This is a large, multi-disciplinary collection of mostly full-text magazine, newspaper, and journal articles on a wide array of subjects. It's a great place to start for almost any topic.
This indexes and links to museum-quality fine art on the Internet. Search by artist name, medium, artwork title, location or museum, subject, nationality, art movement or period, and for art by women.
Click on search results to reveal links to the original image, its origin page, or to save or bookmark the image. Filter by sized, type, file type, orientation and color. Click on the Advance Search link to reveal additional search options.
A simple way to find images by keyword. Filter by size, type (face, photo, clip art, line drawing) and color. Use the Advanced Search for more targeted searching, and more options for specifying size, aspect ratio, file types, and license.
Millions of media files free for you to use under a public domain, creative commons, or GNU Free Documentation licenses. This site makes it easy to download, use and cite media.
A guide (like this one) covering the basics of how to use copyrighted material with a Creative Commons license, and how to use Public Domain materials with no copyright. From Tammy Ravas at University of Montana.
A search engine for Creative Commons and Public Domain images and audio. Filter by permitted use and license.
Google Image Search
Understanding Image Licenses
The next step after you find an image will vary depending on the license of the image. Here are common categories of image licenses, and what you can do:
Copyrighted
You need to seek permission from the creator of the image to use it, unless your purpose meets the criteria for Fair Use.
Creative Commons
More and more materials in popular websites such as Flickr and YouTube are licensed under Creative Commons guidelines. See: Creative Commons
Fair Use
Fair Use is a user's right that allows you to use copyrighted materials without permission or payment under certain conditions. See: Downloading Images from the Internet box
Public Domain
You are free to use the image for any purpose without permission.
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