The Agency for the Legal Deposit Libraries (ALDL) requests and receives copies of print publications for distribution to five libraries. It is maintained by five Legal Deposit libraries. It is maintained by these libraries to ensure that they receive legal deposit copies of British and Irish publications. Publishers must supply 5 copies of every print publication, on request, to the Agency for Legal Deposit Libraries (ALDL), Unit 21 Marnin Way, Edinburgh, EH12 9GD.
Publishers must also supply a copy of every publication directly to the British Library at their address: The British Library's Legal Deposit Office, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 7BY
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We work with anyone who produces content in print format in the UK and Ireland by helping them to deposit their publications. This includes new and existing publishers, societies and organisations.
We work to ensure the legislation around publisher obligations and Legal Deposit are met for the libraries mentioned above. You can read more about this here. ALDL provide information to publishers about Legal Deposit and their obligations under Legal Deposit Legislation and provide information and contact details to allow publishers to deposit their publications.
The legal deposit system also has benefits for authors and publishers:
Agency for the Legal Deposit Libraries is a registered Scottish charity: Scottish charity number: SC040300
Company Registration Number: SC348650