Electronic Legal Deposit

What is Electronic Legal Deposit?

Electronic Legal Deposit items are materials that the Library has received under Legal Deposit Legislation. This legislation entitles the Library to a copy of every item published in the UK.

This material is not the same as commercially available digital material. Access is subject to a number of important restrictions:

• UK eLD materials can only be viewed on Library premises using Library devices (e.g. PCs and laptops);
• Only one person can view each item at a time;
• Digital copying is not permitted under current legislation. You cannot copy and paste, take a screenshot, download or scan material. 

How can I find UK eLD material?

UK eLD items can be identified in Stella Search as follows:

• In the case of e-books, by the phrase: Available on Library reading room PCs only. Click here for access

• And in the case of e-journals, by the appearance of a button stating: UK eLD (Library PCs only)