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Images
- UCO Fashion ArchiveNow any student with internet access can view and learn about the Oklahoma Fashion Museum Collection. The Fashion Archive contains more than 1,000 pieces of clothing and accessories from the 1880s to the 1970s. The archive includes clothing from internationally known designers such as Geoffrey Beene, Christian Dior and Oscar de la Renta.
- Allgo Plus-SizeFree stock photography collections featuring plus-size people; License - Attribution is not required, but please credit.
- CC Image SearchCC Search, the Creative Commons search tool, lets you lets you pick a number of image sources you want to search across including Flickr, Fotopedia, Google Images, Open Clip Art Library, Wikimedia Commons and Pixabay. The CC Search tool automatically filters your search to find Creative Commons licensed resources that you can share, use, and remix.
- Disabled and Here CollectionDisability-led effort to provide free & inclusive stock images from our own perspective, with photos and illustrations celebrating disabled Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC). Licensed CC BY 4.0
- The Gender Spectrum CollectionStock photo library featuring images of trans and non-binary models that go beyond the clichés. Licensed CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- Nappy.coFree stock photos of black and brown people, licensed Creative Commons Zero (CCo)
- PexelsThe best free stock photos, royalty free images & videos shared by creators.
- PixabayPixabay is a vibrant community of creatives, sharing copyright free images, videos and music. All contents are released under the Pixabay License, which makes them safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for commercial purposes.
- UnsplashThe internet’s source of freely-usable images.
Powered by creators everywhere.
- RijksmuseumImages are free to download if they bear the OASC (Open Access for Scholarly Content) acronym.
- Metropolitan Museum of ArtImages are free to download if they bear the OASC (Open Access for Scholarly Content) acronym.
- British Library Image CollectionThe British Library's collection on Flickr Commons offer access to millions of public domain images, which they encourage you to explore and re-use.
- CalisphereA gateway to digital collections for California's libraries, archives, and museums.
- Library of Congress Prints and PhotographsImages in the public domain.
- Getty Search GatewayImages available for free download under the Getty's Open Content Program.
- New York Public Library Digital CollectionsOpen access from the New York Public Library's digital collections.
- Berkeley Art Museum: CineFilesContains scanned images of reviews, press kits, film festival and repertory theater program notes, newspaper articles, and other ephemera from our extensive collections.
- UCLA Motion Picture Stills OnlineFrom Library Special Collections and the Digital Library Program. See growing collection of 10,000+ images now available.
Streaming Films & Audio
- AVON: Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
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Streaming video content with searchable transcripts that covers most academic subjects. - Digital Theatre Plus This link opens in a new windowContains videos of live performances. Also contains interviews with creative teams, interpretive notes, and analysis of scripts.
How to search Digital Theatre Plus
Theater Arts Research Guide - Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowAccess to streaming video in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Business and Economics, Science and Health, as well as small collections in Technical Education, Family & Consumer Sciences, Careers & Job Search, and Guidance & Counseling. Use your UCO email address to create a profile (optional).
Research Guides by Subject - Kanopy Streaming Videos This link opens in a new windowA streaming video service with award-winning documentaries, training films and theatrical releases. Films may be shown in classes or embedded in D2L.
To request a one-year academic license for the UCO campus, fill out the form when prompted. Library staff will respond via email. You may search film titles using the search bar on the library homepage to determine if access is already available through other streaming services.
The Metropolitan Library provides individuals with access to 8 titles per month and includes unlimited access to The Great Courses and Kanopy Kids. - Medici.tv This link opens in a new windowLive broadcast events from the most prestigious venues (Carnegie, Concertgebouw, Theatre des Champs-Elysees, and more) as well as the largest online collection of classical music videos available on demand with unlimited access.
How to search Medici.tv - Naxos Video Library This link opens in a new windowStreaming video of classical music performances, opera, ballet and art & humanities documentaries. User limit: 5 concurrent users. Once you have chosen your selections and are streaming your music/video, please close the database page so that others may access the database without exceeding the user limit.
- On the Boards This link opens in a new windowStreaming video of contemporary dance and other performances.
- Qwest TV This link opens in a new windowQwest TV is a video platform dedicated to jazz and beyond, including funk, soul, hip-hop, folk, indie, electronic, blues, and other eclectic world genres. Video content consists of concerts, documentaries, archives, and interviews. Co-created by Quincy Jones & Reza Ackbaraly.
- Socialism on Film This link opens in a new windowLook behind the iron curtain with this collection of films from the communist world. Sourced from the British Film Institute (BFI), Socialism on Film documents the communist world, from the Russian Revolution to the end of the Cold War. This unique collection of documentary films, features and newsreels reveals all aspects of life behind the Iron Curtain, as seen by filmmakers from the USSR, Vietnam, Cuba, China, East Germany, Eastern Europe and more.
How to use Socialism on Film - Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new windowFeature films for a variety of academic subjects including science, humanities and literature.
Available to stream in class or individually
Please note: Once you have chosen your selections and are streaming your music/video, please close the database page so that others may access the database without exceeding the user limit. Thank you!
- Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new windowMusic tracks and albums, opera synopses and libretti, composer and artist biographies and other essential information.
How to search Naxos Music Library
How to create a playlist - Naxos Music Library: Jazz This link opens in a new windowContains music from all eras and types of jazz representing 7,000 jazz artists.
How to search Naxos Music Library: Jazz
