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Prevention & Community Health: Software

Research Guide for the GWSPH Department of Prevention and Community Health

Software & Images Resources

 Man running on treadmill

Burston, O. (2005). Man running on a treadmill. Retrieved from https://wellcomecollection.org/works

What is Creative Commons? 

  • Creative Commons licensing allows the use of copyright works under specific license terms.
  • Remember, Creative Commons works are free as long as you comply with the terms of the license.

Creative Commons works are bound by license restrictions, the main restrictions of Creative Commons licenses are:

  • Attribution - Each Creative Commons license contains an attribution requirement.
  • Non-commercial - The work can only be used for non-commercial purposes.
  • No-derivatives - You must not create a derivative work from the original work. You must not alter, modify or adapt the work.
  • Share Alike - The work can be adapted, modified, altered, or changed and you must distribute the new work under a share alike license.
Search the following sites to locate images available in the public domain.

What software is available via Himmelfarb?

Himmelfarb Library's Bloedorn Technology Center is located on the third floor of the library for on-site access to specialized software and resources. Additionally, some research software is available to GW-affiliated users remotely or for installation on personal computers.

Himmelfarb maintains a list of software available to our users and how to access it on our Bloedorn Technology Center: Software page. We additionally provide tutorials and links to resources to help learn how to use some of these resources through our Tutorials page.