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GENERAL & INFORMATIVE WEBSITES

General News, Informational, and Educational Websites

Smithsonian Magazine
Smithsonian magazine places a Smithsonian lens on the world, looking at the topics and subject matters researched, studied, and exhibited by the Smithsonian Institution—science, history, art, popular culture, and innovation—and chronicling them every day for our diverse readership.
Getty Resources
Getty is a cultural and philanthropic institution dedicated to the presentation, conservation, and interpretation of the world’s artistic legacy. Get FREE tools and support for work and study in art and cultural heritage.
Coursera
Coursera partners with more than 200 leading universities and companies to bring flexible, affordable, job-relevant online learning to individuals and organizations worldwide. They offer a range of learning opportunities—from hands-on projects and courses to job-ready certificates and degree programs.
They have a range of free courses and paid ones if you are looking for something more in-depth.
CNN
View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics, and health. Completely free to use.
ABC News
A Source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos. Free to use, though some parts of the site require a subscription.
Reference Desk
Claimed by some to be the best website on the internet, Reference Desk is an extremely useful site that gives you everything from business and finance information to federal government resources, scholarship details, links to newspapers and calendars, search engines, and so much more. Free and easy to use!

Informative & Free Resources Websites

These curated and educational websites contain a lot of FREE content in many different subject areas. Visit these recommended websites to view and download free courses, audiobooks, ebooks, movies & more!

Open Culture
Open Culture brings together high-quality cultural & educational media for the worldwide lifelong learning community. It’s all free. It’s all enriching.
Future Learn
Learn online with world-class universities and industry experts and develop your career, learn a new skill, or pursue your hobbies. *Access to a course is free for a limited amount of duration. You can upgrade your experience and get additional course work or get unlimited access to all courses on Future Learn for a price per year.
PBS Learning Media
PBS SoCal | KCET and PBS have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more just for learners like you.
Solution Tree
Solution Tree is a professional development company and publisher of educational material for K–12 educators. Founded in 1998, the company provides services and products that include books, videos, conferences, workshops, consultation, and online courses. These are all free to use online.
edX
Created by Harvard and MIT, edX provides online university-level courses in a wide range of disciplines to a plethora of people, worldwide. Some courses cost nothing, while others do require a subscription.
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Double-check their sources before using any of these. Its completely free to use.
Reference Desk
Claimed by some to be the best website on the internet, Reference Desk is an extremely useful site that gives you everything from business and finance information to federal government resources, scholarship details, links to newspapers and calendars, search engines, and so much more. Free and easy to use!

INSTRUCTIONAL LEARNING COURSES

Learning Courses

LinkedIn Learning
Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Future Learn
Learn online with world-class universities and industry experts and develop your career, learn a new skill, or pursue your hobbies. *Access to a course is FREE for a limited amount of duration. You can upgrade your experience and get additional course work or get unlimited access to all courses on Future Learn for a price per year.
Standford Online
Stanford Online offers a limited amount of FREE online courses that provide you with an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills and study new and emerging topics. Though not all courses are available, several online courses require payment.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a nonprofit. Learn for FREE about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more. Free for learners and educators!
Coursera
Access a limited amount of FREE online courses from top universities like Yale, Michigan, and Stanford. Courses include recorded auto-graded and peer-reviewed assignments, video lectures, and community discussion forums. When you complete a course, you’ll be eligible to receive a shareable electronic Course Certificate for a small fee. Several courses require payment.
Udemy
Access a limited amount of FREE courses from Udemy to help you make the most of your time, from working at home to trending technical skills and self-improvement, wherever you are. Though several courses require you to sign up for a set price.
Codecademy
Codecademy offers courses to make learning to code and designing websites fun and easy. All the classes are FREE, though a new paid plan offers additional learning tools and live support.
TED Ed
To support the millions of students, parents, and teachers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, TED-Ed is working with expert educators and TED speakers throughout the world to create and share high-quality, interactive, video-based lessons on a daily basis, for FREE.
Quizlet
Quizlet is a FREE app (that makes money from advertising and paid subscriptions for additional features) for making flashcards and online quizzes, which can be used privately or shared publicly.
Wolfram Alpha
A FREE computational knowledge engine that generates output by doing computations, for personal noncommercial use. Access to enhanced features and ad-free site use is available through a subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro.
Chegg Prep
Chegg Prep a FREE powerful self-study tool you can use to discover, create, and share flashcards.

WRITING & GRAMMAR

Writing & Grammar Resources

Enhance your writing with these helpful free to low costing resources!

Open Culture - Online Writing & Journalism Courses
This site includes a lot of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). If you want to enroll in a free version of a MOOC, please select the “Full Course, No Certificate” (edX) or “Audit” (Coursera) option. If you opt to take the course for a certificate/credential, you will be charged.
Grammarly
The free version of Grammarly checks spelling and grammar. You can upgrade to Pro for a price per month, quarter, or year.
Purdue OWL: Online Writing Lab
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University houses writing resources and instructional material, and provide these as a FREE service.
The Elements of Style eBook
This classic reference book is a must-have for any student and conscientious writer. Intended for use in which the practice of composition is combined with the study of literature, it gives in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style and concentrates attention on the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.

SCREENPLAYS & SCREENWRITING

Screenplays & Treatments Resources

Alexander Street Press Film Scripts Online
Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
BBC Script Library
The BBC is the world’s leading public service broadcaster. Read BBC TV, Radio, and Film scripts for FREE!
Daily Script
A collection of movie scripts and screenplays to serve as a resource for writers and actors and those who simply enjoy reading movie scripts.
Drew’s Script-o-Rama
The titular Drew has been sharing scripts with curious readers and writers for almost two decades now and has a vast library from which to choose from. A great benefit of Script-O-Rama is that it holds several drafts of certain movies, an invaluable resource for those who want to see how a Hollywood film evolves in the writing process.
Go Into The Story Screenplays
100+ scripts made available for FREE by studios and production companies.
IMSDB – Internet Movie Screenplay Database
IMDB has proven a valuable resource for researching movie crews, casts, and trivia. IMSDB is just as useful for those looking for screenplays of all kinds and genres for FREE.
Movie Scripts and Screenplays
A bunch of Movie Scripts and Screenplays on the 'net in one location for FREE.
The Screenplay Database
All screenplays are uploaded and can be downloaded for FREE for Educational purposes only and no copyright infringement is intended.
Screenplays for You
A famous collection of FREE movie scripts and screenplays!
Script City
Script City sells screenplays that have been produced. They do not sell scripts in development. The scripts are all photocopies of the original draft they have in stock. All of these screenplays are for educational purposes only. No rights are given or implied.
Simply Scriptts
A database of hundreds of FREE downloadable scripts, movie scripts, screenplays, and transcripts of current, classic, and maybe a few soon-to-be-released movies, television, anime, unproduced, and radio shows.
The TV Calling Script Library
You will find here a lot of TV scripts, and occasionally a few pitches, outlines, and bibles (not the religious kind), for FREE.
TV Writing
This site will have plenty of TV screenplays for FREE.
Celtx Scriptwriting Tools
Video pre-production and production tools for teams. Call sheets, shot lists, storyboards, schedules, breakdowns, calendars, sides, and more. Web-based and Cloud-based. Trial versions are available but you can upgrade to an account for a fee.

Screenwriting Blogs

Alex Epstein Blogspot
Alex Epstein is a narrative director for games, a writer for television and movies, a voice director, and an author. Read his Blog, Complications Ensue: The Crafty Game, TV, and Screenwriting Blog.
Danny Stack Blog
Danny Stack is a writer and director specializing in the kids/family genre. Read his Blog for insights.
Gideon's Screenwriting Tips: Now You're a Screenwriter
Blog about Screenwriting tips to help you write better.
Go Into The Story by Scott Myers Blog
The Official Screenwriting Blog of the Black List. Named "Best of the Best" Scriptwriting Website by Writer's Digest
Industrial Scripts
A script consultancy by people with significant track records in development and legitimate industry connections, delivering the deepest and best script notes.
The JoBlo Movie Network
The JoBlo Movie Network features the latest movie trailers, posters, previews & interviews all in one place! Updated daily with the latest news from Hollywood!
Ken Levine Blogspot
Kenneth Levine is an American writer, director, and producer in the television and film industry, and an author. His Blog site was named one of the BEST 25 BLOGS by TIME Magazine.
LA Screenwriter
The goal of LA Screenwriter is to bring the best screenwriting tools, resources, and advice together into one place so that established and novice writers alike can continue to improve their craft.
My Blank Page Blog
Script Magazine's pick for "Website of the Week"
ScreenCraft
ScreenCraft’s mission is to foster the careers of emerging writers and filmmakers by providing inspiration and insight into the craft of screenwriting and the business of Hollywood, and by connecting emerging talent with working industry professionals.
Screenwriting from Iowa Blog
This blog serves mainly as a conduit for notes and quotes gathered from top screenwriters and directors—and storytellers in general—with the hope that they will give a sense of direction to those wanting to write screenplays, make movies, and create content—especially those in unusual places.
The Screenwriting Spark
Do you want to write screenplays? The Screenwriting Spark was created to help inspire the aspiring. Here you’ll find hundreds of websites, blogs, tips, resources & videos created by passionate screenwriters like you.
Script Angel - The Writers' Hub
Insider advice, support, analysis and tools to help you elevate your screenwriting craft, develop your voice and navigate your screenwriting career.
The Script Lab
The Script Lab delivering weekly content of interviews and discussions with writers, filmmakers, and film school educators.
Script Mag
With inside information, articles written by working writers and filmmakers, and in-depth interviews, Script is the resource on every scriptwriter’s must-read list.
Script Reader Pro Resources
Script Reader Pro is based on helping screenwriters live the life they want and need to live—the creative life.
Script Shadow
A site reviewing the latest scripts in Hollywood.
The Story Department
To empower creative writers worldwide, by curating information and sharing experience.

