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National Documentation Centre Donations and Gifts Policy The Na tiona l Documenta tion Ce ntre we lcomes donations a nd gifts of sele cte d ma te rials for the colle ctions.

Dona tions and gifts enhance the ex isting colle ctions of the Ce ntre a nd support its commitment to provide informa tion for de ve lopment.

While the Centre va lues and grea tly appre cia tes a ll dona tions and gifts, the re is a cost a ssocia ted with the a cce ptance and processing of these mate ria ls.
The refore , it is incumbe nt upon the Centre to be judicious when a ccepting a nd reta ining dona ted mate ria ls.

Donations A ccepted - Books - Resea rch pape rs, studies or a rticle s - The ses - Me dia ma te rials (DVD, C D, documents in softcopy) Donations that are Not Accepted Popula r magazine s (eg.

She, Be tte r Home and Ga rde ns, e tc.)
- Tex tbooks - Ma ss-ma rke t pape rba cks - - Ma te ria ls in poor condition, e spe cially if the y exhibit signs of mold or milde w - Ele ctronic ma te ria ls requiring da ted softwa re - Ma te ria ls which m ight cause the Centre to be liable for copyright infringement (i.e ., illega l copies) - Subje cts tha t include da ted compute r softwa re, programs, and programming - Sa cre d book s - Vinyl re cords Donations Terms - Ma te ria ls must be focused on aspe cts of susta ina ble, e conom ic a nd social de ve lopment of Dominica and the Ca ribbea n including La tin Ame rica n countries.
- Ma te ria ls must be in good condition without signs of wa te r or dust damage, mold or milde w. - Dona tions will be subje ct to the Centre ’s colle ction policy.

The Centre re vie ws dona ted items, then de cides if and how the y can be be st used.

An item tha t is not added may be dona ted to anothe r unit of the Libra ry a nd Informa tion Se rvice .
- The Centre rese rve s the right to de cline an offe r of ma te rial tha t is a lready he ld in the colle ctions or tha t does not mee t colle ction needs.

- Dona tions and Gifts a re a ccepted with the unde rsta nding tha t mate ria ls be come the prope rty of Na tiona l Documenta tion Centre.

- Conta ct the Centre before dropping off dona tions to make sure the Centre has spa ce to store the dona tion.
- Dona ted items should be de live red in sma ll boxes or bags tha t can be ea sily lifted a nd ca rrie d. How to Donate In most cases, it is the responsibility of the donor to a rrange for delive ry of mate ria ls to the Centre .

Plea se conta ct us to discuss the a cceptance of your dona tion a nd delive ry de tails.