Thank you for considering a donation to Newcastle University Library. We consider donations of material that are:

• directly relevant to University teaching and research
• in good physical condition
• non-duplicates for material already in stock (unless the title is in demonstrable heavy demand)
•  in line with the Library’s Collection Development and Management Policy

Due to increasing pressure upon available shelving space, the Library must assess the suitability of each title before accepting a donation. As such, unfortunately we are unable to accept every donation that is offered to us. We politely request that donors check Library Search in advance of offering materials to ensure that the material is not already in stock.

All gifts of material to the University will become the outright property of Newcastle University. As such, we reserve the right to refuse titles for stock and dispose of these in line with our usual withdrawal procedures, whether this is at the point of donation or during future collection management reviews without notifying the donor.

If you would like to donate material, please contact us libraryhelp@ncl.ac.uk with a full list of the titles you would like to donate. All donors must please complete the Donation Agreement (available to download below).

Any material that is donated in an unsolicited manner (such as via the unmanned returns box, without prior contact with member of Library staff, or without completion of the Donation Agreement) will be considered to be property of the Library and will be assessed according to our usual donation process.

Please note that as our teams are also processing purchased materials for University teaching and research, donated materials may take some time to catalogue.

Your donation offer may be more suitable for Special Collections rather than the general Library holdings. More information on donating to Special Collections can be found in the Special Collections Collection Development Policy and the team may be contacted at libraryhelp@ncl.ac.uk.

There are alternative options to donate your books, including local schools, and charities who send books to schools and universities in developing countries, such as Book Aid International.  There is also the Amnesty International Bookshop on Westgate Road.