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Images and Sound
Copyright
Before publishing any of the images or sound clips you find, make sure that the author does not object! Site authors often provide a statement concerning how their work can be used. Follow their guidelines!
Note: Even if an item does not have the copyright symbol on it, copyright DOES apply to it. Contact the site author to determine if/how you can use their work.
Image Search Engines
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Artcyclopedia
An index of hundreds of museum sites and image archives. Visitors can search for where the works of over 7,500 different artists can be viewed online.
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AltaVista Image Search
One of the most comprehensive database of images on the web. Includes the Corbis photo database. A search returns up to 20 thumbnails at a time. Defaults to use of a family filter.
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Clip Art Searcher
Search forms for Anzwers (images and sounds), HotBot (clip art, icons, etc.), Lycos (image gallery, pictures on Web, FTP file pictures), and 1-Click (Yahoo and Euroseek).
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Ditto.com
Images are selected, ranked, weighted, filtered and rated. They include pictures, illustrations, clipart, photographs, drawings and other image-related material. Ditto.com is partnered with Getty Images, Index Stock Imagery and other digital archives.
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Fotosearch Photography
Over 1.5 million images from over 50 stock photography, stock illustration, and video footage publishers
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Google: Image Search
Includes over 150 million images.
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Picsearch
"a search engine for pictures and images " Uses a family filter.
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Webseek
Content based image and video catalog and search tool providing searching through images and videos by subject categories, text, and visual features from Columbia University.
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Yahoo! Picture Gallery
Images from Corbis. Includes a directory if you like browsing.
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AP Images
Contains The Associated Press' current year's photo library and a wide selection of images from their vast negative and print library, dating from the 1840s. Over 750,000 photos are available.
Searching for Sound
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AltaVista Media Search |
Findsounds.com
Search engines for finding sound effects and samples.
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Harvard Law School Forum
Historical speeches.
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Listen.com
Links to legally downloadable (free and fee) music on the Web. Search by artist's name or browse genres. Use Music Tools & Toys for advice on downloading players and music.
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MIDI Files
Search engine for midi files.
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Moviewavs.com
You guessed it! Over 8000 wav files from movies, cartoon shows and tv shows.
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SoundAmerica
Includes theme songs, sound effects, parodies, commercials, etc.
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Webplaces: Sound Clips
Categorized by items like: door sounds, nature, street sounds, bombs, etc.
Need Help?
If you can't find what you need
The most important thing about the Reference Department --don't hesitate to ask for help -- that's why we're here! Call the reference desk, ext. 5475 or email your question to AskZak.
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