How to deposit printed and off-line publications
Two copies of printed and off-line publications are to be sent to the National Librarian, within 20 working days of publication, accompanied by a completed legal deposit form.
Download a copy of the Publication for Legal Deposit form
How to deposit internet documents
Internet publications will be collected by the National Library by web harvest. Publishers are not required to deposit their internet documents, but they are legally required to assist the National Library to make a copy of their internet documents upon request.
Further information about how to deposit your publication, including conditions for publications which are expensive or have a small print run, is available on the 'Publishers' legal obligations under Legal Deposit' page.
More about Publishers' Legal Deposit obligations
Submitting your internet documents
The Library has set up a number of mechanisms for publishers who wish to voluntarily submit their internet documents for Legal Deposit.
- Use our online submission tool to send us an internet document. The submission tool can be used to deposit publications such as newsletters, reports, journals, e-books and online versions of publications produced in print. It cannot be used to deposit a website, or part of a website. Online submission tool.
- Email a copy of a publication that is posted on a website to electronic-legal-deposit@natlib.govt.nz
- Tell us when you post a new or revised publication by emailing electronic-legal-deposit@natlib.govt.nz
- Add electronic-legal-deposit@natlib.govt.nz to electronic mailing lists for newsletters and other publications published and distributed electronically.
