Library Guides: COMM170/171 College Communications 2: Multimedia

Copyright & Multimedia

Finding Images on the Web

Cite and reference all images used in your work.

Search for images that are free to re-use.

Check the license terms for individual images.

Creative Commons
Search for content licensed for re-use. Check the terms on individual items for attribution requirements.
Google Advanced Image Search
Use Usage rights filter "Creative Commons Licenses." Check for license terms or other notices regarding use.
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Seek help from the Library Copyright Team if in doubt.
Wikimedia Commons
Public domain and freely-licensed educational media content (images, sound and video clips)
Flickr Commons - Advanced Search
Limit your search to Creative Commons images or be sure to check the license terms on individual images.
Pexels: Free Stock Photos

Online Video

Centennial Libraries has lots of databases specifically for video content! Since you are allowed to use videos in your critique, check out some of the video databases below.

CBC Curio This link opens in a new window
Video streaming access to educational content from CBC and Radio-Canada. Includes documentaries from television and radio, news reports, archival material.

Can-Core
Videos produced in Canada with emphasis on Canadian and Indigenous content.

Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
AVON delivers more than 68,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counselling, film, health, history, music, and more.
Kanopy Videos This link opens in a new window
Thousands of online documentaries, films and educational videos for classroom use or personal viewing.
NFB Campus This link opens in a new window
Access over 1100 Canadian documentaries, animation and alternative dramas.
Criterion On-Demand This link opens in a new window
Full access to hundreds of Hollywood movies, indie films, and documentary videos.
ACF (Audio Cine Films) This link opens in a new window
Watch films from these studios: Disney, Touchstone, Pixar, Sony, Columbia, Tristar, Screen Gems, Universal, MGM, United Artists, HBO, and more.

More video databases
Access the rest of Centennial's video databases here!

Image Databases

Some courses may ask you to incorporate images into your assignment. Treat these the same way you would a textual source and be sure to cite and reference any images used in your work. Check our APA or MLA Style Guides for information on how to format image citations.

Artstor This link opens in a new window
Image database featuring images from some of the world's leading museums, photo archives, scholars, and artists in one easily-navigated repository. It is the most comprehensive image resource available for educational and scholarly use, with many rare and important collections.
Britannica ImageQuest This link opens in a new window
Over 3 million copyright-cleared images including photographs, graphics, and icons.
Students can use these professionally-produced images for projects, course work, web pages, and college publications. Instructors can quickly find images for course development, faculty research, lesson plans, and classroom activities.