Introduction The National Library of Ireland aims to collect library materials on or relating to Ireland and to provide an accurate record of Ireland's output in manuscript, print and other media for present and future users. The Library aims to acquire reference material to support its collections and to maintain a basic collection of reference material suitable for a National Library in a European context. Legal Deposit in Ireland Publishers in the State have a legal obligation to send one copy, without charge, of each of their titles to the National Library of Ireland, within one month of publication. All books received through legal deposit are acknowledged with a written receipt.
Legal deposit facilitates the development of our national printed archive.
Frequently the National Library holds the only copy of particular material which is readily available to the public. It is the Library's stated aim to preserve and make accessible such material for future generations. Copyright Section, Printed Books Department, National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Copyright Section, Newpapers and Periodicals Department, National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2. Under Irish legislation there are eight Irish and five English copyright libraries.