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Ten years of Electronic Legal Deposit: The successes and the challenges
No full textOver the last 10 years since the change in Legislation permitted collecting digital content under legal deposit the six Legal Deposit Libraries of the UK have collectively built a seventh transnational digital library containing more than 15 million items plus the web archive. This collaboration represents the largest digital transformation in UK Libraries and was not without its challenges.
This presentation will show how we overcame some major hurdles and what lessons we will be carrying forward as we rebuild the shared digital infrastructure following the cyber-attack which has brought our digital Legal deposit operations to a standstill.
The presentation will discuss our relationships with publishers and how the success of the UK publishing industry, which contributes £11billion to the UK economy drives some of the political decisions and impacts the scale of our operation.
This presentation will highlight the challenges with the legislation and hopefully provide insight into the pitfalls to avoid if embarking on the journey of digital legal deposit. It will also elucidate what has worked well and how we have ensured the collaboration between six diverse libraries has been a success.
Note about the author:
Linda has worked for the six UK Legal Deposit Libraries since 2014. Working closely with colleagues across all disciplines and libraries, along with publishers and the UK Government she has paved the way for a smooth transition from print to digital legal deposit. Prior to that Linda held curatorial roles in STM and Business and Management
Studies at the British Library following a career in academic publishing. She
was educated at the University of Leeds where she obtained her PhD in
Microbiology (2000). She is a member of Cilip
Weaving the net: developing selective digital collecting principles at the National Library of New Zealand [Webinar paper]
No full textIn Aotearoa New Zealand, legislation authorises the National Library to make a copy of any electronic documents in scope for legal deposit or request assistance from publishers as required. Digital collecting under legal deposit was always intended to be selective. In reality, for almost 20 years, our operational practice was to collect what was available and what was offered. With the explosion of digital publications and formats this was neither sustainable nor an ideal use of resources. To build a digital collection which is representative of New Zealand’s published documentary heritage, we need to be intentional and transparent in where we focus our resources. To guide staff and publishers, we have developed principles to support the selection of digital content.
These principles respect our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) and focus on the priorities identified in our collecting plans. They limit extensive focus on certain topics and ensure diversity of voices and perspective especially those missing or under-represented in our collections.
Note about the author:
Rhonda Grantham is the Legal Deposit Specialist at the National Library of New Zealand. She has been working in the Legal Deposit and Acquisitions Team at the National Library since 2015. In her role she advises publishers and other stakeholders about Aotearoa New Zealand legal deposit requirements. Increasingly her focus has turned to collecting digital publications. Before her current role, Rhonda has extensive experience selecting, acquiring and describing published material in a variety of formats
Minutes of Meeting: Information Literacy Section, 20 October 2023
No full textMinutes of business meeting of Information Literacy section held virtually the 20nd of october 2023 with the Information Literacy section' members
Minutes of meeting: Equitable and Accessible Library Services Section, 12 December 2024
No full textItems discussed at the meeting include IFLA elections procedures 2025; LGBTQ+ seeks section approval; and program proposals for WLIC 2025
Educating independent publishers about legal deposit
No full textThe book publishing industry is undergoing significant change. Where it was once driven by traditional publishers, it is now shifting closer to the hands of individuals who use self-publishing platforms to make their stories available. Self-publishers, or independent publishers, form a diverse and fast-growing sector of publishing. The National Library of Australia is faced with a great challenge: a vast country full of potential publishers haven't heard of legal deposit, many of whom participate in international writing communities and services where Australian legal deposit requirements are not a natural topic. How do we, as a National Library, reach these individuals who are far removed from Canberra and ensure we continue to build a diverse and comprehensive collection of Australian publications?
The National Library has undertaken a two-phase project to firstly scope and understand the publishing environment and secondly focus on broad outreach targeting a range of audiences on a large scale. The outreach included the creation of promotional resources, articles and engagement with community groups and professional organisations, blogs targeting genre fiction communities, attendance at festivals and conferences, industry newsletters promotions and paid marketing in newspapers and festival programs.
