Citing Sources -- Chicago -- Bibliography style

Footnotes / endnotes for online video

The Manual lists the elements of an online video citation:

  •  If known, the name of the principle subject of the recording, such as a presenter, interviewee, journalist, or director..
  •  The words "interviewed by" and then the name(s) of the interviewer(s) if the recording is of an interview
  •  The title of the video clip, placed in "quotation marks."
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  • 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.
  •  The time length of the recording
  •  The name of the person or organization who put the recording online if different from the name of the principle subject of the recording or the name of the website on which it is located
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  • The date on which the recording was uploaded
  •  The Web address at which the recording may be found



YouTube video:

IBM's Watson Wins Person of the Year at the 15th Annual Webby Awards,” YouTube video, 2:47, posted by "TheWebbyAwards," June 13,
     2011
, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=makDyycHvmw&feature=fvhl.

  • This video has no principle subject or interviewer names, hence it begins with the title of the video 

 

Video, with a principle subject,  from an online source other than YouTube:
John Harwood, “The Pros and Cons of Biden,” New York Times video, 2:00, August 23, 2008, http://video.on.nytimes.com/
     ?fr_story=a425c9aca92f51bd19f2a621fd93b5e266507191.

Bibliography for online video

Citations in a bibliography are formulated in a similar way to a footnote or endnote, but do have slight variations from the way a footnote or endnote is formulated.

YouTube video:
IBM's Watson Wins Person of the Year at the 15th Annual Webby Awards.”  YouTube video, 2:47.  Posted by
     "TheWebbyAwards," June 13, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=makDyycHvmw&feature=fvhl.

Video, with a principle subject,  from an online source other than YouTube:
Harwood, John.  “The Pros and Cons of Biden.”  New York Times video, 2:00.  August 23, 2008 http://video.on.nytimes.com/
     ?fr_story=a425c9aca92f51bd19f2a621fd93b5e266507191.

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