ITA 201 - Language and Culture

StoryMap JS

Free, easy-to-use, web-based tool for connecting maps with text and media to tell stories. For an example digital map using StoryMap JS, see this map of early buildings at Franklin and Marshall College.

Here are some useful digital collections and hints about where to find rights information. Note: While these resources are listed here because they clearly indicate the copyright status of items, some of their collections include copyrighted items. Be sure to check the rights information and follow requirements for reuse.

Image Resources from Research and Cultural Heritage Organizations

• Europeana
  • ​Search collections from museums, archives, libraries, and galleries across Europe. Find the copyright status of items under "Can I Use It?"
• Getty Open Content Program
  • The Getty makes available images in the public domain or for which it is the rights holder through its Open Content Program. More information on using items in the Open Content Program can be found here.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art Digital Collections
  • A search option allows for searching only items which are in the public domain. Under "Show Only" select "Public Domain Artworks."​

Other Image Resources

• Creative Commons Image Search
  • Search for images with Creative Commons Licenses from freely available resources including Europeana, Wikimedia Commons, and Flickr

If you need more information about Creative Commons, take a look at the descriptions of Creative Commons licenses.

Find information about how to cite images on the F&M Library's Citing Sources guide.