{"id":36400,"date":"2022-10-14T16:33:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T21:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/?page_id=36400"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:15:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:15:50","slug":"gifts-in-kind-donations-of-materials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/gifts-in-kind-donations-of-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifts-in-Kind Donations of Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a0\">The 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries selectively accept donations of academic materials that support the teaching, learning, and research missions of the University of Wisconsin\u2013Milwaukee.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To discuss a possible gift-in-kind donation, contact&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/directory\/doll-chris\/\">Chris Doll<\/a>&nbsp;by emailing cmdoll@uwm.edu or calling 414-251-5428.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage prospective donors to contact us in advance. Provide a description of the gift, and a detailed list of titles, authors, dates, and subject area(s). We would also encourage donors to consider giving a monetary donation to help defray the costs of processing, cataloging, and preserving materials given to the libraries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a1\">Materials that we accept:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Books by current 51ÁÔÆæ faculty and staff are&nbsp;<em><strong>always<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;accepted. If possible, we would like two copies, one for permanent retention in the 51ÁÔÆæ Authors Collection in Special Collections, and a second, circulating copy for the 51ÁÔÆæ Authors Browsing Collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Libraries&nbsp;<em><strong>may<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;accept the following types of materials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scholarly books supporting 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s teaching, learning, or research<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>General interest materials published in the last five years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Textbooks (most recent edition only, in new condition)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Libraries&nbsp;<strong><em>do not accept&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>these materials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Incomplete runs or single issues of periodicals or journals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Newspapers and magazines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mass-market paperbacks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Government publications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Books that are highlighted, underlined, dirty, or otherwise in poor physical condition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VHS tapes, cassette tapes, reel-to-reel tapes, phonograph records, or other obsolete media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Titles that the library already owns, unless they are by current 51ÁÔÆæ faculty and staff.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/agsl\/\">American Geographical Society Library<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/archives\/\">51ÁÔÆæ Archives<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/special\/\">Special Collections&nbsp;<\/a>have different requirements for accepting donations. Please contact them directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a2\"><strong>Conditions of Acceptance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Gift in kind donations are retained at the discretion of the Collection &amp; Resource Management Division. Donated materials that are not selected for addition may be sent to a reseller or recycled. We are unable to return donated materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donations that arrive without preapproval may be discarded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a3\"><strong>Acknowledgment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries will provide a letter of acknowledgment for all donors who complete a\u00a0Gift In Kind Acknowledgment and Receipt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are unable to provide detailed inventories of gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a4\"><strong>Appraisals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By law, the 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries can assume no responsibility for providing estimated values for gifts in kind. It is the donor\u2019s responsibility to seek a qualified appraisal if they wish to take a tax deduction and believe that the value of the donation exceeds $5000. For more information, see\u00a0Tax Issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries selectively accept donations of academic materials that support the teaching, learning, and research missions of the University of Wisconsin\u2013Milwaukee. To discuss a possible gift-in-kind donation, contact&nbsp;Chris Doll&nbsp;by emailing cmdoll@uwm.edu or calling 414-251-5428. 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