To ensure that all audio recordings published in Norway are preserved in line with other material, the National Library is carrying out a major information campaign this year regarding the mandatory deposit of audio recordings.
/ 31/08/2007 / codexBy Richard Gjems, National Library The information campaign is being carried out on the basis of several factors: Firstly, the National Library wants to capture more of the publications that are covered by the Legal Deposit Act. This particularly applies to publications from the ever-growing number of smaller, independent companies and producers. Secondly, one of the main points of the campaign is to inform about the new reception address for legally deposited audio recordings: 8607 Mo i Rana.
The National Library is responsible for collecting all material published in Norway. This also applies to music and other sound recordings. Producers of this material are, according to the Legal Deposit Act, required to submit two copies free of charge to the National Library.
The goal of the compulsory deposit is to ensure preservation and retrieval, now and in the future. Deposited audio recordings are also made available for documentation work, studies and research. The National Library's material is also disseminated through exhibitions and other knowledge and cultural events.
All submitted sound recordings are registered in the national discography, an overview of Norwegian releases that the National Library has compiled from 1990 onwards. The National Library aims to make the national discography as complete as possible. The national discography is freely available at: