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Copyright Free Images *Revised

You must change USAGE RIGHTS when choosing Google Images

Copyright FreeImages *Revised You must change USAGE RIGHTS when choosingGoogle Images

Public Domain Images - Free Images No Citation Required

Is it in the Public Domain? Slide to find out


Click this link to find even more information about copyright free images


*Students- To let your teacher know that you used a public domain image and do not need a formal citation, you may want to note something like the following (filling in the place you got the image from):


"All Images used in this presentation are in the Public Domain and were accessed through the Smithsonian Open Access Portal "

OR

"All Images used in this report are in the Public Domain and were accessed through Unsplash.com"


--Ask your teacher what the requirement is for your presentation or project.

Smithsonian Open Access: 2.8 MILLION images...free to use!

Google Images Revised Usage Rights September 2020 - Now includes Creative Commons Licenses!

Google Image searches include copyrighted images

If you want to use images from Google, you need to first choose copyright free images by CHANGING THE USAGE RIGHTS, and then create a citation, or provide attribution.



CHANGING USAGE RIGHTS:

  1. Images

  2. Tools

  3. Usage Rights: Change this from ALL to Creative Commons Licenses


THEN YOU MUST CREATE A CITATION.
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ATTRIBUTION - Creative Commons Attribution is not as formal as a citation.

If the Creative Commons license includes 'BY", you must give.

attribution. The ideal Creative Commons attribution includes the

following: T = Title A = Author S = Source L = Link (remember the

accronym TASL)


For example. Attribution for the image to the right would be:

Question Copyright by Stephen Baum, Wikimedia Commons CC BY

OR also acceptable is:

Photo by Stephen Baum, Wikimedia Commons CC BY


Title* and Link (the title of the image is linked)

*it is acceptable to use the word Photo and link to the photo, if it does not have a title

Author (the author's name is listed)

Source and Link (the Source is listed and linked)

CC BY (the type of CC license is referenced and linked)

After finding an image, remember you must create an image CITATION or if the image is from Creative Commons, you need to provide ATTRIBUTION. (the url is NOT a citation).

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Prefer learning by Video? Watch a very short video with step by step directions

http://bit.ly/change_usage_rights_googleimages



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Joanna Wright

Library Media Coordinator

Cox Mill High School

Email: joanna.wright@cabarrus.k12.nc.us
Website: https://www.cabarrus.k12.nc.us/domain/1596
Phone: 704-260-6600