Free Images
- PixabayOver 1.5 million royalty free stock photos and videos.
- Creative Commons Search"Please note that search.creativecommons.org is not a search engine, but rather offers convenient access to search services provided by other independent organizations. CC has no control over the results that are returned. Do not assume that the results displayed in this search portal are under a CC license. You should always verify that the work is actually under a CC license by following the link."
Open-Access Image Collections
| When you use open-access image collections, you must investigate usage rights for every image. In Getty Images, for example, there is a charge for many images (even if used for educational purposes) when the images are intended for "public use." Getty's "Comp" use option only allows 30 days use before you are in violation of their policies. Other collections may be intended for educational use, but also stipulate off-line/non-public use. For Open-Access image collections, search collections such as those provided by the Library of Congress or the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. These sites save time and you don't have to worry about violating copyright or usage policies. |
- Getty Images ArchiveA comprehensive online reference resource for all aspects of the visual arts from prehistory to the present day.
- Getty Search Gateway"The Getty Search Gateway allows users to search across several of the Getty repositories, including collections databases, library catalogs, collection inventories, and archival finding aids. While users can search some of these collections individually using online search engines associated with the specific repository, Getty Search Gateway brings records from several of these databases together under one umbrella. Most of these repositories are not searchable through the Getty website's search tool, and some are only searchable here through Getty Search Gateway."
- Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog"Today's Library of Congress is an unparalleled world resource. The collection of more than 167 million items includes more than 39 million cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 72 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world's largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings."
- National Archives"The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever."