Each donation, regardless of size or scope, is recorded.
Library staff must inform all potential donors of the policies regarding the disposal of unwanted donated items so that the donor may decide if they want to complete the gift under those conditions.
Donors must submit inventories of potential gifts to the library for review to determine appropriateness of the materials. Donors should supply the title, author, publisher, year of publication and (if possible) ISBN to assist library staff in their assessment.
Because of limited space and the importance of selectivity, gifts are subject to the same criteria that govern acquisitions to the general and special collections and must be useful and relevant to the college’s curriculum.
Gifts are acknowledged by letter as proof of donation for Internal Revenue Service purposes. Library staff are prohibited by law from appraising gifts for tax deduction purposes.