The links below will take you to sites that may provide copyright-free or Creative Commons licensed works.
Please note: When using any of these resources, it is your responsibility to abide by the terms of use stated on the website. Citations are required when adding these works to Bow Valley College publications.
Images
| Flickr | Use Flickr's advanced search options to search for Creative Commons licensed images |
| Flickr Commons | Access to world public photo archives |
| Use Google's Advanced Search option (under Settings) to search for Creative Commons licensed images. In the Usage Rights field, choose the licence you need. | |
| Images Canada | Images from participating Canadian cultural institutions |
| Internet Archive | Library of free books, movies, software, music, websites, etc. |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art Online Collection |
All images are identified by licence |
| Morph Bank |
Biological image database |
| ClipSafari | CC0 "No Rights Reserved" image repository |
| NASA Images |
NASA images available for educational and non-commercial use |
| New York Public Library Digital Collections | Public domain image gallery |
| Pics 4 Learning | Image gallery for teachers and students |
| Pixabay | Creative Commons CC0 licensed images and videos |
| Public Health Image Library |
Image gallery (note: viewing discretion is advised) |
| The Noun Project | Icons and symbols gallery |
| University of California — San Diego | Medical exam images (note: viewing discretion is advised) |
| Unsplash | Creative Commons CC0 licensed image gallery |
| Wellcome Images | Medicine, science, society, and culture image gallery |
| Wikimedia Commons | Image gallery |
Music
| CCMixter | Creative Commons license music. |
| Jamendo | Music gallery |
| Wave Source | Sound effects gallery |
Open Education Resources/Open Access Resources
| Bow Valley College RGO Library and Learning Commons Open Educational Resources Listings | The Library and Learning Commons listings of Open Educational Ressources |
| Athabasca University Press | Open access press |
| BioMed Central | Peer-reviewed journals in biology, clinical medicine, and health |
| Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) | DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals |
| Open Education Resources Commons | Open Education Resources Commons digital library |
| UNESCO Open Access Publications | UNESCO Open Access Resources |
| Wikipedia | Free content encyclopedia |
Citation Resources
| Bow Valley College Reference and Citation Management Tools | RGO Library and Learning Commons Library Guide |
| Bow Valley College Guide to APA Style | RGO Library and Learning Commons Library Guide |
| BibMe | An automatic bibliography maker |
| KnightCite | An online citation generator |
| Purdue University OWL | APA formatting and style guide |
| University of Auckland ReferenCite | An online citation generator |
Videos
| YouTube | When searching on YouTube, use their filters to find works with Creative Commons licences. |