BOOKS

Book Resources

EBSCO eBooks
Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.

ProQuest eBook Central
Ebook Central makes it easy to manage discovery, selection, acquisition, administration and reporting all in one place. Browse through ProQuest’s Arts Ebook Subscription covers topics from art, architecture, dance, design, music, performing arts, film/screen studies, and more.

Hoopla Digital: eBooks & Audiobooks
Instantly borrow digital books and audiobooks 24/7 with a library card. You are required to have a Public Library Card from your public library in order to access this free resource.
Viz: Manga
Stream FREE Manga favorites.
International Children's Digital Library Foundation
ICDL Foundation provides a digital library of outstanding children's books from around the world. Access hundreds of FREE children's books.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 FREE eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them.
Overdrive
Borrow and read free ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines for FREE from your library using your phone or tablet. Must obtain a Public Library Card from your local library.
Bartleby.com: Reference Books
Bartleby.com provides free Web access to a comprehensive collection of reference, verse, fiction, and nonfiction works.
HathiTrust Digital Library
HathiTrust Digital Library preserves and provides lawful access to the 17+ million digitized items for FREE. The Emergency Temporary Access Service permits temporary, emergency access to the collection for member libraries during service disruptions caused by the glocal pandemic.
The Los Angeles Public Library
The LAPL provides free online resources, including eBooks to users of the public library. Become a member of the LAPL. Students can sign-up via e-Card Registration (for Los Angeles Residents) and get instant access to free online resources. *** Online students that are not located in LA region, check with your local public library for the same or similar services.
Library Genesis
Free Downloadable Books

GRAPHIC NOVELS & COMICS

Graphic Novels & Comics Resources

ANIMATION TOOLS

Animation Resources

Powtoon
Powtoon is a FREE leading video and visual communication platform. Powtoon's mission is to empower individuals, teams, and companies to achieve measurable results by transforming communications into visual experiences that get their audience to care, connect, and act. Subscription models for a price.

STREAMING MEDIA

Streaming Video Resources

This library guide highlights free educational streaming movies, tv shows, and clips that you can view in your courses or use for research.

Copyright Protection: Streaming videos and audios cannot be downloaded to your computer. The owners of the content give you the right to view or listen to the files in real-time. However, the rights to save, copy or distribute the files are held by the copyright owner and protected by law.

Fair Use: As long as you view or listen to these files as part of a class session or by yourself, you are covered under fair use.

Public Performance: We do not have public performance rights for any of these streaming videos or audios. For example, a group of students who watch one of these videos during a college student club or organizational meeting would not be covered under fair use. That would be considered a public performance.

See Swank's brochure, "Film and Video Copyright Infringement: What Your College or University Needs to Know About the Public Performance of Movies," for more information.

CONtv
CONtv has a rich library of comedy, action and sci-fi movies. Users can also find a great number of TV shows, Comic-Con events and watch anime live. There are FREE as well as paid subscription accounts on CONtv. If you access the content using the free subscription, ads will be displayed and have limited access.
Crackle
It's an entirely FREE streaming video service that is fully supported by video ads that run before and in the middle of content.
The CW TV
No subscription needed, just FREE. At present, The CW only provides access to the last 5 episodes for free, as it did on Hulu.
Hoopla Digital: Movies & TV Shows
Instantly borrow digital movies and television shows 24/7 with a library card. You are required to have a Public Library Card from your public library in order to access this free resource.
iFlix
The all new iflix FREE service, makes many of iflix's most popular and exclusive programs and features available to users in Philippines completely for free.
IMDb TV
IMDb TV is a free, ad-supported streaming video channel available in the United States on the IMDb app, the IMDb website, the Amazon Prime Video app, and Amazon Fire TV devices.
Internet Archive: Moving Image Archive
Download or listen to free movies, films, and videos. Many of these videos are available for free download.
Kanopy
Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Library of Congress - Collections with Films, Videos
The Library of Congress acquires, organizes, provides access to, maintains, secures, and preserves collections. View the collections of films and videos.
LinkedIn Learning
Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
National Film Board of Canada
Watch quality Canadian documentary, animation, and fiction films for FREE online.
Open Culture: Free Movies Online: Great Classics, Indies, Noir, Westerns, etc.
Watch movies free online.
Open Vault
Open Vault provides unique and historically important content produced by the public television and radio station WGBH. Watch for FREE.
PBS
PBS provides access to selected programs from selected PBS series for FREE (such as Nature, American Experience, Nova, and Frontline, among others.)
Plex TV
Watch Live TV for FREE. The 'Movies & TV' streaming service is free to all users and ad-supported. To start watching Plex Live TV free, you'll first need to set up a Plex Media Server on a compatible device
Pluto TV
Pluto TV is a FREE live-stream television and on-demand video service. It has more than 250 unique live channels that stream content - with commercial breaks - at no charge to the consumer. There also are on-demand selections.
Popcorn Flix
Popcornflix is a free on-demand streaming service that offers movies and TV episodes without the hassle of a monthly subscription. In exchange for the free content, Popcornflix inserts ads into the viewing experience.
The Roku Channel
Hundreds of Roku channels are FREE including YouTube, Pandora, PBS, PBS Kids, Hasbro, Crackle, VEVO, CrunchyRoll, Baeble, Popcornflix, Smithsonian, and much more! There are no monthly fees for watching free channels or for using a Roku device.
Swank Digital Campus
Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
The Television Academy - The Archive of American Television
Hosted by the TV Academy Foundation this archive provides access to hundreds of in-depth video interviews with TV's greatest legends and pioneers for FREE. These television history interviews can be browsed by person, show, topic, or profession. New interviews and indexes are added regularly.
Tubi
Tubi is a legal streaming service that is entirely FREE. The Tubi app is free to install, and all of the content is always free to watch.
UbuWeb Film & Video
UbuWeb is a completely independent resource dedicated to all strains of the avant-garde, ethnopoetics, and outsider arts for FREE.
Vimeo
Upload videos from anywhere, and access them whether you're at home, or on the go. Download the app for free to start watching incredible videos from the Vimeo community, and sharing some of your own.
Viz: Anime
Stream FREE Anime favorites.
VRV
The best in anime, gaming, tech, cartoons, and more! Create a FREE account to keep watching across their apps, build a watchlist, or go premium to sync & watch videos offline for a price/month.
Vudu
Watch thousands of full-length movies and TV shows for FREE with limited ads. No subscriptions. You can also create an account to buy, rent, or create your very own media library with purchased digital films.
YouTube: Movies & Shows
Watch movies with ads for Free! Also, Buy or Rent options are available for certain movies.

LEISURE & SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT

Leisure & Sports Entertainment

American Hiking
At American Hiking Society (AHS), we envision a world where everyone feels a sense of belonging in the hiking community and has lasting access to meaningful hiking experiences, be that in urban, frontcountry, or backcountry settings. At our core, we are a community of hikers, or more simply, a community of people who more broadly share a love of foot (or assisted) travel outside along paths, trails, sidewalks, and more.
California Parks
Whether you are an experienced outdoor enthusiast or a new one, we look forward to seeing you on California’s park trails, beaches, mountains and the deserts but ask that you recreate responsibly.
ESPN
ESPN gives you sports news coverage, scores, highlights, and commentary for NFL, MLB, NBA, College Football, NCAA Basketball, and more. Free and available for all to use.
International Journal of Sport Management, Recreation & Tourism
All articles published in IJSMaRT are peer-reviewed and upon acceptance will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download
LA County Parks
Yearning to spend more time outside? Tired of a monthly gym membership? You’re in luck! LA County has sixty parks designed for all kinds of fitness needs. From fitness zones to yoga classes to walking clubs, there’s something for everyone in the family. So find the park closest to you and start reaping the benefits of fitness in the park. 60 Fitness & Exercising Parks, 30 Fitness Par Courses, 30 Fitness Zones
Men's Health
Every month, our editors and reporters seek the advice of the most trusted, experienced, and academically affiliated authorities in health, fitness, weight loss, relationships, and more. We also keep an eye out for the latest new research in the world’s most credible, peer-reviewed academic journals, and distill it for our readers in a way that’s practical, accessible, and easy to understand. Furthermore, every story in the print edition is subjected to a rigorous fact-checking process, in which a team of researchers thoroughly vets all factual claims for accuracy.
Nutrition
Nutrition.gov is a USDA-sponsored website that offers credible information to help you make healthful eating choices.
The Sports and Entertainment LLC Group
THE SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
TSEG represents professional athletes, coaches, front office executives, broadcasters, networks, arena and event owners, sponsors and other industry participants involved in all levels of the business of sports. We routinely advise our clients on a wide variety of matters, including athlete-team contract negotiations; athlete endorsement agreements; intellectual property protection; real estate matters; charitable trust planning; tax and wealth preservation planning.
Sports Business Journal
SBJ provides the news, the networking, and the data to equip the most powerful executives in the sports business to make more informed decisions, deals, and partnerships. Free Online to anyone.
Woman's Health
Highly Experienced Doctors Dedicated To Providing Exceptional Care. Call Us! Over 40 Years Experience. Full Range of Services. Most Insurances/Medi-Cal. Online Booking.
YMCA
At the Y, we create opportunities for people to improve their lives and their communities. Through empowering young people, improving individual and community well-being, and inspiring action, we aim to create meaningful change across the country.

