copyright library
noun /ˈkɒpiraɪt laɪbrəri/, /ˈkɒpiraɪt laɪbri/
/ˈkɑːpiraɪt laɪbreri/
- (in the UK and Ireland) a library that must receive a copy of every book that is published in the country
- It is a copyright library and receives three copies of all books published in Britain.
CultureThere are six copyright libraries. They are the British Library, the Bodleian Library, the Cambridge University Library, the national libraries of Scotland and Wales, and Trinity College Library, Dublin.