Government Documents–United Kingdom
Source: British Library
Today, New Depository Rules Become Law in UK
From the annoucement, A Private Members Bill, introduced by Chris Mole MP in December 2002 has passed all its Parliamentary hurdles and became law today when it received Royal Assent. The Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003 extends previous legal deposit legislation passed nearly 100 years ago in 1911. The Act enshrines the principle that electronic or e-publications and other non-print materials will be deposited in the future under secondary legislation. It ensures that these publications can be saved as part of the published archive – and become an important resource for future generations of researchers and scholars.
See Also: “British Library archives websites” via BBC News

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