In 2011, Brandel Library created a partnership with Better World Books to handle our withdrawn books. Better World Books has created a number of instructional videos that will supplement this procedure.

Pre-screen and Sort Materials for Donation

1. Materials that are badly damaged, moldy, or missing pages should be recycled. See the screening guidelines below for a general overview.
2. Books without ISBNs should be set aside and donated as ARC books (for Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectable Books) - remember: "when in doubt, send it!"
3. Books with ISBNs should be pre-screened using the online tool in their client portal. (username is ameyer@northpark.eduand the password is npuvikings)
   1. "Send It!" books should be set aside for shipment.
   2. "Don't Send It!" books can be recycled

Box and Ship Donations

1. Better World Books provides free boxes for shipments - they can be requested through in their client portal.
   
   1. Each box holds approximately 20 textbooks or 35 regular books.
   2. They ask for a minimum of 10 boxes and that requests be in increments of 10 or 25.
2. Better World Books asks that books without ISBNs (called ARC books) and books with ISBNs be boxed and shipped separately.
3. Carefully pack boxes according to that division using the packing techniques outlined in the video.
4. When convenient, print off shipping labels from their client portal and mail the boxes
   
   1. For less than 40 boxes, click on "Ship my Books" and follow the instructions.
   2. Print off the labels and affix to the boxes.
   3. For just a few boxes, adding them to the normal outgoing mail process is fine.
   4. For more than 2 or 3 boxes, either schedule a pickup from the mail room or drop the boxes off.

Screening Guidelines

Books/Materials Better World Books ACCEPTS:

• Antiquarian, Rare, and Collectable Books (See ARC Document for more details)
• Dictionaries and Thesauri
• DVDs and Books on CD (must be operable include original artwork and casing)
• Ex-library Copies (do not remove treatments)
• Gently used Children's Books (especially Newbery Winners)
• Hardcover Fiction and Nonfiction
• Mass Market Paperbacks (must be in like new condition with copyright 1980 or newer)
• Monographs
• Textbooks (copyright 1998 or newer)
• Trade Paperbacks
• Travel Books (copyright within last 5 years)

For more information on how to handle your no ISBN books, check out our Antiquarian, Rare and Collectable Document.

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Books/Materials Better World Books DOES NOT Accept:

Help us reduce our costs and carbon footprint. Please DO NOT send any of the following:

• Academic Journals or Literary Criticisms
• Activity Books (coloring, crossword, etc.)
• Case Law and Procedural Law Books
• Directories or Telephone Books
• Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book, or Incomplete Sets
• LP Records, VHS Tapes, Cassettes, or CDs
• Open Software Sets
• Periodicals or Magazines (i.e. National Geographic, TV Guides)
• Tax or Government Documents
• The Modern Library Series
• Marquis Who’s Who

Please DO NOT send any books in the following condition:

• Dirty
• Moldy
• Water Damaged
• Damaged Binding or Pages
• Missing Covers or Pages
• Excessive Writing, Markings, or Highlighting
• Cut Out Library Treatments
• Warped (softcover books)