Library Research Guides: *The Research Process: A Guide for GWC Students: 2b. Audio, Images, & Video

Audio Resources

LibriVox: Free public domain audiobooks
LibriVox's mission is "To make all books in the public domain available, for free, in audio format on the internet."
Openverse
Previously known as CC Search, this search engine finds only openly licensed media. The index, which joined WordPress in mid-2021, has over 600 million Creative Commons licensed and public domain image and audio files.
National Jukebox: Library of Congress
Makes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge. The Jukebox includes recordings from the extraordinary collections of the Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center and other contributing libraries and archives. Recordings in the Jukebox were issued on record labels now owned by Sony Music Entertainment, which has granted the Library of Congress a gratis license to stream acoustical recordings.
Dig CC Mixter: Download, Sample, Cut up, Share
CC Mixter is a community music remixing site featuring remixes and samples licensed under Creative Commons licenses. Use Dig CC Mixter to find music.
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Music on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons license. You are free to download and sample from music on this site and share the results with anyone, anywhere, anytime. Some songs might have certain restrictions, depending on their specific licenses. Each submission is marked clearly with the license that applies to it.

Image Resources

Calisphere
Openverse, was Creative Commons Search
Flickr Commons
Google Images
J. Paul Getty Trust
The Getty makes available, without charge, all available digital images to which the Getty holds the rights or that are in the public domain to be used for any purpose. No permission is required.
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs
Metropolitan Museum of Art: Open Access at the Met
National Art Gallery
New York Public Library Digital Collections
Digital Collection of the New York Public Library - limited to items in the Public Domain.
Rijks Studio
Stock Free Images
Wikimedia Commons
Unsplash: Photos for Everyone
Photos for everyone!
Over 1 million free high-resolution images brought to you by the world’s most generous community of photographers.

Accessing Streaming Video

The GWC Library has subscriptions to the following streaming video services:

These resources require that you log in with your GWC student information.

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Video Tutorial: Films on Demand (2 minutes)
Films on Demand - Master Academic Video Collection Description (PDF)
Films on Demand provides access to thousands of video titles in Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Economics, Health & Medicine, Science & Mathematics, and archival films & newsreels. This database contains a wide variety of films and documentaries in streaming format: from ABC News, American Experience, TED, BBC Films, Frontline, NOVA, PBS, Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Ken Burns, The Open University, and California Newsreel, among others. Films may be viewed individually or used by faculty as instructional material for courses.
Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
This streaming video database has a small collection of feature films and documentaries, must be used for direct instruction and individual viewing only.

These streaming video services are offered by local public libraries and require that you have their FREE library card:

Check their websites for library card requirements/applications. Some have been allowing patrons to sign up online.

Orange County Public Library (OCPL) System: eLibrary Resources
Many nearby public libraries (for example Westminster, Garden Grove, Seal Beach, and Costa Mesa to name just a few) are part of the county library system, OCPL.
Hoopla is its online resource for streaming videos.
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*OCPL’s free library card requires that you be a California resident and provide a government-issued photo ID.
Los Angeles County Public Library System: Movies & TV
Hoopla - Free streaming digital videos, music, and audiobooks on your smartphone, tablet, or computer.
Kanopy - Stream up to 10 free movies per month from a large collection of independent, documentary, foreign language, and art films.
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*LA County Library cards are available for free to permanent and temporary residents of California.
Huntington Beach Public Library: Digital Collection
Kanopy - Contains classic, independent, and foreign films and documentaries. There are no holds. Users are limited to 5 movies / month.
Hoopla - Titles are always available. There are no holds or waiting lists. Users are limited to 5 items/month. If the library's daily quota is reached, users may have to wait until the next day to checkout.
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*Permanent residents of the State of California may obtain an HBPL card for no charge. See their website for details.

These streaming video resources are available online:

Most of these resources offer free viewing but check their requirements.

Library of Congress: Selections from the National Film Registry Collection
The National Film Registry is a list of movies deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" that are earmarked for preservation by the Library of Congress. They are not selected as the "best" American films of all time, but rather as works of enduring importance to American culture. They reflect who we are as a people and as a nation. The Librarian of Congress makes the annual selections to the Registry after reviewing hundreds of titles nominated by the public and conferring with Library film curators and the distinguished members of the National Film Preservation Board.
Library of Congress: National Screening Room Collection
The National Screening Room is a project of the Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center. The goal of this digital collection is to present to the widest audience possible movies from the Library's extensive holdings, offering a broad range of historical and cultural documents as a contribution to education and lifelong learning.
Internet Archive: Moving Image Archive
This library contains digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons and concerts. Many of these videos are available for free download. Includes the Prelinger Collection of ephemera film.
Open Culture: 1,150 Free Movies Online: Great Classics, Indies, Noir, Westerns, etc.
Several collections of 1150 freely available movies online, including titles from Paramount, the Korean Film Archive, and genre films.
Open Video Collections: From the Digital Video Collections Guide
An American Library Association Video Round Table Resource compiled by Librarian Scott Spicer, This guide is a list of quality, freely accessible, collections of online video.
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Disclaimer:
UMN Libraries is not responsible for any of the content linked from these sites. We cannot guarantee availability of the content they provide, nor assume responsibility for the functionality of these sites. Copyright use understanding is the responsibility of the patron - see the UMN copyright site for more information: http://www.lib.umn.edu/copyright/

Resources for movie clips:

Critical Commons
Professors post media analysis through the use of film clips.
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Critical Commons is an online repository of user-generated media. The archive is a project of the Media Arts and Practice division of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. The project supports the fair use of copyrighted media by educators.
Fandango MovieClips
Official clips from your favorite movies.

Can't find it for free? These sites are useful for locating a film in a number of streaming services at once:

JustWatch
"All in one place" - Find out which of your streaming services has the title you want to watch.
ReelGood
All your streaming services in one place. Browse, search, and watch TV & Movies from over 150 services, Netflix, Hulu, HBO, Disney+, Prime Video, Free Services and more!