Citing Images

Always cite the work of others

Images must be included in your Works Cited. Images are intellectual property just like text information. The creator needs to be acknowledged. When citing images, the information needed is pretty much the same as any other citation: author, title, and location.

The NCHS Student Handbook includes the following:

"Authentic work is based on the student’s individual and original ideas with the ideas and work of others fully acknowledged. All assignments, written or oral, completed by a student for assessment and grading must use the student’s own language and expression. Sources used or referenced, whether in the form of direct quotation or paraphrase, must be fully and appropriately acknowledged. "

With this directive in mind, use this site to help you acknowledge the source of information that you use in any of your projects.

Public Domain Images

Did you find and use images in the Public Domain? You can but don't have to cite these. If you don't cite them, include a note in your Works Cited. For example:

"All images without attribution were found in the Public Domain."

Example Citations for different sources

Citing Images from Websites

Citing Images from Collections (Museums, Universities, Governments)

Citing Creative Commons licensed images

All images public domain unless otherwise indicated.

Updated May 2026