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Donations to Libraries: A Problem in International Cooperation

Donations to Libraries: A Problem in International Cooperation

Paul Sturges
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 11
ISBN13: 9781466643659|ISBN10: 146664365X|EISBN13: 9781466643666
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9.ch003
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Sturges, Paul. "Donations to Libraries: A Problem in International Cooperation." Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship, edited by Susmita Chakraborty and Anup Kumar Das, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 17-27. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9.ch003

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Sturges, P. (2014). Donations to Libraries: A Problem in International Cooperation. In S. Chakraborty & A. Das (Eds.), Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship (pp. 17-27). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9.ch003

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Sturges, Paul. "Donations to Libraries: A Problem in International Cooperation." In Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship, edited by Susmita Chakraborty and Anup Kumar Das, 17-27. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4365-9.ch003

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Abstract

The donations of books and other materials to libraries in developing countries reveal the paradox that a gift can be more of a problem than a benefit. In the post-colonial period, well meaning organisations sent boxes of discarded books to libraries. Governments send book donations for propaganda purposes and religious organisations do likewise, with the Church of Scientology currently using its massive translating, publishing and distribution capacity for this purpose. Ways in which donations can be selected so as to serve the actual needs of recipients have been explored in recent years, with the charity Book Aid International being an outstanding example. The experience of libraries in the face of donations of all these types is discussed so as to point to some conclusions on the significance for international cooperation.

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