ORGANIZATIONAL TOOLS

Organizational Tools and Resources

Habitica: Gamified Taskmanager
Habitica is a FREE habit and productivity app that treats your real life like a game. Habitica can help you achieve your goals to become healthy and happy. You can also download the app on your Android or iOS through the App Store.
Google Workspace
Get video, chat, email, files, tasks, and access to tools & apps all in one place. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.

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Formerly known as Google G Suite
Microsoft Office for Students
Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access and download the Microsoft Office products.
Clickup
One of the best organizational tools which you can use is an effective Project Management Software that will let you keep track of all of your activities in a central location. ClickUp is one of the best there is when it comes to PMS.
With ClickUp being free software, you can enjoy a bunch of premium features without paying a cent. It has a distinct look and feel to Discord, so its easy to follow and understand.
Simplenote
True to its name, Simplenote is a very simplistic way of taking down notes in this world of complexities at every turn. This app will let you write down and organize your thoughts so that you are prepared for everything the world throws at you. Free for you to use.
Notion.so
Notion.so falls under the category of knowledge management software that is used as an organizational tool. It is a great tool that lets you easily write down stuff as you do on a piece of paper, easily organize your information and even add tables without thinking about or learning different interface menus like some of the other applications out there. Free for you to use when you sign up.
Slite
Slite is an incredible organizational tool that lets you collaborate with your team while writing down notes about the project. This application lets you make long-lasting documents that don’t require going through the chaos of different interface walkthroughs you have to learn before working on certain applications. Free to sign up and use, and you can also buy a premium account for more perks and options.
Lucidchart
Lucidchart is a visual workspace equipped with all the tools and features that you would need to map all of your ideas and thoughts, and organize everything in a wonderful interface.
It has some outstanding features like proper diagramming, data visualization that helps you map out different data mountains and organize them into simpler pieces. It also promotes collaboration that helps accelerate understanding and innovation drive. Free to use and you can pay to upgrade for more premium features.

DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS

Dictionary & Encyclopedia Websites

Cambridge Dictionary
Cambridge University Press has been publishing dictionaries for learners of English since 1995. Cambridge Dictionaries Online began offering these dictionaries completely free of charge in 1999 — and today, Cambridge Dictionary is still growing.
Dictionary
Dictionary.com strives to enable and inspire connection, communication, learning, creativity, and expression in a world powered by words.
Encyclopedia
THE WORLD’S #1 ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA. Search over 200 individual encyclopedias and reference books from the worlds most trusted publishers.
Encyclopedia Britannica
We innovate how the world learns through credible and memorable experiences
We are Britannica Group, Inc, the world-wide leader at the forefront of the information revolution for 250 years. We have empowered the way the world teaches and learns, and we continue to pave the way in reimagining discovery and inquiry. Inspiring curiosity and instilling the joy of learning is how Britannica builds the world’s future leaders.
Merriam Webster Dictionary
For more than 180 years, Merriam-Webster has been America's leading provider of language information. Each month, our award-winning websites, apps, and social media channels offer guidance to tens of millions of visitors. In print, our publications include Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (among the best-selling books in American history) and dictionaries for English-language learners. All Merriam-Webster products and services are backed by the largest team of professional dictionary editors and writers in America.
Oxford English Dictionary
Discover the story of English. More than 600,000 words, over a thousand years. Welcome to OED Online. If you or your library subscribes, dive straight in to the riches of the English language. If not, click on the images below to learn more about the OED, see What's new, or take a look at Aspects of English, our language feature section.
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is FREE content that anyone can edit, use, modify, and distribute. Since all your contributions are freely licensed to the public, no editor owns any article; all of your contributions can and will be mercilessly edited and redistributed.

CAREERS & JOBS

Career & Job Websites

Addeco
If you’re looking for a job—a great job—we can help you get in the door at some incredible companies. Need to hire good people? We know thousands. Let us introduce you. No matter where you are, we can help you get where you want to go in your career.
CalCareers
The State of California offers a wide variety of careers and jobs, ranging from accounting to zoology. The services our employees provide are truly essential to the people of California. In public service, you will spend every day doing work that is vital to your state and your community.
Indeed
An American worldwide employment-related search engine for job listings. Posting a job on Indeed is FREE or you can choose to promote your job as a Sponsored Job to make the right hire faster.
LA Department of Water and Power Careers
Providing clean, reliable water and power and excellent customer service in a safe, environmentally responsible and cost-effective manner.
LAUSD Jobs
LAUSD Talent Acquisition and Selection Branch is the second largest school district. We are at the forefront of innovation in public schools and work.
Linked in
LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network...But our vision is bigger: to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. To make our vision a reality, we need your talent. Are you in? The mission of LinkedIn is simple: connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful.
Metro Careers
Earn Regular Hourly Pay and Excellent Benefits. Learn More! Med/Dent/Vis Benefits. Retirement Program. Tuition Assistance. Earn Up To $23.63 An Hr.
Robert Half Talent Solutions
We’re doing everything we can to keep you working – and in a healthy and safe way. We’re adding new remote jobs each day. And we’re making it easy for you to work from home using a device from Robert Half.
ZipRecruiter
Actively Connecting People to Their Next Great Opportunity. ZipRecruiter was founded to make meaningful connections between job seekers and employers.What started as a way to help small businesses find great candidates has grown into a leading online employment marketplace that connects millions of job seekers with companies of all sizes.

AUDIO

Audio Resources

BBC Sound Effects
These sound effects are made available by the BBC in WAV format to download for use under the terms of the RemArc Licence. The Sound Effects are BBC copyright, but they may be used for personal, educational, or research purposes, as detailed in the license.
For commercial use, you can license sound effects.
ProSound Effects
PSE develops highly curated sound effects libraries for sound artists, editors, designers, audio engineers, media companies, schools, and nonprofits. * Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.

Download royalty-free music beats and audio effects for your projects! Some tunes may require you to credit the source.

Audio Micro
The web’s largest library of micro stock music and sounds will definitely be a helpful resource to bookmark. Sound clips are categorized by type, like amusement and game sounds or animal sounds.
BenSound
You can download royalty-free stock music for YouTube and your multimedia projects. (No remixes.)
Epidemic Sound
Start your free trial & discover world class composers, artists and bands in our library. Join the family of creators using Epidemic Sound & take your content to the next level.
Free Sound Affects
Scroll down to access Free Sound Effects section in the left hand menu. If you need better quality sound effects and a legal license to use in your project then search for royalty free sound effects in the Paid Sound Effects section. A one-time fee gives you a lifetime license for use in as many of your projects as you need. Only the Paid Sound Effects come with a legal license for use.
Partners in Rhyme
Similar to Free Sound Effects, Partners in Rhyme also offers a selection of free sounds as well as premium. They have all sorts of sounds, including lava, earthquake, jungle, city, and more.
Sound Bible
For free sound clips, sound bites, and sound effects, SoundBible.com is a must-visit. With more than 140 pages of clips to choose from, you’re sure to find a sound for you. All sounds are licensed via Creative Commons or are Public Domain.
SoundGator
From ambiance to animals to voice sound effects, SoundGator has an extensive collection of free mp3 clips for use in your projects and presentations.
Sound Jay
Sound Jay offers mostly sound effects, including hover sounds, button clicks, and transportation sounds, but they also have some music to choose from as well.

MUSIC

Music Resources

International Music Score Library Project
The International Music Score Library Project, also known as the Petrucci Music Library after publisher Ottaviano Petrucci, is a subscription-based project for the creation of a virtual library of public-domain music scores.

Online Resource
Naxos Music Library
Only 20 users can use the platform at one time. If no seat is available, you must wait until someone logs off. The most comprehensive classical music streaming platform. An invaluable resource for universities, public libraries, schools, music professionals, and collectors.
Naxos Video Library
Only 10 users can use the platform at one time. If no seat is available, you must wait until someone logs off. A new and unique streaming video subscription service offering a wide range of full-length videos of concerts, operas, ballets, and documentaries.
Hit Songs Deconstructed
The platform offers unparalleled insight into the craft and trends behind today’s hit songs and empowers music industry professionals with actionable data and analysis that can't be found anywhere else. Includes: hit song analytics, industry trends, 200+ compositional filters, hit song analysis, downloadable DAWs, and more!

Learn more about the music industry, get insights from your favorite artists.

Classical Archives
Classical Archives is the largest (and oldest) classical music site in the world. The site was inaugurated in 1994, during the web’s infancy, to offer the most extensive collection of classical music MIDI files. We added live recordings 2001 and have continued to grow ever since. As you can see from the statistics above, we now have over 1,000,000 tracks from over 690 labels. These recordings represent the works of close to 20,000 composers. The site is refreshed weekly with the addition of newly released albums, from which our musicologists carefully prepare a list of selected recommendations.
Fiverr Freelance
Hire a freelancer audio mastering expert services and get your audio project done in 24hr
Mr. Mix and Master
Mr. Mix and Master offers radio-ready quality mixing and mastering services at the world’s most affordable rates. Our multi-platinum mix and master audio engineer, Vinny DeLeon, will take your music to the next level.
Music Theory
Introductory and intermediate music theory lessons, exercises, ear trainers, and calculators.
NAMM Foundation
Sign Up To Receive The NAMM Foundation’s Monthly Email Newsletter. Music Advocacy. Music Education. Music Research. Believe in Music. Music Grants.
Sound Better
SoundBetter is the world’s leading music production marketplace, helping musicians worldwide connect and hire top music pros so they can get to great-sounding release-ready songs. With tens of thousands of top Singers, Producers, Songwriters, Session Musicians and Mixing & Mastering Engineers, including dozens of Grammy award winners, SoundBetter has the most comprehensive database of vetted music production pros for direct hire in the world, and a member community spanning over 14,000 cities worldwide.

