From: Ginny Gilbert vag_at_duke.edu
Duke has recently experienced the donation of two book collections, portions of which turned out to be bug infested when Shipping & Receiving staff went to pack the books to bring back to the library. We prefer to have a subject librarian visit a donor before having the collection picked up, but we currently do not require that step to take place. I would like to know of policies or guidelines other libraries have for the inspection of books, etc. before they are picked up or for Shipping & Receiving staff to follow when they discover bug infestation or mold in packing collections. We always ask donors about the condition of collections they are offering to the library, but their answers about condition are often inaccurate.
Thanks,
Virginia Gilbert
Head, Collection Development Department
vag_at_duke.edu
230D Perkins Library
Duke University
Box 90191
Durham, N.C. 27708-0191
TEL: 919-660-5815
FAX: 919-660-5923
Received on Tue Aug 09 2005 - 13:36:27 EDT