Miscellaneous resources

Public Data

Similar to the free and open source software movement, there has been a movement for open data in science and government. Many non-profit organizations are also making data available publicly.

• United States

• European Union

• United Nations

• California

• Los Angeles county

• Los Angeles city

• Los Angeles city geographic data

• National Hurricane Center

• Caselaw Access Project (Harvard Law School)

• UNICEF public data

• CERN open data

Museums, Libraries, and University Collections

• University of Tokyo General Library

• Smithsonian Open Access

• Louvre

• Rijkstudio

• British Museum Online

• Royal Photographic Society

• Biodiversity Heritage Library

Image Resources

• Pixabay: royalty-free images

• Artvee: public domain artworks

• Iconduck: open source icons and illustrations

• Open Game Art: image resources for video games

• Old Book Illustrations: Victorian and French Romantic illustrations

Miscellaneous Arts & Culture

• Open Source Shakespeare

• Public Domain Review: online journal