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Gift Policy

The Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library appreciates donations made to the Library by individuals, schools, departments, and others. These donations are a valuable source of additional copies for heavily used resources, as well as replacement copies for damaged or missing items. They can also be a source of historically significant or rare works.

The Library accepts all items which fall with the scope of its collection; however, the Library reserves the right to exchange, sell, or discard items which are not needed. Donors are informed of this before the gift is received. Each item is checked against our existing holdings and, when appropriate, is added to the collection.

In most cases, donors are asked to transport the gifts to the Library themselves. Donors will receive a letter of acknowledgement from the Library. As a rule, no evaluation of gifts for tax purposes is provided by the Library. Donors should arrange to have their gifts evaluated before bringing them to the Library. Donors may be referred to second-hand book dealers or websites for appraisals.

Anyone interested in donating books and other materials to the Library should contact the Collections Management Department (713.799.7132).

Anyone interested in discussing a major collection donation should contact the Development Office (713.799.7153).

page updated on 10.11.2006