圕人访谈:收藏捐赠图书的利弊

To Accept or not to Accept: The Dilemma of Book Donations in Libraries

图书捐赠是国内很多图书馆积极推展的一个图书馆业务,但美国图书馆对图书捐赠却有不同的观点和做法。本访谈讨论了图书捐赠的优缺点,并试图找到如何改进图书捐赠的方法。

While U.S. libraries are placing book donations from patrons under increasing scrutiny, Chinese libraries often encourage them and consider it a viable approach in collection development. This interview discusses the pros and cons of book donations in libraries, and explores ways to improve the book donation operation in libraries.