Copyright:Support Guides/Image Sources2.0/UBCLicensed
UBC Licensed Resources
Note that images taken from UBC library resources are generally licensed for educational use only. As a result, these resources are useful for course development (posting to a learning management system or creating handouts, for instance) in most cases, but will be of less use to anyway developing a public UBC website or blog (for this use-case, see the resources under Public Domain / Creative Commons).
General Sources (all subjects)
| Source | LMS? | Public site? | What is it? | Special Considerations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Images | Yes | Varies. Ask us. |
- A database of world events and press images spanning over 185 years. Includes photographs, audio sound bites, graphics and text. | - For license terms of use and permitted uses see the Library’s licensing info page for AP Images. |
| Academic Search Complete | Yes | No | - A database of scholarly materials containing images. Filter by photographs from the search screen to return results that contain images. | - For license terms of use and permitted uses see the Library’s licensing info page for Academic Search Complete. |
Art and History
| Source | LMS? | Public site? | What is it? | Special Considerations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARTstor | Yes | No | - A digital library of over 1 million images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences. | - For license terms of use and permitted uses see the Library's licensing info page for ARTstor. |
| Grove Art Online | Yes | No | - An online scholarly art encyclopedia. Contains over 45,000 articles and images on every aspect of the visual arts. | - For license terms of use and permitted uses see the Library's licensing info page for Oxford University Press Databases. |
| Early Encounters North America | Yes | No (may seek permission) | - Documents the relationships among peoples in North America from 1534 to 1850. | - For license terms of use and permitted uses see the Library's licensing info page for Early Encounters North America. |
| Native American Archives | Yes | No | - Provides more than 1.8 million pages of original historical documents pertaining to Native American history and life from the 18th through the 20th century. | - For license terms of use and permitted uses see the Library's licensing info page for EBSCO Publishing Direct Resources. |
| Luna Commons | Varies | Varies | - LUNA Commons is a digital library of over 200,000 images licensed for educational use at UBC covering the areas of art, architecture, and material culture. | - This is a freely accessible resource protected under copyright. Please check the resource website for terms and conditions regarding use restrictions. If you require assistance, please contact copyright.services@ubc.ca. |
Sciences
| Source | LMS? | Public site? | What is it? | Special Considerations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Images & Multimedia Resources | Varies | Varies | - A guide with links to free and licensed resources that contain medical images and multimedia. | - See licensing information for individual resources to find terms of reuse. |