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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...

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Published in:Publishing History no. 60; pp. 51 - 74
Main Author: Muir, Adrienne
Format: Article
Published: Chadwyck-Healey Limited 2006
Subjects:
Legal deposit of books, etc.
National book registration
Depository libraries
Copying
Publishing
United Kingdom
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Summary: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.