Image Reuse Policy: Citations, References, and Licensing

All material on this website (except where indicated) is copyrighted by the Kentucky Geological Survey and the University of Kentucky. Anything published before 1930 is in the public domain and is free of copyright restrictions.

 

If you wish to use images or illustrations from this website for educational and/or noncommercial use, you have permission to do so. We love to know when our resources are used, so feel free to email (kgsmail@uky.edu) and tell us about it! Our images have been used in research papers, presentation decks, conference posters, educational videos, and more.

 

However, there are four rules: 

 

1. Attribution to Kentucky Geological Survey is required.
2. Attribution to University of Kentucky is required.
3. Attribution to the author/creator of the work is required (if name is available).
4. Only noncommercial, educational use is allowed (with attribution).

 

Commercial use, uncredited use, and/or licensing is prohibited without explicit permission from KGS. Please contact us if you have further questions or need more information.

 

Coal Images: For pre-generated citations for some of our popular coal images, please visit this page: https://www.uky.edu/KGS/coal/coal-diagram-download.php