Citing Image Sources
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Like all resources, digital images and recordings of music should be used responsibly. Be sure to try your best in complingy with copyright law, license agreements, and the Terms and Conditions of Use provided by the databases or websites that you acquire the images from, and always cite your images, just as you would any other source.
Whether you are using them in a paper, Power Point presentation, Prezi, or video, you must provide a citation for your images and music recordings.
The format of your citation will vary depending on the citation style that you have chosen to use, and information about the context of the image or music. Eloise can help you determine what you need, but a good faith citation effort will get you almost all the way there!
Most citation style manuals will contain information about how to properly cite images and music. For examples in MLA, Chicago, and APA format, take a look at the following resources:
Citing Images (Links)
- Colgate Visual Resources Library - Citing ImagesExamples of image citations in Chicago, MLA, and APA styles, with emphasis formatting image captions
- Reed College - Image Workstation Help: How do I cite an image or a work of art?Examples of image citations in MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian, with emphasis on formatting image captions.
- University of Washington Libraries Images Guide - Image Citation Examples by StyleExamples of image citations formatted in APA, MLA, and Chicago styles, with emphasis on formatting citations in notes / bibliography.
Citation Resources
APA Resources
Chicago Resources
- Image: Inserting a footnote in google docs To insert a footnote in google docs, go to Insert>footnote. Remember to insert it after the period of the sentence you're citing.
MLA Resources
Copyright Information
Individuals are widely responsible for not only finding the images used in their published works but also for securing copyright permission to use them. Here is the Library & IT guide to copyright information along with other copyright information.