Guidance
Just because an audiovisual resource is available for download on the web, it doesn't necessarily mean you can use it in your studies or research. The links below give more advice about using and citing audiovisual material.
- Attributing Creative Commons materialThis site explains the best way to attribute materials such as photographs which have a CC licence.
- Bridgeman Education: terms and conditionsImages in the Bridgeman collection are licensed for educational use. This link explains in more detail what this includes and excludes (read the section 'Terms and Conditions for subscribing to the service'). It also explains how to credit images from the collection.
- BUFVC audiovisual citation guidelinesIn-depth guidance to encourage best practice in citing audiovisual materials, such as films, TV, podcasts and adverts.
- Cite Them RightCite Them Right provides guidance on referencing a range of sources including audiovisual materials such as images, films, social media and interviews.
- Fake News and how to avoid itFake news can be a particular problem with audiovisual resources, given the ease with which images or films can be altered. Find out more about how to spot and avoid fake materials online with our helpful guide.
- Guidance: digital images, photographs and the internetMarch 2014 copyright guidance from the Intellectual Property Office aimed at helping people understand copyright and related issues when using online images or uploading images to the internet.
- Importance of informed consent in social media researchBlogpost from an LSE academic about issues to consider if you are using social media content for your research.
- Music copyright infringement resourceExcellent resource from George Washington University which summarises international music copyright infringement cases from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, including sound clips.
- VADS terms of useTerms of use for images in the VADS database.
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