APA in Minutes - YouTube
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This is APA in Minutes

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This video will show you the basics on how to cite a YouTube video in APA format

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To cite a YouTube video you will need:

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The author, artist, company, or brand name that posted the video

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The screen name of the YouTube user that posted the video; the year, month and day the video was posted

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The title of the video and the URL

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Sometimes, you may find it difficult to find all of this information

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Be sure to look carefully

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Begin with the author’s last name, comma and initial

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If the author is an organization or company, use the full name

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After the name, add a period

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In this case the YouTube channel belongs to a band so I will use the full band name

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Now add the screen name, located directly below the title of the video on the video's YouTube page

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Surround the screen name with square brackets, followed by a period

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If the author's name is unavailable, remove the square brackets from the screen name

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and use the screen name to start the citation

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Or, if the screen name and the author name are the same, use only the author's name

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The year is next in parentheses, and follow with a period

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Now add the title, in italics

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In APA, capitalize the first letter of the title and subtitle and capitalize any proper nouns

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Include the words “Video file” in square brackets and end with a period

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Add the words Retrieved from and then the YouTube video URL

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This is your APA YouTube video citation

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Your reference list is at the end of your paper. Don’t forget to double space, and indent after the first line

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Make sure to put your citations in alphabetical order

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For more information and support with APA: Book an appointment with your campus writing centre;

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Consult the Online Writing Lab at Purdue or refer to the APA manual in your library

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This concludes the basics of citing a YouTube video in APA