If you reproduce ("insert") a figure or table in your assignment:
If you are only citing information from an image or table, see the section on Citing Information From an Image, Infographic, Chart, Table, or Graph (Not Inserting It).
Figure 3 Sign advertising new home of Seneca.
Note. From Sod turning at Finch Campus site and construction progress [Photograph], by Department of Media Production, 1968, Images from the Archives: Celebrating 50 Years of Seneca (https://digitalrepository.senecapolytechnic.ca/s/ |
Figure 2 Santa Maria dei Miracoli Church
Note. A detail from the south facade, Santa Maria dei Miracoli church. From "Renaissance Art in Venice: From Tradition to Individualism," by T. Nichols, 2016, p. 66, Laurence King Publishing. Copyright 2016 by akg-images. |
Figure 3 Union Station (Toronto, Ontario)
Note. From Toronto: Union Station [Photograph], by The City of Toronto, 2010, Flickr (https://flic.kr/p/fZDBFK). CC BY. |
Figure 1 Street Map of Seneca Polytechnic Newnham Campus
Note. From Google Maps, by Google (goo.gl/maps/kH7SHqz5Aqnw8kmU7). Copyright 2022 by Google. |
Table 1
Comparison of Antimicrobial Resistant Genes in Chicken Gut Microbiome Grown on Organic and Conventional Diet
Antibiotics | Conventional Diet |
Amoxicillan | ampC, sugE |
Penicillin | ampC, sugE |
Note. From "Comparison of Antimicrobial Resistant Genes in Chicken Gut Microbiome Grown on Organic and Conventional Diet," by N. V. Hegde, S. Kariyawasam, and C. DebRoy, 2016, Veterinary and Animal Science, 13(2), p. 13 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vas.2016.07.001). Copyright 2016 by Elsevier BV.
If the you have taken a photo or created an image yourself, you do not need to cite it or include a figure note. However, Seneca Libraries recommends adding a note beneath the image that reads "Photograph by author" or "Image by author."
You do not need to include a citation in your References List.
If you are inserting your original photo or image in a digital assignment (e.g., presentation slide, infographic), see Seneca Libraries' recommendations.
►Note
Begin the attribution with the word Note.
►Description
Include a short description.
►"From" or "Adapted from"
If you are reusing the exact image, start the copyright attribution statement with From. If you have modified the image, start the statement with Adapted from.
►Citation Information
Use the order of: "Title of Article" by A. Author and B. Author, year, Title of Journal, Volume(Issue), p. xx.
Example:
"Sleep Deprivation in New Mothers" by R. Smith, 2016, Postpartum Journal, 7(4), p. 32.
►Copyright Information
Include one of the following at the end of the attribution under the figure:
Copyright year by Name of Copyright Holder.
The copyright holder of a journal article is the publisher of a journal, usually found at the bottom of the journal's website, next to the copyright symbol.
Example: Copyright 2020 by John Wiley & Sons.
In the public domain.
Creative Commons license (e.g., CC BY)
This happens if you only wish to cite information from an image, infographic, chart, table, or graph and are not inserting it in your paper: