Do I need permission to use materials from the Riley County Historical Digital Collections?
The presence of digital images of historical materials from the collections of the Riley County Historical Society & Museum on the Riley County Historical Digital Collections website does not constitute permission to use such images.
The Riley County Historical Society & Museum requires everyone wishing to use such images outside the context of Riley County Historical Digital Collections to complete and return a Permission Form and pay any applicable use fees. The Riley County Historical Society & Museum charges non-profit and commercial users fees in order to support the maintenance of the collections. Use fees will be determined from the information on the permission form. Please read, supply requested information, sign and return this form to the Curator of Archives & Library, Riley County Historical Society & Museum, 2309 Claflin Rd., Manhattan, KS 66502; Phone: (785) 565-6490; Email: Carly Farrens
The Riley County Historical Digital Collections project and the Riley County Historical Society & Museum respect copyright and other laws governing access to historic records. Materials appear on Riley County Historical Digital Collections platform only after a risk assessment has determined that dissemination via the Internet will not violate the rights of known copyright holders or state or federal privacy laws. Materials of unclear or indeterminate provenance for which copyright holders are not known or cannot be located may appear on Riley County Historical Digital Collections for noncommercial educational and research purposes only under an assertion of fair use (17 U.S.C. 107).
Use of material and/or copies made under the 'fair use' provision of copyright law does not imply or include permission to publish the materials used or copied. It is the responsibility of the patron to request and obtain permission to publish materials from both the repository (as owner of the physical original) and the copyright owner, if the repository does not own the copyright.
May I post images from the Riley County Historical Digital Collections on my own website?
The Riley County Historical Society & Museum requires everyone wanting to use materials on a web site to complete and return a Permission Form. Materials obtained from the Riley County Historical Society & Museum or downloaded from (the link) for the purpose of web site use are subject to the following conditions:
1.Credit Line: The credit line must read "Courtesy of the Riley County Historical Society & Museum". Images downloaded from Riley County Historical Digital Collections and used on a web site must have the following credit line and must read "Riley County Historical Society & Museum, (include the link: https://www.rileychs.org/), Copy and Reuse Restrictions Apply". For all web uses the credit line must be placed near or on the image.
2. Direct Promotion: The images may be used in the direct promotion of the work, but wider use or use in subsequent editions will require renegotiation.
3. Ownership: The Riley County Historical Society & Museum does not claim exclusive ownership of the rights to all materials in our collections. We are simply granting permission to use images in our collections. All users are required to complete a Permission Form.
4. Use fees: The Riley County Historical Society & Museum charges use fees to support the preservation and maintenance of our collections. Use fees must be paid in full prior to the date of publication, broadcast, exhibition, merchandise creation, etc. Use fees will not be refunded.
5. Indemnification: The user agrees to defend, indemnify, save, and hold harmless the Riley County Historical Society & Museum, its employees, officers or designates, from any and all costs, expense, damage and liability arising because of any claim whatsoever which may be presented by anyone for loss or damage or other relief occasioned or caused by the release of said materials to the undersigned and their use in any manner, including their inspection, publication, reproduction, broadcast, duplication or printing by anyone for any purpose whatsoever.
6. Image Manipulation: The Riley County Historical Society & Museum’s primary interest is to protect the integrity of the original. The Society will not allow the inversion of the original or the removal (except for allowable cropping) or addition of content. We will allow adjustments to contrast and sharpness. Images may be cropped at the edges or a portion may be selected from within an image. An explanatory statement must be added to the permission form describing any changes. The Curator of Archives & Library must approve any manipulation of the materials beyond that stated in the policy.
7. Endorsement: Use of materials from the Riley County Historical Society & Museum does not imply that the Society endorses any product, enterprise, expressed opinions, or confirms the accuracy of any content on a web site, in publication, and broadcast.
8. Web Site Use: Images may be distributed via the World-Wide Web, as part of a single online display, exhibit, site or online collection. Any additional or different use of the image(s) will require renegotiation. Image Resolution: The Riley County Historical Society & Museum normally will not allow an image higher than 150 dpi to be placed on a web site. Arrangements for higher resolution must be made with the Curator of Archives & Library.
9. Noncompliance: The Riley County Historical Society & Museum reserves the right to refuse to grant permission and/or provide imaging and audiovisual services to anyone who has not complied with our policies. Please note: The user assumes all responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel and copyright which may be involved in the use of these materials.
Please note: The user assumes all responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel and copyright which may be involved in the use of these materials.
May I download an image for an academic presentation?
Yes, please include the credit line, "Image courtesy of the Riley County Historical Society & Museum," near the image in your presentation.