[LIBRARYDIR] donated books

[Bem, Greg]

We’ve actually had a few programs close in the last few years where this very situation happened—tenured faculty who had been at the college for decades donated their entire office’s collections to us. We always receive them, use our collection development policy to determine if they will fit into our collection (namely: is it within 10 years of publication, and is it in good condition?), and add it or not. We have a free books cart that we put the donations on that we don’t take. It’s a pretty smooth and mostly automated process.

Greg Bem, MLIS
Faculty Library Coordinator
Library Learning Commons
Lake Washington Inst. Of Technology
Pronouns: he/him/his

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greg.bem at lwtech.edu<mailto:greg.bem at lwtech.edu%0d>
425-739-8100 xt.8898
http://www.lwtech.edu/campus-life/library

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Subject: [LIBRARYDIR] donated books

Hi all,

I know you're dying for a library deans chat on a Friday afternoon, so here is my question of the day:

Do you limit whether retired professors can donate to the library all the books in their offices from their entire career?

Thanks! Claire

Claire Murata, MLIS
Associate Dean, Library and Learning Resources
20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood WA 98036 | edmonds.edu<http://edmonds.edu>
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