Include as much descriptive information to help readers understand the type and nature of the source you are citing. 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.
Lastname, Firstname of creator [or single username]. "Title of YouTube Video." Youtube, uploaded by (if different), Day Month Year posted, URL.
Stavans, Ilan. "Why Should You Read 'Don Quixote'?" YouTube, uploaded by TED-ED, 8 Oct. 2018, youtu.be/dDUPu6tMWHY.
"Classics Summarized: Don Quixote." YouTube, uploaded by Overly Sarcastic Productions, 14 Sept. 2018, youtu.be/a2C--8o3MVE.
Lastname, Firstname [or single username]. (handle). "First several words of Instagram post (if any)..." Instagram, Day Month Year posted, URL.
kcollegelibrary. "History SIP? Try Historical Abstracts..." Instagram, 7 Nov. 2020, www.instagram.com/p/CHSzcI_Ljts/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link.
The MLA Handbook recommends using the full text of a tweet as it's title (29) unless it is too long. See the link below for a more detailed explanation on using Twitter.
@Username. "Full text of tweet." Twitter, Day month year posted, time posted, URL.
@BerniceKing. "More love, more compassion, more justice, more good in 2021. Amen." Twitter, 1 Jan. 2021, 12:08 AM, twitter.com/BerniceKing/status/1344873201801768966.
Just because you found an image online doesn’t mean you can reuse it! Copyrighted images require the permission of the copyright owner. It’s much simpler to use copyright-free images, or images offered under a Creative Commons license. The resources below can help you find copyright-free images to use.
