Earlham College - Geology 211

One way that the Internet differs from other means fo transmitting information is in the ease with which graphical elements (pictures, tables, diagrams, charts, etc.) may be incorporated into the message. While a picture may indeed be worth a thousand words, it is important that a webpage maintain a balance between text and graphics. Do not be tempted to overwhelm your potenitial readers by including too many graphics and not enough substance via text.

More importantly, graphical elements are readily captured from Internet sources. Acquiring graphics from on-line sources for incorporation into your web page design is easy - and often - illegal. To prevent you from exposing yourself or Earlham College to potenial liability, every graphic element that is used in your web page must satisfy the one of the following conditions.

1. The graphical element is your own creation: you drew the picture; you created the table or graph; you took the digital image.

2. The graphic if found on an Internet source that is explicitly identified as being in the public domain. This public domain reference must specifically apply to the image that you seek to use. You must indicate the Internet source of the graphic and include reference to the public domain language.

3. You have asked the copyright owner for permission to use the graphic in your webpage and you have received such permission.

More information is available on this topic at the following web links.

Earlham College Computing Acceptable Use Policy