Q. My professor told us to find and include photos in our papers and to cite them. How do I do that?

You did not mention the topic of your paper, and although you can search Google images, you can find photos on a wide range of subjects through a number of our databases, which include the citations.

For example, CREDO, the Infobase databases and Grove Art Online Oxford allow you to limit your search to images and retrieve the citations for them.  You can find these online databases on the Library's list of A - Z Databases: Facts and Encyclopedias.

You also can use Oakton’s NoodleTools to create photo citations.  You can access NoodleTools through the Library's Databases collection.

Oakton username and password are required for off campus access.  If you need additional help, call one of the phone numbers below to speak to a reference librarian or contact us via the Ask a Librarian online reference service.

847-635-1644 - Des Plaines Campus
847-635-1474 - Skokie / Ray Hartstein Campus