eOP: NSK launches new electronic legal deposit system

The National and University Library in Zagreb (NSK) has set up a new system for the deposit of non-print published material (eOP).

Created for Croatian publishers in compliance with the provisions of the Croatian library act (Zakon o knjižnicama i knjižničnoj djelatnosti, Official Gazette (Narodne novine) 17/2019, 98/2019, 114/2022, 36/2024) and as part of Croatia’s legal deposit system, eOP, the newly established system, enables an easy deposit of non-print published material, such as e-books, audio books, electronic serial titles, digital music and sound recordings, digital maps and related material.

eOP – making electronic legal deposit smooth and safe

The previous system for the deposit of electronic publications via an online form has been replaced with an advanced information system, developed by the Croatian Ministry of Culture and Media, with NSK acting as a partner, as part of eCulture, Croatia’s 2019-2023 major digitisation project focusing on cultural heritage.

The deposited material is stored in a cloud-based state archive, in an environment which provides safety of deposited content both to the publishers and NSK, as an institution responsible for the long-term archiving and preservation of Croatian written heritage.

The NSK Legal Deposit Office webpage makes available video tutorials with information regarding the new electronic legal deposit system (Croatian version only).