This policy applies to occasions when the University of Washington Libraries receives requests to return, withdraw, destroy, or delete particular items that have already been acquired for the collection. It is the policy of the UW Libraries that, barring exceptional legal or ethical circumstances, most requests to return, withdraw, destroy, or delete materials already in the collection will be refused in keeping with the Libraries’ commitment to preserve its collections, and the scholarly and cultural record. Some library collection materials … Continue reading Policy on Requests to Withdraw Materials