Open Educational Resources: Open Media

freely-usable media files; you can contribute

non-profit organization that offers "access... to historical collections that exist in digital format"; includes text, audiovisual, and software items

items from a range of Europe's leading galleries, libraries, archives and museums

public-domain picture repository (no attribution necessary)

"hidden treasures from the world's public photography archives"

more than 83,000 images of varied quality; formerly Open Clip Art Library

offers 10 public-domain, high-resolution images every 10 days

Free stock photos licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Zero (CC0) license.

the DPLA brings together digital collections produced by partnering institutions across the country. Images are available on the open web, but may be subject to reuse restrictions

Search for images with Creative Commons licenses and download different sizes of the image onto your computer.

Photos of art and sculptures

Photos and images related to American history.

Astronomical pictures of Messier deep space objects (nebulae, clusters, galaxies, etc.). Most of these are public domain and intended for private use. Copyrighted photos have a tag on the picture.

Collections of public domain posters.

250 films produced by PBS that document the American experience

community site with Creative Commons remixes and samples

a national preserve of documentary films about American roots cultures

"free downloads under Creative Commons and other licenses"

more than 412,000 audio tracks with Creative Commons licensing

675 open movies, in addition to a number of audio books, open courses, ebooks, and textbooks

thousands of open videos hosted by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Access to thousands of documentary and independent films.

create and share sounds on this social sharing platform

"riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world"

Educational Videos on many subjects produced by the University of California system.

browse videos licensed for reuse and learn about permission types

Go to Filter and select Creative Commons