Forget journeys into the stacks or stints at a library scanner: For more and more of the New York Public Library's collections, access is just a click away. On Wednesday, the library released more ...

Earlier this month, Open Culture pointed to a big move from the British Library: the library is putting a million images into the public domain. An image by Eliza F. Manning from “The Coming of Father ...

This module explores the basic concepts of copyright law. It provides a general introduction to the elements of copyright important to librarians. Other modules will discuss these topics in detail. “I ...

From Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe A Gand (1845-1880) (all images courtesy the Biodiversity Heritage Library) “We need the tonic of wildness,” writes Henry David Thoreau in his 1854 ...

The British Library is one of the greatest libraries in the world, with a collection than spans more than 170 million artifacts—the largest in the world. For the past two decades the British Library ...

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. “No permission required, ...

Numerous books, films and other works first published in 1926 enter the public domain on January 1. Center for the Study of the Public Domain When writer Benjamin Hoff published the Tao of Pooh in ...

Music is copyrighted until it isn’t. Eventually, titles enter the public domain, which means they are free to use and download for any purpose. There are a lot of websites that showcase and provide ...

The New York Public Library has made 180,000 old-timey, out-of-copyright pictures available as high-res downloads through its Digital Collections website. "No permission required, no hoops to jump ...