Images found such databases as Medline or CINAHL may be printed for personal, non-commercial use, or used in presentations in non-profit educational settings. However, they cannot be posted on websites or used in any other form of publication or mass media without written permission from their publishers. Check the databases' copyright or permissions pages for details.
Regardless of whether a image is copyrighted or in the public domain, it should be cited in your reference list. See Citing Sources - Images for examples.
Selected EBSCO databases--Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier, Medline Complete, and CINAHL--all include a Image Quick View search option. Selecting it lets you search for journal articles that include images. You can even limit your image search to types of images: black and white photos, color photos, graphs, charts, maps, diagrams, or illustrations.
EBSCO images are copyrighted by the articles' publishers. While the images may be printed for personal, non-commercial use, or used in presentations in non-profit educational settings, they can't be posted on websites or used in any other form of publication or mass media without written permission.
Credo Reference includes images as part of every search. You can also use its Image Search option in the drop-down box on the search bar. Copyright status is indicated on the description page for each image.
To search for images in JSTOR, use Advanced Search and change your search from the default "All Fields" to "Caption." You will find images that include your search term in their accompanying captions.
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