Download and Mix Music Tracks and Participate in Music Forums

Free Multitracks to Practice Mixing

Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio

This is an extensive collection of recordings in a wide variety of genres. Think everything from dubstep to orchestral, and from metal to hip-hop. It’s important to keep an open mind as a mixing engineer, especially when working with clients whose music you may not love. I’d encourage anyone to find something in this library that you wouldn’t ordinarily listen to and have a go at mixing it!

Telefunken “Live from the Lab” Sessions

German microphone and pro audio manufacturer Telefunken provides the free multitrack sessions from their music video series, “Live from the Lab.” Each session is recorded at their facility in South Windsor, all with Telefunken microphones (of course!). This is not only a great way to practice mixing, but also the perfect opportunity to “demo” the company’s range of mics.

MixOff.org

MixOff is a forum and community of mixing engineers in which members frequently upload multitrack sessions for others to access. In addition to these sessions, members have the opportunity to discuss techniques, ask questions, and learn from each other–much like how we operate at Produce Like a Pro!

HomeRecording.com’s “Mix This!” Forum

HomeRecording has a forum very similar to MixOff called Mix This!. You can frequently find posts containing multitrack sessions, like one member’s cover of “A Long December” by Counting Crows. Again, this is a supportive community where sharing your own work for others to mix is encouraged.

Produce Like a Pro

Don’t forget that we offer a free bundle of goodies, including multitracks and drum samples, here at Produce Like a Pro!

BenSound
One of my personal favorites, Bensound has music for all of your needs. From uptempo catchy tunes to acoustic music to electronica, you’ll have plenty of instrumental music to choose from.
Free Music Archive
Your #1 resource for free music and royalty-free music. Support creators, reward creativity. All songs on FMA are free to access and download.

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Free Sound
A free collaborative database of audio samples that are free to use and remix.
Incompetech
Kevin MacLeod offers many royalty free options sorted into a collection for your listening pleasure. From disco to video game classics to rock music, you’re sure to find something suitable for your project.
Moby Gratis
Designated as music for independent filmmakers, MobyGratis offers a lot of high-quality music for filmmaking or other projects.
Musopen
Musopen is a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing recordings, sheet music, and textbooks for musical education. Check out their catalog of royalty free music for recordings for your projects.
Pond 5
Choose from over 2,000 music clips from this creative marketplace. You’ll be sure to have plenty to choose!
Public Domain 4 U
Updated about once a month, Public Domain 4U shares public domain music clips that are royalty free and legally shareable.
Purple Planet Royalty Free Music
Purple Planet offers free music for projects that can be used in exchange for a link back to their website. They also offer premium music for commercial, business, and editorial use.

Streaming Music Resources

Spotify
Free music streaming with ads. Upgrade to Premium for a price per month. In addition, there are discounts for Student Memberships.
Hoopla Digital: Music
Instantly borrow and stream digital music 24/7 with a library card. You are required to have a Public Library Card from your public library in order to access this free resource.
YouTube Music
YouTube Music is a music streaming service developed by YouTube, a subsidiary of Google. It provides a tailored interface for the service, oriented towards music streaming, allowing users to browse through songs and music videos on YouTube based on genres, playlists, and recommendations.
Pandora
Pandora is a leading music and podcast discovery platform, providing a highly-personalized listening experience to approximately 70 million users each month with its proprietary Music Genome Project® and Podcast Genome Project® technology - whether at home or on the go - through its mobile app, the web, and integrations with more than 2,000 connected products.
Apple Music
Apple Music is a music and video streaming service developed by Apple Inc. Users select music to stream to their device on-demand, or they can listen to existing playlists. Discounts for Student Memberships!
SoundCloud
SoundCloud lets people discover and enjoy the greatest selection of music from the most diverse creator community on earth. In addition, you can upgrade to SOUNDCLOUD GO+ for a price (there are discounts for students).

ART & STOCK IMAGES

Art Collections

Google Arts & Culture
A free online platform through which the public can view high-resolution images and videos of artworks and cultural artifacts from partner cultural organizations throughout the world.
The British Museum
The British Museum in London has created an online view of some of their great works. Marvel at the various historical items on display through the comfort of your own home, and its completely free to view.
The Louvre
Not all of us will have the pleasure of going to France, but you can see great works that are currently housed in the Louvre, online. The best part, is that its free! so go see the Mona Lisa via their online tour.
The Vatican Museum
if you don't have the chance to go to Italy, or to The Holy See, you can always go to the Vatican's Museum online. See some of the greatest works of the Italian Renaissance from your screen. Completely free, as well!

Stock Images

The Stocks
Stunning FREE images & royalty-free stock images (for the most part)! All contents are released under the Pixabay License, which makes them safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for commercial purposes.
Getty Images
Royalty-free stock images that are great to use for your next project. Does cost money to get the non-watermarked images, but they have educational-based pricing by request.
Shutterstock
Shutterstock is another stock image website. Royalty-free, but does require money to buy the items without a watermark image. Also has great resources for videos, films, animation and graphic design with templates to help you on your project.
Unsplash
Beautiful, free images and photos that you can download and use for any project. Better than any royalty free or stock photos.
Pexels
Free stock photos and videos you can use everywhere. High-quality, Free, and No attribution needed.

DESIGN & VISUAL MEDIA TOOLS

Design & Visual Media Tools

Create designs for all your posts, flyers, and visual needs!

Adobe Spark
Adobe Spark is an integrated suite of media creation applications for mobile and web developed by Adobe Systems. Use Adobe's powerful editing and creation software for FREE — without resorting to piracy. While Spark remains free to use, Adobe has added a paid feature to help small businesses create branded media content.
Canva
Free to use! Upgrade to Pro for a price per month//year for more features.
Easil
Easil is the drag-and-drop design tool that empowers your whole team to create visual content. It's FREE to get started, but you can purchase a subscription to access some features.
GIMP
GNU Image Manipulation Program, or GIMP, (alternative to Adobe Photoshop), is a FREE & open source image editor available for GNU/Linux, OS X, Windows, and more operating systems.
Giphy
FREE To Use GIFs! You can also upload or create your own GIFs.
Scribus
Scribus (alternative to Adobe Indesign) is FREE and open-source desktop publishing software available for most desktop operating systems. It is designed for the layout, typesetting, and preparation of files for professional-quality image-setting equipment. Scribus can also create animated and interactive PDF presentations and forms.
Photopea
Free Online Photo Editor! Photopea is a web-based graphics editor which can work with raster and vector graphics. It can be used for image editing, making illustrations, web design, or converting between different image formats. Completely free for you to use.

Get Inspired

Here are inspiring visual design tools that will get your creative mojo flowing!

MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS

Informational Websites on Media Communications

Read daily news and insights regarding the subject of Media Communications. This includes Blogs, Magazines, Forums, and Informative Websites that will be handy throughout your school experience at LAFS.

BROADCASTING AND JOURNALISM RESOURCES

These are some resources for broadcasting and journalism information and trends.

Journalist's Resource: Knowledge-based Reporting

Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education.

FactCheck.org

A website from the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania

Journalist's Toolbox

Web resource from the Society of Professional Journalists

Nieman Reports: Covering Thought Leadership in Journalism

From the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University

Poynter Online

Poynter Institute - News and training opportunities for journalists

Pew Research Center Journalism & Media

The portion of Pew Research focused on news and media analysis studies

Online News Association

Association for professional journalists -- those who gather and produce news for digital presentation

ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS RESOURCES

These are some resources for broadcasting and journalism information and trends.

Adweek

Online resource to stay current with trends in advertising.

Social Media Examiner

Resource for staying informed about new opportunities and trends in social media.

American Marketing Association

Main professional organization for marketers in the U.S.

Designmodo

Collection of website and email marketing resources.

Social Media Today

Trend and tool information for social media.

Social Media Magazine

An online social media magazine covering a wide variety of social media topics.

Social Media Lab

An online publication that publishes its own research based on experiments it invests in over many different social platforms.

INFORMATIVE WEBSITES

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The preeminent resource for excellence in motion picture arts. It is free to look through their website.
All Movie
All Movie is an in-depth, comprehensive resource for finding out more about movies, actors, and filmmakers.
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute's mission is to preserve the heritage of the motion picture. It is a non-profit art education organization. There is plenty of free content to look through, but most of their articles and blogs are behind a paywall and membership - a minimum of $40.
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Anatomy of a Scene
From The New York Times. In this series, directors discuss ideas and techniques behind scenes in their films. The New York Times is currently free to watch and read their articles but membership is available for even more content.
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts is an independent charity that supports, develops and promotes the art forms of the moving image by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public. While there are some articles that are available for free, one has to be apart of the film and television industry and have to be working for a period of time before one can get a membership. It is the UK's version of SAG-AFTRA.
Casting Networks
Casting Networks, LLC is the leading provider of casting and audition management software to the casting industry. Casting directors and agents worldwide use Casting Networks to source and manage talent across film, television, digital, and commercials projects facilitating over a million auditions per year. Headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in New York, London, and Sydney. Creating a casting account is free and gives you access to all sorts of information and articles useful to you during your entertainment journey.
Envato Market - Audio Jungle
Royalty free music and audio tracks from $1.
Discover more than 1,420,617 tracks and sounds from our community of musicians and sound engineers.
Envato Market - Photo Dune
Discover millions of royalty-free stock photos. Unique stock photos for every budget and every project. Very low budget and nearly free.
Envato Market - Video Hive
Royalty-free videos and templates created by video professionals from all over the world. Discover more than 1,834,060 Video effects and stock footage. Very low budget per effect/stock footage clip.
Film L.A For Outside Production
Each year, thousands of visitors to Los Angeles take tours of studio backlots to see where their favorite movies and TV shows are filmed. Many of those visitors, and locals alike, may not realize that much of the region’s film production takes place not on a sound-stage, but rather in one of L.A.’s many diverse neighborhoods. Filming outside of a certified soundstage or studio backlot requires a permit from the city, county, and/or other local jurisdiction.
Film Sourcing
FILMMAKING RESOURCES Film production paperwork, movie poster templates, EPK templates, fake brands for a film. All original, hi-res and editable. 70 + files. Signing up is Free.
Free Music Archive
Your #1 resource for free music and royalty-free music. Support creators, reward creativity. All songs on FMA are free to access and download. There is also a premium content option for $5 a month.
Margaret Herrick Library Digital Collections
Currently, the database contains more than 6,500 items, including correspondence, photographs, early release fliers, full issues of rare periodicals, sheet music, lobby cards and movie star ephemera. The database also includes complete copies of more than 450 Academy publications, dating back to the founding of the organization in 1927. Free for anyone to use.
Internet Movie Database
An online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games, and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. You can use for free, but premium content requires membership and subscription.
Internet Movie Script Database
The database contains hundreds of scripts for movies. Searchable by title, alphabetical listing, and by genre. Free to use.
Mazwai Free Movie Clips
Stunning free stock footage clips, hand-picked by our in-house team of video professionals. Simple licensing and no sign-up required.
Official California Film Website
The California Film Commission (CFC) enhances California’s status as the leader in motion picture, television, and commercial production. A one-stop office for filmmakers, we support productions of all sizes and budgets with location assistance and our extensive digital location library, free online permitting, low-cost use of state properties as shooting locations, and production assistance. We also administer the state’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program and serve as primary liaison between productions and all levels of government to eliminate barriers to filming.

