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Finding Free-to-use Images: Public domain, open licenses, and more! Online
Description:
In this hands-on, 60-minute session, you will learn how to find and use free or openly licensed images—such as medical illustrations and stock photographs—to enrich presentations, patient education materials, clinical teaching resources, and more. You'll explore tools including Google Images, image databases, and trusted online sources to locate appropriate visuals. The session also covers how to interpret image licensing and properly cite images to ensure ethical and legal use.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this 60-minute session, you will know:
- How copyright relates to images.
- Where to find free-to-use images
- What Public Domain is and is not
- How to interpret Creative Commons licenses and terms-of-use
- How to cite images appropriately
Recommended for: Nova Scotia Health staff who create print, online, or educational content.
Related LibGuide: Copyright
- Date:
- Tuesday, October 6, 2026
- Time:
- 10:30am - 11:30am
- Time Zone:
- Atlantic Time (change)
- Categories:
- Copyright Library Services
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent in an email confirming your registration.
