Cite It

Cite your Sources

search.creativecommons.org

It’s easy. Follow the link above and choose from 13 websites to search for Creative Commons images, videos, music, and media.

For more information, watch the video below.

Using Creative Commons

& Public Domain Images

Use Common Sense:

> Don't harm the copyright holder

> Be responsible

> Cite sources

It is important that we, as educators, set an example of good citizenship for our students. When searching for images, be certain to use Creative Commons or Public Domain images. What are they?

The owner of an image may choose to give it a Creative Commons license. These licenses come with varying types of restrictions, so choose your images carefully.

Public domain images are over a certain age. You still need to cite your source. Try this website for your public domain image search:

www.pixabay.com

The Creative Commons license has four attributes.

> BY - Attribution, give credit

> SA - Share Alike, share with some conditions

> NC - Non-Commercial

> ND - No Derivative Work. Cannot translate, adapt, modify, etc.

> CC0 - Use without attribution

The more restrictions there are, the smaller your audience will be.

Very important! When using internet images, be certain to cite the image in its original context. Do not provide the URL of the enlarged image - you must use the URL of the page where the image was originally shown.

Image creator's last name, first name, if available, or page author's name if available, followed by a period and a space
Title of photo followed by a period, in quotation marks. If no title, describe briefly within quotation marks.
Descriptive word (photo, map, cartoon, drawing, etc,) followed by a period and a space
Website title in italics, followed by a space
Website publication date in DD Mo. YYYY format followed by a period and a space
Date image was viewed in DD Mo. YYYY format followed by a space
Web address in angle brackets, followed by a period

Example:
Suzuki, Lea. "Mick Jaggar." Photo. SFGate.com 14 Nov. 2005. 14 Nov. 2005 <http://www.sfgate.com>.

"Citing an Online Image." Citing an Online Image. Shenendehowa Central Schools, n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2013. <http://www.shenet.org/high/hs_library/citing an online image.htm>.

Cite Sources Easily

Many websites will help you generate citations for a variety of sources including images, websites, books, and newspapers.

Google Drive will automatically create citations for anything imported using its Research tools.

To generate your own citations, try out EasyBib.com.

Unsure how to teach citations to your students? Check out Common Sense Media's How to Cite a Site lesson.

"About The Licenses." Creative Commons. Creative Commons, n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2013. <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/>.