<h1>Political Party Launches Research Centre and Library; must document acquisitions, copyright clearances, and access and preservation policies</h1> A national political party inaugurated a research centre and library at its headquarters named for a former prime minister, housing about 1,200 books, party manifestoes since 1951-52, rare photographs and compiled archival materials including a multi-volume party encyclopedia and biographies of political leaders. The collection consolidates primary party records and published works, raising routine legal considerations around ownership, copyright clearance for reproduced materials, archival custody and provenance, and retention/access policies for political archives. The institution will need documented acquisition records, permissions for copyrighted reproductions, and clear access and preservation policies to mitigate disputes over intellectual property, authorship claims or provenance of donated or compiled materials.