Be Heard. Forever.
The National Library of New Zealand can help you preserve your music forever.
By sending your music to the National Library's Legal Deposit team, you guarantee it will be looked after, stored properly, and available to future generations of New Zealanders long after you're gone.
Here's what happens!
When you submit
your music to The National Library of New Zealand through Legal Deposit, we’ll list your music in the
National Bibliography. This document
is consulted by libraries and purchasers when making purchasing decisions. Having your music listed
will raise the visibility of your band and its music.
Your music will be permanently stored, carefully
preserved and made available
for future generations. Your contribution helps shape New Zealand’s musical landscape and gives
future generations a more complete picture of our nation’s musical heritage.
In the future, when formats such as CDs or DVDs become obsolete, the National Library's digital archiving capabilities will mean music in its collections could be accessed regardless of its original physical format. Essentially, by depositing music at National Library, musicians and producers will be immortalised.
It is our goal to connect New Zealanders to their documentary heritage by providing quality services and programmes.
We aim to create a comprehensive collection of New Zealand’s published material: books, journals, music,
even digital objects!
Websites of interest
The National Library of New Zealand
The National Library of New Zealand Legal Deposit Office
Legal Deposit Code of Practice
Publication for Legal Deposit form
The National Library of New Zealand Act 2003
Index New Zealand