MAGAZINES

Flipster Magazines (EBSCOhost)
Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Backstage
For over 50 years, Backstage has served as the #1 resource for performers to find work while helping talent-seekers move their projects forward. Our 100,000+ members represent a powerful network of entertainment professionals who leverage our unlimited submissions, best-in-class casting tools, and more performance roles than any other casting service. You can join for free, but the membership for a year and the magazine subscription is $150, but they have deals constantly to lower that price.
Hits Dailey Double
The Hollywood Reporter
Variety
Entertainment Business
ESPN
People
Sports Illustrated
Wired

FORUMS / BLOGS

Detonation Films Directory of Effects Footage
If you need footage of special effects – think explosions, dust and smoke clouds, bullet hits and blood splatter – then Detonation Films Stock is for you.
Documentary Films.Net
This site provides documentary film information and resources to both viewers and filmmakers. Reviews, festivals, filmmaker resources. It's completely free and the forum has a great discussion about documentary filming and movies alike.
Film Freeway
The world’s #1 way to enter film festivals and screenplay contests. Free to sign up and most festivals are free to enter.
Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers
Biographies and filmographies of international cinematographers. Free for anyone to read.
Movie Locations Guide
The ultimate travel guide to film locations around the world. Here you can find original location photographs, trivia, links, and travel details. completely free to browse and read.
New York Film Academy Tips
The New York Film Academy was founded by veteran producer Jerry Sherlock in 1992, who produced such classics as "The Hunt for the Red October". Encouraged by friends of his who wanted to send their children to film school, but found the prices too costly, Sherlock designed a school that was not only affordable but more importantly, was founded on the principle of learning by doing. The site is free to browse the articles.

Published Journals & Other Informative Databases on Media Communications

A Database is a searchable collection of information. You may find databases that the Library is subscribed to, which you will need to access them with your LAFS username and password. Other databases or informational sites listed are public and can be used as open-sourced. Find related and useful material on Media Communications here!

Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost)
Designed to meet every academic researcher's needs, Academic Search Elite provides access to acclaimed full-text scholarly journals and magazines. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Business Source Elite (EBSCOhost)
This database provides full-text coverage of top business, management and economics journals and periodicals. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals. Access for FREE here!
ERIC (EBSCOhost)
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is an online digital library of education research and information. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Film & Television Literature Index (EBSCOhost)
Film & Television Literature Index is a database of all types of writing on film and television, including academic journals, industry and trade papers, news journalism, and popular magazines. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
HathiTrust Digital Library
HathiTrust Digital Library is a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries including content digitized via Google Books and the Internet Archive digitization initiatives, as well as content digitized locally by libraries. FREE open access to journals, books, and other digitized Items that are readily available here!
Henry Stewart Marketing Journals Collection
HS Talks offers access to peer-reviewed vocational journals containing articles and case studies suitable for inclusion in courses, to support projects, and to enhance employability and preparation for the world of work. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Hit Songs Deconstructed
Hit Songs Deconstructed provides creatives and music industry professionals with powerful interactive tools, data, and analysis to support their creative process, stay in tune with how today’s hits are evolving, and make strategic songwriting, production, and business decisions. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
IMDb
IMDb is an online database of information related to films, television programs, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew, and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan & critical reviews. Free for non-commercial use. Upgrade to Pro for a price per month/year to get more features.
International Journal of Sport Management, Recreation & Tourism
IJSMaRT aims to present current practice and research in the area of sport management and marketing, recreation, and sports tourism. FREE open access journals available here.
Regional Business News (EBSCOhost)
Regional Business News provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Users can search for newspapers, magazines, and other resources from trusted news sources. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Smithsonian Open Access
Download, share and reuse millions of the Smithsonian's images. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian's 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. FREE open access journals available here.
Variety Insight
Variety Insight is the leading entertainment data solution that provides verified, timely, and accurate metadata around people, projects, and companies that work in the global entertainment business. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access. *Limit only 50 concurrent users at one time while using the platform.
International Music Score Library Project
A subscription-based project for the creation of a virtual library of public-domain music scores. Users can exchange musical ideas through the site, submit their own compositions, or listen to other people's compositions.

ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS

Informational Websites on Entertainment Business

Read daily news and insights regarding the subject of the Entertainment Business. This includes Blogs, Magazines, Forums, and Informative Websites that will be handy throughout your school experience at LAFS.

INFORMATIVE WEBSITES

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Pollstar
TBD

MAGAZINES

Entertainment Weekly Business
A monthly entertainment magazine based in New York City, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. Available in print for a subscription fee and Free online.
ESPN
Flipster Magazines (EBSCOhost)
Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Hits Dailey Double
The Hollywood Reporter
A digital and print magazine, and website, which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. Available for free online.
People
Sports Illustrated
Variety
Wired

FORUMS / BLOGS

NationMaster
Statistics Blog (TBD)
IbisWorld
Great place for Statistics. very expensive. (tbd)
Harvard Business School
academic statistics for entertainment and media business. (tbd)

Published Journals & Other Informative Databases on Entertainment Business

Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost)
Designed to meet every academic researcher's needs, Academic Search Elite provides access to acclaimed full-text scholarly journals and magazines. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Business Source Elite (EBSCOhost)
This database provides full-text coverage of top business, management, and economics journals and periodicals. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.bLog in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals. Access for FREE here!
ERIC (EBSCOhost)
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is an online digital library of education research and information. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Film & Television Literature Index (EBSCOhost)
Film & Television Literature Index is a database of all types of writing on film and television, including academic journals, industry and trade papers, news journalism, and popular magazines. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
HathiTrust Digital Library
HathiTrust Digital Library is a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries including content digitized via Google Books and the Internet Archive digitization initiatives, as well as content digitized locally by libraries. FREE open access to journals, books, and other digitized Items that are readily available here!
Henry Stewart Marketing Journals Collection
HS Talks offers access to peer-reviewed vocational journals containing articles and case studies suitable for inclusion in courses, to support projects, and to enhance employability and preparation for the world of work. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Hit Songs Deconstructed
Hit Songs Deconstructed provides creatives and music industry professionals with powerful interactive tools, data, and analysis to support their creative process, stay in tune with how today’s hits are evolving, and make strategic songwriting, production, and business decisions. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
IMDb
IMDb is an online database of information related to films, television programs, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew, and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan & critical reviews. Free for non-commercial use. Upgrade to Pro for a price per month/year to get more features.
International Journal of Sport Management, Recreation & Tourism
IJSMaRT aims to present current practice and research in the area of sport management and marketing, recreation, and sports tourism. FREE open access journals available here.
Regional Business News (EBSCOhost)
Regional Business News provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Users can search for newspapers, magazines, and other resources from trusted news sources. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Smithsonian Open Access
Download, share and reuse millions of the Smithsonian's images. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian's 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. FREE open access journals available here.
Variety Insight
Variety Insight is the leading entertainment data solution that provides verified, timely, and accurate metadata around people, projects, and companies that work in the global entertainment business. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access. *Limit only 50 concurrent users at one time while using the platform.
International Music Score Library Project
A subscription-based project for the creation of a virtual library of public-domain music scores. Users can exchange musical ideas through the site, submit their own compositions, or listen to other people's compositions.

Entertainment Business (Paid)

Zoho
Automate your billing and payments with Zoho Invoice and put your creative mind to use for more important tasks at hand. Start a FREE TRIAL but will need to purchase it for a price.
Wold Innovators
TBD
AIMP
TBD

ANIMATION & VISUAL EFFECTS

Informational Websites on Animation & Visual Effects

Read daily news and insights regarding the subject of Animation & Visual Effects. This includes Blogs, Magazines, Forums, and Informative Websites that will be handy throughout your school experience at LAFS.

