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Comments
Commenters1
1.1 The purpose of legal deposit is to ensure that the nation’s published output (and thereby its intellectual record and future published heritage) is collected systematically, and as comprehensively as possible, both in order to preserve the material for the use of future generations and, with certain important exceptions (set out later in this document), to make it available to readers within the libraries[1] defined in the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 (2003 Act). The system dates back several hundred years, enforced by statute since 1662, and has been a vital element in preserving and making available the published record of previous generations for readers today and the in future.
1.1 The purpose of legal deposit is to ensure that the nation’s published output (and thereby its intellectual record and future published heritage) is collected systematically, and as comprehensively as possible, both in order to preserve the material for the use of future generations and, with certain important exceptions (set out later in this document), to make it available to readers within the libraries[1] defined in the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 (2003 Act). The system dates back several hundred years, enforced by statute since 1662, and has been a vital element in preserving and making available the published record of previous generations for readers today and the in future.2
1.2 The 2003 Act2[2] reaffirmed existing provisions for deposit of printed publications and created a framework of legislation in which regulations could be made for the deposit of electronic and other non-print publications. The Legal Deposit Advisory Panel (LDAP), an independent non-departmental public body, was set up in September 2005 to work at arm’s length from the Government and to advise them on the implementation of the Act and to make recommendations on regulatory options for the deposit of non-print publications.
1.2 The 2003 Act2[2] reaffirmed existing provisions for deposit of printed publications and created a framework of legislation in which regulations could be made for the deposit of electronic and other non-print publications. The Legal Deposit Advisory Panel (LDAP), an independent non-departmental public body, was set up in September 2005 to work at arm’s length from the Government and to advise them on the implementation of the Act and to make recommendations on regulatory options for the deposit of non-print publications.3
1.3 These proposals cover the deposit of United Kingdom non-print publications in microform and offline electronic media and UK Online Publications, which are available free of charge and without access restrictions.
1.3 These proposals cover the deposit of United Kingdom non-print publications in microform and offline electronic media and UK Online Publications, which are available free of charge and without access restrictions.4
1.4 A separate proposal will be produced on UK Commercial and Protected Online Publications following further recommendations from LDAP.
1.4 A separate proposal will be produced on UK Commercial and Protected Online Publications following further recommendations from LDAP.6
[1] The British Library; 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
[1] The British Library; the National Library of Scotland; the National Library of Wales; the Bodleian Library, Oxford; the University Library, Cambridge; and the Library of Trinity College, DublinTags: Bodleian Library, British Library, Cambridge, Dublin, General Information 1.1 The purpose, Governor, Legal Deposit Advisory Panel, Library of Trinity College, National Library of Scotland, National Library of Wales, offline electronic media, Online Publications, Oxford, Scotland, Trinity College, United Kingdom, University Library, Wales