Gift Submission Form

Guidelines for Donating Materials to the UC San Diego Library

We accept on a selected basis:

• Recently published books
• Cultural materials such as art or archival material
• Primary research materials that complement or enhance existing holdings
• Datasets
• Media (DVD and Blu-Ray)

We do not generally accept:

• Medical, health sciences, or technical materials older than 5 years
• Outdated textbooks
• Popular books or reprints
• Magazines or print journals
• Vinyl sound recordings
• Materials already in our collection
• Materials in poor condition

For these specific formats, please contact:

• Data - Research Data Curation Program
• Personal manuscripts, letters, research papers, etc. - Special Collections & Archives

Alternatives for donating materials UC San Diego Library does not accept:

• Research materials may be of interest to other universities
• San Diego Public Library (offers pick-up and drop-off services)
• Charitable donations to Goodwill, Amvets, etc (may offer pick-up services and receipts for tax itemization)