This presentation will discuss the different strategies for outreach, what impact they had and what we learned along the way.
Note about the author:
Rebecca is Assistant Director, Collect and Acquire leading the team that acquires published and archival collections, including the legal deposit program. Rebecca started her library career at the Australian Music Centre, Sydney and has worked at the National Library of Australia since 2006. Her previous roles span digitisation, acquisition and description of published materials, training, and policy projects. She holds a Master of Applied Science (Library and Information Management) from Charles Sturt University
Reviewing Support for Library Association Development and Sustainability for the Public Benefit
No full textThis reports looks at the benefits of the Building Stronger Library Associations (BSLA) program, which ran between 2008 and 2018 more or less. It also looks at future library associations’ needs, using a proposed Taxonomy of Library Association Capacities. This is an emerging idea, based our desk research and our own experiences working with library groups and associations, and one that is there to be adapted and improved on. The report also acknowledges the harsh reality of many small library associations that are run by volunteers and their unique needs, and emphasizes that local context is important when reviewing the taxonomy capacities
Newsletter: Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section, May 2025
No full textThis special edition newsletter addresses challenges faced by librarians around the world. On International Workers’ Day, we strive to celebrate, to honor, and to listen to library workers around the world. Their efforts to serve their communities are “imparables,” and they deserve working conditions that are appreciated, equitable, safe, and appropriately paid. Wherever there are libraries and librarians, life is just a little bit better, and whenever it is necessary to face injustice, libraries are one of the most important strongholds. The issue features eight articles in Spanish and three articles in English from around the world
The EDI 100: Legal Deposit and Collecting from Under-Represented and Minoritised Communities
No full textIn 2022/23 the National Library of Scotland ran a project to evaluate and improve its Legal Deposit collecting from organisations representing marginalised, underrepresented, and minority and minoritised communities across the country. Known internally as ‘EDI 100’, the project focused on a list of 100 organisations drawn up by curators. This consisted mostly of bodies we had hitherto struggled to collect from or that were no longer depositing regularly with us, and included charities, religious bodies, pressure groups, and umbrella organisations and federations, ranging from Age Scotland to YouthLink to the Poverty Alliance. The Acquisitions Team then investigated the deposit status of these organisations and made contact to set up or resume print and/or digital deposit where necessary and possible. The Team also looked to promote the importance of Legal Deposit and to create, maintain or strengthen working relationships with depositors. This presentation describes how and why the project was conceived, and the challenges and opportunities it raised. We discuss the project’s outcomes, successes and limitations, and recommendations for future work in this area.
Note about the authors:
Zoë McPhail-Smith, MA (Glas.), MSc (Strath.), is Senior Serials Librarian at the National Library of Scotland with over 16 years’ experience in Legal Deposit and collections management. She has successfully implemented the digital transition within her team after the 2013 UK Non-Print Legal Deposit legislation came into force. A particular area of interest and expertise is publisher engagement, and Zoe has aided the discussion with over 400 Scottish publishers to sign up to deposit their digital publications and to agree to enhanced access rights.
Dr. Patrick Hart is Curator for Scottish Communities and Organisations at the National Library of Scotland. He previously worked as an academic, a translator, a roadsweeper, and a Drug Action Team Manager with the National Health Service
Minutes of Meeting: IFLA Regional Council, 18 December 2024
No full textThe twelfth meeting of the Regional Council 2023-2025 was held virtually on 18 December 2024. Items discussed during this meeting include welcome by the Regional Council Chair, followed by updates from Regional Division Committee Chairs, and Headquarters. Additionally, the responses of the Regional Council Evaluation was discussed. Updates on the collaboration with the United Nations, on multilingualism and on the 2025 WLIC preparations were discussed. Additionally a forward-looking topic on what's on the agenda for 2025 was discussed