All gifts become the sole property of the University of Florida and the Health Science Center Libraries with the understanding that the library will use the materials to best serve its patrons, whether it be an addition to the collection, a donation to another institution, a sale, a giveaway, or recycled. The Libraries only add materials that support its goals. The Libraries discourage restrictions on all gifts and will not normally accept restricted donations. The donor and the library will be best served when library personnel are able to review and select from a proposed gift only those titles that the library deems useful before taking possession. The Collection Development Librarian will ensure conformity to these profiles.
Restrictions require special handling and therefore increased costs for gift processing.
The HSCL may accept a restricted gift if it merits special handling. They may be given to Library patrons or recycled. Refusal-materials that do not fit into the HSCL' collection criteria may be refused. As a means of maintaining an active library collection of interest to users, the Libraries continually evaluate and weed material from its holdings. Older gifts may replace a more recent or damaged edition.