University Library: Chicago Notes & Bibliography: Images

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Citing paintings, photographs, and sculpture: [14.133] Information about stand-alone works or art in collections can usually be presented in the text rather than in a footnote or bibliography. If a note or bibliography entry is needed, list the artist, a title (in italics) or a description, and a date of creation or completion, followed by information about the medium and the location of the work. For works consulted online, add a URL.

Citing illustrations and tables: [14.57] When citing images you can use the abbreviation fig. for figures. If there is a page number this comes before the illustration number, separated by a comma.

Permissions: If you are publishing your work, or using images for non-educational purposes, see our Copyright Guide for information on legal re-use. For university coursework, you generally do not need to ask the owner of the image for permission to use it - only a reference is needed.

Referencing images

First footnote
4. Ellen Thompson, Diary of J.C.Thompson, Gallipoli 1915. Page two and three, posted December 28, 2007, photograph, Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/eethompson/2143596660/.
5. TeroVesalainen, Mindmap, Brainstorm, Idea, March 2017, photograph, https://pixabay.com/en/mindmap-brainstorm-idea-innovation-2123973/.

6. Pete Souza (@petesouza), “9/11 anniversaries from the past,” series of seven Instagram photos, September 11, 2022, https://www.instagram.com/p/CiXjR5junw6.

Subsequent footnotes
7. Thompson, Diary of J.C Thompson.
8. TeroVesalainen, Mindmap.

9. Souza, 9/11.

Bibliography

Souza, Pete (@petesouza). “9/11 anniversaries from the past.” Series of seven Instagram photos. September 11, 2022. https://www.instagram.com/p/CiXjR5junw6.

TeroVesalainen. Mindmap, Brainstorm, Idea. March 2017. Photograph. https://pixabay.com/en/mindmap-brainstorm-idea-innovation-2123973/.

Thompson, Ellen. Diary of J.C.Thompson, Gallipoli 1915. Page two and three. Posted December 28, 2007. Photograph. Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/eethompson/2143596660/.

First footnote

1. Rasmus Grønfeldt Winther, When Maps Become the World (University of Chicago Press, 2020), 76, table 3.1.

Subsequent footnotes

2. Winther, Maps, 228, fig. 8.3.

Bibliography

Grønfeldt Winther, Ramus. When Maps Become the World. University of Chicago Press, 2020.

Crediting use of AI adapted material [3.38]
If you have created an image using artificial intelligence, it should be noted as a credit. A credit line usually appears at the end of a caption, not in a Footnote or Bibliography.

Credit

Fig. 3. Image generated by DALL·E 2, April 7, 2023, from the prompt “An ornate bookshelf with a portal into another dimension.”

First footnote
6. Cricket in Western Australia, the New Norcia Aboriginal Team (engraving), May 17, 1879, illustration, Britannica ImageQuest.

Subsequent footnotes
8. Cricket in Western Australia.

Bibliography

Cricket in Western Australia, the New Norcia Aboriginal Team (engraving). May 17, 1879. Illustration. Britannica ImageQuest.

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