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Harvard Reference Style

An introduction to the Harvard referencing system with reference formats & examples. This variation of Harvard Reference Style is compiled by Nelson Mandela University Library and Information Services.

Videos: Reference format

A basic reference list entry for a video:

  • Author and/or [Screen name] 
  • Year
  • Title [File format]
  • Video in physical format: Place of distribution: distributor
  • Online video: DOI/Available: URL [Date of access]

 

Example:

Rees, M. [TED]. 2008. Sir Martin Rees: earth in its final century? [Video file]. Available:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qF26MbYgOAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qF26MbYgOA [6 March 2018].

Video reference

Videos: Examples

 
TYPE REFERENCE LIST IN-TEXT CITATIONS

Video

Components:

Name of director (Director) & Name of producer (Producer). Year of distribution. Title [File format]. Place of distribution: distributor.

  

Example:

Brownke, S. (Director) & Thompson, V. (Producer). 2011. The manager as coach [DVD]. Brighton & Hove: Supernova Learning Solutions.

 

 Notes:

List the primary contributors in the author position and use parentheses to identify their contribution.

Example:

 

 

In this video Brownke and Thompson (2011) …

 

… (Brownke & Thompson, 2011).
Video (online)

Components:

Author and/or [Screen name]. Year. Title [File format]. DOI/Available: URL [Date of access].

 

 Example:

 

Rees, M. [TED]. 2008. Sir Martin Rees: earth in its final century? [Video file]. Available:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qF26MbYgOAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qF26MbYgOA [6 March 2018].

 

 

 Notes:

For retrievability purposes, the person who posted the video is credited as the author. If the person’s real name and user name are both available, provide the real name followed by the user name inside brackets. Otherwise, when the real name is not available, include only the user name, without brackets.

Example:

 

… (Rees, 2008).

 

According to Rees (2008) the following …

 

 

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