Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives is a collection of library and information resources. KDLA's mission is to serve "Kentucky's need to know" through its services "assuring equitable access" to information and services. Many of the materials available from KDLA are public domain

Public domain

Works are in the public domain if the intellectual property rights have expired, if the intellectual property rights are forfeited, or if they are not covered by intellectual property rights at all...

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KDLA's fair use

Fair use

Fair use is a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. In United States copyright law, fair use is a doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders...

statement: "Fair use" includes activities such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, research, and other related activities.

Structure

KDLA operates through a commissioner's Office and four major divisions:

• Administrative Services
• Field Services
• Public Records
• State Library Services

Source

KDLA Mission Statement
Citation/Permission Information