Open access textbook published by California Community College faculty.
This video explains how to find open-access articles for college research using the open access research databases: Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), PLOS ONE, and Hindawi. it also describes how to filter for open access articles on Google Scholar. A brief description of open access is provided. Open-access and hybrid search engines are explained.
Subject-specific image platforms can be found in the OER LibGuide for that subject.
Millions of freely usable media files contributed by users.
Creative Commons License Search
Search for media that is published under a CC license.
High-resolution images. Note: Avoid "iStock" and "Unplash+" which are NOT free to use.
Free, high-quality stock photos and royalty-free images.
Library of Congress Free-to-Use and Reuse Collection
Historic images from the Library of Congress digital collections that are either in the public domain, have no known copyright, or have been cleared by the copyright owner for public use.