As a student or employee at UiA, you have the right to download images, video and graphics completely free of charge from various platforms.
NB! The library's DVD collection is temporarily unavailable until 1 March 2022 due to the rebuilding of the library. In the meantime, you can place an order in Oria and we can try to borrow from other libraries.
Images from Colourbox
As a student or employee at UiA you get unrestricted access to images, videos and illustrations from Colourbox.com.
This includes:
Free use of images for presentations
Free use of images for educational purposes
Free use of images for student assignments
It is possible for you to edit the images
Colourbox images may be used for marketing and educational purposes, on products and advertisements. They are suitable for both electronic and printed material.
For editorial purposes, you must include the following credit “Illustration photo: Colourbox.com”
Account owner can download up to 30 images per month
At the start of the academic year, the account owner must reactivate their user account. See information on the right.
UiA's photo archive Skyfish
All the images in Skyfish are approved for use in line with the rules for privacy protection and intellectual property and can freely be used by students and staff.
The library has a collection of feature films, documentaries and films with educational content. The University Library has all the films/series that are listed on the syllabus at UiA as well as a number of classics.
Search for films in the library’s collection through Oria.
Enter your search words. To limit the search by resource type, type the word “video” in the search field.
If you choose the resource type “Audio Visual” you will find films that are available online (mainly related to music).
The library has access to Filmrommet (a Video on Demand-service from Norgesfilm) which contains various films in categories like feature film, documentary, short film, commercial and more. The films are for educators but may also be viewed in separate rooms in the library. Library staff will log you on.
TV and radio programmes
For research and documentation, you can order recordings of radio and TV programmes from the National Library for viewing in separate rooms at the library at UiA. You can order directly from the National Library. Read the terms and find booking instructions (in Norwegian).
For teaching, employees can order recordings of NRK programs from the AV center. Order by email post.avsentralen@kristiansand.kommune.no or give tips about new programs, which should be included. UiA is a party to the Norwaco agreement
Copyright and privacy protection
Copyright: Behind every photo, video clip or illustration is an artist who has the copyright to their intellectual property. We have no right to share and present these items without special permission.