This page provides help locating images, audio, textbooks and more that are free to use and modify provided you abide by any licensing terms noted on each site. This includes works in the public domain, and works that are made available under a Creative Commons license.
Need help identifying copyright-friendly materials? Contact a subject librarian.
Types of sources in this guide:
Open Education Resource (OER) databases provide access to teaching materials that can be reused and remixed under Creative Commons licenses.
Open access (OA) journals are free for anyone to read without a subscription. Many apply Creative Commons licenses to their content.
*Learn more about support for open access publishing at MacEwan.
Open textbooks are free to use, share, and modify under Creative Commons licenses.
Below are some good places to find openly licensed videos online for reuse. Check license terms for individual videos as they vary.
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