Using images for your assignment
When using or creating images for an assignment, it's important to use the images ethically, just like we do with any information.
When you cite text, from an article, book, etc., how do you cite the work? Is citing an image the same?
What do you know about copyright? What do you know about Fair Use? Have you heard of Creative Commons?
When you cite text, from an article, book, etc., how do you cite the work? Is citing an image the same?
What do you know about copyright? What do you know about Fair Use? Have you heard of Creative Commons?
Where to find images
The Barber Library Multimedia page has a good supply of resources that you can use with proper citation.
Wikimedia Commons is all public domain or Creative Commons.
You can search by license using popular tools with the following directions:
1. Conduct your search in Google images, Flickr, or YouTube.
2. From the results page that appears, filter your results by license or reuse.
3. In Google, click on the Tools option under the search bar, click Usage rights, and then select Labeled for reuse
Wikimedia Commons is all public domain or Creative Commons.
You can search by license using popular tools with the following directions:
1. Conduct your search in Google images, Flickr, or YouTube.
2. From the results page that appears, filter your results by license or reuse.
3. In Google, click on the Tools option under the search bar, click Usage rights, and then select Labeled for reuse
4. In Flickr, click on Any license on the left side of the page under the Flickr logo and then select All creative commons.
5. In YouTube, click on Filters under the search bar and then select Creative Commons from the Features filter.
Tech Tools to create infographics
- Canva https://www.canva.com/
- Easel.ly https://www.easel.ly/
- Piktochart https://magic.piktochart.com/
- Venngage https://venngage.com/
Where to find statistics
Explore professional organizations and government websites. The Deschutes Public Library has a great demographic database called (you need to have a library account with the public library to access this database)
Another guide to explore is the Current Events & Controversial Issues guide. On this page you'll find a lot of the news resources provided by the library and beyond. Additionally, depending on your topic, you might find a statistics section in Opposing Viewpoints or full infographics/charts in the statistics database Statista.
Another guide to explore is the Current Events & Controversial Issues guide. On this page you'll find a lot of the news resources provided by the library and beyond. Additionally, depending on your topic, you might find a statistics section in Opposing Viewpoints or full infographics/charts in the statistics database Statista.
Getting help!
I know that there's a lot of information here, and you might still have questions, even after this session. That's what librarians are for! You can always contact me, but there are also several other options for you to contact any Barber Library librarian.
Just look for this icon or go directly to Help page and you'll be connected to someone who can help you come up with keywords, cite your sources, choose databases, and help with your general library needs! |