Music
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ccMixter Music Discovery"You already have permission..." is ccMixter's motto. A musicians' community, it's the best source for your background music.
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National JukeboxA collection of old-time, often scratchy, recordings from the Library of Congress.
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FreesoundThe Freesound Project is a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds. Freesound focuses only on sound, not songs.
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Free Music ArchiveThis music is free to download. To reuse it in a video, use the "Allows for use in a remix or video" filter in your search.
Photos
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Adobe StockSJSU students, staff, and faculty using the campus's Adobe Creative Cloud apps have access to Adobe Stock: photos, vectors, illustrations, and 3D assets.
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Unsplash.comFree-for-all-uses high quality photos. A great site.
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PixabayOn Pixabay, you can obtain quality images free of copyrights. This is the best place to begin your photo search. It also includes vector and other types of graphics.
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Wikimedia CommonsAnother very good source for photos, especially for scientific images and natural scenes.
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FlickrMany people posting photos to Flickr opt for a Creative Commons license. "Attribution" has the fewest restrictions.
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Free ImagesHigh quality stock photographs available for free. You must create an account before you can download images.
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The Metropolitan Museum Digital ArchivesHigh-quality photos of artwork and artifacts at the Met.
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New York Public LibraryThe NYPL's collection of public domain photos. All are freely available for reuse.
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Pexels"Free stock photos, royalty free images & videos shared by creators." Includes an excellent collection of videos of libraries.
Clip Art
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The Noun Project"An icon for everything." These icons are usually public domain or available with a Creative Commons license. In vector format (no background).
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flaticonA large library of attractive vector (no background) icons. Requires you to create a free account.
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Font AwesomeProvides codes and SVG downloads for 40+ free icons.
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CanvaCanva requires an account but is an easy-to-use resource that has a big library of images and graphic elements that you can combine.
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ClipArt Etc.Not photos, but clipart. Mostly 19th-century looking but can be a fun change.
