Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Extension of legal deposit: recording Australia's online cultural heritage

http://apo.org.au/research/extension-legal-deposit-recording-australias-online-cultural-heritage
In 2007 the federal government commenced a review into the feasibility of extending the legal deposit scheme to include audiovisual and electronic material. This paper examines the history and significance of legal deposit as well as the relationship between legal deposit and cultural and technological change. It focuses on the importance of integrating electronic, and specifically online, materials into the national legal deposit system.

Source: Australian Policy Online