Letters acknowledging the gift and providing a count of donations but not evaluating them, are provided to donors. Copies of these letters are maintained in the Librarian's office. In order to receive a letter of acknowledgement, donors should leave a name and address. According to U.S. tax regulations, the Library, as the recipient, cannot appraise gifts for tax purposes. Upon request, however, the Head of Special Collections can provide a list of appropriate appraisers.
Appraisal costs are the responsibility of the donor.
Gift materials, with the exception of memorial gifts, selected special collections items, and those requested by donors, are not plated. Incorporation of Gifts into the Collections. The general policy is to incorporate gift materials into the regular collections, since the optimal benefit of gift materials is realized when they are placed in the Library's regular collections and located with other materials on the same subject for browsing and easy access. This is an official University of California, Santa Barbara Library web page. If you would like to be notified about new resources on InfoSurf, join our mailing list.