Finding and Citing Images
Simply find the "Cite" symbol in the database or site, click it, select MLA, and copy and past the citation in to your Notes Section!
Simply find the "Cite" symbol in the database or site, click it, select MLA, and copy and past the citation in to your Notes Section!
Google Images: Using Images THE RIGHT WAY
Google Images: Using Images THE RIGHT WAY
After doing a Google Images search for your topic:
After doing a Google Images search for your topic:
1) Click on "Tools"
1) Click on "Tools"
2) Select the "Usage Rights
2) Select the "Usage Rights
3) Check "Labeled for noncommercial reuse"
3) Check "Labeled for noncommercial reuse"
4) When you click on the image you will use, select "Visit" to go to the website that actually owns the image. DO NOT use "Google" as the source.
4) When you click on the image you will use, select "Visit" to go to the website that actually owns the image. DO NOT use "Google" as the source.
YOU WILL STILL NEED TO USE the examples below and/or go to Citefast to create a citation for your project!
YOU WILL STILL NEED TO USE the examples below and/or go to Citefast to create a citation for your project!
Here’s the specific information you’ll need to locate when citing an image you found on Google Images:
Here’s the specific information you’ll need to locate when citing an image you found on Google Images:
- Full name of the image’s creator, such as the name of the photographer or illustrator (if available).
- Formal title of the image (if available) or a description of the image.
- Name of the website where the image lives (Do not use Google as the name of the website!).
- Publisher of the website where the image was found (if available).
- Date this information was published on their site.
- The URL
Notes:
- In MLA, If the image has a title, place it in quotation marks and include capital letters for the first letter in each important word and for pronouns. If it does not have an official title, create a simple description. Only capitalize the first letter in the description and the first letter for any pronouns.
- Only include the name of the publisher if it is different than the name of the author and title of the site.
- For URLs, remove http:// and https:// from the citation
WEB IMAGE CITATION:
WEB IMAGE CITATION:
Creator’s Last name, First name. “Title of the digital image.” Title of the website, Publisher, Publication date, URL.
Examples:
Examples:
Gilpin, Laura. “Terraced Houses, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico.” Library of Congress, 2006, www.loc.gov/pictures/item/90716883/.
Vasquez, Gary A. Photograph of Coach K with Team USA. NBC Olympics, USA Today Sports, 5 Aug. 2016, www.nbcolympics.com/news/rio-olympics-coach-ks-toughest-test-or-lasting-legacy.
For More Info on Citing Google Images, go to this website:
For More Info on Citing Google Images, go to this website:
Additional Websites for Finding Images for Your Project
Additional Websites for Finding Images for Your Project