document: Gifts to a science academic librarian Gifts , by their altruistic nature , perfectly fit into the environment of universities and academic libraries . As a university 's community and general public continue to donate materials , libraries accept donations willingly , both in-kind and monetary . Eight steps of gift processing are listed in the paper . Positive and negative aspects of gift acceptance are discussed . Gifts bring value for academic libraries . Gifts can be considered additional routes to contribute to library collections without direct purchases , options to add money to the library budget , and the cement of social relationships . But , unfortunately , large donations are time-consuming , labor-intensive and costly to process . Great amounts of staff time and processing space are two main negative aspects that cause concern and put the value of gift acceptance under consideration by librarians . Some strategies in handling gifts are recommended . To be effective , academic science librarians need to approach gifts as an investment . Librarians are not to be forced by moral and public notions and should be able to make professional decisions in evaluating proposed collections
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