Video, Images, Audio
These databases cover still images, video, and audio. See also Film and Media Studies, Audio and Video Resources at OU, and Museum Studies.
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American Archive of Public Broadcasting (Library of Congress and WGBH in Boston)An initiative to digitally preserve and make accessible public broadcasting radio and television programming,
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American History in Video (Alexander Street Press)Access to commercial and governmental newsreels, archival footage, public affairs footage, and important documentaries related to American history.
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ARTstor (JSTOR)Repository of over two million images that include collections from a wide variety of civilizations, time-periods, and media. The images are drawn from different sources, such as museums, archaeological teams, photo archives, slide collections, and art reference publishers.
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Avon: Academic Video Online (Alexander Street Press)Streaming academic video content, including acclaimed and award-winning interdisciplinary documentaries, independent non-fiction films, training and instructional videos, foreign films and shorts, and other educational titles. NOTE: AVON video access is mediated. This means that any video not currently licensed for use will require the user to request access. Access is being enabled for class use with instructor approval.
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British Pathé Archives85,000 historic films from 1896 to 1976, includes footage from Britain and around the globe. The archive is particularly strong in its coverage of the First and Second World Wars.
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CC Search: Creative CommonsSearch engine to find freely available images.
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American Museum of Natural History, Division of Anthropology, Collections DatabaseOver 200,000 objects from the Americas, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Islands have been digitally imaged and are accessible through this website.
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Kanopy Streaming VideoAccess to streaming video supporting classes in the arts, business, health, media/communication, science, humanities and education. Kanopy video access is mediated. This means that any video not currently licensed for use will require the user to request access. Access is being enabled for class use with instructor approval.
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Library of Congress - Prints and PhotographsDigitized photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings.
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National Gallery of Art ImagesFree open access images available for download.
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National Museum of the American Indian, Collections SearchThe museum’s collection includes more than 800,000 objects and photographs and more than 500,000 digitized images, films, and other media documenting Native communities, events, and organizations.
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New World Cinema: Independent Features and Shorts (Alexander Street Press)Streaming full-length feature films from leading independent distributors and award-winning short films.
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New York Public Library Digital CollectionsFeatures prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more.
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Smithsonian Open AccessDigital assets that are created, stored, or maintained by the Smithsonian. This might include text, still images, sound recordings, research datasets, 3D models, collections data, and more.
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Swank Digital CampusSwank's streaming platform offers access to over 25,000 feature films, documentaries, foreign films, and TV shows from the largest movie studios, including Walt Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount, Columbia Pictures, Lions Gate, MGM, and others. NOTE: Swank Digital Campus access is mediated. This means that any video not currently licensed for use will require the user to request access. Access is being enabled for class use with instructor approval.
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Television News of the Civil Rights Era (1950-1970; Univ. of Virginia)Aims to collect, digitize, and present television news footage from the period.