INFORMATIVE WEBSITES

Animation World Network
A free website with Animation news from around the world, jobs, blogs and events.
Animator's Resource Kit
An animation website that allows ease of access to useful assets and resources such as links to forums, communities, competitions, rigs, tools and places to submit work. Some resources are free and some have links to purchase.
Canadian Animation Resources
Free resource website to animation jobs, news, and more with a Canadian focus.
Cartoon Brew
A comprehensive animation news site. Also has links to free trials to animation software such as Harmony20.
Concept Art Empire
A free animation website with links to free tutorials, resources and even rigs. Concept Art Empire is to share helpful tips, quality info, and valuable resources for artists who love entertainment art.
Curious Refuge
A animation website you can shop for lighting, textures and more resources.
Free Sound
A free collaborative database of audio samples that are free to use and remix.
Game Textures
Our simple idea was to build a massive library of beautiful materials – and have a team of the happiest artists we could possibly find. Free game textures section and there is also a shop section.
Lester Banks
Lester banks.com is meant as a Free daily resource for 3D Artists, Motion Designers, VFX Artists, and people who love their craft and love to share techniques and tips.
Ottawa International Animation Festival
A free website with information to register to one of the world's premier animation festivals.
Storyboard Blog
A website for subscription purchase to create dynamic and powerful media. With features that go beyond moving text and images, you can build character-driven stories or compelling data visualizations that engage audiences and deliver results.
Tuts Plus
A subscription purchase website that helps you learn creative skills and shape the life you want.
Woman in Animation
WIA is a free website and one of the only organization dedicated to advancing women in the field of animation. We envision a world where women share equally in the creation, production and rewards of animation, and we provide resources and connections to make it happen.
Webtoons Site/App
A new way to create stories and opened it up to anyone with a story to tell.We’re home to thousands of creator-owned content with amazing, diverse visions from all over the world.Get in on the latest original romance, comedy, action, fantasy, horror, and more from big names and big names to be - made just for WEBTOON.We’re available anywhere, anytime, and always for free.

MAGAZINES

Flipster Magazines (EBSCOhost)
Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Animation Magazine
CGW Magazine
Cinefex
Computer Graphics World (CGW)
Juxatpoz
Post
Skwigly Online Magazine
Skywigly
VFXWorld Magazine
Covering areas as diverse as animator profiles, independent film distribution, commercial studio activities, licensing, CGI and other animation technologies, as well as in-depth coverage of current events in all fields of animation, AWN gives its readers an easy to navigate, visually and intellectually creative mechanism to electronically access a wealth of information previously unavailable anywhere in the world.

FORUMS / BLOGS

NationMaster
Statistics website blog. (TBD)
Animation Nation
A free animation industry site with articles, forums, resource links, and more!
Edge of Frame
A free blog about experimental animation.
Keyframe
A free site that features over 1500 animation project profiles and thousands of user-submitted reviews.
Recipes for Disaster: A Handcrafted Film Cookbooklet
A free long-form zine will walk you through cameraless animation, handprocessing film, and other tasty treats.

Published Journals & Other Informative Databases on Animation & Visual Effects

Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost)
Designed to meet every academic researcher's needs, Academic Search Elite provides access to acclaimed full-text scholarly journals and magazines. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Business Source Elite (EBSCOhost)
This database provides full-text coverage of top business, management, and economics journals and periodicals. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.bLog in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals. Access for FREE here!
ERIC (EBSCOhost)
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is an online digital library of education research and information. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Film & Television Literature Index (EBSCOhost)
Film & Television Literature Index is a database of all types of writing on film and television, including academic journals, industry and trade papers, news journalism, and popular magazines. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
HathiTrust Digital Library
HathiTrust Digital Library is a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries including content digitized via Google Books and the Internet Archive digitization initiatives, as well as content digitized locally by libraries. FREE open access to journals, books, and other digitized Items that are readily available here!
Henry Stewart Marketing Journals Collection
HS Talks offers access to peer-reviewed vocational journals containing articles and case studies suitable for inclusion in courses, to support projects, and to enhance employability and preparation for the world of work. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Hit Songs Deconstructed
Hit Songs Deconstructed provides creatives and music industry professionals with powerful interactive tools, data, and analysis to support their creative process, stay in tune with how today’s hits are evolving, and make strategic songwriting, production, and business decisions. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
IMDb
IMDb is an online database of information related to films, television programs, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew, and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan & critical reviews. Free for non-commercial use. Upgrade to Pro for a price per month/year to get more features.
International Journal of Sport Management, Recreation & Tourism
IJSMaRT aims to present current practice and research in the area of sport management and marketing, recreation, and sports tourism. FREE open access journals available here.
Regional Business News (EBSCOhost)
Regional Business News provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Users can search for newspapers, magazines, and other resources from trusted news sources. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Smithsonian Open Access
Download, share and reuse millions of the Smithsonian's images. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian's 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. FREE open access journals available here.
Variety Insight
Variety Insight is the leading entertainment data solution that provides verified, timely, and accurate metadata around people, projects, and companies that work in the global entertainment business. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access. *Limit only 50 concurrent users at one time while using the platform.
International Music Score Library Project
A subscription-based project for the creation of a virtual library of public-domain music scores. Users can exchange musical ideas through the site, submit their own compositions, or listen to other people's compositions.

Animation Software Tools

OpenToonz
Opentoonz is most certainly an amazing FREE 2D animation suite if you want to get into REAL 2D (frame by frame) animation. It can be used free of charge for both commercial and non-commercial projects. Available as an open-source so that anyone can modify its source code freely.
Krita
Krita is a FREE and open-source raster graphics editor designed primarily for digital painting and 2D animation. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and Chrome OS.
DaVince Resolve
DaVinci Resolve is a color correction and non-linear video editing application for macOS, Windows, and Linux, originally developed by da Vinci Systems, and now developed by Blackmagic Design. You can download it from the official website for FREE.
Blender
Blender is the FREE and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, video editing and 2D animation pipeline.

https://www.oberlo.com/blog/free-animation-software

Animate.CSS
Compiled by Dan Eden, this library includes almost every CSS animation you could need, from the basics (bounce, fade in) to something more exciting (Jack in the Box, Jello).
These 77 animations are all created in CSS and ready to use for FREE. Simply reference the CSS file, and when you add classes to an element, the animation happens. This works best when adding or removing classes using JavaScript.
CSS3 Animation Cheat Sheets
This helpful project offers a set of preset, plug-and-play animations for you to use in your web projects for FREE. Just add the stylesheet to your website and apply the premade CSS classes to the elements you want to animate. This cheat sheet uses CSS3 keyframes, which means you don't need to worry about positioning the element to make room for the animations.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Informational Websites on Graphic Design

Read daily news and insights regarding the subject of Graphic Design. This includes Blogs, Magazines, Forums, and Informative Websites that will be handy throughout your school experience at LAFS.

INFORMATIVE WEBSITES

links
Artstation
Artsation presents an exclusive collection of works for sale by the biggest names in the market, together with a hand-picked selection of works by the hottest new talent.
Befont
Free Fonts are here! High quality design resources for free. And helps introduce first time customers to your products with free font downloads and allow them to try before they buy, it also allows your existing customer to get a free font treat every day!
Behance Graphic Design and Job Opertunities
Showcase your work. Find new inspiration, hand-picked just for you.
Burst Shopify
Their image library includes thousands of high-resolution, royalty-free images that were shot by our global community of photographers.
Canva
Canva simplified graphic-design tool, which uses a drag-and-drop format and provides access to photographs, vector images, graphics, and fonts. This website has free features u can use to create and also purchase plans to get more in depth.
Coverr
Coverr was a side project that we built in order to provide entrepreneurs like us with Free beautiful looking videos, for the products they were building.
Dafont
Archive of freely downloadable fonts. Browse by alphabetical listing, by style, by author or by popularity.
Icons 8
A free website that offers clean, trendy look to your designs. Alongside with stock photos, free icon packs, and free music, we are determined to build a design platform and change the way people create things
Flaticon
A website that has free content and also subscription based pay wall for more content. Their goal is to offer the best high-quality content: illustrations, photos, icons, mockups, and presentations templat
Life of Vids
Free videos for personal & commercial uses. New videos added weekly! High-resolution videos for free for U on our VIMEO.
Lukas Zadam
A website with free illustration library. Here you’ll find MIT licensed SVG illustration images in different shapes & styles. If you don't want to miss any upcoming illustration, join my Facebook group now.
The Noun Project
The most diverse collection of icons ever. Download SVG and PNG. It is subscription based. Icons or unlimited royalty-free icons with NounPro.
Pexels
Free stock photos you can use everywhere. Free for commercial use. No attribution required.
Pickbest
Purchase based website with some free content. Pikbest is a high-quality design templates platform.
Raw Pixel
A website with free and Premium content, Rawpixel is smashing stereotypes to create design resources that reflect today’s society as it really is.
Stock Snap
A free Website for building a business website, creating a print brochure, crafting a digital or magazine ad, or some other brilliant creative project, you know that a great image helps your content transcend "good" and become "great."
Tuts Plus
Purchase tutorials and courses to take your graphic design and illustration skills to a new level! You can find thousands of free tutorials on every design topic under the sun, from making Photoshop actions to designing a classy corporate brochure in InDesign or completing your own vector illustration
Unsplash
Over 1 million free high-resolution images brought to you by the world’s most generous community of photographers

MAGAZINES

Flipster Magazines (EBSCOhost)
Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
3D World
Communication Arts
Computer Arts
Juxtapoz
Net
Web Designer

FORUMS / BLOGS

Creative Bloq
Creative Bloq delivers a daily mix of advice and inspiration for digital and traditional artists, web designers, graphic designers, 3D and VFX artists, illustrators, and more.

