Types of reusable content includes images that are labeled with a Creative Commons license and other licenses. Creative Commons licenses generally allow images to be used for free but may come with other requirements such as providing credit or restrictions on usage. Commercial & other licenses may or may not require payment for use and may or may not allow modifications and other restrictions. Each image license should always be reviewed before using the images.
Use the License drop down option in search to limit your results to the applicable license limits. Read more about the copyright and licensing here.
By using Google's Advanced Search feature, you can conduct a Google Images search that will limit your results to only those images that carry a label for reuse. Read more about the Usage Rights search options.
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The Wikimedia Commons search page allows the user to limit the results based on license types. For more information on the license types and requirements with each, see the Reusing Content page.
All images need to be cited within the context of the work or presentation (website, paper, project, etc.). Different style guides require different information. Below is a list of what might be needed to cite an image:
