The MLA does not specifically address how to cite a YouTube video. This has, it appears, led to some confusion as to the best method of for citing YouTube videos in MLA. Based on MLA standards for other media formats, we feel that the following format is the most acceptable for citing YouTube videos: Author’s Name or Poster’s Username. of Image or Video.” Media Type “Title Text. Name of Website’s Publisher, date of posting. Medium. date retrieved. Name of Website. Here is an example of what that looks like: Shimabukuro, Jake. "Ukulele Weeps by Jake Shimabukuro." Online video clip. YouTube, 22 Apr. 2006. Web. 9. Sept. 2010. YouTube. How do I cite a definition from an online dictionary, like in MLA? Dictionary.com, The correct citation for a definition from an online dictionary, should include both the Dictionary.com, original source the definition comes from and the information for the web access. For instance, a proper citation should look like this: "Perchloric acid." Boston: Houghton Mifflin The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary. Company, 1995. Web. 13 Dec. 2010. Dictionary.com. How do I cite something that appeared as a footnote in one of my source texts in MLA? To cite a footnote from a work in your text, according to the 7th edition of the you would MLA Handbook, use the following format: (Author Page#nNote#) For example: (Smith 123n6) The page number is followed—with no space in between—by an to indicate which is “n” “note,” followed—again, with no space in between—by the note number. To cite multiple notes, use rather “nn” than “n.”
The MLA does not specifically address how to cite a YouTube video. This has, it appears, led to some confusion as to the best method of for citing YouTube videos in MLA. Based on MLA standards for other media formats, we feel that the following format is the most acceptable for citing YouTube videos: Author’s Name or Poster’s Username. “Title of Image or Video.” Media Type Text. Name of Website. Name of Website’s Publisher, date of posting. Medium. date retrieved. Here is an example of what that looks like: Shimabukuro, Jake. "Ukulele Weeps by Jake Shimabukuro." Online video clip. YouTube. YouTube, 22 Apr. 2006. Web. 9. Sept. 2010. How do I cite a definition from an online dictionary, like Dictionary.com, in MLA? The correct citation for a definition from an online dictionary, Dictionary.com, should include both the original source the definition comes from and the information for the web access. For instance, a proper citation should look like this: "Perchloric acid." The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995. Dictionary.com. Web. 13 Dec. 2010. How do I cite something that appeared as a footnote in one of my source texts in MLA? To cite a footnote from a work in your text, according to the 7th edition of the MLA Handbook, you would use the following format: (Author Page#nNote#) For example: (Smith 123n6) The page number is followed—with no space in between—by an “n” to indicate “note,” which is followed—again, with no space in between—by the note number. To cite multiple notes, use “nn” rather than “n.”
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