Images & Multimedia
Images
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CARLI Digital Collections
CARLI Digital Collections was established in 2006 as a repository for digital content created by member libraries of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) or purchased by the consortium for use by its members. CARLI Digital Collections uses the CONTENTdm digital asset management tool to describe and deliver digital representations of myriad special collections including printed and manuscript materials, images, and sound recordings. It also guarantees researchers access to cross-institution and cross-collection searches integrating previously disparate and possibly remote special collections. -- copied from publisher's site (Full text) Service = Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI)
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Chicago Collections
The place to discover the history and culture of Chicago. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Chicago Collections Consortium
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Credo Reference: NationalGalleryCollection
High definition images with metadata from the National Gallery, London. -- copied from publisher's site (Full text) Service = Credo
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Saskia Art Images
The collection contains 30,000 digital images of paintings, sculpture and architecture, including images from many important collections: the Prado, the Kunsthistorisches Museum, the Uffizi, and the Louvre as well as archaeological sites in Greece, Italy, Turkey and Egypt. The images can be displayed and downloaded in high-resolution format. Descriptive data about the images includes references to the occurrences of these images in 19 major art history texts. (Multimedia) Service = Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI)
- Selected Image Sites
Videos
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Art and Architecture in Video
A collection of documentaries and interviews illustrating the history, theory and practice of art, design and architecture. (Multimedia) Service = Alexander Street Press, LLC
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Bates' Visual Guide
Bates' Visual Guide includes Bates' Physical Examination Videos and OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations) Clinical Skills Videos. These videos deliver head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques for assessment and clinical medicine. The site features more than 8 hours of video content. (Multimedia) Service = Wolters Kluwer
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Classical Music in Video
1,000 hours of classical music performances and masterclasses captured on video approximately 1,500 performances in all. The collection contains performances of all forms of classical music, including major orchestral performances by leading orchestras, plus chamber music, oratorio, and solo performances, along with masterclasses and interviews with master teachers from around the world. (Multimedia) Service = Alexander Street Press, LLC
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Criminal Justice and Public Safety in Video
A collection of documentaries, training videos, and interviews illustrating the strategies, techniques, and experiences of professionals serving on the front lines of justice and public safety. (Multimedia) Service = Alexander Street Press, LLC
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Filmakers Library Online
Provides documentaries with relevance across the curriculum race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, literature, and more. It presents points of view and historical and current experiences from diverse cultures and traditions world-wide. (Multimedia) Service = Alexander Street Press, LLC
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Masterworks Video Collection
A collection of art history videos. Each short documentary showcases an artist and a key piece, illuminating the context and history of the work. Illustrated and compellingly presented (narration accompanies each film), these films provide insight into master works of painting. (Multimedia) Service = Credo
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National Geographic Video Collection
From National Geographic, one of the most trusted names in education, this video collection contains visually-rich and captioned video clips covering a range of disciplines including Astronomy, Anthropology, Atmospheric Science, Botany, Chemistry, Geography, Zoology and more. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = Credo
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Sports Medicine and Exercise Science in Video
Video collection in the areas of fitness and health assessment, disease management, injury treatment, nutrition, medical fitness, sport science, work-site wellness, exercise adherence, and much more. Developed through an exclusive partnership with Healthy Learning, the world's leading producer of sports medicine videos, the collection features an array of internationally renowned physicians, exercise scientists, certified athletic trainers, physical therapists, registered dieticians, sport psychologists, personal trainers, and health/wellness experts who share information, ideas, and insights on the principles, techniques, and modalities of modern exercise science and sports medicine. (Multimedia) Service = Alexander Street Press, LLC
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Theatre in Video
Collection of performances of the world's leading plays, together with more than 100 film documentaries, online in streaming video. (Multimedia) Service = Alexander Street Press, LLC
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Video Hound's Golden Movie Retriever 2011
Reviews movies that are available on DVD or tape. Each entry includes title, alternate title, one-to four-bone rating, year released, MPAA rating, brief review, length, format, country of origin, cast, technical personnel, awards and made-for-television/cable/video designations. (Full text) Service = Cengage Learning
- Selected Video Sites

Sound
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National Jukebox
Historical recordings from the Library of Congress (Full text) Service = Library of Congress
- Selected Sound Sites
Maps
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A to Z Maps
Online database of downloadable maps for university and college libraries. Includes a diverse range of maps, including modern outline, political, thematic, topographic, scientific, and animated maps, as well as tens of thousands of antique maps of the world, individual countries, holy lands, U.S. states, and U.S. towns and cities, in several digital formats. (Full text) Service = World Trade Press
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National Geographic USGS Maps
An easy to use web interface that allows anyone to quickly find any 7.5 minute topo in the continental U.S.A. for downloading and printing. Each topo has been pre-processed to print on a standard home, letter size printer. These are the same topos that were printed by USGS on giant bus-sized presses but are now available in multi-page PDFs that can be printed just about anywhere. -- copied from publisher's site (Multimedia) Service = National Geographic Maps
- Selected Map Sites
Related Subject Guides
This web page was reviewed on 5/19/2020.