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Citing Your Images
Citing Your Images
Please be aware that you need to credit the images that you use. Fair use states that students are able to use images for educational purposes (like this project), but keep in mind that you do not own these images. When you watch a movie and see the credits at the end, there's information on everyone who contributed to the movie. That's what you need to do for this project!
Attribution is the policy that states that students need to credit the images to their original creators as best as they can. Here is a guide from Purdue University on how to cite images: https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/c.php?g=1062240&p=7723709
Quick Citation/Attribution Guide for Images:
Image of a painting, sculpture, photograph, or other piece of art: Last name, First name. Title of Artwork. Date of creation. Institution, City where housed. Website Name. Date of access.
Example: Karsh, Yousuf. Audrey Hepburn. 1956. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. MFABoston. 30 October 2024.
Internet-only image that does not include art: Last name, First name. “Title of Image.” Website Name, Publisher or Sponsoring Institution, Date of access, URL.
Example: Leroux-Géré, Louis. “STEVE: A Glowing River over France.” Astronomy Picture of the Day, NASA, 30 October 2024, apod.nasa.gov.
Repositories of Images for Use
Repositories of Images for Use
A guide from the University of Missouri - St. Louis has compiled a list of places to find photos for projects like this one (https://libguides.umsl.edu/c.php?g=1204242&p=8841034)
Note that many of these images are free and open for students to use. These are websites that are Creative Commons and free for use with attribution. School internet restrictions may limit which sites you may access, so please be patient while finding what you need.
Photos from LIFE magazine (https://www.life.com/life-picture-collection/): this website includes thousands of images that are available for you to use. Attribution is required because these are copyrighted images. As long as you do not profit from the documentary you are creating, you are allowed to use these images.
Digital Commonwealth, Massachusetts Online (https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org): includes images that have been digitized by our state's museums, libraries, and archives. Use the sidebar to filter your search and narrow it down to what you might need!
Smithsonian Open Access (https://www.si.edu/openaccess): 2D and 3D images from across all 21 of the Smithsonian Museums, ready and available for you to download and use.
Please look at other museum websites too! These sites are a great place to find non-copyrighted images that students can use for their projects.
From the Boston Public Library
From the Boston Public Library
These sites require a BPL eCard or physical card. Instructions on how to sign up for an eCard are on the "Home" page of this website.
These sites require a BPL eCard or physical card. Instructions on how to sign up for an eCard are on the "Home" page of this website.
Images for documentaries can be found in ArtStor (https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.bpl.org/images#artstor-collections): this is a website that gives you access to millions of images for educational use
A Note on Google Image Searching
A Note on Google Image Searching
A trick to get non-copyrighted images is to search for Creative Commons licenses on Google Images. To access these images, click the "Tools" button. A bar across the top appears. Click on "Usage rights" to see how Google filters licenses.
Click on "Creative Commons licenses" to access photos that are available for non-copyrighted use. This means that you are able to use these images for your project with citation.
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