Lyndy:
I believe it is unethical and perhaps illegal to appraise any gifts of this
sort. Sometimes donors can be very demanding, but you do put your
institution in a compromising position if you do an appraisal of gifts
intended for your collection. You can suggest that they check book prices on
the web--or suggest book dealers or appraisers who would do the job for them.
When I was the CAFAM Librarian, I created lists of donations and enclosed
them in a beautifully written thank-you letter--and that's all.
Joan
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