Bosch, 2010, 5:12). 

 

TV Series

Name (Executive Producers). (Year-Year). Name of TV show in italics [TV series]. Production company.

Example:

Gelbart, L., Reynolds, G., & Metcalfe, B. (Executive Producers). (1972-1983). M*A*S*H [TV series]. 20th Century Fox Television. 

  • In-text paraphrase: (Gelbart et. al., 1972-1983).
  • In-text quote: (Gelbart et. al., 1972-1983, 8:16).

 

TV Episode

Name (Writer), & Name (Director). (Year, Month Day). Title of episode (Season #, Episode #) [TV series episode]. In Name (Executive Producer), Name of TV show. Production Company.

Example:

Greenburg, D. Z. (Writer), & Gillum, V. (Director). (2002, November 1). Shindig (Season 1, Episode 4) [TV series episode]. In J. Wheadon, & T. Minear (Executive Producers), Firefly. Mutant Enemy Production; 20th Century Fox Television. 

  • In-text paraphrase: (Greenburg & Gillum, 2002).
  • In-text quote: (Greenburg & Gillum, 2002, 6:02).

 

YouTube Video or Other Streaming Video

Uploader. (Year, Month Day). Name of the video in italics [Video]. Site. URL

Example:

Atlas Pro. (2018, February 6). What’s the longest river on Earth? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/g3Y3vCgVeM0

  • In-text paraphrase: (Atlas Pro, 2018).
  • In-text quote: (Atlas Pro, 2018, 2:12).

Note. If the name of the author is known, in addition to the uploader handle, cite it this way: Last name, first initial [uploader]. When the speaker is not listed as the author, integrate their name into the narrative if desired. 


 

TED Talk

Presenter. (Year, Month). Name of presentation in italics [Video]. TED Conferences. URL

Example:

Brown, B. (2010, June). The power of vulnerability [Video]. TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?referrer=playlist-the_most_popular_talks_of_all

  • In-text paraphrase: (Brown, 2010).
  • In-text quote: (Brown, 2010, 3:23).

Note. When the TED Talk comes from TED's website, use the name of the speaker as the author. When the TED Talk is on YouTUbe, list the owner of the YouTube account. When the speaker is not listed as the author, integrate their name into the narrative if desired. 


 

Webinar (Recorded)

Presenter(s). (Year, Month Day). Name of the webinar in italics [Webinar]. Source. URL

Example:

Hickey, C. (2020, May 16). Accessibility and online multimedia content [Webinar]. New York Library Association. https://www.nyla.org/4DCGI/cms/review.html?Action=CMS_Document&DocID=2773&MenuKey=career

  • In-text paraphrase: (Hickey, 2020).
  • In-text quote: (Hickey, 2020, 25:05).

 

Music Album

Classical Example:

Composer [Album recorded by Recording Artist Name]. Name of the album in italics. (Original work published Year)

The Brandenburg concertos: Concertos BWV 1043 & 1060 [Album recorded by Academy of St Martin in the Fields]. Decca. (Original work published 1721)

  • In-text paraphrase: (Bach, 1721/2010).
  • In-text quote: (Bach, 1721/2010, 3:24).

 

Example for all other recordings:

Artist. (Year). Name of the album in italics [Album]. Label.

June, V. (2013). Pushin' against a stone [Album]. Sunday Best Records. 

  • In-text paraphrase: (June, 2013).
  • In-text quote: (June, 2013, 1:13).

Note: It is not necessary to specify how you listened to the album (e.g., CD, streaming) but the format or other descriptive information may be included-- in square brackets following the word "Album." When the version you used includes special tracks or features you accessed, use a semicolon following the Album and title information to specify the version.


  • Provide the name of the recording artist or group. 
  • It is not necessary to specify how you listened to the album (e.g., CD, streaming) but the format or other descriptive information may be included-- in square brackets following the word "Album." When the version you used includes special tracks or features you accessed, use a semicolon following the Album and title information to specify the version. 
  • Include a URL if that location is the only means of retrieval (such as artists who provide music in only one location).
.

Single Song or Track

Artist. (Year). Name of the song [Song]. On Title of the album in italics. Label.

Classical example:

Bach, J. S. (2010). Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 [Song recorded at the Eugene and Shelly Enlow Recital Hall at Kean University]. On Live Elmar Oliveira: The violin concerti of J.S. Bach. Artek. (Original work published 1717-23)

  • In-text paraphrase: (Bach, 1717-23/2010).
  • In-text quote: (Bach, 1717-23/2010, 5:36).

