MLA Referencing

In-text citation

Template:

• (Person/uploader)
• (Person/uploader timestamp)

Example:

• Digital storytelling has been explored in depth (Perez).
• Digital storytelling has been explored in depth (Perez 01:05:17).
• Digital storytelling has been explored in depth by Perez (01:05:17).

Reference list

Template:

• Person/organisation. "Title". Name of website, uploaded by person/organisation, date posted, URL.

Example:

• Perez, Eva. "Impact & Engagement at IADT – Eva Perez". YouTube, uploaded by Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology.  20 August, 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_UVIjBqQG4 (Accessed: 29 September 2025).

Notes

• The author may not always be the person uploading the video. For example, if a video features an expert speaking about a subject, and it is this expert's words or ideas you're using in your work, then they are the author.
• If there’s no author separate from the uploader, both the in-text citation and reference page entry would begin with the title of the video.
• If the author’s name is the same as the uploader, only cite the author once. If the author is different from the uploader, cite the author’s name before the title.
• If you are quoting specific sections of the video, include timestamps of when the section you're using starts and ends in your in-text citation. Show the times in terms of double-digit hours, minutes and seconds, or HH:MM:SS, separated by a hyphen.
  • For example (Eva Perez, 1:04:33 - 1:11:16).