Digital and Media References
Media
Sources
• Basic Format for citing a film or
video recording - list the director
and producer(if available) date,
title of the medium in square
brackets [Motion picture, DVD, BluRay disc], the country where film
was made, and the studio or
distributor.
Ex:
Cameron, J. (Director). (1997).
Titanic[DVD]. Baja California:
Basic Format for Citing a
Television or Radio Program
• List the Director, Writer, Producer, Host,
Reporter (if available), the broadcast date;
the title, followed by [Television or Radio and
broadcast or series of episode]; the name of
the series, and the city and name of
broadcaster.
Ex:
Bee, S. (Host). 2016, February 15). Episode 2
[Television series episode]. In Full Frontal
with Samantha Bee. Atlanta, GA TBS.
Basic Format for a Citing a Sound
Recording
• List the author of the song; the date; the song
title, followed by “on” and the recording title
in italics; the medium in square brackets; and
the production data. If the song was recorded
bby an artist other than the author, add
“Recorded by” plus the artist’s name in square
brackets after the song title and the recording
year in parentheses after the production data.
Clapton, E. (2016). Catch the blues. On I still
do [CD]. Encinitas, CA: Bushbranch/ Surfdog
Records.
Digital Sources
• Basic format for Citing a Web Document
-For a stand-alone Web source such as a report,
or a section within larger website, cite as
much of the following information as possible;
author, publication date, document title, and
URL.
NOTE: If the content is likely to be changed or
updated, include your retrieval date.
Ex: Matz, M. (2016, March 24). Five reasons to
protect the Cherokee National Forest, Retrieved
from http://www.pewtrusts.org./.
Basic Format for Citing an Entry in a
Dictionary or an encyclopedia [including a
wiki]
• Begin your citation with the name of the author
or , if the entry is unsigned, the title of the
entry. Proceed with the date, the entry title
(If not already given), the title of the
reference work, the edition number, and the
pages.
• Note: If the contents of the reference work are
arranged alphabetically, omit the volume and
page numbers.
• Note: If the entry was found online, provide
the DOI or URL. Because the material on a wiki
is likely to change, include the retrieval date
as well.
Ex: Ray, S. & Schwartz, H. (2016).
Basic Format for Citing a Brochure or
Pamphlet
• Format the entry as you would a book. Insert
“n.d.” If there is no publication date.
Ex: UNESCO. (n.d.) The world heritage brochure.
Paris: Author Press.
Interviews
How interviews are cited and listed in the references
depends on the original format of the interview. If the
interview is a 3rd party interview (not conducted by you),
and is recoverable,then use the appropriate reference and
format.
If the interview was conducted by you for information
purposes and that person agrees to be identified as source,
then it falls under personal communication and is cited intext only. Note: a reference entry is not required for it
because it cannot be retrieved.
If the interview involved a research participant no
citation is necessary. Do not cite in-text or list as a
Basic Format for Citing Unpublished
Survey Data
• Give the title of the survey first, followed by
the date the survey was distributed, and the
words “unpublished raw data”.
Ex: The University of Iowa graduation exit
survey. (2012, April 22). Unpublished raw data.
Basic Format for Citing An Unpublished Letter
• Treat unpusblished letters as personal
communications,and include them in your text
only. Do not cite unpublished letters in your
reference list.
Basic Format for Citing a Lecture or
Public Adress
• Provide the name of the speaker, followed by
the full date of the presentation and the title
of the speech if there is one. End the entry
with a brief description of the event and its
location.
• Ex: Wolin, P. (2016, May 3). Descendants of
light. American photographers of Jewish
Ancestry, 92nd Street Y, New York, NY.
Map or Chart
• Organization producing item (Cartographer).
(year). Title of map [Type of Map]. Location:
Publisher.
• American Automobile Association (Cartographer).
(1992). Chicago and vicinity [Road map]. Heathrow,
FL:AAA.
If retrieved online
Organization producing item (Cartographer). (Year).
Title of map [Type of map] Retrieved from
http://xxx.xxx
National Geographic (Cartographer). (1998). Atlantic
Ocean Floor Map 1986 [Topographic Map]. Retrieved
from
http://www.maps.com/map.aspx?nav=MS7cid=22,1529,1541
Work of Visual Art
• Artist. U. (year). Title of piece [identify
type of art: sculpture, photograph]. Location
viewed.
Ex: Van Gogh V. (1889). Sunflowers [oil on
canvass]. Retrieved from
http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/vgm/index.jsp?page=3
5037lang=en
For location, give the geographical location
(city,state) along with the name of the museum
or building where the work was viewed. If viewed
online, include that information in the location
position as “Retrieved from http://www.xxxx.xxx”
For the type of art,give as much information as