NEOMED Library: Images: Image Resources

NEOMED Licensed Image Resources

All licensed resources are available for use by NEOMED faculty, staff, or students.

If you desire training to use any of these resources, please contact the library!

AccessMedicine
The resource has 20,000 plus audio files, diagnostic imaging, illustrations, photos, video clips.
Copyright Summary: AccessMedicine users may use slides and images associated with the site for personal and educational use only. Commercial use of the PowerPoint slides and images are not permitted under this agreement.
Searching/ Downloading Tips: Either search under advanced search (limit the search to images by checking the appropriate box) or from the homepage, select “Images, Video, & Audio” from the drop down box.
Citation: Slide Citation & Slide Notes Section: None (the citation should already be in the image)
Catalog entry url: http://crusher.neomed.edu/record=b1107829~S0.
AccessPharmacy
The resource has 20,000 plus audio files, diagnostic imaging, illustrations, photos, video clips.
Searching/ Downloading Tips: Use the drop down box to select “Images & Multimedia.”
Citation: Slide Citation & Slide Notes Section: None (the citation should already be in the image)
Catalog entry url: http://crusher.neomed.edu/record=b1116401~S0

General Image Resources

The resources in this list have the potential to include basic sciences images; however, they may also include images from other disciplines. Click the blue more Iinks to retrieve searching/downloading tips and recommended citations for each website.

Creative Commons Search
This is a search engine created by Creative Commons to find media with a Creative Commons License.

Copyright Summary: The various media found should have a Creative Commons License. Check the licensing before using.
Discovery Education’s Clip Art Gallery
There are 1,000+ general black and white or colored clip art images, including some simple, medical images.

Copyright Summary: The images are copyrighted, but the site allows users to download no more than 10 different images for use in non-revenue-producing uses as long as originals are unaltered and the Credit must read - "Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com"

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Searching/ Downloading Tips: Use the drop down box to select a category and browse the images. Medical clip art is under “Health & Safety.”

Citation:
Slide Citation: Clip art licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com
Slide Notes Citation: “Title,” © 1998 Mark A. Hicks, licensed from the Clip Art Gallery on DiscoverySchool.com, use allowed for educational purposes. Retrieved from website URL on date.
Flickr
The site has over 4 billion pictures.

Copyright Summary: All images on the site are copyrighted. It is important to remember that images are uploaded by users who claim to have the copyright, which means that it is essential to evaluate the images yourself. Make sure to use the advanced search feature to limit searches to Creative Commons materials.

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Searching/ Downloading Tips: From the advanced-search page, enter your search terms and choose “Only search within Creative Commons-licensed content” under the Creative Commons section to retrieve reusable images.

Citation:
Slide Citation: © year Author first name Author last name, CC BY-XX-XX [type of license], Flickr.
Slide Notes Section: “Title [if given, if not provide a brief title],” © year Author first name Author last name, Flickr, used under a CC BY-XX-XX [type of license],. Retrieved from website URL on date.
Google Advanced Image Search
The number of images results varies depending on the search.

Copyright Summary: Images are copyrighted. Searching for images that are “labeled for reuse” (under Usage Rights) may return images that are copyrighted. It is essential to verify the copyright status on the actual sites they are on. (Look under the terms of use, copyright page, or other similar pages.)

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Searching/ Downloading Tips: Within the Advanced Image Search, enter you search terms and select “labeled for reuse” under “Usage Rights.”

Citation:
Creative Commons
Slide Citation: © year Author first name Author last name, CC BY-XX-XX [type of license], Website.
Slide Notes Section: “Title [if given, if not provide a brief title],” © year Author first name Author last name, Website/ Organization Name, used under a CC BY-XX-XX [type of license]. Retrieved from website URL on date.
Public Domain
Slide Citation: Year Author first name Author last name Public Domain Image, Website Name/Organization Name.
Slide Notes Section: “Title [if given, if not provide a brief title],” Year Author first name Author last name Public Domain Image, Website Name/Organization Name. Retrieved from website URL on date.
HEAL (Health Education Assets Library)
There are over 22,000 images on the site.

