Deakin provides access to image databases which are copyright cleared for educational purposes. Please ensure that you check the licensing conditions before re-use, and fully reference images. For further information on copyright, see the Deakin University Copyright Guidelines.
Please remember to fully reference any image you use in your assessments.
- CSIRO ScienceImageScienceImage is a free image library specialising in science and nature images.
- Informit EduTVFree-to-air TV programs includes documentaries and current affairs programs
- Health and Society in VideoDefines and explores today's latest medical progress in health and wellness issues - with hundreds of premium documentaries, profiles, reports, and interviews.
- KanopyKanopy is an on-demand streaming video platform for films and documentaries.
Some online images are available for use under a Creative Commons licence. Creators can apply licences to their output allowing reuse of their work in line with the licence requirements. The simplest licence is the Attribution [BY] licence - reuse the work, but acknowledge the original creator, and include a link to both the original work and the appropriate licence.
Here are some sources of images under Creative Commons licences:
Acknowledging images
In general, check permissions of use, and reference your images with:
- creator (where possible)
- title of the image
- any image identification numbers
- a full source citation (include page numbers for books, and check the image rights page at the back of the book. Include URLs for online images)
- access date
If you're sourcing images from the internet, make sure that you establish who owns the copyright – if in doubt, don’t use the image.
