Library: Northwestern COMM 1301 Public Speaking: Images

Why are we talking about Images with a Librarian?

As Scholars, it is unethical to simply copy & paste images from unknown origins! You should know where they came from AND ALSO give credit to the images in the same way you would quote & give credit to words.

Openly Licensed Images

Not every image you see is okay to use! Look for images that are LICENSED in a way that shows the creator WANTS you to use them! Some key words to look for:

Public Domain
Creative Commons
Open

Library Databases with Images

Library databases recognize that you're using these for academic purposes and have built-in citation tools!

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Credo Reference is a general knowledge database providing articles, images, charts, maps and other materials on thousands of topics.  With 750+ searchable, full-text titles, Credo Reference places particular emphasis on subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are more than 1,100 short reference videos, more than 475,000 high-resolution art images, photographs, and maps across all subject areas.
Artstor This link opens in a new window Artstor features millions of high-quality images and media from some of the world's top photo archives, museums, libraries, scholars, and artists, including rare materials not available anywhere else.   Artstore has Open Access collections from partner museums freely available to all, in areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research and educational purposes.  All content in Artstor is rights-cleared for education and research.

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Northwestern COMM 1301 Public Speaking

Why are we talking about Images with a Librarian?

Openly Licensed Images

Library Databases with Images