Images help make your blog post more engaging. For this project, you can use images in the public domain or Creative Commons-licensed materials.
Use the links below to learn how to:
Search Google for Creative Commons-licensed materials
Search Flickr for Public Domain and Creative Commons images
Cite Creative Commons-licensed images
You can find a long list of websites that have Public Domain and/or Creative Commons images on the IUPUI Library website.
You can limit Google Image searches to Creative Commons-licensed images.
1. Search Google using your search term/phrase. Click on "Search tools."
2. Click on "Usage rights."
3. Click on "Labeled for reuse."
You can limit Flickr searches to Creative Commons-licensed images and images in the public domain.
1. Search Flickr using your search term/phrase.
2. Click on "Any license."
3. Click on either "All creative commons" or "U.S. Government works."
Strandberg, C (2009) Fire-Forest. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.
Creative Commons Citation Format
[AuthorLastName, FirstInitial] (YYYY) [Title]. Licensed under [Creative Commons License].
Provide links to the author's webpage (if available), the image, and the appropriate Creative Commons License.
Example: Strandberg, C (2009) Fire-Forest. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.
US Air Force (2012) High Park fire.
Public Domain Citation Format
[AuthorLastName, FirstInitial] (YYYY) [Title].
Example: US Air Force (2012) High Park fire.