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VIS 101: User Centered Design: Citing images

Citing images: APA style

When citing images (and other media) follow the APA format listed below.  You want to provide as much information as possible!

A few tips:

  • If there is no creator/artist listed start your citation with the date information
  • If there is no date use (n.d) in your citation
  • If you are unsure of the type of artwork (photograph painting etc) omit that information from the citation....but consider if this is the best source!  You should be using specific examples if you can't confirm the medium it may not be the best example for your academic work. 

Youtube video, podcast, artwork in a museum, photograph

Examples: Youtube video, artwork in a museum, photograph

YouTube Video: 

Last Name, F. M. [Username]. (Year, Month Date). Title of video [Video]. Streaming

   Service. URL

Learning Engine Series. (2019, Oct. 19). What is copyright? [Video]. YouTube.

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukFl-siTFtg

Artwork in a museum

Artist, A. (Year of release). Title of artwork [medium]. Name of museum, City, State,

   Country. URL of museum

Wiley, K. (2018).  Barack Obama [Oil on canvas]. National Portrait Gallery, Washington,

   DC, USA. https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2018.16

Photographs not in a museum

Photographer, P. (Year of publication). Title of photograph [Photograph]. Source. URL

Kuhn, Georgia. (n.d.) #23 [Photograph]. Georgiakuhn.com/. 

   https://www.georgiakuhn.com/#23 

 

Social Media

Examples: Instagram or Tik Tok

Instagram

Lastname, F. M. or Name of Group [@username]. (Year, Month Date). Content of the

   post up to the first 20 words [Type of post]. Site Name. URL

MULibraries  [@mulibraries]. (2022, Oct. 19). See you tomorrow at the Midterms

   De-stress: Kitten Meet & Greet! [Photograph]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com

   /p/Cj5xDiuu4qy/ 

TikTok

Lastname, F. M. or Name of Group [@username]. (Year, Month Date). Content of the

   post up to the first 20 words [Type of post]. Site Name. URL

Marymount University Libraries [@@mulibraries)]. (2021, April  7). Just a tour around

   the Reinsch Library with a peek at the nearby Tidal Basin cherry blossoms [Video].

   TikTok. https://www.tiktok.com/@mulibraries/video/6948476622181829894?is_

   copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1  

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