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Internet & Search Engines: Image, Audio, Video

Sounds and Audio Search

FindSounds
Search the Web for sounds. Check copyright restrictions for found sounds.
AltaVista Audio Search
Yahoo! Audio Search
Search for music, podcasts, speeches, sound effects, and other sounds
SoundDogs
sound effects
WavCentral
British Library Environment & Nature Sounds
Wildlife sound recordings from the British Library

Videos and Podcasts Search

YouTube
Video search
AOL Video
Video search
Google Video
Video search
AlltheWeb Video Search
Video search
Podanza
podcast search engine and directory
OAIster
Search for digital resources
Hulu
Watch free online films and television shows
Free Images on Pixabay
Free online images. Read use policy. Watch out for copyright violators!
Veoh
American video-sharing website
TV Guide Online Video Guide
Find videos by show, genre, network, and celebrity
Podcasting Legal Guide
Outlines legal and practical issues specifically relevant for podcasters
Lycos Video Search
Bing Video Search
Blinkx

Where to Find Free Images

"Free images" still means you have to cite the source!

Many links listed here contain some images that require payment and/or copyright permission for use. Please check the usage information.

Where to Find Free Images and Visuals

Image Searching Tips and Tricks

Finding Creative Commons images through Google

Free Technology for Teachers
by Richard Byrne

Image Search

AllTheWeb Image Search
Search engine for images, video, audio, or all media.
AltaVista Image Search
Search engine for photos, graphics, buttons, and banners.
Amazing Textures
ARS Image Gallery
Agricultural Research Service
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Categories include Animals, Crops , Education, Field research, Fruits & veggies, Illustrations, Insects , Lab research, and Plants.
ArtFavor
Ask.com Picture Search
Search engine
Bing Image Search
BurningWell.org
CDC PHIL
CDC Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
Classroom Clipart
Design Packs
Ditto
diwiesign studio stockphoto archive
Finding Images Online
flickr
Fotogenika.net
freedigitalphotos.net
Free Large Photos
FreePhotosBank
FreeRangeStock.com
free high resolution photos
Free Stock Photography
An open, royalty-free gallery that contains many high resolution, free images.
Free Stock Photos from Cepolina Photos
Free Tiiu Pix
Free use for students
Google Image Search
Search engine
Graphics Ring Search Engine
Health Images Repositories (Oregon Health & Science University)
Sources and searches for health images
ImageBase
Ixuz Travel.net
Kid's Image Search Tools
Kingdom Graphix Gallery
Lycos Image Search
Search engine
Majestic Imagery
Mayang Textures
MedBioWorld Portal
MedPix Medical Image Database
Free online Medical Image Database from the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Informatics, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD.
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for educational purposes only
NationsIllustrated
NPS Photos & Multimedia
Open Stock Photography
Photocase
Photogen
high resolution free images both for commercial and private use
Photo Repository
picsearch
Pictures from Old Books
Picturestation
Pixabay
Stock.xchng
Stoc.xchng contains only high-resolution, royalty-free photos you can download and use for non-commercial purposes.
Stockcache Gallery
Tripod Image Gallery
unprofound.com
USGS Photographic Library
U.S. Geological Survey
Visipix
Woophy
Yahoo! Image Search
Search engine

Chat with a Librarian

Check/Verify Images

Tutorial on How to Do a Reverse Image Search
News Literacy Project