The resources below have a number of reusable and public domain materials. Please keep in mind that even when it says the media may be used, it is imperative that you read the sites’ terms of use policies to verify that you are in full compliance. It is also important that you credit the materials. You may also cautiously use copyrighted materials in your work when your work is strictly for educational purposes. This is called fair use, which allows the reproduction of an excerpt of a work for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research without infringing on copyright. One thing to keep in mind is that creators can request that you remove their works from your project, even when you are claiming fair use. If this happens it is imperative that you remove it. (Read more about copyright and fair use.)
Resources
Images & Video
- British Library About | Search Images
- British Library Catalog of Manuscripts About | Search Images
- Creative Commons Search (search for images, videos and music)
- Flickr Commons
- Getty Open Content Program About | Search Images
- Google Images advanced search (select a “free to use” user rights setting)
- Internet Archive
- Library of Congress & Library of Congress on Flickr
- Los Angeles Contemporary Museum of Arts (LACMA)
- National Gallery for the Arts About | Search Images
- Old Book Illustrations
- Shared Shelf Commons (Artstor Open Access)
- Unsplash
- Wellcome Images
- Wiki Commons
Music
- Jamendo
- Free Music Archive
- Creative Commons Audio
- Download.com
- Free Play Music (choose the education license)
- Opsound
- Partners in Rhyme
Sound Effects