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Panitza library offers its services to all outside readers.
For access to the AUBG library the outside readers need to present a valid
ID card at the library’s Circulation Desk and fill in a Library Visitor’s
Form.
Outside readers cannot borrow library materials. They can use them in-house only.
Outside readers may browse the Panitza library collection online through the library web page at www.aubg.bg/library. Subscribed online resources are accessible for AUBG users only.
Computers in the library can be used by outside readers only for searching the library catalog. Outside readers cannot use Internet, word processing, spreadsheets, etc.
"The exclusive and assignable legal right, given to the originator
for a fixed number of years, to print, publish, perform, film, or record
literary, artistic, or musical material".
The Concise Oxford English Dictionary.
Ed. Catherine Soanes and Angus Stevenson. Oxford University Press, 2004.
Fair Use
U.S. Code: Title 17, Section 107 governing Fair Use
Sec.
107. Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use
"Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of
a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or
phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for
purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including
multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an
infringement of copyright. In determining whether the use made of a work
in any particular case is a fair use the factors to be considered shall
include -the purpose and character of the use, including whether such
use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes;
the nature of the copyrighted work; the amount and substantiality of the
portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and the
effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the
copyrighted work. The fact that a work is unpublished shall not itself
bar a finding of fair use if such finding is made upon consideration of
all the above factors."
Gifts in English
The Panitza Library accepts either solicited or unsolicited library
materials, as well as monetary contributions. Due to the high costs of
managing the gift process, the Library's goal in accepting gifts is to
acquire only materials, which are highly relevant to the AUBG needs.
Gifts of all types of library materials should be directed to the Library
Director, who evaluates them by consulting the Collection
Development Group and faculty members. In case of large collections of
donations, the Collection Development Group makes decision after careful
discussion and explains the reason of refusal/accept to the donor.
Materials are evaluated for retention on the same basis as purchased
items. The Library is not obliged to retain gifts that fail to meet its
selection criteria. Therefore potential donors are requested to provide
a list of the suggested materials for donation to the Library Director.
It is up to the discretion of the Library Director and Collection
Development Group to decide whether to accept or reject the donation
based on their evaluation of its importance and relevance to the AUBG
curricula and collection currency.
When large donations are offered, the Library requires a list of titles
(incl. edition, publisher, date of publication) to be provided before
shipment. Only the titles evaluated for inclusion will be shipped to the
University. If the whole collection is shipped, the donor takes
responsibility for the shipment charges.
The Library does not appraise gift items, and any appraisal information
used by the donor for tax purposes is the responsibility of the donor.
The Library sends the donor an acknowledging letter, which includes a
description of the gift, but not the value of the gift.
When a monetary donation is given, the Library adheres to reasonable
wishes of the donor, such as the purchase of particular titles or works
within a given subject area (if the library collects materials in this
subject area).
The Library does not usually accept or retain the following types of
material:
· Material whose subject matter does not fall within
the current collection objectives
· Textbooks (except these in high use on courses
thought at the university).
· Outdated material (unless historically
significant)
· Odd copies of periodicals (unless needed to
complete holdings in the collection)
· Paperbacks of recreational readings
· Books whose physical condition is so poor that
they would not warrant processing and cataloging
· Newspapers (unless historically significant)
· Duplicate copies of materials that the Library
owns (unless there is great demand for a particular title, or if they
can be used to replace worn copies).
· Gifts in other languages than English and
Bulgarian are accepted if they support classes in Modern Languages
Department: German, Spanish, French.
Gifts in non-English languages
Accepting/rejecting donations in non-English languages
After careful discussion of the various practice in accepting donations
throughout the years since 1992, and as a result of the experience
gained from non-English materials usage in the library, the Collection
Development Group (CDG) of the AUBG Library agreed on the following
guidelines regarding integration of non-English materials to the AUBG
Library collection:
1.1.BULGARIAN language materials:
Accepted and added to the collection are the following categories of
donated titles:
· Reference works – proved to be in great demand for students working
on projects and papers on Bulgarian economics, politics, history,
translation. Examples: “English-Bulgarian Law Dictionary”, “Who is
Who in Bulgarian business”, Bulgarian companies directories, etc.
· State historical material supporting Balkan history courses;
· Statistical works of the National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria;
· Bulgarian National Bank Reports;
· Works by AUBG Board Members and Board of Trustees Members;
· Bulgarian NGO’s periodicals with the following retaining periods in
the library stock: bulletins and newsletters : 3 years; magazines – 5
years;
· Works representing Bulgarian classical literature and humanistic
thought.
· Bilingual editions of works in English translated into Bulgarian and
vice versa.
Rejected and stored in the storage area and then distributed to other
libraries in Bulgaria are the following categories of donated items:
· Fiction and memoirs by local authors;
· Narrowly specialized academic works;
· Bulgarian translations from English of titles that the Library
possesses in English;
· Religious or spiritual literature in Bulgarian language with limited
curricula or research potential;
· Materials considered duplicate copies of rarely used items;
· Older editions of monographs already in the stacks;
· Material which is considered only “part of the whole” and there
is a little likelihood of receiving or purchasing the complete set.
1.2. OTHER LANGUAGES:
The AUBG Library responsiveness to the multicultural students needs has
resulted in
accepting periodicals donations in Romanian, Macedonian and other native
languages of AUBG students. The AUBG Periodicals Dept. accepts current
subscriptions as well as complete sets of back issues. The donated
periodicals should be relevant to the courses taught at the AUBG.
The Library does not catalog nor add to the collections donated
monographs in Serbian, Macedonian, Hungarian, Greek, Russian, Albanian,
etc.
Last updated 23.08.2011
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