Film Databases
The following are film databases that the library subscribes to:
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Streaming video collection containing videos from multiple subject areas including business, criminal justice, history, and education. The Films on Demand Master Academic Collection contains 10,000+ videos and the Nursing Video Collection contains 800+ videos.
- Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Kanopy provides streaming access to documentaries, independent, and feature films. *Instructors: request access by completing the request form in front of the video, please add a note if needed for multiple semesters*. Licensing partners include Criterion Collection, New Day Films, California Newsreel, PBS, and others. Videos can be viewed on a range of devices and platforms including Apple, Android, and Windows.
- Docuseek2 This link opens in a new window
Docuseek2 streams more than 1,600 independent, social-issue, and environmental films. Subjects covered include aging, agriculture and food, ecology, music, and much more. Up to 200 films will be added throughout the year. Producers in this collection include Bullfrog Films, DGenerate Films, Icarus Films, and more.
Creative Commons
A Creative Commons License allows for the free use and distribution of a work, as long as you follow the conditions set by the creator. There are a number of different Creative Commons Licenses, so make sure you familiarize yourself with the license of a specific work before you use it.
- Flikr: Creative CommonsFor creative commons images, search Flikr for images, and then select the creative commons license
- Google ImagesFor creative commons images, search Google Images, click Tools, and then select a creative commons usage rights
- creativecommons.orgSearch for creative commons images across multiple platforms
- Wikimedia CommonsCollection of freely usable images, audio and video
- ccMixterCommunity music remixing site featuring remixes and samples licensed under Creative Commons licenses.
- Free Music ArchiveThe Free Music Archive is an interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads
- BensoundCreative Commons licensed music that can be used freely with attribution
- archive.orgVideo, audio, and images, some in the creative commons. Click on an item and check usage information.
- Youtube Audio LibraryFree music and sound effects
- Vimeo Royalty Free MusicRoyalty free stock music from Vimeo
- IncompetechRoyalty free and creative commons music
- Smithsonian Open AccessDownload, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images
Fair Use
Fair use is a legal doctrine that promotes freedom of expression by permitting the unlicensed use of copyright-protected works in certain circumstances
Four factors are considered when evaluating a question of fair use:
- Purpose and character of the use, including whether the use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes
- Nature of the copyrighted work
- Amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole
- Effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work
Stanford University Libraries has a good overview of fair use and some guidelines for claiming fair use.