Question

provided the following information, which is the correct way to cite this documentary as a bibliography citation? (note: you may not need all this information)

publisher: history
episode title:
ockefeller and the oil empire\
series title: the men who built america
media type: youtube
upload date: august 23, 2015
access date: june 7, 2022
video length: 45:57
time stamp: 7:23-7:30
url: http://www.youtube.com/madeup43

ockefeller and the oil empire.\ in the men who built america. history, august 23, 2015. youtube, 45:57. http://www.youtube.com/madeup43

ockefeller and the oil empire,\ in the men who built america, history, august 23, 2015, youtube, 7:23-7:30. http://www.youtube.com/madeup43
history.
ockefeller and the oil empire.\ the men who built america. youtube. 2015. accessed june 7, 2022. http://www.youtube.com/madeup43

ockefeller and the oil empire.\ http://www.youtube.com/madeup43

Explanation:

Analyze Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) requirements for online video/documentary citations

According to the Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition), a bibliography citation for an episode of an online video series (such as on YouTube) generally follows this structure:

• Creator/Publisher/Author (if applicable, or starting with the episode title in quotation marks)
• "Episode Title" in quotation marks
• Series Title in italics (preceded by "In" if citing an episode within a series)
• Publisher/Sponsor/Network (e.g., History)
• Publication/Upload Date (e.g., August 23, 2015)
• Medium/Format (e.g., YouTube video, or simply YouTube)
• Duration/Length of the video (e.g., 45:57)
• URL

Evaluate the given options

• Option 1: "Rockefeller and the Oil Empire." In The Men Who Built America. History. August 23, 2015. Youtube, 45:57. http://www.youtube.com/madeup43
• This correctly starts with the episode title in quotation marks, followed by "In" and the italicized series title, the publisher (History), the full upload date, the platform (Youtube), the total video length (45:57), and the URL. This represents a complete bibliography entry for the entire video/episode.
• Option 2: "Rockefeller and the Oil Empire," in The Men Who Built America, History, August 23, 2015, Youtube, 7:23-7:30, http://www.youtube.com/madeup43
• This uses commas instead of periods to separate elements and includes a specific timestamp range (7:23-7:30). This format is characteristic of a footnote/note citation rather than a bibliography citation.
• Option 3: History. "Rockefeller and the Oil Empire." The Men Who Built America. Youtube. 2015. Accessed June 7, 2022. http://www.youtube.com/madeup43
• This incorrectly structures the relationship between the episode and the series, and omits the full upload date and video length.
• Option 4: "Rockefeller and the Oil Empire." http://www.youtube.com/madeup43
• This is incomplete as it omits the series, publisher, date, and platform.

Select the correct bibliography format

Option 1 is the correct bibliography citation format because it uses periods to separate elements and includes the full publication details and total video length, whereas Option 2 is formatted as a footnote.

Answer:

• (A) "Rockefeller and the Oil Empire." In The Men Who Built America. History. August 23, 2015. Youtube, 45:57. http://www.youtube.com/madeup43 (Correct answer)
• (B) "Rockefeller and the Oil Empire," in The Men Who Built America, History, August 23, 2015, Youtube, 7:23-7:30, http://www.youtube.com/madeup43
• (C) History. "Rockefeller and the Oil Empire." The Men Who Built America. Youtube. 2015. Accessed June 7, 2022. http://www.youtube.com/madeup43
• (D) "Rockefeller and the Oil Empire." http://www.youtube.com/madeup43