ISTANBUL METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY
DIRECTORATE OF LIBRARY AND MUSEUMS INFORMATION RESOURCE AND CULTURAL ASSET DONATION POLICY

In line with our collection development policy aimed at supporting national and international research, education and training, and the cultural development of the people, the Atatürk Library accepts donations of cultural assets and information resources.

The Acceptance Process of Assets donated to the Atatürk Library Collection is as follows:

1. Firstly, we investigate whether the donated asset is already in the collection.
2. If the asset is available, but not according to the use statistics, it is then evaluated by the "Value Determination Commission".
3. The physical condition of the asset will then be evaluated.
4. Textbooks are not accepted.
5. Rare works and cultural assets are evaluated by relevant subject-matter experts who will decide whether or not to include the asset in the collection.
6. Non-original, copyrighted, or photocopied assets are not accepted.
7. When it is necessary to required or select the asset(s) on-site, Asset(s) are inspected on-site by the person(s) the number of which is determined by the Value Determination Commission.
8. If an asset is added to the collection it cannot be returned.
9. The place, where the asset(s) are kept physically, is decided by the Value Determination Commission. It is not possible to request an asset be kept in a separate section or on a separate shelf from the rest of the collection.
10. The final evaluation of the donated assets is made by the commission.
11. All resources, which are determined to be suitable for the Atatürk Library collection, are added to the collection after the completion of their technical processes. A list of the donated resources is kept, and a letter of thanks is sent to the donor by the Library Management Commission.
12. Donations of periodicals, which are the start of a collection, or the continuation of a series, are accepted.

In accordance with the Atatürk Library and Museum’s collection development policy, donations of works and cultural heritage are accepted in order to be exhibited temporarily or continuously, for national and international research, to preserve the cultural background of the people, and to pass them on to future generations.

Acceptance Process of a Work or Cultural Heritage to the Collection

1. It is investigated whether the Donated Work or Cultural Heritage is qualified to complement the existing collection.
2. The Work or Cultural Heritage is evaluated by the “Value Determination Commission”.
3. The physical condition of the Work or Cultural Heritage will be evaluated.
4. The origin and source information of the work or cultural heritage to be donated is required.
5. Work and Cultural Heritage is evaluated through the opinions of the relevant subject-matter experts, who will decide whether or not to include the asset in the collection.
6. Non-original, copyrighted and photocopied, or replicated assets are not accepted.
7. When it is necessary to examine or select the Work or Cultural Heritage on-site, the objects are inspected on-site by the persons(s), the number of which is determined by the Value Determination Commission.
8. Works or Cultural Heritage added to the collection cannot be returned.
9. The place where the Work or Cultural Heritage is kept physically is decided by the Value Determination Commission. You cannot request to keep an asset in a separate section or on a separate shelf from the rest of the collection.
10. The final evaluation of the sent Work or Cultural Heritage is made by the commission.
11. If all conditions are met, the Work or Cultural Heritage is transferred to the “Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Directorate of Libraries and Museums” with all its rights. By donating, the donor is deemed to have waived all their rights to the Work or Cultural Heritage.
12. All objects, which are determined to be suitable for the Atatürk Library collection, are added to the collection after the completion of their technical processes (conservation, inventory etc.). A list of donated Works or Cultural Heritage is kept, and a letter of thanks is sent to the donating person or institutions by the Museum Management Commission.