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Last Updated: Dec 23, 2021     Views: 6940

The Library may accept donations if the content is within our collection scope, the titles are not in available in our collection, and they are good condition.

All potential donations are evaluated based on the Library’s needs. Except for rare and special items, the Library generally accepts:

  • Scholarly materials relevant to the university’s learning, teaching and research needs
  • Materials which fall within the scope of the Library’s collection development policy, e.g. Singapore - Malaysia Collection
  • Journal issues that fill gaps in completing the run of titles that are already held in the Library

The Library may reject the following:

  • Duplicate items already held by the Library (unless additional copies are needed or the copy is a special edition that is useful to add)
  • Superseded editions of reference works or textbooks
  • Publications that focus on the mystical, e.g. astrology, palmistry, fortune-telling, divinatory graphology, occultism
  • Books whose contents are obsolete (e.g. computer software manuals)
  • Encyclopedias, used textbooks, magazines, damaged books, mass market paperbacks and self-help books
  • Obsolete formats such as 5.25" floppy disks, filmstrips, etc.
  • Marked, defaced, and soiled items

You can check the titles in our catalogue, as well as our gifts and donation policy and procedure for steps to take when donating books. Please contact us if you have any further queries.

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