Images
Inserting Images
When you insert an image or figure, which has been created by someone else, into your own work; you need to give acknowledgement to the creator in the form of a caption underneath the image or figure. The caption should usually include a label, an attribution, and a copyright statement.
This is necessary in academic writing so you can easily refer to an image or figure in your text. It is not necessary for other types of works such as presentations.
Often you’ll find that online sources will provide an attribution you can copy.
Where you have inserted an image/figure from a book or journal article, this will include the details of the book or article.
Images/figures in the Public Domain or with a CC0 dedication do not legally require an attribution, but it is good practice that you do so.
If you have altered an image/figure, you must make this clear in your caption by stating "Amended from".
When referencing an image found via Google you need to make sure that the information included in your reference relates to the original website that your search has found. Click on the image within the results to get to the original website and take your reference information from there. Take care to use credible sources with good quality information.
You also need to reference the image/figure by adding an entry in your Reference list or Bibliography:
Example
In-text citation
| Barn owls are generally pale in appearance, with a white underside, and upperparts that are washed with golden buff (fig 1.) |
Full reference for the Reference List