Syllabus: Image Information

MAKE SURE YOU READ THESE IMPORTANT NOTES:

LINK TEXT: The link text must be something useful, not just the URL.

Example of a link text - GOOD - the text lets you know where the link goes:

Picture of a shark. Web Source: Phil Emery's Photo Show

 

Example of an URL as text - BAD - the link is ugly to look at and uninformative:

Picture of a shark. Web Source: http://www.caligari.com/Gallery/OneManShow/PhilEmery/shark.asp?Cate=GOneManShow

LINKS TO WEBPAGES: The webpage link MUST be a link to an actual webpage (usually the file name ends in html or htm). You can NOT just link to the image file (jpeg, gif, etc.).

Example of a webpage link - GOOD - click on the link to see a webpage:

Charlie Chaplin, Modern Times, 1939. Web Source: Rotten Tomatoes: Charlie Chaplin Quiz.

 

Example of an image file link - BAD - click on the link and there is only the image again:

Charlie Chaplin, Modern Times, 1939. Web Source:  4109409_std.jpg.

IMAGE SEARCH ENGINES: Using Google Images or Yahoo Images or some other image search engine is a great idea - but remember that the webpage link MUST be a link to an actual webpage, and NOT to the search engine results. Because Google Images is the best source for images online, I have written up a Google Images Technology Tip to help you learn how to use Google Images to get all the information you need to cite your image source correctly. I strongly recommend that you do this Technology Tip, just to make sure you are 100% clear on how to cite your image sources.

Images you create : If you are using an image you created yourself (a photo you took, a drawing or a painting you created), then you do not have to provide a link to a web source. Just make sure you provide a title for the image, and give yourself credit as the source for the image.