Columbia Southern University – Success Center
Webinar/Tutorial Series
A Guide to Citing
and Referencing
Non-Traditional
Sources
OBJECTIVE
This webinar is designed to help you
correctly cite and reference commonly
used, non-traditional sources.
Commonly Used Sources
What if I am Referencing a Source That is Not
Covered in my APA Guide?
Four main pieces of information should be in your reference.
Author
Date
Title
Source
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How to Reference a Blog Post
Author of Blog
Date
Title of Post
Byrd, J. (2012, February 14). Using trinomials in everyday life [Blog
post]. Retrieved from http://byrdsmath.blog.com/2012/02/14
Specific URL of Post
Note how the main four pieces of information are contained: Author,
Date, Title, Retrieval Information
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How to Cite a Blog Post In-Text
Only the Last Name of
the Author is Listed
(Byrd, 2012)
Omit the Month and
Day from the Date
Only List the Year
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How to Reference a Facebook Page
Username or
Group Name
Page Type in
Brackets
Month, Day, Year,
of Retrieval
Tutorkitties. (n.d.). In Facebook [Fan page]. Retrieved February 16, 2012,
from http://www.facebook.com/pages/tutorkitties/3654916
Specific URL of Webpage
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How to Cite a Facebook Page
Username or
Group Name
(Tutorkitties, n.d.)
When the Date is
Unknown, use n.d. for
“no date”
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How to Reference a Twitter Post (Tweet)
List Author’s Name
as it Appears on Post
Date
If Post is not Overly Long, List
Complete Post as Title, Followed
by Page Type in Brackets
SonyaIngram. (2012, February 1). Managing monkeys is never easy
[Twitter post]. Retrieved from
http://twitter.com/sonyaingram/status/123456
Retrieval Information (URL)
Commonly Used Sources
How to Cite a Twitter Post (Tweet)
To Maintain Accuracy,
use Name as it is
Written in Post
(SonyaIngram, 2012)
Year of Post
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How to Reference a YouTube Video
Author is the
Person Who
Posted the Video
Screen Name of Author
as it Appears Online
Date
Gotschall, M. [Markshots]. (2011, October 15). Hiking home from the
Shrimp Festival [Video file]. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watchv=awej13651
Retrieval
Information
Title of Video in Italics, Followed
by File Type in Brackets
Commonly Used Sources
How to Cite a YouTube Video
Last Name of Person
who Posted Video
(Gotschall, 2011)
Year
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How to Reference a Recorded Song
Writer
Copyright Year
Title of
Song
Title of
Album
Miller, M. (2012). Stop cribbin my work. On Dank music for my peeps
[MP3 file]. Orange Beach, AL: Success Music.
Medium of
Recording
Location
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Label
How to Cite a Recorded Song
Songwriter
(Miller, 2012, track 7)
Citation Includes the Date
and the Track Number
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How to Reference an OSHA Document
Full Name
Acronym in
Brackets
Date
Occupational Safety & Health Administration [OSHA]. (n.d.).
Regulations (Standards-29 CFR). Retrieved from
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owasrch.search_form?p_do
c_type=STANDARDS&p_toc_level=1&p_keyvalue=24
Title of Regulation
or Page
Commonly Used Sources
URL
How to Cite an OSHA Document
Full Name is Spelled Out in
First Citation, With Acronym
in Brackets
(Occupational Safety & Health Administration [OSHA], 2012)
(OSHA, 2012)
Subsequent Citations will
use Only the Acronym
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Variations on the Basic Template
If the Author is not Listed, you
may try Looking at the Bottom of
the Page, as the Business may
have created the document
If title is missing, a
description of the
document may be used
inside square brackets
Author, A. (Date). Title of Document. Retrieved from http://URL
The copyright date at
the bottom of the
webpage may be used if
no other date is given
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When listing the URL,
remember to remove the
hyperlink.
Additional Resources
In addition to helping students with assignments and providing
writing/math assistance, the Success Center has resources for
APA format, essay writing, grammar, punctuation, sample
essays, and avoiding plagiarism.
Contact the Success Center by either phone at ext. 6538 or
teamsucceed@columbiasouthern.edu
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