Communications & Speech Research Guide: Images & Videos
A guide to resources for choosing a speech topic, presentation tips, and information sources for speech and interpersonal communication topics.
Free images online
- UnsplashHigh resolution photographs available for personal or commercial use for free.
- VecteezyGraphics for personal and commercial use.
- Flickr: The CommonsPhotos, with no known or limited copyright restrictions from many well known institutions/libraries/museums, etc.
- Wikimedia CommonsFreely available media and images for public use.
Streaming Videos
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
18,000+ streaming video titles- easily watch in full or by segment. College ID required for off-campus access
Citing
How to cite images
In MLA and APA styles, you must cite any image that you did not create yourself. Ask at the Reference Desk for more help.
MLA example:
Creator (if known). Title. [In brackets if made up]. Date. Web Site Title. Web. Access date.
Calley, Marjorie. [Springer Spaniel]. 2009. Dog Breeds. Web. 25 July 2011.
Matisse, Henri. Purple Robe and Anenomes. 1937. The Baltimore Museum of Art. Web. 17 July 2011.
APA example:
Creator of image (if known). (Year). Title [In brackets if made up] [Medium]. Retrieved from URL
Smith, S. (2014). Apollo 11 liftoff [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.spaceshipuniverse.com
Biologists taking samples [Image]. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.aobt.org
(Note: This is an example with an unknown creator.)
See also
- Image & Sound FilesFree image & sound files on the Internet