GUIDELINES
WRITING YOUR REFERENCES
REFERENCE: Links from Google
NOTE: We will be using this as our basis in writing our references for our syllabus. So please feel
free to correct if there are incorrect information. If you have other references that were not included
here, please inform me or add your note here. Thank you.
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Author or authors. The surname is followed by first initials.
Year, Month Day (in round brackets). Use the most exact date possible.
Title (in italics).
The first line of each citation is left adjusted. Every subsequent line is indented 5-7 spaces.
CITE A YOUTUBE VIDEO:
Author, A.A. (year, month day). Title of video [Video]. YouTube. URL http://xxxxx
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Use the name of the account that uploaded the video as the author.
Include the specific date on which the video was uploaded.
Italicize the video title.
Include [Video] after the title. [Video] is not italicized.
Provide the site name (YouTube) and URL of the video.
Example:
NASA. (2019, August 28). Soft robotic gripper for jellyfish [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guRoWTYfxMs
Sir Fansi_Gamedev. (2019, September 27). Blender 2.8 walk cycle tutorial under 7 minutes [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MLpXyqyQ9Y
NOTE: If date uploaded/published is not available, put n.d. inside the parenthesis
CITE A YOUTUBE CHANNEL:
Author, A.A. (n.d.). Title of channel [YouTube channel]. Retrieved month day, year, from URL http://xxxx
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YouTube channel pages begin on the 'Home' tab by default. To cite one of the other
tabs (Videos, Playlists, Community, or Channels), use the name of that tab rather than
Home in the title element of the reference (as in the NASA example below).
Italicize the title of the channel.
Include the description “[YouTube channel]” in square brackets after the title.
Provide a retrieval date, because the content is designed to change over time and is not
archived.
Examples:
Adobe Creative Cloud. (2018 August 17). Playlist [YouTube channel]. YouTube. Retrieved January 5, 2023,
from https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD8AMy73ZVxVAQn-w2Qq89mhylMngePUt
Oneida Digital Media. (n.d.). Home [YouTube channel]. Retrieved July 12, 2022,
from https://www.youtube.com/user/OneidaProductions
NASA. (n.d.). Playlists [YouTube channel]. YouTube. Retrieved July 12, 2022
from https://www.youtube.com/c/NASA/playlists
DesignCourse. (n.d.) Playlist [YouTube Channel]. YouTube. Retrieved January 5, 2023, from
https://www.youtube.com/c/DesignCourse/playlists
CITE A WEBPAGE ON A WEBSITE
The basics of a reference list entry for a webpage on a website (individual author):
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Author or authors. The surname is followed by first initials.
Year, Month Day (in round brackets). Use the most exact date possible
Title (in italics).
Website name.
URL.
The first line of each citation is left adjusted. Every subsequent line is indented 5-7 spaces.
Example:
Webflow Team (n.d.). Brand design: Everything you need to create a strong brand identity.
https://webflow.com/blog/design-brand
Association of Massage Therapists. (n.d.). Benefits of
massage. http://www.amt.org.au/massage-and-you/benefits-of-massage.html
NOTE:
 Use the abbreviation n.d. (no date) in place of the year of publication.
 When the author and the site name are the same, omit the site name.
Cite a Book with One Author (Print or eBook from Library Database)
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle if given.
Publisher Name often shortened.
Books:
Example
Watson, J. (2012). Human caring science: A theory of nursing. Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Felke-Morris, T. (2016). Web Development and Design Foundations with HTML5. (7th Edition).
Education Limited
3G E-Learning. (2020). 3G Handy Guide: Building Web Sites. 3G E-Learning
Jemma, Development Group. (2013). Web Design: Visual Guide. Jemma Inc.
Pearson
Book with Two to Twenty Authors (Print or eBook from Library Database)
Last Name of First Author, First Initial. Second Initial if Given, & Last Name of Second Author, First Initial.
Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle if given. Publisher Name often
shortened.
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 Authors' names are separated by commas. Put a comma and an ampersand (&) before the name of the
last author cited.
 Must include ALL names in the reference list for publications with up to 20 authors.
 Place of publication is not required when using APA 7th edition.
 For library eBooks, the database is not required.
Example
Case, L. P., Daristotle, L., Hayek, M. G., & Raash, M. F. (2011). Canine and feline nutrition: A resource for
companion animal professionals. Mosby.
Jackson, C., & Ciolek, N. (2017). Digital Design in Action. FocalPress/CRC Press
Book With Group or Corporate Author
Name of Corporate Author. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle if given. Publisher Name often
shortened.
Note:
 If the Corporate Author is also the publisher of the book, omit the Publisher Name.
 Place of publication is not required when using APA 7th edition.
Example
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association.
eBook From a Website with One Author
Author's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle if given.
Publisher. URL
Example
Nightingale, F. (1860). Notes on nursing: What it is, and what it is not. Harrison and
Sons. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/ 17366/17366-h/17366-h.htm
eBook From a Website with Two to Twenty Authors
Last Name of First Author, First Initial. Second Initial if Given, & Last Name of Second Author, First Initial.
Second Initial if given. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle if given. Publisher. URL
Note:
 Authors' names are separated by commas. Put a comma and an ampersand (&) before the name of the
last author cited.
 No place of publication is required when using APA 7th edition.
 Must include ALL names in the reference list for publications with up to 20 authors.
Example
Allen, G. M., & Tozzer, A. M. (1910). Animal figures in the Maya codices. Salem.
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19042
Open Textbook (Free Online Textbook)
Last Name of First Author, First Initial. Second Initial if Given, & Last Name of Second Author, First Initial.
Second Initial if Given. (Year of Publication). Title of book: Subtitle if given. Publisher. URL
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APA style does not require you to identify the format of an eBook (PDF, Kindle, ePUB). However, be
sure to read your assignment guidelines carefully in case your instructor would like you to include this or
any other extra information.
Must include ALL names in the reference list for publications with up to 20 authors.
Example
Price, P.C., Jhangiani, R., & Chiang, I. A. (2015). Research methods in psychology. BCcampus. https://
opentextbc.ca/researchmethods