DAH255: Citing Sources

General Writing and Citing Resources

Resources for Citing Music Albums, Songs, and Lyrics

MLA

• MLA Style: Cite a Song, Recording, or Performance
• MLA Style: Citing Song Lyrics
• Purdue OWL MLA Style: Song or Album Citation (Scroll down the page to see Song or Album example).
• Purdue OWL MLA Style: In text citations (Scroll down the page to the Non-print example).

APA

• APA Style: Citing a Single Song or Track
• Purdue OWL APA Style: Music Album; Single Song, or Track (Scroll down the page to see the Music Album and Song Example).
• Purdue OWL APA Style: In text citations (Scroll down to see Quotations from Sources without Page Numbers).

Resources for Citing YouTube Videos and Other Audiovisual Media

MLA

• Purdue OWL MLA Style: (Scroll down to the YouTube video example)
• Purdue OWL MLA Style: In text citations (Scroll down the page to the Non-print example).
• Video & Multimedia

APA

• APA Style: YouTube Video References
• APA Style: Audiovisual References
• Purdue OWL APA Style (Scroll down to YouTube video example)
• Purdue OWL APA Style: In text citations (Scroll down to see Quotations from Sources without Page Numbers).

Library Database Citations

The library databases offer formatted citations in many different styles.  Using the database citations will help you as you prepare your Works Cited (MLA) or Reference (APA) page for your paper.  Below is a slideshow of images showing examples of citations within the library databases. Click the arrows on the side of the image to move through the slide show. 

Disclaimer: These citations are not a replacement for the latest guidebooks or your instructor's requirements. Double-check capitalization, dates, and names, etc.. and make any necessary corrections.  In other words, do not copy and paste database citations into your works cited or reference page without checking them against a properly formatted citation.