Images - Finding and Using Images Ethically
United States Government Image Resources
American Memory from the Library of Congress*
Archival Research Catalog of the National Archives
CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention) Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Administration) Photo Library
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Online Catalog
National Park Service (NPS) Digital Image Archive
Naval History & Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Photo Library
United States Antarctic Photo Library
U.S. Dept. of Defense Multimedia/Photos
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Online Digital Media Library
U.S. Geological Survey EROS Data Center: Earth resources observation systems
U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library*
U.S. Government Photos and Images
Yellowstone National Park Digital Slide File
General Image Resources
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AarinFreePhoto.com Ad*Access Bigfoto.com Creative Commons |
Everystockphoto.com Flickr FreeDigitalPhotos.net ImageAfter.com |
ImageBase LIFE Photo Archive Mayang's Free Textures MorgueFile PD Photo.org |
Photos8.com Reel Worship Stockvault.net Unprofound.com |
Woophy |
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Art Work Photographs*
Databases (Resource Restricted to Truman Network)
Credo Reference* Limit your search to "Image Search"
EBSCOhost Image Collection* Limit your search in each database to images or use the visual search link.
Compilation Image Resources
Wikipedia: Public Domain Image Resources
Selected Library Image Resources
Florida Photographic Collection, Florida State Libray and Archives of Florida*
Manuscripts and Archives Digital Image Database (MADID), Yale University*
New York Public Library, Digital Collections
Northwestern University Library. World War II Poster Collection
Perseus Project, Tufts University*
University of North Texas Libraries. World War Poster Collection
Image Search Engines
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Bing Images Search Creative Commons Search |
Google
Images Search Picsearch |
Yahoo Images Search |
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Copyrignt & Fair Use Resources
Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States/ Cornell University
Copyright Expiration: When Copyright Protection Becomes Public Domain / By Mary Bellis, About.com
Online Books Page FAQ: How Can I Tell Whether a Copyright Was Renewed?
U.S. Copyright Office Circulars
Intellectual Property and the Arts / College Art Association
When U.S. Works Pass Into the Public Domain / University of North Carolina
Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
Fair Use of Copyrighted Materials/ University of Texas System
Copyright and Fair Use / Stanford University Libraries
Digital Image Ethics
Digital Photography: A Question of Ethics / Bonnie Meltzer
The Photojournalistic Approach to Ethics / Organization of Ethical Photojournalism
Ethics in the Age of Digital Photography / John Long. Ethics Co-Chair and Past President NPPA
Model Releases
Property and Model Releases. American Society of Media Photographers
The Model Release: A Primer / by Michael Fulks. Apogee Photo Magazine
Basic Model Release. New York Institute of Photography
Model Releases. Dan Heller Photography
Model and Property Releases. PhotoShelter Blog
NOTE: Please note that while these links will assist you in locating many public domain images, they will also lead to images that have copyright/use restrictions. It is the individual user's responsibility to ascertain any restrictions on the use of any images prior to use of said images. Check licenses, terms of use, copyright statements and FAQs for each web resource to help you determine how you may ethically and legally utilize the images you find. Regardless of whether a still or moving image is in the public domain, made available through Creative Commons licensing or whether permission to use an image has been granted by the copyright holder, it is the responsiblility of the user to provide proper attribution for each image used. Pickler Memorial Library at Truman State University does not endorse any website and is not responsible for the misuse of any image or information made accessible through listed web resources.
Prepared by C. Rose, Assistant Professor & Technical Services Librarian, Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Mo.
* Links added by Carol Lockhart, Reference Librarian, Truman State University, Kirksville, Mo.
