Open Educational Resources (OER):
Audiovisual Materials

AllGo provides free photos of "plus-size people doing normal things."

The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI) has collected numerous no cost image sources.

Black Illustrations offers illustration packs showcasing Black people and people of color in a myriad of tasks (16 broad categories). Contains free and paid content.

Blend Images offers bright, professional photos in both free and paid collections. Contains free and paid content.

Burst has 1000+ free, high-res, diverse images featuring trending business ideas and intended for designers, developers, bloggers, and entrepreneurs.

The Disabled and Here Collection is a disability-led effort to provide free and inclusive images from our own perspective, with photos and illustrations celebrating disabled Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC).

Public Domain images provided by cultural heritage institutions are available via the Flickr Commons.

The Gender Spectrum Collection aims to help media better represent members of trans & non-binary communities as people not necessarily defined by their gender identities— people with careers, relationships, talents, passions, and home lives. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 terms.

Getty places no restrictions on the use, modification, or reuse of Open Content images. See their Terms of Use for more information.

The Images of Empowerment Collections share free images of women’s lives and work, created by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Getty Images. Free for non-commercial use under under CC BY-NC 4.0 International terms.

Thompson Rivers University's Indigenous Education Stock Photos collection includes photographs Indigenous students for use in OER. Licensed under CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 terms.

Nappy provides "Beautiful, high-res photos of black and brown people. For free." The All Hands collection features images of hands.

A growing, professionally selected collection of authentic pictures that celebrate diversity and inclusion. Photos are free for reuse under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 terms. Licensing options are available as well.

The Obesity Action Coalition has created a gallery of images to portray people of different weights positively and in different settings.

Openverse is a search engine for openly-licensed media.

Pexels provides free high-quality royalty-free stock photos and videos submitted by creators. Attribution is encouraged but not required.

Pixabay has their own license arrangement. You may use their images (exlcuding sponsored images from Shutterstock) for commercial or noncommercial purposes, provided you stay with what is allowed under the Pixabay License.

More than 4.5 million of the Smithsonian’s images from their collections are available as open access without restriction or limitation on their use.

The vision of the UK Human Development Institute is the full participation and contribution of all people with disabilities in all aspects of society. All photos are licensed under CC0 terms.

Free high-resolution photos under the Unsplash license which is similar, but NOT the same, as a Creative Commons Zero license. Check the licensing information on the website for details.

This collection of photos features women of color in tech fields. Licensed under CC Attribution terms.

A repository of video content containing archival video footage, classic films, and cartoons.

Free educational videos and courses on a variety of educational topics, primarily math, science & engineering, computing , Economics, Arts & Humanities and Test Prep. from Preschool through high school level, including some AP level courses.

Free stock video and music is available under their Mixkit License terms.

The Open Media Bank from University of Edinburgh contains Creative Commons-licensed videos for sharing, remixing, and reuse.

The Open Video Project contains public domain videos from a variety of sources, including U.S. governmental videos, documentaries, and education.

Pexels provides free high-quality royalty-free stock photos and videos submitted by creators. Attribution is encouraged but not required.

Digitized by the Library of Congress, all titles in this collection are in the public domain for reuse.

A Vimeo channel containing HD videos released into the public domain.

Famous for their TED Talks series, TED produces original podcasts, short video series, animated TED-Ed lessons, and other high-quality materials.

Videvo contains free stock video footage and audio clips for use in projects. Most are licensed under Creative Commons 3.0.

The YouTube license terms allow all users the ability to watch, adapt, and share content hosted on the platform. When in doubt, contact the creator for specific terms.

ccMixter is a global community of artists who have licensed their music under various Creative Commons terms.

Contains a huge collection of music from artists all over the world. Each song can be downloaded and usage is guided by Creative Commons licenses. Restrictions vary so check each track page for specifics.

Audio tracks available under the CC0 (Public Domain) license.

Huge repository of sound clips such as beeps, clicks, horns - just about any sound you can imagine. Each clip can be downloaded in at least one of four formats (MP3, FLAC, .OGG, & AIFF/WAV). Usage is determined by Creative Commons licenses. Check each sound track for specific rights.

One of the largest sources of music for download. Includes non-English speaking music as well. Usage is determined by Creative Commons licenses so it is important to check each track for specific restrictions.

Free stock video and music is available under their Mixkit License terms.

Giant archive of sound clips on just about every topic imaginable. Some clips are free to use for any purpose, while others are controlled through Creative Commons licenses. Restrictions vary so check each track for specifics.

This guide from Reference Librarian Sheri Sochrin contains additional resources to find images, videos, and music appropriate for OER work.

PennState's Teaching and Learning with Technology unit has compiled an extensive list of media repositories.

A robust repository of images curated by Southern New Hampshire State University.