Proposal on the Collection and Preservation of UK Offline and Microform Publications and UK Online Publications (Available free of charge and without access restrictions)
This consultation has now ended. The consultation period was 8 December 2009 - 1 March 2010.
The Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 allows for publications to be deposited with Trinity College, Dublin (subject to provisions in Section 13), which is why we are seeking responses from interested parties in the Republic of Ireland as well as the UK.
Legal deposit is a legal requirement that a person or group submit copies of their printed publications to the British Library and, on their request, the other deposit libraries (the National Library of Scotland; the National Library of Wales; the Bodleian Library, Oxford; the University Library, Cambridge; and the Library of Trinity College, Dublin) so that they can to be preserved for the benefit of future generations and become part of the national heritage.
This consultation sets out recommendations provided by the Legal Deposit Advisory Panel to the Secretary of State for Culture on the legal deposit of UK offline and online non-print publications.
The consultation will be of interest to professional and amateur writers who are the author of online publications that are available to the public free of charge and accessible without restriction.
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How to respond
This consultation has now ended. The consultation period was 8 December 2009 - 1 March 2010.
If you have any queries please contact:
Frances Love
Libraries and Archives Team
Culture Directorate
2-4 Cockspur Street
London SW1Y 5DH
Freedom of information
Please note all responses will be published, unless you ask us not do so. However, please note that all information in responses, including personal information, may be subject to publication or disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If any correspondent requests confidentiality this cannot be guaranteed, and will only be possible if considered appropriate under the legislation.
For enquiries about the consultation (handling) process only please contact DCMS Public Engagement and Recognition Unit (PERU) at the above address or email enquiries@culture.gsi.gov.uk, heading your communication “Consultation - Proposal on the Collection and Preservation of UK Offline and Microform ”.
A summary of responses will be published after the closing date (TBC).
These documents are available online in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.
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