All PALNI LibGuides are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. PALNI’s logos and branding template are not covered by this license, and all rights to such material are reserved.
Whenever possible, images should come from the Public Domain or Creative Commons.
All images and media should be accompanied by attributions. The attribution should be directly beneath the image, in the caption field, or located in the lower right box on the page.
All images and media should be accompanied by alt text descriptions.
Public Domain: Works that you can use in any way you want to. Most works enter the public domain once intellectual property laws expire, but some enter because creators wish for their work to be available without copyright law restrictions.
Creative Commons: Creative Commons is an organization that has made the process of applying copyright licenses much easier. Creators can choose from six licenses with a range of restrictions and easily access the license and legal code for their choice. This clear licensing and common-sense explanation of copyright makes it a lot easier to find and use work legally and ethically.
While the argument can be made that LibGuides fall under the protection of Fair Use, you should first attempt to find works that are available under Public Domain or Creative Commons.
Public Domain attribution should follow this format.
Title of work [linked to original image]
by Author, Date (if known, or n.d. if not known)
Public Domain
Creative Commons attribution should follow this format, which adheres to Creative Commons best practices.
Title of image/video [linked to original image]
by Author [linked to profile page]
under License [linked to license deed]
Click on the tabs above to see examples.
Dinant. By Joan Blaeu, 1649. Public Domain
A Study of a Dancer. By Edgar Degas, n.d. Public Domain
My Paradise Beach_Cuba by Nick Kenrick. Used under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
Four Storms and a Twister by JD Hancock. Used under CC BY 2.0
Videos can be easily embedded into LibGuides using the Media / Widget code option.
Whenever possible choose videos with subtitles available.
Adapted from Butler University.
