Fiji - How to Donate a Book to the Library

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To donate a book to the Library of Congress in Fiji, the donor should contact the acquisition division of the Library of Congress. Contacts
2. Before donating the book, the donor should check the availability of the books in the LC’s Online catalogue. Online Catalogue
3. If the books are already available in the collection, then the LC won’t accept the donation.
4. If the book (s) aren’t in the collection and if the book is published outside the United States, then they must contact the acquisition division team.
5. To check the availability, there is a chief assigned for certain countries. Chiefs In charge
6. If the donor is willing to donate the book that is not in the LC collection, then, they must send the online enquiry form to the acquisition division with the necessary details. Online Form
7. Also, if the donor wants to donate large collections of books and materials, they should contact the U.S/ Anglo Division.
8. After getting the approval or permission from the Acquisition Division in the LC, the donor can donate the books or materials via mail.
   

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Required Documents

• Books to be donated.
• Donor Details.
• Shipping Bills (After shipping the books) – For the purpose of generating donor slip in the name of LC.
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Chiefs of Library of Congress for Different Countries
African, Latin American and Western European Division
Phone: (202) 707-5572
Fax: (202) 707-9798
E-Mail: [email protected]

Asian and Middle Eastern Division
Phone: (202) 707-4264 
Fax: (202) 707-3182
E-Mail: [email protected]

Germanic and Slavic Division
Phone: (202) 707-3710 
Fax: (202) 707-6421
E-Mail: [email protected]

Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate
Phone: (202) 707-5137 
Fax: (202) 707-6269
E-Mail: [email protected]

U.S./Anglo Division
Phone: (202) 707-9635 
Fax: (202) 707-1778E-Mail: [email protected]
Contact link

Eligibility

• There is no specific eligibility to sell materials to the Library of Congress in Fiji.
• The seller or the dealer must have the rare collections of books that are not available in the LC.
  

Fees

• There is no fee required for donating the books to the Library of Congress.
• However, the donor should bear the shipping charges.
  

Validity

There is no specific validity time for this procedure.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

The processing time will be intimated to the applicant while contacting the Chief of the acquisition division.

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Instructions

• The Library of Congress cannot make an estimation or appraisal regarding the monetary value of the gift.
• However, the Charitable monetary gifts are also appreciated and it can be made at Link
  

Required Information

• List of the books available.
• Details of the publication.
• Quantity of books to be donated.
  

Need for the Document

• If the donor wants to donate materials or books to the Library of Congress in Fiji, they must officially get the approval and permission from the acquisition division team.
• Only after getting the confirmation and they are allowed to send the books to the Library of Congress.
  

Information which might help

The acquisition division to contact for the enquiries are:

• The countries of Iberia, Latin America, South America, the Caribbean region, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Italy should contact the African, Latin American and Western European Division.
• The countries of Israel, China, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan should contact the Asian and Middle Eastern Division.
• The countries of Scandinavia and the Baltic region, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Russia, and East Central and Southeast Europe should contact the Germanic and Slavic Division.
• The remaining countries of Asia and the countries of Africa and to inquire about the Cooperative Acquisitions Programs should contact the Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate.
• The countries of United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Oceania, Papua-New Guinea, United Kingdom should contact U.S./Anglo Division.
  

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

• LC Link - Link
  
• LC Facebook Link - Link
  
• LC Twitter Account Link - Link
  

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