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I am trying to cite a youtube video. Is the author that you use in the works cited page the one that posted the video on youtube or the one that

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I am trying to cite a youtube video. Is the author that you use in the works cited page the one that posted the video on youtube or the one that actually created the video?

Answered By: Trustee Library
Last Updated: Feb 05, 2017     Views: 110

This post from the APA Style Blog will show you how to cite a source found on YouTube:

APA Style Blog: How to Create a Reference for a YouTube Video. (n.d.). Retrieved September 3, 2014, from 
     http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2011/10/how-to-create-a-reference-for-a-youtube-video.html

Another helpful source is the OWL at Purdue, which contains examples of many types of citations.  Scroll to the section regarding "Nonperiodical Web Document or Report" to find the APA citation style for YouTube videos.

Purdue OWL: APA Formatting and Style Guide. (n.d.). Retrieved September 3, 2014, from
     https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/

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Thanks!
Robin Mize

 

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