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Images, Infographics & Videos

Format Example
Images

#. Author AA -or- Organization (if available). Title of image or photograph [image on internet]. Location of publication (if available): Publisher (if available); Year published [cited YYYY MMM DD]. Available from: URL

Note: If the title of the image is not shown construct a title that describes the image shown. Use enough words to make the constructed title meaningful. Place the constructed title in square brackets.

1. Kolleshi A. Woman inside laboratory [image on internet]. Unsplash; 2018 [cited 2024 Oct 1]. Available from: https://unsplash.com/photos/woman-inside-laboratory-7jjnJ-QA9fY

Infographics #. Author AA, Author BB. Title of infographic [Internet]. Location of publication (if available): Publisher (if available); Year published. Available from: URL

1. CADTH. Medical imaging in Canada 2017 [Internet]. CADTH; 2017. Available from: https://www.cda-amc.ca/sites/default/files/infographics/cmii/index.html

 

Videos

On YouTube or on other publicly accessible platforms

#. Author AA -or- Organization/Publisher. Title of video [video on internet]. Date published/uploaded YYYY MMM DD. Available from: URL

If the video is from a licensed educational platform (e.g., BMJ Best Practices videos): 

#. Author AA -or- Organization/Publisher. Title [licensed video on web]. Location of publication (if available): Publisher; Year of publication [cited YYYY MMM DD]. Available from: public website address for platform

1. The National Library of Medicine. Sequence read archive and genbank [video on internet]. 2020 Aug 20. Available from: https://youtu.be/D5nt_vwIhqM

2. BMJ Best Practice. Bag-valve-mask ventilation animated demonstration [licensed video on web]. BMJ Publishing Group; 2022 [cited 2022 Aug 15]. Available from: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/

Note: If the title of an image is unavailable, create a short title that describes the image. Place the created title in square brackets.

Referencing images in a PowerPoint? Include references in the bottom left-hand corner of the slide in 10 point font. This allows for proper attribution without distracting from the primary content.

 

We recommend using freely-accessible images from the following websites.

Note: While these images are free to use, a reference to the original source must accompany the image. Please ensure that any image selected explicitly states free use or is licensed under a Creative Commons license.

General Rules

  • How to format in-text citations in your document.
  • Author/editor names: Last name + First name initial + Middle name initial (if available). e.g., Armand Peter Smith = Smith AP.
  • The names of all authors and editors should be given. See Reference List General Rules for the use of "et al."
  • No authors, organization, or editors listed? Contact library@saskhealthauthority.ca to ask a librarian.
  • Titles: Capitalize only the first word of a title, proper nouns, proper adjectives, acronyms, and initialises. Do not use quotation marks or italics for titles.
  • Subtitles: Use the colon (i.e., : ) to separate the title from the subtitle. e.g., Rural healthcare: a definitive guide.
  • Dates: Whenever possible use the date format [YYYY Mon DD].
  • Proper nouns: Always capitalize the first initial of country/city, person, clinical tool, organization, and/or association names.