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APA 6th referencing style

A guide to using the APA 6th referencing style.

DVD or video - physical version

Elements of the reference

Producer, A.A. (Producer), & Director, B.B. (Director). (Year). Title of video or DVD – italicised [Format - Motion picture, DVD, etc] . Place of origin: Studio.

In-text reference

(Smith, 2009)

Smith (2009) showed that ....

Reference list

Smith, S. (Producer). (2009). Excellence in teaching: Lesson planning [DVD]. Plainview, NY: Sunburst Media.

EndNote reference type

Audiovisual media

Add DVD to the Type field

Online video - real name of person posting known

Elements of the reference

Author - last name, initial(s) [Screen name]. (Year, Month Day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxx

In-text reference

(O'Brian, 2017)

O'Brien (2017) demonstrated that ....

Reference list

O’Brien, B. [Brenna O]. (2017, May 5). NVivo 11 training - full video (5/4/17) - updated [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNo-Qxsp-mk

EndNote reference type

Online multimedia

Remove (Producer) from reference after converting document to plain text (final step)

Online video - screen name only

Elements of the reference

Screen name - exactly as posted. (year, month day). Title of video [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.xxxxxx

In-text reference

(ssiconamed, 2013)

ssiconamed (2013) showed that ....

Reference list

ssiconamed. (2013, July 5).  Tutorial NVivo [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AtFisYXo9k

EndNote reference type

Online multimedia

Remove (Producer) from reference after converting document to plain text (final step)