Copyright @ NSCC

Use this NSCC Library IMAGE subscription resource for your teaching, handouts or student projects.

Use these web-based repositories to search for content that is free to use and share. Remember to check the license terms and include a credit - Giving credit is a fundamental component of academic integrity.

Clip Art

Consider searching for images from public domain repositories or images with creative commons (CC) licenses. Open source and CC images are free to use and share.
See the Finding Images tab for more information.

Where did that image come from?

Reverse image web searching tools may be able to answer this question.
Drag and drop the image file into one the following reverse image search tools, then review the results.

The TinEye Reverse Image Search allows you to sort your search results. The search sort options include: best match, most changed, newest, oldest and biggest image. Selecting oldest is a pretty effective way to look for the original  image.

CITING IMAGES

NSCC Guidelines

• As an academic institution, NSCC faculty and students are expected to include attribution for all copied works.
• When your assignments include images that you have copied you must include a reference for the source.
• Check with your instructor about whether a specific citation style is required.
• Support for creating APA references is available from campus librarians.
• Web-based support can be found here: NSCC APA Citation Style.

Credits vs References

A credit line under a visual is the equivalent of an in-text citation. It provides acknowledgment to the creator and provides enough information to point the reader to the full reference. The reference list is the complete list of all the sources you have used and cited in the creation of your document.

Creating Brochures for Assignments?

• Your credit for images does not have to impact your design.
• Use a small type size and place the references in their own separate section on the brochure.
• A well created reference makes it easy for the reader (your instructor) to locate the source for the copied content.
• If you purchased visual content under a license or are using photographs you took you don't need to include attribution, unless this is a requirement for your assignment.

Creative Commons

Using a Creative Commons image?
Include the image license type in the credit and reference.
For more information on Creative Commons go to the Creative Commons License section of OER guide.

Need to create a photo reference for an assignment?

In-text credit that links to reference

Surfer walking out on icy water to the waves near Halifax. Koreski. (n.d.)

Reference

Koreski, J. (n.d.). Surfer walking out on icy water to the waves near Halifax [Photograph]. All Canada Photos/ Universal Image Group. Retrieved from Encyclopedia Britannica ImageQuest database. http://quest.eb.com/#/search/surfer-halifax/1/167_4007210/Surfer-walking-out-on-icy-water-to-the-waves-near-Halifax

It is acceptable to create a separate image credit list. If you are combining image references and text references into one reference list, include the format as part of the title information. For example: Surfer walking out on icy water to the waves near Halifax [Photograph].