Note for CGMR
For the Carleton Guide to Medieval Rome (CGMR), it is always preferable to use photographs you have taken yourself.
If you want to explore using historical images or other people's photographs, you will need to check carefully that the image is licensed for reuse. Check with your instructor before you include any image that you did not take yourself.
- How to credit Creative Commons-licensed imagesSpecific examples of how to point to and give appropriate credit to a Creative Commons license.
- Internet Archive Book Images (flickr collection)
A collection of 14+ million images extracted from public domain books in the Internet Archive, with related text attached. For a more powerful search, look for the Internet Archive images in Wikimedia, or try an advanced Google Search:
site:https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/ [YOUR SEARCH TERMS HERE]
Creative Commons Images for Reuse
- Wikimedia CommonsOver 16 million freely usable media files. Like Wikipedia, anyone can contribute to the collection. Copyright and licensing information is provided for every image.
- Flickr: The CommonsCollection of photographs that are free of copyright restrictions from dozens of cultural institutions around the world, including the Smithsonian, several U.S. museums, several state archive, NARA, and New York Public Library. Be aware that this is a separate Flickr stream from the main institutional Flickr sites, which often contain copyrighted images.
- Creative Commons SearchSearch for items that have been licensed for reuse.
- Europeana This link opens in a new window
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(Searches through citations and subject indexing)
A large collections with artworks, artifacts, books, videos and sounds from across Europe. Has filters for Open Licenses.
- Google Images > Tools > Usage RightsTo find Creative Commons images, click "Tools" then "Usage Rights" in the results page.
Google Images Licensed for Reuse
In Google images, click on "Tools" and then "Usage Rights." Then select the type of rights that match your needs.
