Legal deposit

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Five years of National edeposit service (NED)

We're celebrating five years of the National edeposit service (NED).

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How to make a legal deposit

The Library only needs one copy of a publication and we prefer electronic.

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Legal deposit

We collect Australia's stories. Ensure your story is preserved for future generations through legal deposit.

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A collection storage area at the National Library of Australia

Legal deposit questions and answers

Answers to frequently-asked questions about legal deposit

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Rows of shelves containing books, papers, and other items

Legal deposit: Contact us

Contact form for legal deposit enquiries

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Notice to publisher of online material

This notice is published in support of automated requests made by web harvesting software.

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Rows of very tall, large bookshelves (stacks) in a warehouse

The National Library of Australia’s Hume storage repository.

The history of legal deposit: Sixteenth century France to the Library today

Learn about the evolution of legal deposit and how it works in Australia today.

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