Images
- ArtstorHigh-resolution images of artworks, architecture, and artifacts, spanning virtually all time periods and geographic regions.
- New York Public Library Digital CollectionsThis site is a living database with new materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more.
- Library of Congress Digital CollectionsMore than just images. Historical collections arranged by topics.
Library databases
- 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 - 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. - 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.
Free web video sources
- PBS Video Collection This link opens in a new window
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PBS videos selected for their high quality and relevance to academic curricula, covering many educational disciplines, including history, science and technology, business, and current events.
- Top Documentary FilmsSeveral thousand high-quality documentaries.
- Internet Archives' Moving Image LibraryThousands of free movies, including classic full-length films, news broadcasts, propaganda films and cartoons. Many of these videos are available for free download. Two collections of note are the Prelinger Archives (ephemera collection, 1927-1987) and the Open Source Movies collection which contains many foreign language sub-collections.
