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Image and Multimedia Resources

Academic Search Premier Image Collection
Collection of more than 180,000 photographs and images including current events, sports, maps, entertainment, the sciences and historical interests. To search the image collection, click the "Images" link on the green toolbar.
American Memory
Collection of thousands of historic photographs, prints, maps, and other printed materials from the Library of Congress.
AP Images
Over 3.5 million current and historical news photographs and 60,000 graphics (including maps, timelines, logos and graphs) from the 1840s to the present.
ARTstor
Collection of approximately 500,000 images of architecture, painting, photography, sculpture, decorative arts and design, as well as archeological and anthropological objects.
GroveArt Online Image Collections
Follow the "Images" link to access more than 200,000 images of works of art held by museums and galleries around the world.
Photo Galaxy CDs
Burke Reserve Desk - TR655 .P56 2001
Collection of 5,400 royalty-free digital photos on five CD-ROMs. Can be used in graphics artwork, multimedia projects, web sites, brochures, flyers, etc.

Still can't find an image? Try one of the sites listed in the More Digital Collections section.

Or, use our guide to finding print images in the library.

American Memory: Motion Pictures
The Library of Congress' online collections feature hundreds of historic films dating back to the late 19th century.
Internet Archive: Moving Image Archive
Collection of thousands of videos ranging from classic full-length movies to daily alternative news broadcasts and user-uploaded videos (See rights information.)

Of particular note is the Prelinger Archives, an online collection of approximately 2,000 ephemeral (advertising, educational, industrial, and amateur) films made between 1927 and 1987.
ITN/Reuters Stock Footage Library
Burke Reserve Desk ? PN1998 .I64 2002
Collection of news clips from European news agencies.

AP Images
The AP Audio Database contains searchable audio clips from the 1920s to as recently as 48 hours ago. The database is accessed by clicking the "Audio" tab at the top of the screen.
BBC Sound Effects Library
Burke Reserve Desk - PN2091 .S6 B22 1991
Thousands of professional quality sound effects.
Extreme Music Library, Parts 1 and 2
Burke Reserve Desk - M1 .E92 1998 & M1 .E992 2000
Instrumental music, chiefly synthesized, for use in not-for-profit, educational audio, video and film productions.
Great Speeches of the 20^th Century
Burke Reserve Desk - E173 .G82 1991
Sixty-one historically important speeches by prominent 20th century American figures in politics, government, sports, civil rights, the women's movement, the armed forces, and the space program.
Historic Presidential Speeches
Burke Reserve Desk - E743 .L69 1995
The actual voices of seventeen American presidents from 1908-1993. The speeches were selected by the staff of the Library of Congress, surviving first ladies, and the living presidents and their staffs.
Period Backgrounds: Sound Effects
Burke Reserve Desk - PN2091 .S6 P4 1994
A wide variety of period atmosphere sound effects for stage production and sound beds for TV, radio, and multimedia programs. All 69 tracks were selected from both the British Library National Sound Archive and the collection of the Oscar-winning film sound mixer Peter Handford.

(Updated: August 18, 2008)