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To cite audiovisual media note the author (or artist or performer), the title, publisher and date of publication.
For each type of source in this guide, both the general form and a specific example will be provided.
The following format will be used:
In-Text Citation - entry that appears in the body of your paper.
References - entry that appears at the end of your paper.
General Format
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Author Surname OR Screen name, Year)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Author Surname OR Screen name, Year)
References:
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. OR Author screen name.
(Year, Month Day {of video post}). Title of video [Video file]. URL of specific video
Example
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Zakaria, 2007)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Zakaria, 2007)
References:
Zakaria, F. (Host), & McCullough, C. (Writer). (2007, March 6). In focus: American teens,
Rwandan truths [Video file]. http://il.youtube.com/watchv=1uTsQLH3vNQ&feature=related
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University offers an online resource which can be used in some cases. However, it does not include everything required for citing sources in one place.
The APA citation style does not cover Canadian government sources, and has only a limited section on American government resources.
Please refer to the staff at the Library Reference Desk for clarification when citing Canadian government sources.