Research Guides: Image Use & Citation: Citing Creative Commons

How to Cite Creative Commons Images

Citing Creative Commons images is different from your standard citation styles. However, check with your specific citation manual to make sure you do not need to use another format. Generally, you will format your citation:

"Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies" by Kimberly Vardeman CC BY 2.0

Title: “Chocolate Chip Cookies” - make sure you put the title of the image in quotation marks

Author: Kimberly Vardeman - Make sure you hyperlink the author’s name to the authors page

Source: Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies – Hyperlink to original source

License: CC BY 2.0

Attribution Builder
This is a tool to help you build attributions. As you fill out the form, the app automatically generates the attribution for you.
Best practices for attribution
Use this link to read about best practices on how to cite Creative Commons images. You can use CC-licensed materials as long as you follow the license conditions. One condition of all CC licenses is attribution.
How to Find CC License Version
This page identifies the principal improvements to the Creative Commons license suite since the publication of the first licenses (version 1.0) in December 2002, through the current version 4.0, published November 2013.
Marking your work with a CC license
You have chosen a CC license for your work. Now how do you go about letting the world know?

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Image Use & Citation

How to Cite Creative Commons Images