Images from either electronic or print sources, including photographs, illustrations and diagrams, are protected by copyright law, just like written text. When using images it is important to acknowledge and attribute the source fully.
Images can easily be found on the internet but they are not all free to use, even for educational purposes. Generally if you want to use images from websites then you will need to obtain the permission (in writing) of the copyright holder.
Some sites allow you to search for images that are covered by particular licenses which define what you can do with them, such as Creative Commons.
There are also a number of sites which provide free images which means their creators have made them available for use by anyone however they like.
See below for guidance and links to some of these sites.
Images can easily be found by searching the internet, however they are not all free to use, even for educational purposes. Generally if you want to use images from websites then you will need to obtain the permission (in writing) of the copyright holder.
Some sites allow you to search for images that are covered by particular licenses which define what you can do with them, such as Creative Commons. Below are some of these sites:
There are a number of sites which provide high quality, free, and public domain images which have been made Creative Commons Zero, or CCO, which means their creators have made them available for use by anyone however they like - but do check whether they require crediting or not. Below is a guide listing some of the best of these:
You must reference images according to the preferred referencing style of your faculty.
We are now using CIte Them Right for examples and styles of referencing, and this includes DMU Harvard. You can find examples of referencing images in Cite Them Right by viewing the 'Media and Art' tab once you have clicked on the Cite Them Right link below:
