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Image Resources on the Internet
The following sites offer images that can be freely used on
most Web sites and other publications. However, many of these images are
not in the public domain and have some use restrictions. Be sure to check
the use restrictions at each of these Web sites. If you use any of these images, be sure to provide credit to the
source, which usually should be noted underneath the image.
Pics4Learning
http://pics.tech4learning.com/
Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers.
An unbelievable annotated list of image resource sites appropriate
for education—132 different sites at last count. When using these
images for purposes beyond your classroom, be sure to check each site’s
use restrictions. Although many of these sites contain images that are
in the public domain or are freely available for non-commercial use, some
have restrictions on their use. Also see its subject index (not just for
images): http://bubl.ac.uk/link/menus.html.
"Provided for the purpose of granting rights to licensed users
of Microsoft Office. Examples of permissible use include, but are not
limited to: newsletters, brochures, web sites, presentations, flyers,
postcards, trade show materials, newspaper advertisements, product catalogs,
and reports."
The catalog includes about 250,000 records representing over
five million items. About 90% of the records are accompanied by one or
more digital images. Some materials in these collections may be protected
by the U.S. Copyright Law or restricted by terms of Library of Congress
gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity
rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of protected
items beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission
of the copyright owners.
A collection of over 500 public domain images of American Political
History.
Warner Brothers Looney Toon picture gallery.
http://www.freestockphotos.com/
Download stock photographs absolutely free. Arranged
in a variety of categories. Use in any website or publication you wish
- personal or commercial, but must include the domain name: FreeStockPhotos.com along with
each FreeStockPhotos.com picture used.
http://www.zettweb.com/grab-a-picture/
More than 3000 jpg pictures arranged by subject. Non-commercial use: web site, online, and multimedia
designs; advertising and promotion campaigns; presentations and brochures;
packaging for anything except software, books, CDs and cassettes, and
videotapes. For all uses of images
at this site, provide a credit: "Image © 1999 ZettWeb. All rights
reserved." to appear adjacent to the images or in a credits comment.
http://www.mcad.edu/AICT/index.html
AICT is a royalty-free image exchange resource for the educational
community. Arranged in the following categories: Ancient, Medieval Era,
Renaissance & Baroque, and Non-Western.
http://csanet.org/lanterns/lantindx.html
Bryn Mawr College grants the right to use these images for
non-profit, non-commercial use in educational or academic settings to
any scholar or student. The College does, however, retain the right to
control use of these images in any printed product or for any commercial
or fund-raising purpose.
http://www.sah.org/imagex.html
Somewhat difficult to navigate, but has a huge amount of resources for photographs and drawings of historical buildings. Most images can be used for non-profit educational use; republication must preserve the original credit for the source of the image. If any image is identified as “PR” (permission required), those images cannot be used without permission from the image provider. For easier access, categories are listed below:
World Survey, Ancient through Medieval, plus early non-Europe:
http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Cities/wld/wcapts1.html
World Survey, Renaissance through
Modern
http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Cities/wld/wcapts2.html
American Survey
[1600-1779]
[1780-1849]
[1850-1899]
[1900-1944]
[1945-1976]
[addendum of
less consensual pedagogical favorites].
"Photographs
are not protected by copyright unless noted. If copyrighted, permission
should be obtained from the copyright owner prior to use. If not copyrighted,
photographs may be reproduced and distributed without further permission
from NASA."
http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/MOA/
The Making of America collection is comprised of the digitized pages of books and journals. This system allows you to view scanned images of the actual pages of the 19th century texts. All materials selected in the MOA project are no longer covered by copyright.
Fine Arts Museums
of San Francisco
http://www.thinker.org/fam/multilingual.html
The Thinker Imagebase is a fully keyword searchable
database; it contains 75,000 images from the collections of the de Young
Museum and the Legion of Honor. "If
you would like to use an image from the ImageBase, or would like to request
a publishable quality copy of an image in the ImageBase (35mm slide, 4x5
transparency, 8x10 print) please send email to imagebase@www.famsf.org. Truly non-commercial uses are encouraged. We
would, however, like to hear about them, mostly because we'd like to highlight
your innovative educational uses of the collections. A non-commercial
use is anything which does not include resale and is usually personal
or educational in nature.”
The National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Photo Library
http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/collections.html
Well-organized
site containing albums and catalogs of over 16,000 images. Great site
covering 18 different subject categories. “Most NOAA photos and
slides are in the public domain and CANNOT be copyrighted. Although at
present, no fee is charged for using the photos credit MUST be given to
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce
unless otherwise instructed to give credit to the photographer or other
source.”
U. S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Pictures/Images
"Most of the images on our Web pages are
in the "public domain" (which means they have no copyright restrictions).
If an image on our Web site is not restricted and does not say it is copyrighted,
then you can assume it is in the public domain. You may download and use
those copyright-free images in your print and electronic publications.
There's no fee to pay (i.e., they're free), and no need to get permission
from the Service for reusing them.”
"The nature of historical archival collections means that
copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or
even impossible to determine. Whenever possible, the Library provides
information about copyright owners and other restrictions in the catalog
records, finding aids, special-program illustration captions, and other
texts that accompany collections. The Library provides such information
as a service to aid patrons in determining the appropriate use of an item,
but that determination ultimately rests with the patron.”
American
Memory: Selected Civil War Photographs
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphome.html
"There are no known restrictions on these photographs."
American Memory: America from the Great Depression to WWII (1935-1945)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
"Photographs
in this collection were taken by photographers working for the U.S. Government.
