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Business Citation Guide: Streaming Audio & Video

This guide provides examples for citing business resources in APA, MLA, and Chicago citation styles.

Streaming Audio & Video

Type Example
Works Cited List Example

 

Host's Last Name, First Name or Corporate Author, host. "Title of Episode." Title of Podcast, season # (if available), episode # (if available), Name of Website if different from title of Podcast, Day Shortened Month Publication Year, URL.

 

Example:

Glass, Ira, host. "The Walls Close In." This American Life, episode 721, 23 Oct. 2020, www.thisamericanlife.org/721/the-walls-close-in.

Note: Do not include https:// in the URL.

In-Text Citation

(Host or "Shortened Title")

Example:

(Glass)

 

Type Example
Works Cited List Example

 

Last Name, First Name of video creator or Username of Creator. "Title of Video." Title of the Hosting Website, uploaded by Username, Day Month Year of Publication, URL of video. 

 

Example:

Teaching & Learning at York U. Libraries. "Why Cite?." YouTube, uploaded by York U. Libraries, 12 Feb. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=D729v-UwCUg. 

Note: Do not include https:// in the URL.

In-Text Citation

(Last Name of Video Creator or Username of Creator Start Time of Relevant Section-End Time of Section)

(Teaching & Learning at York U. Libraries, 00:1:30-00:2:00)

Note: Cite the relevant hour, minute and seconds as displayed in your media player. 

 

Type Example
Works Cited List Example

 

Last Name, First Name of video creator or Username of Creator. "Title of Video." Title of the Hosting Website, Day Month Year of Publication, URL of video. 

 

Example:

Ross, Loretta J. "Don't Call People Out - Call Them In." TED, Aug. 2021, www.ted.com/talks/loretta_j_ross_don_t_call_people_out_call_them_in. 

Note: Do not include https:// in the URL.

In-Text Citation

(Author's Last Name Start Time of Relevant Section-End Time of Section)

Example:

(Ross 00:1:15-00:12:24)

Note: Cite the relevant hour, minute and seconds as displayed in your media player. 

 

Type Example
Works Cited List Example

 

"Title of Video." Publisher/Production Company, Date. Title of Library Database, URL.

Example:

"P-E Ratio: What Investors Should Know About This Valuation Metric." Investor's Business Daily, 26 Mar. 2021. Films on Demand, fod.infobase.com.

Note 1: Typically films are cited without an author. 

Note 2: Do not include https:// in the URL.

In-Text Citation

("Shortened Title" Start Time of Relevant Section-End Time of Section)

Example:

("P-E Ratio" 00:00:34-00:2:53)