Citing an image found through
Google Images
•Click on the “Website for this image” link (Google)
• Click the URL link (Bing Images)
• Your citation information comes from the actual Web site where the image
is located.
• NEVER give credit to Google or Google Images
In Noodletools, select:
Photo or Image (Born Digital)
What is a “born digital” image?
Use this for ALL images found online, even if it is a copy of
an actual print image, unless you know where the
photograph itself is stored.
Example: Image found through
Google Images
Click on “Website for this image”
Example: Image found through
Google Images
Click on “Website for
this image.”
Citing an image from a Website
(not a database):
• The NAME of the website is usually in the upper left hand corner. Ex: flickr
• Look in “About Us” to find the publisher
• The URL is the www. Address
• If the image doesn’t have a title, you will give it a descriptive name.
• Example: Lone Wolf
Now get information about this
Web Site
URL of website
NAME of website
Click on
HOME or
About Us to
find the
publisher /
sponsor of
the web site.
Look for the publisher near a copyright
date…or look for other clues
In this example, click on “How do I cite The Victorian Web?” to find the
publisher/sponsor
Look for when the web page
was last updated/modified:
What does it look like in
Noodletools?
• Select “Photo or Image (born digital)”
• Fill out the top section with information you have found about the website.
• INCLUDE THE URL
• Do the best that you can…you may not find the Publisher or the Date of
e-publication.
Now provide information about
the image itself
1
2
3
4
1. If you know the name of the photographer, enter it as the “Artist.”
2. Indicate the Type of Image: Pick Illustration, Image or Photograph.
3. Describe the image so your reader knows which one you are citing.
Example: Children pushing a cart in mine tunnel
4. Make sure to check the box for Untitled.
Citation: Image located through
Google Images