Reference Resources
Mixed Media (Text, Audio, Video, Visual, etc.)
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Internet ArchiveIncludes texts, audio, moving images, and software as well as archived web pages
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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.
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Library of Congress Digital Collections & Services"Access to print, pictorial and audio-visual collections and other digital services"
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Google Cultural InstituteRich cultural archive of photographs, videos, and documents on a global selection of historic topics
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Digital Public Library of AmericaA national portal to the digital holdings of archives, libraries, museums, and cultural institutions. Links to books, manuscripts, photos, and videos.
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EuropeanaMillions of items from European galleries, libraries, archives and museums--books & manuscripts, photos & paintings, television & film, sculpture & crafts, diaries & maps, sheet music & recordings.
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HathiTrust"HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world."
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State Digital ResourcesFrom the Library of Congress
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World Digital LibrarySignificant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world in multilingual format.
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C-SPAN Video LibraryVideo archive of government & political content (legislative proceedings, author interviews, etc.)--searchable
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AudiosearchFree resource for podcasts. Filter by show, network, category, people, or topic.
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TED TalksNearly 3,000 short, informational videos on a wide range of topics "from science to business to global issues"
Streaming Video
Sound Files
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Find SoundsSearch the Web for a wide variety of sounds
General Image Collections
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Flickr: The CommonsProvides access to publicly held collections of photographs from more than 50 international and cultural institutions
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Life Photo ArchiveCourtesy of Google
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Metropolitan Museum of Art Online CollectionBrowse by artist, materials, geography, date, etc. or search
Specialized Image Collections
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Political TV Ad ArchiveTV advertisements by candidates--includes ads available on social media and links to respected fact-checking organizations
Subject Catalogs & Search Engines that Retrieve Images
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Creative CommonsSearch engine to copyright free images and files.