Copyright Summary: Each of the health sciences teaching resources in the HEAL repository/referatory is licensed for free use, reproduction, and modification by registered users of HEAL according to the terms of the Creative Commons license associated with that resource. PowerPoints available through the site may not meet NEOMED’s image requirements and should not be used.

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Searching/ Downloading Tips: Use the basic search on the homepage or the advanced search at http://www.healcentral.org/search/advsearch.jsp.

Citation:
Slide Citation: © year Author first name Author last name, HEAL, CC BY-XX-XX [type of license].
Slide Notes Section: “Title [if given, if not provide a brief title],” © year Author first name Author last name, used under a CC BY-XX-XX [type of license]. Retrieved from HEAL at website URL on date.
National Library of Medicine: Images from the History of Medicine
The site contains over 70,000 historical medical images.

Copyright Summary: The site contains public domain and copyrighted images. Click on the desired image and see the “Copyright Statement” (in the middle of the grey box to the left) for the copyright status of the image.

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Searching/ Downloading Tips: To search for public domain images only, follow these directions.
If using the Search IHM box, add the phrase "public domain" (in quotes) to your string of keyword terms.
If using Advanced Search:
1. Select the data field "Copyright Statement".
2. Select the "Similar To" search type.
3. Enter "public domain" (quotes not necessary) as your search term.

Citation:
Slide Citation: Year Author first name Author last name Public Domain Image, National Library of Medicine.
Slide Notes Section: “Title [if given, if not provide a brief title],” Year Author first name Author last name Public Domain Image, National Library of Medicine. Retrieved from website URL on date.
Pathology Education Instructional Resource (PEIR)
There are over 30,000 images including radiology and pathology.

Copyright Summary: All images are able to be used for educational purposes.
Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
There are over 1,000 photos on the site.

Copyright Summary: There are copyrighted and public domain images on the site. Make sure to verify the copyright status before use.

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Searching/ Downloading Tips: To access the database, click to re-establish the session. In the left box, click on “Search (Quick/Advanced).” Then, click on the “Advanced Search” tab. Under “Image Type” choose “Public Domain” to search for reusable images.

Citation:
Slide Citation: Author first name Author last name, Public Domain Image, from the CDC’s Public Health Image Library (PHIL).
Slide Notes Section: “Image ID # XXX,” Author first name Author last name, Public Domain Image. Retrieved from PHIL on date.
U.S. Government Photos and Images
Copyright Summary: The images are in the public domain and are copyrighted. The site stresses to check each image because some images are licensed by third parties.

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Searching/ Downloading Tips: Use the search box or browse by area.

Citation:
Slide Citation: Year Author first name Author last name Public Domain Image, U.S. Government Photos and Images.
Slide Notes Section: “Title [if given, if not provide a brief title],” Year Author first name Author last name Public Domain Image, U.S. Government Photos and Images. Retrieved from website URL on date.
Wellcome Images
There are over 40,000 general and medical images on the site.

Copyright Summary: The images are under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0 Licenses(CC BY-NC 2.0) or a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial No-Derivatives version 2.0 License (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

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Searching/ Downloading Tips: Under the search box, choose “Contemporary Images” to retrieve non-historical images.

Citation:
Slide Citation: © year [if one is listed] Author first name Author last name, Wellcome Images, CC BY-XX-XX type of license.
Slide Notes Section: “Title [if given, if not provide a brief title],” © year [if one is listed] Author first name Author last name,Wellcome Images, used under a CC BY-XX-XX [type of license] license. Retrieved from http://images.wellcome.ac.uk/ on date.
Wikimedia Commons
There are over 6 million images on the site with additions daily.

Copyright Summary: Images should be available for reproduction with attribution but check specific license for limitations.

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Searching/ Downloading Tips: Use the keyword search to locate images.

Citation:
Creative Commons Licensed Material
Slide Citation: © year Author first name Author last name, Wikimedia Commons, CCL.
Slide Notes Section: “Title [if given, if not provide a brief title],” © year Author first name Author last name, Wikimedia Commons, used under a CCL: type of license. Retrieved from website URL on date.

Public Domain Material
Slide Citation: Year Author first name Author last name Public Domain Image, Wikimedia Commons.
Slide Notes Section: “Title [if given, if not provide a brief title],” Year Author first name Author last name Public Domain Image, Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved from website URL on date.

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