# Media

Digital scholarship projects often incorperate different types of media, some of which are from existing sources. Using existing or outside media requires navigating [intellectual property rights](https://libguides.bc.edu/copyright). 

The media resources below have a number of reusable and public domain materials that lessen concerns about violating copyright. Please keep in mind that even when a site says 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. 

**Images & Video**

* [Artstor](https://library.artstor.org/#/browse/commons) (Public collections)  
* British Library [About](http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digital-scholarship/2013/12/a-million-first-steps.html) | [Search Images](https://www.flickr.com/photos/britishlibrary/)
* British Library Catalog of Manuscripts   [About](http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/reuse.asp) | [Search Images](http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/introduction.asp)
* [Creative Commons Search](http://search.creativecommons.org/) (Search for images, videos, and music)
* [Digital Public Library of America](https://dp.la/) (You have to navigate to where the image lives. Look for links that say things like, "View in \[source library name])
* [Flickr Commons](https://www.flickr.com/commons)
* Getty Open Content Program   [About](http://www.getty.edu/about/opencontent.html) | [Search Images](http://search.getty.edu/gateway/search?q=\&cat=highlight\&f=%22Open+Content+Images%22\&rows=10\&srt=a\&dir=s\&pg=1)
* [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/) (Select "Text" under "Media Type")
* [Library of Congress](http://www.loc.gov/pictures/) & [Library of Congress on Flickr](https://www.flickr.com/photos/pingnews/sets/72157594337708238/)
* National Gallery for the Arts  [About](https://images.nga.gov/en/page/openaccess.html) | [Search Images](https://images.nga.gov/en/page/show_home_page.html)
* [New York Public Library](https://www.nypl.org/research/collections/digital-collections/public-domain)
* [Old Book Illustrations](http://www.oldbookillustrations.com/)
* [PICRYL](https://picryl.com/)
* [Unsplash](https://unsplash.com/)
* [Wellcome Images](http://wellcomeimages.org/)
* [Wiki Commons](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)

**Music & Sound Effects**

* [Jamendo](https://www.jamendo.com/)
* [Free Music Archive](http://freemusicarchive.org/)
* [Creative Commons Audio](http://creativecommons.org/audio)
* [Free Play Music](http://www.freeplaymusic.com/) (choose the education license)
* [Opsound](http://www.opsound.org/)
* [Partners in Rhyme](https://www.partnersinrhyme.com/)
* [Podsafe Music](https://create.blubrry.com/manual/creating-podcast-media/podsafe-music/)
* [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Audio_files)


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