These guidelines are geared toward the inclusive selection policy practices of UMBC Library for duplicate gifts. There There may always be exceptions to these guidelines. The Collection Management Librarian should be consulted when there are questions.
The adding of duplicates follows a few basic criteria:
- If use of these materials supports the collection and/or if use of these materials is expected to be relatively high
- Gift needs to be in acceptable condition
- Suitability for the collection : i.e. probably not Hardy Boys, but yes to Winnie the Pooh in Russian, or childrens science books, no (usually) to bodice rippers/romance/etc yes to science fiction(for either Special Collections or stacks).
- No to older Reference materials (can be a judgement call by Ref)
- Yes,(sometimes) if there's a copy in reference, on reserve, in Special Collections, in circulation, etc. usually to add to stacks
- Yes to rare books (usually)
- Try not to add duplicate bookstore type paperbacks unless in great shape, they don't last that long. Paperback textbooks tend to be bound better and last longer
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