Learning Commons:Student Orientation/Finding Content

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Finding and Using Creative Commons Materials

The following is a list of websites and resources for finding Creative Commons materials. Please note that you should always look at the license for the specific resource you would like to use, and, if you cannot determine whether or not a work is covered by a CC license, then it's likely protected by copyright.

Creative Commons Indexes

These sites provide meta-indexes of Creative Commons materials, including drawings, maps, music, painting, photography, sound, and video.

Source	What is it?	Special Considerations
Creative Commons Search	If you're looking for Creative Commons licensed materials, a good place to start is this tool. It searches a variety of sites, including Google Images, Wikimedia Commons, and SoundCloud for resources that are Creative-Commons licensed. See the How to find Creative Commons materials using the Creative Commons Search Portal Guide for more information.	Remember to verify that works are CC-licensed by following the links provided.
Creative Commons Content Directories	A directory of websites providing images, music, video, and text that use Creative Commons licensing.	n/a
Wikimedia Commons Free media resources	Extensive user-maintained indexes of sources that provide either Creative Commons or Public Domain Materials.	n/a
Google (Advanced Search)	You can find CC materials using an advanced Google search. This guide, "How to find Creative Commons materials using Google," explains the process.	n/a
The Internet Archive	A digital library offering free universal access to books, movies, and music. Much of the material is in the public domain	n/a
Moving Image Archive	Contains over a million digital movies, 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.	n/a
Audio Archive	Contains over two hundred thousand free digital recordings ranging from alternative news programming, to Grateful Dead concerts, to Old Time Radio shows, to book and poetry readings, to original music uploaded by our users.	Many of these audios and MP3s are available for free download.
Ebook and Texts Archive	Contains a wide range of free fiction, popular books, children's books, historical texts and academic books.	n/a
Find OER	An index of Open Education Resource (OER) repositories.	n/a

Images

CLC NOTE: Good place to start for images:

[Library_https://www.flickr.com/photos/ubclibrary/ Flikr UBC]
Our own images if we take them
CC Search

These websites provide images you can use freely as long as you abide by any terms of use provided by the owner of the content. Please see the Image Sources Tutorial for more resources and guidelines about using images in your works.

Source	What is it?	Special Considerations
Unsplash	Website with free high-resolution images that can be used for commercial or non-commercial purposes.	All content is under the Unsplash License and, although attribution is not required, it is appreciated. Recommended image source.
Pixabay	Source of free stock images, videos, and music. Anyone can contribute content to the site.	All content on this site is released under the Pixabay License, which makes them safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist. Recommended image source.
Wikimedia Commons	Contains millions of freely usable images and media; and anyone can contribute.	n/a. Recommended image source
Libraries and Archives Canada	Historical materials, including images, videos, and written texts, many of which are in the public domain.	Please see their copyright page for more info.
Images Canada	A gateway site to images of Canadian events, people, places and things. All images can be reproduced, in print and/or digital format, for the non-commercial purposes.	Please see their copyright page for more info.

Music and Sound

These websites provide music you can use freely as long as you abide by any terms of use provided by the owner of the content.

Source	What is it?	Special Considerations
ccMixter	An online collection of Creative Commons licensed music.	n/a
Free Music Archive	An online library of audio and video content that the public, including music fans, webcasters, and podcasters, may listen to, download, or stream for free.	n/a
Freesound	A collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed audio snippets, samples, recordings, bleeps and sounds.	n/a
Opsound	Free music. Download, share, remix.	n/a
Petrucci Music Library	A wiki-based repository of musical scores available in the public domain.	n/a
Sound Transit	Field recordings and phonography from around the world. Free to share and reuse.	n/a

Videos

These websites provide videos you can use freely as long as you abide by any terms of use provided by the owner of the content.

Source	What is it?	Special Considerations
CC Wiki Films	Listing of Creative Commons licensed films. Includes documentaries and features.	n/a
Engage Media	Video sharing site focused on social justice issues in the Asia-Pacific area.	Unless otherwise noted, all videos are licensed CC BY 3.0 AU.
Internet Archive	Access to downloadable video, audio, text & multimedia in the public domain.	n/a
Prelinger Archives at the Internet Archive	A collection of ephemeral films.	These films are licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain license, and may be freely downloaded, used or reproduced, in whole or in part.
Ted Talks	1,900+ Ted Talk videos that can be freely shared for non-commercial purposes. A variety of languages and topics available.	Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.
Vimeo Creative Commons Videos	Hundreds of thousands of CC-licensed videos on Vimeo.	Check each license to see what time of CC license has been applied.
YouTube (Advanced Search)	You can locate CC-licensed materials using filters in YouTube. The guide "How to find Creative Commons Material using YouTube" explains the process.	n/a