How to Cite Youtube Videos in Harvard Style
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Aside from the cat videos, beauty vlogs and viral challenges, YouTube can be a powerful source of knowledge and numerous universities, research centres, thinktanks and educators regularly produce and distribute great content on YouTube.
To cite a YouTube video you will need the following:
- Name of the account that published the video
- Date the video was uploaded
- Title of the video
- URL
YouTube citation format: Harvard style
Name of account that published the video (Year video was uploaded) Title of the Video. Day Month the video was uploaded. Available at: URL (Accessed: Day Month Year).
For example:
CNN Business (2018) These are the most confusing questions Congress asked Zuckerberg. 24 January. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHckZCxdRkA (Accessed: 17 March 2021).
World Economic Forum (2019) Innovation Skills and the Future of Jobs. 3 November. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgI_z3ttFWs (Accessed: 23 May 2020).