PUBLISHER VIEWS OF AND ROLE IN THE EXTENSION OF LEGAL DEPOSIT TO NON-PRINT PUBLICATIONS IN THE UK.
The article focuses on the significance of legal deposits in preserving reading materials in Great Britain. Publishers in the country were obliged by the government to deliver copies of all published materials in designated depositories. Legal deposit was implemented by the government to preserve th...
| Publicado en: | Publishing History no. 60; pp. 51 - 74 |
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Chadwyck-Healey Limited
2006
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| Sumario: | The article focuses on the significance of legal deposits in preserving reading materials in Great Britain. Publishers in the country were obliged by the government to deliver copies of all published materials in designated depositories. Legal deposit was implemented by the government to preserve the materials in the national archives. Furthermore, it was created to compile and publish a national bibliography and to provide an access for home and overseas researchers. |
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