The request for a depot number is only necessary for reports, annual reports, and similar publications that the University offers to the public in printed form, even if they are free of charge.
This request is not required for doctoral theses, which are primarily considered digital publications, even if a few copies are printed for the examination committee. For doctoral theses, a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is requested and assigned to the publication. For more information, please refer to the section on DOI.
Legal deposit aims to protect the cultural heritage of a country. In Belgium the legal deposit for publications is mandatory and the Royal Library acts as the legal repository. All publications deposited in the Royal Library of Belgium are included in the Belgian bibliography. Thereby, they will obtain greater visibility on national and international level.
Please send two copies of your publication to the university library (Marc De Ron).