Step 5 – Publisher Details

Why do I need to provide publisher details?

As part of the deposit process, you will need to provide details about the publisher and your details.

The publisher details you will need to provide relate to the entity responsible for the publication. It can be your business, the community organisation you are involved with, yourself if you are a self-published author.

If you are a self-publisher using an online publication platform such as Amazon, Publish Central etc. – please list your own (or your pseudonym or pen name if required) as the Publisher name.

Publisher details:

  • Publisher name
  • Publisher type
  • Address – street or PO Box (optional)
  • City/Town/Suburb
  • Country
  • State/Territory (if you choose Australia as the Country)
  • Postcode (optional)

Your details:

  • Your name
  • Phone (optional)
  • Email

If you have created an account previously and logged in with this account, you will be presented with the publisher details and your details and provided with an option to update the details if they are not correct. If you haven’t created an account, after entering the details above you will have the option to create an account.

The publisher details and your details are required to enable legal deposit communications with publishers and for the purpose of managing the joint digital collection. The publisher name, city/town/suburb, state/territory and country will also be included in the description of the publication on Trove, the National Library of Australia’s catalogue and relevant member library catalogues.

Further information about how the NED service manages personal information is available in the Privacy Notice.

What do I do if I self-publish using a pseudonym or pen name?

If you self-publish using a pseudonym or pen name, please ensure that you use the pseudonym or pen name as the publisher name rather than your actual/real name when completing the ‘Publisher details’ section. This is because the publisher name will appear in the description of the publication on Trove, the National Library of Australia’s catalogue and relevant member library catalogues.

Please use your actual/real name when completing the ‘Your details’ section. This is required to enable legal deposit communications with publishers and for the purpose of managing the joint digital collection.