Since its establishment in 1952, the South China University of Technology (SCUT) Library has been honored to receive generous donations of materials from all sectors of society. We extend our sincere thanks to all our donors! We continue to welcome and encourage donations of books, manuscripts, and other scholarly materials from SCUT faculty, students, alumni, and friends in the wider community. To guide potential donors, the Library's Donation Policy is outlined below.

Ⅰ. Scope of Collection:

Books meeting the following conditions will be accepted for library collection:

1. Content falls within the scope of the Library's Collection Development Policy;

2. Are officially published works;

3. Are of university-level academic standard or higher;

4. Are titles not currently in the Library's collection, or for which additional copies are needed;

5. Are in generally good condition.

Ⅱ. Books Not Accepted for Collection:

Due to limitations in collection scope and storage space, the library must assess all donated materials. The following types of books cannot be added to our collection:

1. Informal publications (except academically valuable manuscripts).

2. Books that violate the provisions of the Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China.

3. Incomplete or damaged books.

4. Books containing underlining, annotation or headnotes (except unique copies worldwide or those annotated by notable figures).

5. Books with outdated content and little to no remaining academic or research value.

6. Other books that do not align with the library's Collection Development Policy.

Ⅲ. Disposal of Non-Accepted Books:

1. Redirect: Books of value that duplicate our existing holdings or are otherwise unsuitable will be offered to other institutions.

2. Discard: pirated books or badly damaged books will be directly discarded.

Ⅳ. Related Rights:

Once donated books are received by the library, the library assumes the ownership and right to dispose of these items. The library reserves the right to dispose of items not added to the collection and to deaccession any donated item at a future date, without obligation to notify the donor.

Ⅴ. Acknowledgement:

For all donated literature received by the library, regardless of quantity, the Library will present a donation acknowledgement card to the donor as a token of our appreciation and as a formal record of the gift’s acceptance.

Ⅵ. Donation Methods:

1. On-site donation

Library Office (First Floor, North Building, Wushan Campus Library), Wushan Campus, South China University of Technology
Contact Tel: 020-87113667; 020-87111445
Contact: Mr. /Ms. Chen
E-mail: frogrose@scut.edu.cn

2. Mail donation

Library office, South China University of Technology, 381 Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, Postcode: 510640
Contact Tel: 020-87113667; 020-87111445
Contact: Mr./Ms. Chen
E-mail: frogrose@scut.edu.cn