# Media Resouces

The media resources below have a number of reusable materials that are [Creative Commons](https://creativecommons.org/) licensed or in the public domain.

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. Also, make sure to check the license or permissions information to see if there are limitations on how the works can be used or if there are specific ways creators want to be credited.

**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**

* [BBC Sound Effects](https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/) (non-commercial use)
* [Jamendo](https://www.jamendo.com/)
* [Free Music Archive](http://freemusicarchive.org/)
* [Freesound](https://www.wyzowl.com/free-sound-effects-sites/) 
* [Creative Commons Audio](http://creativecommons.org/audio)
* [Free Play Music](http://www.freeplaymusic.com/) (choose the education license)
* [Orange Free Sounds](https://orangefreesounds.com/)
* [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)