xf0744 finding copyright cleared images using google

Let’s start off by opening Google Images

at images.google.com

Enter your search terms in the search bar,

just as you would when searching

for written information.

I am going to use the search terms

flamingos sunset and dusk.

And then I’m going to click on

Google Search.

Once my search has loaded, I'm now going

click on the Tools button, which appears

as one of the options underneath the

search bar.

This now reveals various options for

filtering your search. Including

by size, colour, time, and usage rights.

We're going to look at the option, usage rights.

When I click on the usage rights link

a drop-down box appears which gives me the

option of limiting my search by licence type.

I am going to limit my search to images

covered by the Creative Commons licences.

Once I have chosen an image I simply click

on it to select it, and it now appears

towards the right of the screen.

And then I click on the Visit button to

access the image.

Even with images that have been labelled

as Creative Commons with Google it's

really important that you check the

usage rights before using an image.

This image states that it is under a

Creative Commons CC0 licence, which allows

free use or modification of images for any

purpose, and no attribution is required.

Even though the licence states that no

attribution is legally required it is still

good academic practice to include the

source information in your academic work.

I'd recommend therefore that you make a

note of all the information that you would

need to create a reference for an image

when you download it from the internet.

In this instance I'm going to record the

creators name, which appears on the

right-hand side of the screen.

Mohamed Hassan

I'm also going to record the publication

date, which is 2018.

I'm also going to make a record of the URL

for this page, and it would also be useful

to record the date that

I accessed the image.

I'm now ready to download the image by

clicking on the download button.