Use and citation of media in online formats

How to cite media in Wordpress or Canvas from the public domain

All Media

Materials that you can post online

Your original works of authorship to which you hold a copyright.
Works in the public domain.
Copyrighted articles and materials that you have received written permission to use.
Materials with a creative commons license provided you follow the author's licensing requests

All creative commons citations should include the same information

Title of image
Creator name
Source of image (url)
Copyright information included with the image (i.e. watermark)
CC license information (if possible link back to CC documentation page)

Images

Image hosting sites

(I.E. Flickr Wikimedia Commons Getty Images)
Check terms of use
If there are no specific citation requirements usually just the link to the image page and its corresponding database is fine
At minimum make sure to cite Creator, Image, Title, Source
If the image is from a print or electronic publication you include Creator, Title, Source

Example

Bunny in the grass.

                                                                                                            swampcat1934   
                                                                                                            Lisensed under CC0
                                                                                                            Bunny1002846_640.jpg
                                                                                                            Pixabay

Video

The process of citing videos found online (i.e. Youtube) is slightly different than citing images or other media

Embedding Video

If a YouTube video is embedded within a site, the attribution for the video is automatically included in the video's code. Any video that embeds automatically is fair game. Content creators have the option to disable the ability to embed their videos in outside sites. For more information on how to embed video in Wordpress or Canvas visit the WordPress Guide or the Canvas Guide

Youtube

In Text

Puppies tend to fall asleep on babies as portrayed by Sleepy Puppy Falls asleep on baby (2012)

If possible create a small reference list at the bottom of the page or post with the video cited in MLA or APA style

MLA

xcvbnmxcvb. "Sleepy Puppy falls asleep on baby" Youtube. No Publisher, March 21, 2012. Video. 2 February 2017

APA

xcvbnmxcvb. (2012, March 21). Sleepy Puppy falls asleep on baby. Retrieved from http://youtube.com

Streaming Video(i.e. Vimeo, Netflix, Hulu, etc.)