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From 6 April 2013, legal deposit covers e-books, e-journals and other types of electronic publication, plus other material that is made available to the public in the UK:
- On microfilm
- On handheld media such as CD-ROM
- On the web (including websites)
- By download from a website.
However the Act and Regulations do not apply to:
- Intranets
- Emails
- Restricted personal data
- Cinema films and recorded music publications, although the Regulations do cover music, sound and video contained within other publications.
Collecting Plans
Legal Deposit Libraries’ collection development plans for electronic legal deposit in 2013-14
Websites
Legal deposit arrangements for archiving websites and harvesting copies of web pages and documents from the internet
Electronic Publications
Depositing e-books, e-journals and other electronic publications
Handheld Publications
Depositing publications on handheld media such as CD-ROM and microfilm
Security
Security arrangements for deposited material
User Access
How electronic legal deposit material is made available to researchers
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently asked questions about legal deposit for websites and electronic publications