Artstor
Images, videos, documents, and audio files from public institutional collections. Note: When doing a search, freely available items are labeled as "PUBLIC" and does not require an account.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
The Cleveland Museum of Art announced on January 23, 2019, that it is an Open Access institution, using the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) designation for high-resolution images and data as related to its collection. Open Access means the public now has the ability to share, collaborate, remix, and reuse 30,000 public domain images from the CMA's world-renowned collection. When doing a search, use "Show only" and select "Open Access" for these images.
Google Images
Use the advanced search facets to limit the usage rights of the images you search.
Wikimedia commons
This is a database of nearly 30 million media files that are either in the public domain or Creative Commons licensed. You may check any individual item you find to view the licensing.
WorldImages
This database provides access to the California State University IMAGE Project. It contains approximately 100,000 images from around the world that are available under Creative Commons licenses. For more information about restrictions to the use of the images check the “Conditions of Use of Website Images” section available form the main page.
VADS
This is an online resource for visual arts that includes a collection of over 100,000 images available for educational use.
Citing any images you use is very important. You must include the title, the creator and the source of all the images you use. When using online images include the date of access and the permanent link to the image.
Ask your class instructor for the style required for the course you are taking and consult our Citing Sources guide to learn how to properly cite an image using the citation style appropriate for your course. You may also go directly to our library's list of links to online citation guides for reference.
