Online Video – Chicago Bibliography

General tips

• If known, the name of the principle subject of the recording, such as a presenter, interviewee, journalist, or director
• The title of the video clip, placed in "quotation marks."
• If the clip is part of a larger work or a collection of film clips, the title of the work as a whole in italics.
• The medium of the recording or name of the website on which the recording is located -- YouTube video, MPEG file, New York Times video, etc. The manual is not clear on when to list the medium of the recording vs. the name of the website.

Format:

Last, First M. "Video Title." Website Title. Video File. Date posted. Accessed Month day, year [not usually necessary]. http://www.url.com.

Examples:

"IBM's Watson wins Person of the Year at the 15th Annual Webby Awards." YouTube. Video File. June 13, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=makDyycHvmw&feature=fvhl.

Pollan, Michael. "Michael Pollan: A plant's-eye view." TED: Ideas worth spreading. Video File. February, 2008. http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/michael_pollan_gives_a_plant_s_eye_view.html.