How to Cite a Video/Online Media in Harvard Referencing
Aprende el formato exacto con ejemplos, citas en texto y errores comunes a evitar.
Formato de cita
Plantilla básica
Creator (Year) 'Video Title', Platform, available at: URL (accessed: Day Month Year).
Componentes de la cita
Creator/Channel
Organization or individual name.
Year
Year of upload in parentheses.
Video Title
In single quotation marks. Sentence case.
Platform
YouTube, Vimeo, TED, etc.
URL
Full video URL after 'available at:'
Access Date
Day Month Year in parentheses.
Ejemplo real
Fuente de ejemplo
Stanford Online
2022
Machine learning basics
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example
10 July 2023
Cita formateada
Stanford Online (2022) 'Machine learning basics', YouTube, available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example (accessed: 10 July 2023).
Cita en texto
(Stanford Online 2022)
(Creator Year)
Errores comunes
Incorrecto:
(Stanford Online, 2022) - using comma
Correcto:
(Stanford Online 2022) - use space
Por qué: Harvard uses space between creator and year.
Incorrecto:
Stanford Online. 2022. Machine Learning Basics. YouTube. https://...
Correcto:
Stanford Online (2022) 'Machine learning basics', YouTube, available at: https://... (accessed: Day Month Year).
Por qué: Use (Year), single quotation marks for title, 'available at:' phrase, and access date in parentheses.
Incorrecto:
Stanford, Online. 2022. Video on machine learning. Accessed 7/10/23.
Correcto:
Stanford Online (2022) 'Machine learning basics', YouTube, available at: https://... (accessed: 10 July 2023).
Por qué: Use organization name correctly, full video title, and written date format (not numerical).
Preguntas frecuentes
Do I need the access date? ▼
Yes, Harvard requires (accessed: Day Month Year) for online videos.
What if the video has no official uploader name? ▼
Use the channel name as the creator.
Can I include a timestamp for specific content? ▼
Add the timestamp to the URL: https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxx&t=120s
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