Published Journals & Other Informative Databases on Graphic Design

Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost)
Designed to meet every academic researcher's needs, Academic Search Elite provides access to acclaimed full-text scholarly journals and magazines. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Business Source Elite (EBSCOhost)
This database provides full-text coverage of top business, management, and economics journals and periodicals. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.bLog in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals. Access for FREE here!
ERIC (EBSCOhost)
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is an online digital library of education research and information. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Film & Television Literature Index (EBSCOhost)
Film & Television Literature Index is a database of all types of writing on film and television, including academic journals, industry and trade papers, news journalism, and popular magazines. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
HathiTrust Digital Library
HathiTrust Digital Library is a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries including content digitized via Google Books and the Internet Archive digitization initiatives, as well as content digitized locally by libraries. FREE open access to journals, books, and other digitized Items that are readily available here!
Henry Stewart Marketing Journals Collection
HS Talks offers access to peer-reviewed vocational journals containing articles and case studies suitable for inclusion in courses, to support projects, and to enhance employability and preparation for the world of work. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Hit Songs Deconstructed
Hit Songs Deconstructed provides creatives and music industry professionals with powerful interactive tools, data, and analysis to support their creative process, stay in tune with how today’s hits are evolving, and make strategic songwriting, production, and business decisions. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
IMDb
IMDb is an online database of information related to films, television programs, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew, and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan & critical reviews. Free for non-commercial use. Upgrade to Pro for a price per month/year to get more features.
International Journal of Sport Management, Recreation & Tourism
IJSMaRT aims to present current practice and research in the area of sport management and marketing, recreation, and sports tourism. FREE open access journals available here.
Regional Business News (EBSCOhost)
Regional Business News provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Users can search for newspapers, magazines, and other resources from trusted news sources. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Smithsonian Open Access
Download, share and reuse millions of the Smithsonian's images. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian's 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. FREE open access journals available here.
Variety Insight
Variety Insight is the leading entertainment data solution that provides verified, timely, and accurate metadata around people, projects, and companies that work in the global entertainment business. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access. *Limit only 50 concurrent users at one time while using the platform.
International Music Score Library Project
A subscription-based project for the creation of a virtual library of public-domain music scores. Users can exchange musical ideas through the site, submit their own compositions, or listen to other people's compositions.

FILM PRODUCTION

Informational Websites on Film Production

Read daily news and insights regarding the subject of Film Production. This includes Blogs, Magazines, Forums, and Informative Websites that will be handy throughout your school experience at LAFS.

INFORMATIVE WEBSITES

links

MAGAZINES

Flipster Magazines (EBSCOhost)
Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Film Comment
Film Comment has been the home of independent film journalism for over 50 years, publishing in-depth interviews, critical analysis, and feature coverage of mainstream, art-house, and avant-garde filmmaking from around the world. Articles are free online.
Filmmaker
Film Riot
MovieMaker
VideoMaker
American Cinematographer
British Cinematographer
IndieWire
Echo Mag
International Cinematographers Guild (ICG)
Post
Sight & Sound

FORUMS / BLOGS

Go Into The Story
The official Screenwriting Blog of The Black List.

Published Journals & Other Informative Databases on Film Production

Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost)
Designed to meet every academic researcher's needs, Academic Search Elite provides access to acclaimed full-text scholarly journals and magazines. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Business Source Elite (EBSCOhost)
This database provides full-text coverage of top business, management, and economics journals and periodicals. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.bLog in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals. Access for FREE here!
ERIC (EBSCOhost)
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is an online digital library of education research and information. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Film & Television Literature Index (EBSCOhost)
Film & Television Literature Index is a database of all types of writing on film and television, including academic journals, industry and trade papers, news journalism, and popular magazines. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
HathiTrust Digital Library
HathiTrust Digital Library is a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries including content digitized via Google Books and the Internet Archive digitization initiatives, as well as content digitized locally by libraries. FREE open access to journals, books, and other digitized Items that are readily available here!
Henry Stewart Marketing Journals Collection
HS Talks offers access to peer-reviewed vocational journals containing articles and case studies suitable for inclusion in courses, to support projects, and to enhance employability and preparation for the world of work. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Hit Songs Deconstructed
Hit Songs Deconstructed provides creatives and music industry professionals with powerful interactive tools, data, and analysis to support their creative process, stay in tune with how today’s hits are evolving, and make strategic songwriting, production, and business decisions. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
IMDb
IMDb is an online database of information related to films, television programs, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew, and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan & critical reviews. Free for non-commercial use. Upgrade to Pro for a price per month/year to get more features.
International Journal of Sport Management, Recreation & Tourism
IJSMaRT aims to present current practice and research in the area of sport management and marketing, recreation, and sports tourism. FREE open access journals available here.
Regional Business News (EBSCOhost)
Regional Business News provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Users can search for newspapers, magazines, and other resources from trusted news sources. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Smithsonian Open Access
Download, share and reuse millions of the Smithsonian's images. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian's 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. FREE open access journals available here.
Variety Insight
Variety Insight is the leading entertainment data solution that provides verified, timely, and accurate metadata around people, projects, and companies that work in the global entertainment business. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access. *Limit only 50 concurrent users at one time while using the platform.
International Music Score Library Project
A subscription-based project for the creation of a virtual library of public-domain music scores. Users can exchange musical ideas through the site, submit their own compositions, or listen to other people's compositions.

WRITING FOR FILM & TV

Informational Websites on Writing for Film & TV

Read daily news and insights regarding the subject of Writing for Film & TV. This includes Blogs, Magazines, Forums, and Informative Websites that will be handy throughout your school experience at LAFS.

INFORMATIVE WEBSITES

links

MAGAZINES

Flipster Magazines (EBSCOhost)
Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
American Cinematographer
British Cinematographer
Creative Screenwriting Magazine
Echo Mag
Film Comment
Filmmaker
Screenwriting Magazine
Scripts Magazine
IndieWire
International Cinematographers Guild (ICG)
MovieMaker
Post
Screenwriting Magazine
Script Mag
Sight & Sound
VideoMaker

FORUMS / BLOGS

Published Journals & Other Informative Databases on Writing for Film & TV

Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost)
Designed to meet every academic researcher's needs, Academic Search Elite provides access to acclaimed full-text scholarly journals and magazines. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Business Source Elite (EBSCOhost)
This database provides full-text coverage of top business, management, and economics journals and periodicals. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.bLog in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals. Access for FREE here!
ERIC (EBSCOhost)
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is an online digital library of education research and information. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Film & Television Literature Index (EBSCOhost)
Film & Television Literature Index is a database of all types of writing on film and television, including academic journals, industry and trade papers, news journalism, and popular magazines. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
HathiTrust Digital Library
HathiTrust Digital Library is a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries including content digitized via Google Books and the Internet Archive digitization initiatives, as well as content digitized locally by libraries. FREE open access to journals, books, and other digitized Items that are readily available here!
Henry Stewart Marketing Journals Collection
HS Talks offers access to peer-reviewed vocational journals containing articles and case studies suitable for inclusion in courses, to support projects, and to enhance employability and preparation for the world of work. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Hit Songs Deconstructed
Hit Songs Deconstructed provides creatives and music industry professionals with powerful interactive tools, data, and analysis to support their creative process, stay in tune with how today’s hits are evolving, and make strategic songwriting, production, and business decisions. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
IMDb
IMDb is an online database of information related to films, television programs, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew, and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan & critical reviews. Free for non-commercial use. Upgrade to Pro for a price per month/year to get more features.
International Journal of Sport Management, Recreation & Tourism
IJSMaRT aims to present current practice and research in the area of sport management and marketing, recreation, and sports tourism. FREE open access journals available here.
Regional Business News (EBSCOhost)
Regional Business News provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Users can search for newspapers, magazines, and other resources from trusted news sources. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Smithsonian Open Access
Download, share and reuse millions of the Smithsonian's images. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian's 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. FREE open access journals available here.
Variety Insight
Variety Insight is the leading entertainment data solution that provides verified, timely, and accurate metadata around people, projects, and companies that work in the global entertainment business. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access. *Limit only 50 concurrent users at one time while using the platform.
International Music Score Library Project
A subscription-based project for the creation of a virtual library of public-domain music scores. Users can exchange musical ideas through the site, submit their own compositions, or listen to other people's compositions.

AUDIO PRODUCTION

Informational Websites on Audio Production

Read daily news and insights regarding the subject of Audio Production. This includes Blogs, Magazines, Forums, and Informative Websites that will be handy throughout your school experience at LAFS.

INFORMATIVE WEBSITES

Audioblocks
A monthly subscription based website. Storyblocks is your one-stop shop for royalty-free stock audio. Our unlimited member library provides all the music, sound effects, and loops to build your story.
BBC Sound Effects Library
These 16,000 BBC Sound Effects are made available by the BBC in WAV format to download for use under the terms of the RemArc Licence. The sound effects and field recordings from the BBC Archive are available to listen/download and can be used for personal, educational or research-based needs.
Brian Funk
A website with free and premium ableton packs. Brian Funk is a New York-based musician, producer, and Ableton Certified Trainer. His website has countless tutorials on different audio software with helpful tips and tricks on how to elevate audio to the next level.
Elphnt
A website with free and purchasable ableton packs. Get unique and powerful tools to make new sounds and transform your existing ones. Learn creative techniques with tutorials from an Ableton Certified Trainer.
Free SFX
This web site provides free sound effects that you are able to use in any commercial, non-commercial, broadcast multimedia/audio visual production.
Freesound Database
Freesound is a collaborative database of Creative Commons Licensed sounds. Browse, download and share sounds.
Goldbaby
Goldbaby has a fantastic reputation for creating useful and interesting instruments for use in many different genres of music for free.
Juno 106
A website with a free emulation of the classic Roland Juno-106 analog synthesizer. Minimum window size of 1024x768. Please use an updated version of Google Chrome.
MacproVideo
macProVideo.com is an online education community for creative computer users. Our courses focus on artistic skills like Making Music, Video Editing, Graphic Design, 3D Modelling & Game Dev, Photography, and Web/Computer Programming.
Mode Audio
A website you can purchase sounds. ModeAudio aims to deliver audio tools that sound incredible, are available instantly and that will integrate seamlessly with your favourite music software.
Open Music Library
The Open Music Library is an initiative from Alexander Street to build the world’s largest free index of digital resources for the study of music.
Patatap
Patatap is a website with a free portable animation and sound kit. With the touch of a finger create melodies charged with moving shapes. Warning: contains flashing images.
The Pro Audio Files
A website you can buy a monthly membership or look through their free resources. Pro Audio Files is a community of audio professionals from around the world sharing articles, videos and courses on recording, mixing, mastering and producing music.
Tuts Plus
Discover thousands of free tutorials covering all aspects of music and audio, from songwriting to audio production. Follow our expert instructors who'll help you become more productive and effective.
Web Synth
WebSynths.com is a FREE, browser-based musical instrument, optimized for microtonal experimentation on multi-touch devices.

