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JAMA Referencing Style:  AV media

UON Library guide to JAMA Referencing Style for UON staff and students

AV Media: General Rules

 

  • Select a tab to view the general rules and examples for various Audio Visual sources
  • For YouTube videos and podcasts see the Web Resources page

 

The citation for recordings and other multimedia content usually includes some or all of the following elements:

  • The name of the composer, writer, performer, or other person primarily responsible for the content. Include designations such as vocalist, conductor, or director as appropriate.
  • The title of the work
  • If desired, the names of secondary authors
  • Information about the publisher, and date of publication.
  • Information about the medium or format (e.g., LP, DVD, etc.),
  • For citations of transcripts to AV resources, add Transcript after the title. 
  • For sources consulted online, a DOI or the accessed date and URL.

The order of these elements—and which ones are included—will depend not only on the nature of the source but also on whether a part or the whole is cited and whether a particular contributor is the focus of the citation.

Film and video 

 

General Notes:

  • Include the medium type after the title such as DVD, CD-ROM, etc.
  • If the authors of the work are unknown, move the title to the author position.
  • If the item is consulted online, include the DOI if available or the accessed date and URL.

See the general rules for Film & TV for more details. 

 

Reference list entry: format and example

 

Citation No. Author. Title: Subtitle. Medium. Edition. Publisher; Year of publication. 

 

1.  Mentoring: The Experience of a Lifetime. DVD. National Student Nurses' Association (US); 2005. 

2.  Kacmarek RM. Advanced Respiratory Care. CD-ROM. Version 3.0. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2000. 

3.   Lee A, director. Brokeback Mountain. Streaming video. Kanopy; 2014. Accessed February 9, 2023. https://www.kanopy.com/product/brokeback-mountain

 

TV programs

 

For TV program citations, the order of the elements will depend not only on the nature of the source but also on whether a part or the whole is cited and whether a particular contributor is the focus of the citation. For citations of transcripts to television programs, add Transcript after the title. 

See the general rules for Film & TV for more details. 

 

Reference list entry: format and example

 

Citation No. Author. Title: subtitle. Title of TV Program. Broadcaster; Date of broadcast.

 

1.   Jones T, Corowa M, reporters. Apology to the Stolen Generation of Australia: in the first act of business of the 42nd Federal Parliament of Australia, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd officially apologises to the Indigenous people who were the Stolen Generations between 1800 and 1970. ABC News National. ABC; February 13, 2008. 

2.   Heroin in the heartland. Transcript. 60 Minutes. CBS television. January 24, 2016. Accessed October 20, 2016. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ heroin-in-the-heartland-60-minutes/

Recorded music

 

Reference list entry: format and example

 

Citation No. Author. Title: subtitle. Medium. Title of Album. Publisher; Date of publication.

 

1.  Simon P. 50 ways to leave your lover. CD. Still Crazy After All These Years: The Greatest Hits of Paul Simon. CBS Digital; 2010.

Radio programs 

 

For citations of transcripts to radio programs, add Transcript after the title. 

See the general rules for Film & TV for more details. 

 

Reference list entry: format and example

 

Citation No. Author/s. Title: subtitle. Title of Radio Program. Broadcaster; Date of broadcast.

 

1.   Goetze E. Drought, heatwaves impacting supply of local produce. AM. ABC Radio Sydney; February 4, 2020.

2.   Duffy C. Paternity leave could help close gender pay gap. AM. ABC Radio Sydney; February 4, 2020. Accessed February 9, 2023.  https://www.abc.net.au/radio/sydney/programs/am/paternity-leave-could-help-close-gender-pay-gap/11927004

Quoting from film, TV and other AV media

 

To cite a specific part or direct quote from an audio or video content, you need to use the timestamp in the format of Hours:Minutes:Seconds.  

Check the time that the quote starts on the audio or video, and cite that in the in-text citation, e.g.1:13:20.  Here the 1:13:20 refers to 1 hour 13 minutes 20 seconds into the film, where the quote we want starts.

  • Hours/minutes/seconds follows the pattern H:MM:SS
  • Minutes/seconds follows the pattern MM:SS
  • Where you are only using seconds (e.g. for a short clip), use a zero at the front, e.g. 0:39 for 39 seconds.

For example, ... to close gender pay gap.2 (1:22)

Subjects: Referencing