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| Resources Management - Gifts |
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The Library accepts gifts of appropriate materials if they conform to the same criteria used in the selection of purchased materials. The Library becomes the owner of the gift upon receipt and reserves the right to determine retention, location, and final disposition. The Library encourages gifts of quality hardbound books in good condition. The Library prefers not to accept paperbound popular titles; books in considerable disrepair, e.g., warped or missing pages; materials in poor condition, e.g., afflicted with water damage, mold or fungi, or substantial dust; or materials determined by the Collection Management Librarian to be of little or no value to a University collection. Materials not considered useful are newspapers or newsletters not related to Saint Joseph's University, photocopies, reprints of journal articles not authored by University faculty, or press releases. Materials donated to the Library that cannot be used are offered to the missionaries from the Philippines, donated to other libraries, given to the Book Depository, or recycled. The Library will acknowledge gifts by a letter of appreciation and a list of the items donated, but will not provide an appraisal of value because this would be in violation of current federal tax laws. Books gifted in honor or memoriam of an alumnus or other member of the University community will be given bookplates recognizing the benefactor or honoree as specified by the donor. Guidelines for
determining the value of books - (from the Rare Books and Manuscripts
Section The Library welcomes monetary donations and uses financial contributions to purchase materials; the donor may request that the materials be purchased for a particular subject area. You may contact us at: Saint Joseph's University
Donated books that are considered rare, e.g., first or limited editions, financially valuable, or autographed copies, will be added to the Special Collections. Donations of this kind should be discussed in advance with the Collection Management Librarian so the materials will be handled properly. Special Collections are housed in a separate area of the Library, accessible only to staff. Circulation or use of these materials is by application only (forms are available at the Service Desk) and may be denied if use is considered detrimental to the materials. Donated materials related to Saint Joseph's University, e.g. its history, graduates, and organization, are housed in the Archives collection. These materials may consist of books, yearbooks, programs, memorabilia, press clippings, etc. The items in this collection are not included in the Library catalog, but are accessible via a Guide to the Archives. Materials from this collection can only be used with permission from an authorized member of the Library staff.
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