6. Registration of memorandum of books
Feedback & supportThere shall be kept by the Director of the National Library a book to be called “A Catalogue of Books printed or published in Singapore”, wherein shall be registered as soon as possible after the delivery of any book under this Act a memorandum of the book, which memorandum shall, so far as is practicable, contain the following particulars:
book
“book” includes every volume, part or division of a volume, report, pamphlet, periodical, newspaper, Government publication, sheet of letterpress, sheet of music, map, chart, plan or table, print, drawing and other graphic art forms, which are made available for sale or by unrestricted distribution free of charge; but does not include legal documents, printed forms, trade circulars, timetables or other business documents;
the title of the book and the contents of the title page, with a translation into English of that title and contents when they are not in the English language;
the language in which the book is written;
the name of the author, translator or editor of the book;
the subject;
the place of printing and the place of publication;
the name or firm of the printer and the name or firm of the publisher;
the date of issue from the press or of the publication;
the number of sheets, leaves or pages;
the size;
the number of the edition;
the number of copies of which the edition consists;
the price at which the book is sold to the public; and
the name and residence of the proprietor of the copyright, or of any portion of the copyright.
The particulars referred to in subsection (1) shall be provided by the publisher within two weeks after the day on which the book is delivered to the Director of the National Library.
publisher
“publisher” means any person, group of persons whether in partnership or otherwise, company or society that arranges the offer of a book for sale or distribution free of charge.