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Using Images from the Internet in your School Project

Canadian Copyright law allows you (K-12 teachers and students) to use any publicly available * internet image for educational purposes provided you cite the source.
 
The fine print: Publicly available internet materials are those posted on-line by content creators and copyright owners without any technological protection measures, such as password, encryption system, or similar technology intended to limit access of distribution, and without a clearly visible notice prohibiting educational use.   (Copyright Matters, 4th Edition. 2016, page 19)

 
Finding Copyright Friendly images;
If you are not sure if the person who posted the image actually is the content creator and copyright owner, you have a number of choices to find copyright friendly images for your project.

  • Use a WVSS library encyclopedia or database to access an image.
  • Use an online library or archive like Collections Canada or Library of Congress (US)
  • Use a Copyright friendly source like Creative Commons or Wikimedia commons or Flickr’s Commons 
  • Do a filtered search using Google to locate images licensed for reuse.
  • Pay for the rights to use an image from a source like Getty Images , Shutterstock or other image provider.
​Example of a Google image filtered search. 
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Select images 
Select search tools from the menu bar 
From the usage rights menu on the lower menu bar, select labeled for reuse. 
Any image there is free to use but credit must still be given to the source.  
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Instructions on using images in your assignment
Instructions on citing images in Noodletools
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Watch the short video Creative Commons Kiwi to find  out how Creative Commons licensing can help you find copyright friendly photos for your projects and contribute your own work for others to use.

​If you need more information about using images in MLA format, check out Purdue's Online Writing Lab. OWL.
West Vancouver School Library Learning Commons are located on the territories of the sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. 
  • Welcome
    • About Rockridge Library
    • About WVSS Library
    • About Sentinel Library
    • Collection Policy
  • Read
    • Library Catalogue
    • e books
    • Magazines and Newspapers
    • English Language Learners (ELL)
    • Community Library Links >
      • West Van Memorial Library
      • North Van District Library
      • North Van City Library
      • Vancouver Public Library
      • Children's International Digital Library
    • Online Book Recommendation Sites
  • Research
    • Research Process
    • Research Questions
    • Inquiry Questions
    • Note Taking Tips
    • Evaluating Sources
    • Note Taking Methods
    • Subject Guides
    • RO Assignments
    • WVSS Assignments
  • Resources
    • Databases
    • Encyclopedias
    • Video Streaming
    • News & Current Events
    • Primary Sources
    • Follett Lightbox eResources
    • Focussed Education Resources (ERAC)
    • Teacher Resources
  • Citing Sources
    • Citing Sources with Noodle Tools
    • In Text Citations (APA)
    • In Text Citations (MLA)
    • Annotated Bibliography
    • Footnotes
    • Citing Images
    • Credit Lines for Images
    • Working Bibliography Sheet
    • Formatting research paper (APA)
    • Formatting research paper (MLA)
    • Interviews
  • Academic Integrity
    • Academic Integrity
    • Plagiarism
    • Copyright
    • Creative Commons
    • Copyright Friendly Images