Image Copyright - so you can do it right!
If you take an image from the Internet, you need to give full credit where credit is due. The images came from somewhere. And that somewhere isn’t Google.
When you find an image on a search engine's results page, you need to click on the image. Then you will get a link or web address in blue next to the original source.
Click on the link to OPEN IT.
You need all of the following information from the webpage the image is located on (or as much as you can see) for your MLA style citation through Noodletools:
And it will look like this when done correctly:
Creator's last name, Creator's first name. "Title of Image." Title of Web Page. Publishing Company. Date of Publication. Date of Download.
AND: You need to copy/paste the web address/URL beneath the image itself.
You can shorten crazy, long URLs at:
- http://goo.gl/
- http://bit.ly/
- http://ow.ly/
- http://tinyurl.com
To cite an AI-generated image, include a caption with the image itself, detailing the prompt, the AI tool, its version (if known), and the generation date. Then, create a full entry in your reference list with similar details: "Description of the prompt," followed by the AI tool and version, the creator/company, the date, and the URL. The specific elements and their order may vary slightly by citation style (e.g., MLA, APA, Chicago), so always consult the official style guide for precise formatting.
BUT REMEMBER: If you put an image on a website (that can be viewed by anyone, anywhere), you need to get permission from the real person, the copyright holder, before using that image on a website. A simple but formal email is all you need to write.