Harvard Referencing Guide

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).