Media Library
Licensing & Copyright
Each image you find at the sources listed below may have specific requirements for it's legal use. Academic use does not equal FREE use. For example, the owner may require payment, a link back to their site, or attribution to the photographer. Please read the license agreements closely for all images you acquire online.
General Image Sources
Pics4Learning
Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students. The Pics4Learning collection consists of thousands of images that have been donated by students, teachers, and amateur photographers.
Morgue File
Public Image Reference Archive.
Free Public Domain Photo Database
Even though most of these images are in the public domain be sure and read the license with each to make sure there aren't any restrictions.
Palouse Open Source Image Bank
Palouse Regional Photos licensed under a Creative Commons license.
EBSCO Image Collection
Available though the UI Library. Click on the "Image" button after accessing the EBSCO research database.
Stock.XCHNG
Free Stock Photo site. Pay attention to any special instructions for each image.
NOAA Photo Library
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Photo Library.
NASA Image eXchange
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Multimedia Database.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Image Library
Sponsored by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services - a public domain library of related images.
UI Image Sources
UI Logo
TIFF, EPS, and JPEG versions of University and College Logos.
UI Image Database
Operated by Photo Services.
UI Media Library
UI Media Library resource
has been discontinued as a service for the UI campus and is no
longer be available for use. Please use one of the other
services listed above.