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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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How to make a legal deposit

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

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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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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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Arresting scenery: Capturing time and place in crime fiction writing

Explore some of the crime-fiction reads in the collection and how they can help readers learn more about Australian culture, history and place.

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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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The end of the world at the Library: Sci-Fi, dystopia, and Australian fiction

Explore some of the speculative fiction reads in the collection and how they can help future generations understand society in the time they were written.

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Library love stories: Romance in the National Library of Australia’s collection

Explore the history and diversity of Australian romance books in our collection.

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Indie publishing: your book in our collection

If you are considering independently publishing your book, learn how to get your published book into the Library's collection.

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Legal deposit enquiry form

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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