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Gifts (Donations) Policy
The Library will be glad to accept donations (gifts) of 30 or fewer books and/or DVDs. We are not accepting donations of journal/magazine issues or other media such as videocassettes or CDs. Gifts are accepted with the understanding that all ownership rights held by the donor are transferred to the Library, and that the Library may dispose of gift items in any way -- by adding them to the library collection, giving them to other libraries, selling them, or discarding them, among other things.
The Library does not accept large donations -- more than 30 items -- due to the high cost of processing and evaluating them. For donations of 30 or fewer books and/or DVDs, please contact Susanne Markgren, Assistant Director of the Library for Technical Services at susanne.markgren@manhattan.edu, or 718-862-7997.
Online Textbooks in the Library Collection
Faculty often request that the Library acquire electronic versions of the textbooks used in their courses. Unfortunately, that option is not available for many of the more prominent textbook publishers. Specifically, publishers such as Cengage, McGraw-Hill, Oxford University Press, and Pearson will not allow libraries to acquire e-book versions of their textbooks.
Unlike print books, e-books are invariably licensed rather than sold. That allows publishers to restrict
Many publishers have found that they can maximize revenue by marketing their products solely to individual users.
Students in courses that use these textbooks must purchase print copies, if they’re available, or acquire the e-books directly from the publishers or their agents. In some cases, the Library can acquire print copies for Course Reserve, but we cannot normally afford more than one copy of each text.
We encourage faculty to investigate alternatives such as
Open Educational Resources are especially attractive to many faculty, since they are freely available online without restrictions on access, use, downloading, or printing.
The Mason OER Metafinder of George Mason University can be used to identify OER textbooks and other instructional materials in a wide range of subject areas.
SUNY OER Services also provides a rapidly growing set of OER texts, videos, interactive exercises, problem sets, and assignments.
Reserve Policy
Fall 2020 Course Reserve Updates
Placing Materials on Reserve:
Copyright Guidelines for Reserve Material:
If you have any questions, please contact the Access Services Librarian.