MLA Citation Guide

Streaming Video from a Website (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) Citations

MLA format for streaming video

Basic Format 

When it is clear that the name or the username listed is the creator of the content: 

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.

When the name or the username listed is the person(s) who uploaded the video but did not create the content:

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

Streaming Video from a Website Examples

The Tone Poets. "Origins of Rat Fink." YouTube, 18 May 2012, https://youtu.be/OunLb78HD_8.

Collins, Bootsy. "The Power of the One." YouTube, 16 Sept. 2020, https://youtu.be/xoGoKe8z7Ok.

"Capybara eat huge pumpkin." YouTube, uploaded by Alex Smith, 12 Jan. 2021, https://youtu.be/8YNwxZnABzA.

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