Estonian electronic legal deposit: changing legislation for new formats like AI and making e-Legal Deposit more accessible
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2025-02-27
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The National Library of Estonia is dedicated to safeguarding the nation's cultural heritage, especially in the context of digital transformation. With the rise of digital media, it is crucial to reassess legal deposit principles, workflows, and e-solutions to ensure they align with modern technological advancements. Since 1997, the National Library has been actively involved in archiving Estonian online publications. Legislative updates in 2006 and 2016 expanded the scope to include digital publications and output-ready files, making Estonia a pioneer in this field. The creation of the Publisher Portal in 2017 further streamlined the submission and management of legal deposits. As AI-generated content and digital formats proliferate, the Library faces new challenges in maintaining the relevance of its services and ensuring the preservation of national cultural heritage. Collaboration with publishers and adapting to technological changes remain essential. The Library aims to unify its digital archives by 2025 and is exploring how to make digital legal deposits more accessible for research. As the digital landscape evolves, it is imperative to revisit and possibly amend the legal deposit laws to better reflect the realities of the digital age.
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Kairi Felt serves as the Head of Collection Development Department at the National Library of Estonia. On national level, she chairs the countrywide Preservation Copy Council and E-Lending Council. She also represents Estonia in the e-book working group of the NAPLE (National Authorities on Public Libraries in Europe) Forum. Furthermore, she is engaged in the professional development of librarians, being responsible for the Collection Development Module as part of the national training programme for Estonian librarians. She is a member of the Estonian Librarians' Association.
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Legal deposit, Legal deposit legislation