MAGAZINES

Flipster Magazines (EBSCOhost)
Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Mix
Sound on Sound
Recording
Electronic Musician
Tape Op
ProSound News
Sound & Communications

FORUMS / BLOGS

Keyboard Mag
Keyboard takes you inside the recording studio and on tour with the world’s finest music makers. Every issue includes feature articles on recording artists, producers, and master players, plus product reviews, music news, gear giveaways, and more.
Music Brainz
MusicBrainz is an open music encyclopedia that collects music metadata and makes it available to the public.
Music Radar
MusicRadar is the number 1 website for music makers of all kinds, be they guitarists, drummers, keyboard players, djs or producers.
Splice Blog
Splice is a cloud-based music creation and collaboration platform, which integrates with key digital audio workstations to offer automated online backup with version control, online and offline collaboration as well as visualization of the creation process.

Published Journals & Other Informative Databases on Audio Production

Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost)
Designed to meet every academic researcher's needs, Academic Search Elite provides access to acclaimed full-text scholarly journals and magazines. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Business Source Elite (EBSCOhost)
This database provides full-text coverage of top business, management, and economics journals and periodicals. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.bLog in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals. Access for FREE here!
ERIC (EBSCOhost)
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is an online digital library of education research and information. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Film & Television Literature Index (EBSCOhost)
Film & Television Literature Index is a database of all types of writing on film and television, including academic journals, industry and trade papers, news journalism, and popular magazines. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
HathiTrust Digital Library
HathiTrust Digital Library is a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries including content digitized via Google Books and the Internet Archive digitization initiatives, as well as content digitized locally by libraries. FREE open access to journals, books, and other digitized Items that are readily available here!
Henry Stewart Marketing Journals Collection
HS Talks offers access to peer-reviewed vocational journals containing articles and case studies suitable for inclusion in courses, to support projects, and to enhance employability and preparation for the world of work. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Hit Songs Deconstructed
Hit Songs Deconstructed provides creatives and music industry professionals with powerful interactive tools, data, and analysis to support their creative process, stay in tune with how today’s hits are evolving, and make strategic songwriting, production, and business decisions. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
IMDb
IMDb is an online database of information related to films, television programs, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew, and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan & critical reviews. Free for non-commercial use. Upgrade to Pro for a price per month/year to get more features.
International Journal of Sport Management, Recreation & Tourism
IJSMaRT aims to present current practice and research in the area of sport management and marketing, recreation, and sports tourism. FREE open access journals available here.
Regional Business News (EBSCOhost)
Regional Business News provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Users can search for newspapers, magazines, and other resources from trusted news sources. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Smithsonian Open Access
Download, share and reuse millions of the Smithsonian's images. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian's 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. FREE open access journals available here.
Variety Insight
Variety Insight is the leading entertainment data solution that provides verified, timely, and accurate metadata around people, projects, and companies that work in the global entertainment business. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access. *Limit only 50 concurrent users at one time while using the platform.
International Music Score Library Project
A subscription-based project for the creation of a virtual library of public-domain music scores. Users can exchange musical ideas through the site, submit their own compositions, or listen to other people's compositions.

MUSIC PRODUCTION

Informational Websites on Music Production

Read daily news and insights regarding the subject of Music Production. This includes Blogs, Magazines, Forums, and Informative Websites that will be handy throughout your school experience at LAFS.

INFORMATIVE WEBSITES

Ableton.com
Free tutorials, downloads and news. They make Live, Push and Link — unique software and hardware for music creation and performance
BPB
BPB is a website about free and affordable music making software. Things like online BPM counters, tuners, virtual instruments and web based music sequencers can be life savers when you’re making music or recording audio outside of your studio.
cymatics.fm/blog
Free downloadable sample packs, & more. Find your sound, and take your music production to the next level today!
Deviantnoise.com
A website with a shop where you’ll find links to all our major guides, tools and resources for creating and producing your own music.
EDMTips
Instead of digging through hundreds of magazines and websites, or spending hundreds (or thousands) on expensive music production schools, subscribe to EDMtips (it’s free) and you’ll get proven tips, tricks, techniques and strategies each week, delivered straight to your inbox. Courses must be payed for.
Elphnt
A website with free tutorials and Ableton packs for purchase. ELPHNT helps you make better music with Ableton Live. Get unique and powerful tools to make new sounds and transform your existing ones. Learn creative techniques with tutorials from an Ableton Certified Trainer.
Engadget - Five must have resources for every aspiring music producer
Shop five must-have music production resources to help you get started.
Open Music Library
The Open Music Library is an initiative from Alexander Street to build the world’s largest free index of digital resources for the study of music.
theproaudiofiles.com
The Pro Audio Files, a community of audio professionals from around the world sharing articles, videos and courses on recording, mixing, mastering and producing music. Subscription based website to gain access to courses.

MAGAZINES

Flipster Magazines (EBSCOhost)
Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Mix
Sound on Sound
Recording
Electronic Musician
Tape Op
ProSound News
Sound & Communications

FORUMS / BLOGS

Audiomentor
A free website for musicians, producers & business people. They write & post music production topics that cover techniques on recording, editing, mixing to mastering your music.
Gearslutz.com
A free forum for professional and amateur recording, mixing/mastering engineers to share techniques and advice.
Midilifestyle.com
A free forum includes all of our top recommendations for producers, from software, to hardware, to educational material.
splice.com/blog
Splice is the leading platform for music production offering access to millions of the best royalty-free samples, loops, and presets; Rent-to-Own plugins & DAWs.

Published Journals & Other Informative Databases on Music Production

Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost)
Designed to meet every academic researcher's needs, Academic Search Elite provides access to acclaimed full-text scholarly journals and magazines. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Business Source Elite (EBSCOhost)
This database provides full-text coverage of top business, management, and economics journals and periodicals. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.bLog in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-reviewed journals. Access for FREE here!
ERIC (EBSCOhost)
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is an online digital library of education research and information. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Film & Television Literature Index (EBSCOhost)
Film & Television Literature Index is a database of all types of writing on film and television, including academic journals, industry and trade papers, news journalism, and popular magazines. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
HathiTrust Digital Library
HathiTrust Digital Library is a large-scale collaborative repository of digital content from research libraries including content digitized via Google Books and the Internet Archive digitization initiatives, as well as content digitized locally by libraries. FREE open access to journals, books, and other digitized Items that are readily available here!
Henry Stewart Marketing Journals Collection
HS Talks offers access to peer-reviewed vocational journals containing articles and case studies suitable for inclusion in courses, to support projects, and to enhance employability and preparation for the world of work. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Hit Songs Deconstructed
Hit Songs Deconstructed provides creatives and music industry professionals with powerful interactive tools, data, and analysis to support their creative process, stay in tune with how today’s hits are evolving, and make strategic songwriting, production, and business decisions. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
IMDb
IMDb is an online database of information related to films, television programs, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew, and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan & critical reviews. Free for non-commercial use. Upgrade to Pro for a price per month/year to get more features.
International Journal of Sport Management, Recreation & Tourism
IJSMaRT aims to present current practice and research in the area of sport management and marketing, recreation, and sports tourism. FREE open access journals available here.
International Music Score Library Project
A subscription-based project for the creation of a virtual library of public-domain music scores. Users can exchange musical ideas through the site, submit their own compositions, or listen to other people's compositions.
Regional Business News (EBSCOhost)
Regional Business News provides full-text regional business publications for the United States and Canadian provinces. Users can search for newspapers, magazines, and other resources from trusted news sources. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access.
Smithsonian Open Access
Download, share and reuse millions of the Smithsonian's images. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian's 19 museums, nine research centers, libraries, archives, and the National Zoo. FREE open access journals available here.
Variety Insight
Variety Insight is the leading entertainment data solution that provides verified, timely, and accurate metadata around people, projects, and companies that work in the global entertainment business. Log in with your LAFS username & password to gain access. *Limit only 50 concurrent users at one time while using the platform.

Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new window
Only 20 users can use the platform at one time. If no seat is available, you must wait until someone logs off. The most comprehensive classical music streaming platform. An invaluable resource for universities, public libraries, schools, music professionals, and collectors.
Naxos Video Library This link opens in a new window
Only 10 users can use the platform at one time. If no seat is available, you must wait until someone logs off. A new and unique streaming video subscription service offering a wide range of full-length videos of concerts, operas, ballets, and documentaries.

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MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS

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ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS

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ANIMATION & VISUAL EFFECTS

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GRAPHIC DESIGN

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FILM PRODUCTION

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WRITING FOR FILM & TV

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AUDIO PRODUCTION

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MUSIC PRODUCTION

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