To find images in EcoLibrary, do the following.

Look for a topic that interests you, scrolling down the page to find further options.

Click on the check box beside one or more topics that interest you (see below for information on clicking multiple check boxes).

Click the button. if possible

A list of images will appear on the left of your screen. You can then:

• Click on an individual title to see that slide and its associated text.
• Click on SEE ALL IMAGES & TEXT to have all the images and their text appear. Then scroll down on the right to see them all.
• Click on SEE THUMBNAILS to see thumbnails of images. You can click on each thumbnail to view that slide and its associated text. If there are lots of thumbnails, then click on More thumbnails under the first set to see the rest.

If the returns too many items, click on to see further categories. You can then select additional search terms to narrow your search (then click ).

To restart the search tool, click Restart in the upper menu bar.

To see a list of all images, click Checklist in the upper menu bar.

To see all of the categories (in alphabetical order), click Restart in the upper menu bar (to clear all check boxes), then click the button, then click the button.

Combining categories:
If you click two or more check boxes within a single category (such as two ecosystem types), your search will return a list of any images that match either category. This is a logical OR in Boolean search terms.
If you click two or more check boxes from different categories (such as one ecosystem type and one ecological interaction), your search will return a list of only those images that match both categories. This is a logical AND in Boolean search terms.

All of the materials in EcoLibrary are copyrighted. If you would like to use any of the EcoLibrary materials in a product that will be sold, you must contact EcoLibrary in advance for written permission for any commercial use of our materials.

Teachers, students, and non-profit organizations may use EcoLibrary materials without charge, if they do not use them in a commercial product.

EcoLibrary materials may be freely:
1) reproduced in handouts and reports or
2) projected or displayed in educational settings and not-for-profit presentations as long as the materials are not incorporated into products that are for sale and as long as the copyright and identifying information is not altered or removed.
If your non-profit organization reprints one or more photographs from this library in a publication, you should affix the text of the copyright line as it appears on the image. Please send an electronic copy of any such publications to info@ecolibrary.org.

If your organization would like to reproduce any of these materials in a form that will be sold, please contact EcoLibrary at info@ecolibrary.org to discuss reproduction rights and to receive higher resolution images.

EcoLibrary acknowledges the support of the following organizations and individuals with the deepest gratitude. Without their generous help, the library would never have been started and would not have come to fruition.

EcoLibrary gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the following organizations. Their timely and generous support, financial and personal, gave this project the resources to come to life. Thank you for all you have done.

The Baker Foundation
An Anonymous Foundation

John Pickering and Denise Lim of DiscoverLife, whose tremendous work and dedication brought the project from concept to reality.
Alphonse MacDonald of Island Press, who helped conceive of nearly all of the features of EcoLibrary, and whose unstinting support and wisdom during many false starts made a huge difference.
Emma Levitt and Rob Jackel, who took vast numbers of rough digital files and worked their magic to turn them into the images presented here.
Eliza Jewett, whose artistic and literary talents greatly improved the site.