Using Images in Your Post

(About the image: “Copyright Symbols” by MikeBlogs is licensed under CC BY 2.0)

With thanks to Chase Lovelette and the ECDS team!

  • Do NOT just perform a Google search and use those materials without attribuItion! Remember that all forms of media (photos, music, videos, etc.) are subject to copyright claims.
  • Use Creative Commons (CC) to find academically-licensed materials
    • http://creativecommons.org/
    • http://search.creativecommons.org/
  • Be sure to properly attribute your media to the copyright holder. Stealing from CC is just as bad as stealing from anywhere else!
    • Follow the CC “best practices for attribution” guidelines to properly cite your work
    • Be sure to ask proper permission if the license requires it
  • And if you have a particularly complex copyright question, ask the Scholarly Communications Office:
    • http://sco.library.emory.edu/

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