Sound Images Video The Mediascape aims to introduce you to some useful online resources for finding sound clips, videos and images. It will help you to see how each might be useful in the course of your academic studies. Click in the boxes below to find out more. Return to this page by clicking on the icon Find further information and tutorials

Band of HM Royal Marines, Portsmouth and HMS Daring, by Between a Rock, Flickr Sound Sound resources could include lectures, music or sound effects. Listening to lectures or ‘oral histories’ can offer an alternative way of learning about a subject. Music might be your subject area, so you can expand your understanding of a composer or genre by listening to some examples. Perhaps you require sound effects to create media-rich presentations. The Library provides access to some sound resources. British Library Sounds is a good place to start. It includes music, spoken word and sound effects. Naxos Music Library is an excellent recorded music resource.British Library Sounds Naxos Music Library A full list of the Library’s recommended sound and video resources can be found on our Audio and Visual Resources page.Audio and Visual Resources Find Sounds Find Sounds is a search engine which enables you to search for sound effects available on the web. You should refer to copyright information on each site that it links you to. Visit to find out how to reference Audio or Video Audio or Video Podcasts

Video Video resources could include television programmes, films, newsreels, lectures and short clips. You could use video as an alternative way of learning about a topic. Perhaps you are a media or film studies student and watching videos is integral to your course. Video clips can also be used to enhance presentations. The Library provides access to some video resources. Box of Broadcasts is a good place to start. You can record, watch or listen to terrestrial television and radio programmes and even make clips for presentations.Box of Broadcasts A full list of the Library’s recommended sound and video resources can be found on our Audio and Visual Resources page. Audio and Visual Resources Visit to find out how to reference video clips from websites: Streaming video. YouTubeYouTube is perhaps the most popular video search tool. Refer to the JISC tutorial Internet for video and moving images for information on copyright. Vimeo is a resource which encourages copyright holders to share content freely.Internet for video and moving imagesVimeo

Images Images could be diagrams, photographs, works of art or templates for specific purposes, such as to assist the generation of computer games characters. Images can enhance coursework or presentations, support arguments and illustrate processes or concepts. The Library provides access to many image resources that have been copyright cleared for educational purposes. However, note: they must not be uploaded to the web. Artstor is a good place to start as it contains more than a million images relating to visual arts and culture. Artstor A full list of the Library’s recommended image resources can be found on our Audio and Visual Resources page. Audio and Visual Resources Visit to find out how to reference Images, illustrations and illustrations and diagrams Photo-sharing sites such as Flickr are places where you can upload your own photos and look at other peoples’. Images are often licensed by Creative Commons. Wikimedia Commons is an alternative resource, but all images can be shared. Caution: not all users who upload images understand copyright!FlickrCreative CommonsWikimedia Commons

JISC Digital Media website gives guidance on all aspects of finding and using sound, video and images. Click on the box to enter the site. Click on the relevant box to enter a tutorial END