Free resources
The diverse resources linked below, provided by external organizations, are available to users at no cost. Users may need to provide credit to the creator. To learn more about attribution, review the . If you have questions about attribution, contact your .
Multiple Resource Types:
- - use this site to search for Creative Commons licensed materials across multiple platforms
- - video, images, sounds and 3D models
Images (General)
- - royalty free images and stock photos can be used with , although attribution is appreciated
- - royalty free images and stock photos can be used for educational purposes with , although attribution is appreciated
- - royalty free images can be used with no permissions needed. Review their for details about using images outside of educational purposes.
- - Getty Images has made it legal and free to use their images for non-commercial use on website and social media platforms when using an embed code. This can be a great way for faculty, staff and students to legally use quality images online. This webpage includes instructions on how to legally and freely use their image with the proper embed code.
- - more than 100 institutions, including the Library of Congress, share archival images via Flickr Commons. Click on each image to view usage rights and attribution requirements.
Inclusive Images
- () - royalty free images can be used . The site includes photos and illustrations celebrating and created by disabled Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC).
- () - royalty free images can be used with . The site includes visual content focused on social justice issues.
- () - royalty free images, primarily requiring attribution, most allowing no changes to the existing images
- () - royalty free images of people of color that can be
- () - royalty free images of adults over 50 that can be (link opens a PDF guide to using the images)
- () - a hand-drawn image library. Images can be downloaded and manipulated at no cost and without attribution.
- (attribution required) - royalty free images. The site requires you to create a free account and acknowledge their terms of use.
Scientific Images
- - an open access biomedical search engine provided by the National Library of Medicine. Follow the found below each image.
Icons
- (attribution required) - royalty free icons and stickers
Music Sources and Resources
- Murray Library has available at no cost to you
- - includes public domain choral/vocal scores, texts, translations that are free to use
- - includes both public domain and copyrighted scores available to use at not cost if you follow their
- - includes music and sound effects for free. Some commercial music is available depending on its use and publication
- - a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed music and sound effects
- - a non-profit focused on increasing access to music by creating free resources and educational materials
- - an interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads directed by , the most renowned free-form radio station in America
- - Kevin MacLeod’s public portfolio
Sound Effect Resources
- - 2,000 free sound effects
- - several thousand free sound effects in hundreds of categories that are very good quality
- - 2,000 free sounds that are licensed under
- collections of high quality sounds created by various sound designers
Plays
- has scripts that are in the public domain which may be used at no cost
- was created by an MIT student and contains electronic copies of Shakespeare's work, which is in the public domain
Video Resources
- Murray Library has thousands of available at no cost to you.
- , , and other video platform content can be linked or embedded in Canvas as long as the source is a legal copy (e.g. uploaded by the creator of the video or the video copyright holder)