LibGuides: Digital Production &amp; Storytelling: Video & Image Collections

Kanopy Streaming Video (Limited Collection)
The database contains a selection of films and documentaries that have been specifically requested by faculty members.
The database contains a selection of films and documentaries that have been specifically requested by faculty members.

Open Video Collections from ALA Connect
Curated bibliography of open digital video collections
BBC Arabic documentaries
Minaa VOD
"Minaa VOD is the first interactive Video on Demand platform worldwide, specialized in collecting, harboring and celebrating regional creative docs from the Arab world, of different lengths, genres and styles and allowing their online streaming. Much emphasis will be given to audience and filmmakers’ engagement."
Documentary Tube.com
Watch Full-Length Documentaries Online for Free. Top Documentary Films
Freedocumentaries
"Freedocumentaries.org streams full-length documentary films free of charge, with no registration needed. For several films, we even offer the ability to watch trailers or to download the actual film...We adhere to all copyright laws and honor the wishes of the producers."
Internet Archive: Moving Image Archive
"Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more."
The National Archives: PIF
"View public information films from 1945-2006...a selection of ... public information films covering fascinating events from British post-war history."
European Film Gateway
"The EFG Portal gives you quick and easy access to hundreds of thousands of film historical documents as preserved in European film archives and cinémathèques: photos, posters, programmes, periodicals, censorship documents, rare feature and documentary films, newsreels and other materials. "
EU Screen
"EUscreen offers free online access to videos, stills, texts and audio from European broadcasters and audiovisual archives. Explore selected content from early 1900s until today."
Ad*Access - Duke University Library
The Ad*Access Project, funded by the Duke Endowment "Library 2000" Fund, presents images and information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Ad*Access concentrates on five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II, providing a coherent view of a number of major campaigns and companies through images preserved in one particular advertising collection available at Duke University.
TimesVideos
The New York Times Videos.
Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It's all the news that's fit to watch."

Britannica ImageQuest
Britannica Image Quest is an online file of more than two million rights-cleared images from some 40 image collections. Complete metadata, which includes the source, copyright holder, caption, and keywords, is provided for every image.
Britannica Image Quest is an online file of more than two million rights-cleared images from some 40 image collections. Complete metadata, which includes the source, copyright holder, caption, and keywords, is provided for every image.
ARTstor
The Artstor Digital Library is an image database featuring an unparalleled range of images from some of the world's leading museums, photo archives, scholars, and artists in one easily-navigated repository. All images are accompanied by comprehensive metadata and are rights-cleared for educational use.
The Artstor Digital Library is an image database featuring an unparalleled range of images from some of the world's leading museums, photo archives, scholars, and artists in one easily-navigated repository. All images are accompanied by comprehensive metadata and are rights-cleared for educational use.

The New York Public Library Digital Collections
Vast collection of images in the public domain available for use
British Library Photos on Flickr
"We have released over a million images onto Flickr Commons for anyone to use, remix and repurpose."

DVD Collection

The Library has a collection of documentaries and feature films in DVD format. Search for titles using the library catalog or visit the library and browse the collection.

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