LibGuides: HS Theory of Knowledge: Images

APA Referencing for Figures, Images and Tables

APA Image: Figure, Title, In-Text Citation and full Reference.

Adapted from the University of Notre Dame LibGuide on APA Figure, Table and Image Citations. An excellent resource for your citation needs.

An ideal attribution of a CC-licensed image

Here is an example of an ideal attribution of a CC-licensed image: title. owner, source/location, license.

“Furggelen afterglow” by Lukas Schlagenhauf is licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.

This is an ideal attribution because it includes the:

Title: “Furggelen afterglow”
Creator: “Lukas Schlagenhauf“—with a link to their profile page
Source/Location: “Furggelen afterglow“—with a link to the original photo on Flickr
License: “CC BY-ND 2.0”—with a link to the license deed

How you attribute authors of the CC works will depend on whether you modify the content, if you create a derivative, if there are multiple sources, etc.
If you need more help, we’ve outlined the best practices for attribution on the CC Wiki here.

CC

Creative Commons L icensing: ensure you understand what attribution is needed

Flickr- Access to thousands of CC licensed images

Access to Flickr's photo library- filter your search according to your attribution needs

Images in Flickr CC search automatically generate citations

Wiki Images

Wikimedia Commons - Images

You must cite all images in your work. Be aware "All images on Commons should be reusable but…
…each may have different requirements for crediting a photographer, linking a license, etc." (Wikimedia Commons)

Pixabay

Pixabay - Royalty Free Images and Stock photos

Create a free account to access this huge repository of fresh photos, illustrations, and vectors. You must cite every image you use in your work and provide attribution for each creator on the site.

LOC

Library of Congress

Featuring items from the Library's digital collections that are free to use and reuse.

Figure components

A figure may be a chart, a graph, a photograph, a drawing, or any other illustration or nontextual depiction. Any type of illustration or image other than a table is referred to as a figure.

APA Style figures have these basic components:

number: The figure number (e.g., Figure 1) appears above the figure title and image in bold font. Number figures in the order in which they are mentioned in your paper.
title: The figure title appears one double-spaced line below the figure number. Give each figure a brief but descriptive title, and capitalize the figure title in italic title case.
image: The image portion of the figure is the graph, chart, photograph, drawing, or other illustration itself. If text appears in the image of the figure (e.g., axis labels), use a sans serif font between 8 and 14 points.
legend: A figure legend, or key, if present, should be positioned within the borders of the figure and explains any symbols used in the figure image. Capitalize words in the figure legend in title case.
note: Three types of notes (general, specific, and probability) can appear below the figure to describe contents of the figure that cannot be understood from the figure title, image, and/or legend alone (e.g., definitions of abbreviations, copyright attribution, explanations of asterisks use to indicate p values). Include figure notes only as needed.

Source: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/tables-figures/figures

APA Referencing Figures, Tables and Images Part 2

APA Table: Figure, Title, In-Text Citation and full Reference.
The University of Notre Dame provides this excellent example paper resource: a more comprehensive look at how figures should appear and be referred to inside the body of paper.