Publishers then communicate with the Library to deposit this new publication, in accordance with the National Library Act. Publishers often discuss copyright registration and questions related to preservation, access, and the use that will be made of the deposited copy of the work with Library staff. They also explain requirements for documents with a limited print run or distribution or artists' books. Library staff contact publishers to check on the deposit status of their publications or to obtain information about the author, distribution source or bibliographic data. Legal Deposit Legal Deposit is the means by which a comprehensive national collection is gathered together as a record of the nation's published heritage and development.
Legal deposit applies to all types of publications in all types of formats.
Two copies must be deposited when 101 or more copies are made. One copy must be deposited when more than three but fewer than 101 copies are made. Legal deposit does not apply if three or fewer copies are made. Only one copy of musical sound recordings and of multimedia kits must be deposited. Once the final bibliographic records are established, they are disseminated worldwide.