About: Gifts

Donors should be advised that:

Library personnel are prohibited from providing a formal appraisal of a gift's market value.

• For self-appraisal or estimate of the value of the items, the following reference sources are recommended:
• For in-print current books: Books in Print.
• For out-of-print books you may wish to check AcqWeb's Rare and Antiquarian Book Vendors
• For more information about rare books and book values see the website Your Old Books.
• Unless approved in advance by the Dean of University Libraries, gifts of money or material with restrictions will not be accepted.
• Collection Development reserves the right to dispose of any duplicate or unsuitable items after close examination.
• All gifts accepted by the University Libraries become the property of Indiana State University, and will not be returned to the donor.

Types of materials not accepted:

• Textbooks more than 7 years old
• Popular magazine back issues
• Unsalable duplicate scholarly journal back issues
• Mass-market paperbacks
• Pulp fiction
• Outdated computer software and manuals
• Paintings or other items unsuitable for library collections