Specialised Content Site
These are websites which offer only one format of content but specialise in that field.
We have provided a list of specialised websites and the formats available for each below.
The table is responsive to your screen size. If you are using a small screen view click on the + next to the repository’s title in order to see a full list of formats available.
| Website | Requires login to download? | Creative Commons Licensed? | Sound Effects | Video | Images | Music | Textbook/eBooks | Presentations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flickr | N | All CC licenses | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Freesound | N | CC0 CC BY CC BY-NC | Y | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jamendo | N | All CC licences | - | - | - | Y | - | - |
| Pixabay | N | CC0 | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Slideshare | Y | All CC licences, plus some all rights reserved | - | - | - | - | - | Y |
| Soundcloud | N | All CC licenses, plus some all rights reserved | Y | - | - | Y | - | - |
| Vimeo | N | All CC licences plus Public Domain | - | Y | - | - | - | - |
| YouTube | n/a* | CC BY | - | Y | - | - | - | - |
| University of Edinburgh Image Collections | N | All CC licences | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| Wellcome Collection | N | All CC licences | - | - | Y | - | - | - |
| OpenStax | N | All CC licences | - | - | - | - | Y | - |
* Creative Commons licensed videos on YouTube can only be remixed online using the YouTube video studio remix tool.
Open Repositories: Many choose to upload and share their resources on an open repository where anyone can upload and download learning resources in more than one format for reuse and remixing.
