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Open Educational Resources (OER)

Adapted from Open educational resources (OER) Guide by UQ Library. We would like to thank UQ Library for letting us use their guide as a template.

Using Audio

Music files may require attribution (unless the provider has stated otherwise). You will need to provide the creator/owner, title and licence type as a bare minimum.

Night Rain In Russian City
Night Rain In Russian City by Alexander Tram [CC BY 3.0], from SoundBible.com

Find or share audio

digccMixter
A music remixing site featuring remixes and samples licensed under Creative Commons licenses.
Jamendo
A platform to legally share music for free under Creative Commons licenses.
Free Music Archive
The Free Music Archive offers free downloads under Creative Commons and other licenses.
Soundcloud
A social sound platform for people to create and share music. Use this link to find sounds and songs licensed with Creative Commons.

Sound

Audio files in Wikimedia Commons
Find free audio files or upload your own.
Bensound
Royalty free music. Requires acknowledgement. Some music may require purchase, but most is free.
Freesound
A collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds.
Sounds in Wikimedia Commons
Free repository of sounds.

Podcasts

ABC Radio
Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio podcasts
Public Radio International
Podcasts from PRI with a global focus
University of Oxford Podcasts
Blue Dot Sessions
Blue Dot Sessions is a source of incidental music designed specifically for podcasts and video. Licensing is at different levels depending on the type of media you are creating and the intended use - can range from Creative Commons to payed subscription.

Creating audio files

Audacity
Free software for recording and editing audio.

Last Updated: May 23, 2022 1:22 PM
URL: https://libguides.jcu.edu.au/oer
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Subjects: Teaching Support

Tags: open_access, publishing, teaching

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