Generally speaking, works created by U.S. Government employees are not
eligible for copyright protection in the United States. While the Library
of Congress is unaware of any copyright in the FSA/OWI Black-and-White
Photos, there is a narrow possibility that a very small number of items
may have copyrights associated with them Suggested credit Line: Library
of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, FSA-OWI Collection, [reproduction
number, e.g., LC-USF35-1326]"
American
Memory: Map Collections 1544-1999
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gmdhome.html
"The
maps in the Map Collections materials were either published prior to 1922,
produced by the United States government, or both (see catalogue records
that accompany each map for information regarding date of publication
and source). The Library of Congress is providing access to these materials
for educational and research purposes and is not aware of any U.S. copyright
protection or any other restrictions in the Map Collection materials."
FDR Library & Digital Archives
http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/photos.html
Copyright-free pictures of Franklin and Eleanor
Roosevelt, the depression and New Deal, and World War II.
U.S. Air Force Photos
"Information presented on Air Force Link is
considered public information and may be distributed or copied. Use of
appropriate byline/photo/image credits is requested."
U.S. Navy Online Library
http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org11-2.htm
"To the best of our knowledge, all Online Library pictures are in the public domain and can therefore be freely downloaded and used for any purpose without requesting permission.”
Discovery School’s Clip
Art Gallery
http://school.discovery.com/clipart/index.html
Permission is granted to download no more than
ten different clip art images for non-revenue-producing use on hard copy
documents or on Web sites with the following restrictions: Any reproduction
must be unaltered from its original downloaded form. This includes, but
is not limited to, colorization, cropping, or editing. Any use of clip
art images on Web sites must credit Discoveryschool.com or include a link
to the Discoveryschool.com Web site.
Icon Bazaar
http://www.iconbazaar.com/
Lots of clip art and animations. “Limited permission is granted for
institutional use of up to twenty (20) images in toto from these archives
by WWW developers representing not-for-profit organizations, governmental
organizations or educational institutions. Copyright notification
should be included wherever appropriate.”
Graphics Libraries
http://www.net-ads.com/development/graphics.html
Nice list of links to graphics libraries with extensive annotations of
each.
Amazing
Instant Online Animated 3D Text Maker
http://www.3dtextmaker.com/
Creates a text banner with your own text, then you can save the image as
you would any other online image (right-click...). Animations only work
on Web pages and PowerPoint 2000 (and PowerPoint 97 if you have a special
plug-in).
Mira,
which stands for Media Image Resource Alliance, is an online stock
image service offered by Copyright Clearance Center, the largest licenser
of reproduction rights for text in the world. MIRA provides image buyers
with the opportunity to license high quality, rights-protected images
for a wide variety of uses. Includes photos from the Washington Post and
cartoons from the New Yorker. Free image research is available from their
archive experts.
The largest graphics resource on the web—at
last count, 1.2 million images. 3-day free trial or $29.95/year for unlimited
downloads. Includes clip art,
photos, fonts, WebArt, and sounds. Although ArtToday content can be
used in commercial or noncommercial projects, see usage restrictions
at: http://www.arttoday.com/PD-0025110/Main/company/Main/company/usage.
Note underneath the image used: © 2000-(current year) www.arttoday.com
Aurora Photos is a one-stop solution for researching,
finding and buying images.
Royalty-Free http://www.corbisimages.com/search/ReadyToBuyEvents/fstDefault.asp
The sections of Corbis that allows use of its images on the Web and other publications (for a fee).
See terms and conditions at http://www.bizpresenter.com/termsconditions.asp,
including the link to the BizPresenter License Agreement.
http://www2.unesco.org/photobank/
United
Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) currently
contains over 10,000 digitalized images in its Photobank. This service
has been developed to allow professionals and other users to obtain reproduction
rights. E-mail your selection
of images and a description of the intended use to photobank@unesco.org. They will respond with further details.
Image Search Engines - Resources to Use with Caution
Images found through the resources listed below can usually be used in your classroom under the Fair Use provision, but not necessarily for wider publication (like posting on the Web), unless you receive permission to use them from the copyright holder.
http://library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Online/pictures.htm
http://www.thrall.org/proimage.html
Altavista
Image Search
http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?cn=med
Click
the radial button next to "images." Type in a key word to find photos, graphics, buttons and banners. Provides
thumbnail pictures
(small version that loads quickly) that you can click to go to the page
with the original image. This image search engine is not filtered; students
should not use it unsupervised.
Go.com
Image Search
http://www.go.com/
Click the images radial button before clicking search to search only for
image files. Provides thumbnail pictures.
Lycos
Multimedia Search
http://multimedia.lycos.com/
Click the Pictures radial button. Provides thumbnail pictures.
Yahoo
Image Surfer
http://gallery.yahoo.com/
Search engine, but also includes categories for images. Provides thumbnail
pictures.
Artcyclopedia
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/index.html
The fine art search engine. Search by artist name, artwork by title, or
art museums by name or location. Or browse by movement, medium, subject,
or nationality. Wow. Images are
not copyright-free. See each individual museum site for usage restrictions.
Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Institution ("SI"),
and its Office of Printing & Photographic Services ("OPPS")
image files are made available for non-commercial, personal use. Copying
or redistribution in any manner for personal or corporate gain is not
permitted. Images may be put on a file server in one’s school, company,
museum, etc. only if there's no charge for the user. All the accompanying
text information, caption, etc. must be included, and must be presented
completely and unchanged. Images
cannot be placed on a CD-ROM, public domain or otherwise. See additional
usage rules at: http://www.si.edu/siphotos/CAPTIONS/oppsrules.html
*Other names and brands are the property of their respective owners.
