Digital Video Collection Guide
A bibliography of licensed and open digital video collections compiled by Scott Spicer, Media Outreach Librarian, University of Minnesota
Open Access (free) Internet Sites for Streaming Video
A guide compiled by Arizona State University's Media Librarian Deg Farrelly
Reelgood A comprehensive Website to locate streaming videos (documentaries, movies, TV series, etc.)
University of California in San Diego Library Guide to free and legal streaming videos
University of Virginia Library Guide to free and legal streaming videos
A. Comprehensive Free Video Sites
American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB)
Documentary Stream (under construction)
Internet Movie Database (IMDB) TV (movies and TV shows)
National Film Registry (Library of Congress)
Tubi (A collection of movies and TV shows free of charge. Includes commercials)
University Videos Digital Library
YouTube (Be sure to use "Filter" after your search and select "Creative Commons" to filter out illegal videos from the search results)
B. Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
Annenberg Learner (Requires a license if used in teaching)
C. Public Lectures and Cultural Events
Hammer Museum Watch+Listen (UCLA)
D.1. Archaeology, Natural history & Anthropology
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
D.2. Business, Economics & Finance
World Trade Organization (WTO)
D.3. Education
D.4. Government, Politics & Law
D.5. Health & Medicine
D.6. History
American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Mike Wallace Interviews 1957-1958 (65 interviews with famous opeople)
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
D.7. Human Rights, Global & Environmental Issues
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
UN International Decade for Action "Water for Life" 2005-2015
D.8. Language & Literature
LangMedia Resources for World Languages
Librivox (Audio books in Public Domain)
D.9. Performing Arts
John Cage Video Archive / New World Symphony
Library of Congress National Jukebox
Opera Vision (Sponsored by the European Union)
VK.Com (Patrick Petitjean's videos) [Over two thousands complete operas and concerts]
D.10. Psychology
National Institute of Mental Health
D.11. Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)
Astronomy and Physics
Mars Exploration Rover Mission
Chemistry
General Science
Mathematics
Natural Sciences
California Academy of Sciences
Nature Online Video Streaming Archive
According to the Copyright law, any material created since 1929 is copyrighted and its use requires permission from the copyright holder.
Please read the "terms of use" for each website listed in this guide. If it states that the website is for personal use only, it's content cannot be used in classroom for teaching (even in non-profit institutions) or in public performance situations such as an event at the university.
There are a few exceptions, however. Some materials can be used freely if the copyright holders has given their permission for their works to be used freely or with a few restrictions. These works are called works with "Creative Commons" licenses. In addition, if the amount of the material used is small it falls into fair use for educational purposes in a non-profit educational institution.
Many media materials created and performed before 1929 are in public domain and can be used freely. Attention must be paid for revised and edited versions made after 1929 for these materials that results in placing them under copyright protection.
Disclaimer: UIW Libraries are not responsible for any of the content linked from these sites. We cannot guarantee availability of the content they provide, nor assume responsibility for the functionality of these sites.