Song on an album:

June, V. (2010). Twined and twisted [Song]. On Pushin' against a stone. Sunday Best Records.

  • In-text paraphrase: (June, 2010).
  • In-text quote: (June, 2010, 1:15).

Song with no associated album:

Childish Gambino. (2018). This is America [Song]. mcDJ; RCA. 

  • In-text paraphrase: (Childish Gambino, 2018).
  • In-text paraphrase: (Childish Gambino, 2018, 1:32).

Note. Omit album information if the song has no associated album.

Note. Include a URL if that location is the only means of retrieval (such as artists who provide music in only one location). 


 

Podcast

Name (Host). (Year-Year). Name of the podcast in italics [Audio or Video podcast]. Source. URL

Example:

Barbaro, M. (Host). (2017- present). The daily [Audio podcast]. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily

  • In-text paraphrase: (Barbaro, 2017-present).
  • In-text quote: (Barbaro, 2017-present, 10:32).

 

Podcast Episode

Name (Host). (Year, Month Day). Title of the episode (No. #) [Audio or Video podcast episode]. In Name of the podcast in italics. Source. URL

Rogan, J. (Host). (2020, May 7). Elon Musk (No. 1470) [Video podcast episode]. In The Joe Rogan Experience. Joe Rogan. http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/elon-musk-2

  • In-text praphrase: (Rogan, 2020).
  • In-text quote: (Rogan, 2020, 14:32).

 

Speech Audio Recording

Speaker. (Year, Month Day). Title of the speech in italics [Speech audio recording]. Website. URL

Example:

​Roosevelt, F. D. (1941, December 8). Pearl Harbor address to the nation [Speech audio recording]. American Rhetoric. https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrpearlharbor.htm

  • In-text paraphrase: (Roosevelt, 1941).
  • In-text quote: (Roosevelt, 1941, 3:45).

 

Because of the Fair Use clause of the Copyright law, you may use photos for educational purposes. Of course, you should cite where you found the image just as you do a book, article or website. If you publish the photo so those outside the class, can see it---on a publicly accessible website---then it is no longer considered fair use and you must get permission of the photographer or find a photo that access the appropriate creative commons license. So you can give proper credit, use sites that give the information (photographer, date, title) to make a complete citation.

Photograph

Photographer. (Year, Month Day). Title in italics [Photograph, if you altered this in any way mention it here]. Website. URL

Example: 

Alexanderson, K. (2012, June 26).  Plagiarism [Photograph, text added]. Flickr. http://alturl.com/nbnms

  • In-text paraphrase and quote: (Alexanderson, 2012).

Note. For an untitled photograph, include a description in square brackets in place of a title

 

Artwork (In a Museum or on a Museum Website)

Artist. (Year).;Title of art work;[medium---Painting, Sculpture, Photograph etc.]; Location of owner: Owning Institution (if owner by individual put Private Collection). URL

Artist. (Year). Title of art work [medium---Painting, Sculpture, Photograph etc.]  Location of owner: Owning Institution (if owner by individual put Private Collection). URL

Example:

Botticelli, S. (ca. 1470). Adoration of the Magi [Tempura on panel].  Florence: Galleria degli Uffizi. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/botticelli/adoration.jpg

  • In-text paraphrase and quote: (Botticelli, ca. 1470).

Note. ca. is short for circa which means approximately. Use ca. when you don't know the exact year.

Note. If the artist is commonly known by his or her first name (such as Rembrandt or Michelangelo) use that instead of the last name and initials.

 

Clip Art or Stock Image

Artist. (Year). Title in italics [Clip art]. Website. URL

Example:

j4p4n. (2020). Kicked out [Clip art]. Openclipart. https://openclipart.org/detail/321411/kicked-out

  • In-text paraphrase and quote: (j4p4n, 2020).

Note. No citation is necessary for clip art from Microsoft Word or PowerPoint

 

Infographic 

Creator. (Year). Title in italics [Infographic]. Website. URL

Example:

Richter, F. (2020). Toxic content runs rampant on Facebook [Infographic]. Statista. https://www.statista.com/chart/13875/facebooks-spring-cleaning/

  • In-text paraphrase and quote: (Richter, 2020).