Reference Resources
Mixed Media (Text, Audio, Video, Visual, etc.)
- AP Archive (Associated Press)Film and video archive of The Associated Press, one of the largest and most trusted sources of independent news gathering. Includes over 1.7 million global news & entertainment video stories, dating back to 1895.
- Library of Congress Digital Collections & Services"Access to print, pictorial and audio-visual collections and other digital services"
- Google Cultural InstituteRich cultural archive of photographs, videos, and documents on a global selection of historic topics
- EuropeanaMillions of items from European galleries, libraries, archives and museums--books & manuscripts, photos & paintings, television & film, sculpture & crafts, diaries & maps, sheet music & recordings.
- HathiTrust"HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world."
- World Digital LibrarySignificant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world in multilingual format.
- TED TalksNearly 3,000 short, informational videos on a wide range of topics "from science to business to global issues"
Streaming Video
- Kanopy BASE This link opens in a new windowStreaming service developed for academic libraries. Kanopy BASE is separate and different from the Kanopy streaming service provided by the Carroll County Public Library. Please contact the Reference Desk if you need more information about Kanopy BASE or which Kanopy version you should use for specific assignments.
Sound Files
- Find SoundsSearch the Web for a wide variety of sounds
General Image Collections
- Flickr: The CommonsProvides access to publicly held collections of photographs from more than 50 international and cultural institutions
- Life Photo ArchiveCourtesy of Google
- Metropolitan Museum of Art Online CollectionBrowse by artist, materials, geography, date, etc. or search
Specialized Image Collections
Subject Catalogs & Search Engines that Retrieve Images
- Creative CommonsSearch engine to copyright free images and files.