Research Guides: Open Access: Alternate Media

CC Search Find content you can share, use, and remix. A collection of Media, Music, Image, and 3D Model platforms.
dig.ccMixter The music discovery site used in over 1 million videos and games. Musicians upload to ccMixter, you discover music at dig ccMixter, and you use it in your projects!
Free Music Archive Royalty free music. Safe to use in all kinds of media like YouTube, Facebook and podcast episodes. Instant access to independent artists and original music. Free to play, download and share.
NYPL Public Domain Collections Did you know that more than 180,000 of the items in our Digital Collections are in the public domain? That means everyone has the freedom to enjoy and reuse these materials in almost limitless ways. The Library now makes it possible to download such items in the highest resolution available directly from the Digital Collections website.
WikiMedia Commons: Images Search engine for open images. Always be sure to check the copyright information attached to the image as the license varies from photo to photo.