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Chicago (17th ed.) Style Guide

An introductory guide to creating notes and bibliography entries in accordance with the 17th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style (2017).

Streaming Videos

 

 

NOTES ENTRY — Streaming Videos

    USED FOR:

  • Citing documentary or educational videos located in a library database or on the Web. This is not for films intended as entertainment.


    GUIDANCE:

Include the following content in the order given below:

  • Speaker or director name(s).
  • Title (or description if no title given) of the video.
  • Producing entity.
  • Title (or description if no title given) of the database or website.
  • Publication date. If none given, include your date of access.
  • The word "video."
  • Run time.
  • URL.


    EXAMPLES:

  1. Morwenna Ludlow, "Women Leaders in Early Christianity," lecture recorded at Gresham College, April 5, 2023, accessed September 20, 2023, video, 59:34, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyrMnrPGO1A. [video with a recording date on the Web]
  2. Ned Rodgers, dir., The Reformation, produced by Cerebellum Corporation, Films on Demand, accessed January 17, 2020, video, 29:45, https://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=19231&xtid=154913. [video in a library database]
  3. Geoffrey Sayre-McCord, "What is Justice?," produced by the Institute for Humane Studies, October 16, 2020, video, 8:48, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViAp5lEYu5k. [video with a posting date on the Web]
  4. Jocelyn Demers, dir., Climate Change Babies, produced by Jocelyn Demers and Monde Films, Alexander Street, accessed March 28, 2021, video, 45:00, https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/climate-change-babies. [video in a library database]
  5. "Soil Health Featured in the Southwest," produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farmers.gov, accessed February 13, 2023, video, 1:57, https://www.farmers.gov/blog/soil-health-how-video-series. [video without a date on the Web]

 


 

SHORTENED NOTES ENTRY (REPEATED SOURCES) — Streaming Videos

    EXAMPLES:

  1. Ludlow, "Women Leaders."
  2. Rodgers, The Reformation.
  3. Sayre-McCord, "What is Justice?"
  4. Demers, Climate Change Babies.
  5. U.S. Department of Agriculture, "Soil Health."

 


 

BIBLIOGRAPHY ENTRY — Streaming Videos

    EXAMPLES:

Ludlow, Morwenna. "Women Leaders in Early Christianity." Lecture recorded at Gresham College, April 5, 2023. Accessed September 20, 2023. Video, 59:34. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyrMnrPGO1A. [video with a recording date on the Web]

Rodgers, Ned, dir. The Reformation. Produced by Cerebellum Corporation. Films on Demand, accessed January 17, 2020. Video, 29:45. https://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=19231&xtid=154913. [video in a library database]

Sayre-McCord, Geoffrey. "What is Justice?" Produced by the Institute for Humane Studies. October 16, 2020. Video, 8:48. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViAp5lEYu5k. [video with a posting date on the Web]

Demers, Jocelyn, dir. Climate Change Babies. Produced by Jocelyn Demers and Monde Films. Alexander Street, accessed March 28, 2021. Video, 45:00. https://video.alexanderstreet.com/watch/climate-change-babies. [video in a library database]

U.S. Department of Agriculture, prod. "Soil Health Featured in the Southwest." Farmers.gov, accessed February 13, 2023. Video, 1:57. https://www.farmers.gov/blog/soil-health-how-video-series. [video without a date on the Web]