The British Library

Electronic Legal Deposit: Journals and Books

About Electronic Legal Deposit

The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations 2013 granted the six legal deposit libraries of the UK and Ireland the right to receive a copy of every UK electronic publication, on the same basis as they have received print publications such as books, magazines and newspapers for several centuries.

Digital collecting enables the libraries to collect non-print publications, including websites, e-books, and online journals, creating an unprecedented collection of digital and online publishing that captures the contemporary experience of living in the UK and Ireland.

About this catalogue

This is an interim catalogue for Electronic Legal Deposit: Journals and books content. It contains records created before October 2023; we are not able to list any newly catalogued items in it for the time being.

Material included in this catalogue:

  • eLD journal issues
  • eLD journal articles
  • eLD books and sheet music

Material not included:

  • eLD journal issues and articles after October 2023
  • UK Web Archive content (not currently available)
  • eLD maps

If you are looking for any other collection items that are not Electronic Legal Deposit (eLD), you can search for them on our main catalogue.

Access

You may search the catalogue using any device, but you will only be able to view the content if you are using a Library PC in the Reading Rooms. ELD content can only be accessed via these PCs; there is no remote access to this content. This is in accordance with the 2013 Regulations.

Please note

Not all eLD journals and books are listed in this catalogue yet. If you cannot find what you need, please speak to our Reference team

Need any help?

For more information about our eLD journals and books content or to enquire about consulting any of this material, please get in touch.