STEP 1: You can access Kanopy from our A-Z list of databases, or directly at lavc.kanopy.com
STEP 2: Log in to LAVC
STEP 3: Enter your LAVC library login
Once you choose your college, you will be prompted to enter your library login.
Students: If you don't know your library login, click here to learn how to look it up.
Faculty and Staff: If you don't have a library login yet, please email us at ref@lavc.libanswers.com to request a library login, which will allow you to access Library material from off-campus.
STEP 4: Create a Kanopy account
If you already have a Kanopy account, skip to STEP 5.
Type in your preferred account information, or connect your new Kanopy account with your existing Google or Facebook login.
STEP 5: Log in with your Kanopy account
You must log in with your Kanopy account, which is different from the UIA/library login used in STEP 3 (above) to access most Library databases from home.
"Title of Video." Publisher/Production Company, Date. Title of Library Database.
| Works Cited List Example |
"Secret Life of Twins." BBC, 2015. Kanopy. Note: Typically films are cited without an author. |
| Example |
("Words From Title") ("Secret") Note: Because videos do not have page numbers this information is left out of the in-text citation. |
Note: While MLA 8th edition recommends including URLs, we recommend URLs be left out when citing a work found in a library database. Because library databases require a login, most URLs will stop working after the session ends.
Last Name, First Name of video creator or Username of Creator. "Title of Video." Title of the Hosting Website, Day Month Year of Publication, URL of video. Accessed Day Month Year video was viewed.
| Works Cited List Example |
Sethi, Ramit. "How to Write a Winning Resume, With Ramit Sethi." YouTube, 23 June 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0fjkKCsM1w. Accessed 28 June 2016. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Last Name of Video Creator) (Sethi) Note: Because videos do not have page numbers, paragraph numbers or section headings, this information is left out of the in-text citation. |
Title of Movie. Director's Name. Performers Names. Production Company, Year of Release.
Note: If you are writing about a film or television series without focusing on an individual's contribution, begin with the title. You can include information about the director and other key participants in the position of other contributors.
Note: Exclude the list of performers if not relevant.
| Works Cited List Example |
The Usual Suspects. Directed by Bryan Singer. Performances by Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Stephen Baldwin, and Benicio Del Toro. Polygram, 1995. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Title of Movie) (The Usual Suspects) Note: The title of the film is in italics in the in-text citation because that is how it appears in the Works Cited List Example. Note: Because DVD's do not have page numbers this information is left out of the in-text citation. |
