§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Where are the recognised copyright libraries; and which of them they consider to be appropriate to serve Northern Ireland. [HL4714]
§ Lord Williams of MostynThere are six recognised copyright libraries. These are the British Library, the Bodleian Library (Oxford), the University Library (Cambridge), the National Library of Scotland, the National Library of Wales and the Library of Trinity College in Dublin.
Which is most convenient to users in Northern Ireland will depend on particular circumstances. In 1997 the then Department of National Heritage, Scottish Office, Welsh Office and Department of Education for Northern Ireland issued a joint consultation paper on legal deposit which included questions relating to the use of legal deposit material in Northern Ireland. The responses revealed almost no demand for a separate legal deposit library in Northern Ireland.
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