Bracketed Descriptions
Use brackets to describe information not normally found in academic literature and non-text based items (i.e. video, art, etc.) to help the reader locate the material. Place the description in square brackets [ ] after the title, capitalize the first word only, and end with a period.
Examples of Bracketed Descriptions
[Letter to the editor].
[Special issue].
[Computer software].
[Data set].
[Brochure].
[Motion picture].
[Lecture notes].
[Supplemental material].
[Video].
Example:
Mallory, G. A. (2010, November/December). Professional nursing societies and evidence-based practice: Strategies to cross the quality chasm [Special issue]. Nursing Outlook, 58(6), 279-286. https://doi.com/10.1016/j.outlook.2010.06.005
Helman, G. (Producer), & Jones, D. (Director). (2002). 84 charing cross road [Motion picture]. United States: Columbia Pictures.
JDonnelly. (2008). IRSC fire academy class 118 [Video]. YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqkJB7YjkiU