Finding Images
Images can help contextualize your course. They also work as visual landmarks for students reviewing content. There are a number of ways to get copyright free images into your course:
Getty Images
CDLI has a subscription to a royalty free photobank via Getty Images. If you need an image go to this URL: https://www.gettyimages.com/landing/pa-preview/expanded/34945
Links to an external site.
When the site comes up type in your search word(s) and start searching for images. Once you find an image, send the 9-digit code associated with the image to CDLI and we will get the image for you.
Limieux Library
The library has lots of resources for how to obtain art and images for your course. The libguide on using images is a great place to start. The library has access to images for the arts, medical, science & engineering, history, and government. They also provide access to thousands of films
Links to an external site. you can use for your course.
Google Images
Google allows you to search for images while filtering for usage rights. Type in your search word(s) choose Images, then Tools, then Usage Rights You should be fine with the least stringent choice, which is Labeled for noncommercial reuse.
Free Image Sites
There are a number of free image sites online. Some are better than others. However, here are a few we think are worth a try:
- Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/ Links to an external site.
- Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/ Links to an external site.
- Unspash: https://unsplash.com/ Links to an external site.
- Wikimedia: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Links to an external site.
- Flickr Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/ Links to an external site.