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Weeding: The Good, The Bad & The Mustie
Weeding: The Good, The Bad & The Mustie
Weeding
Ask yourself
Why do we have the books that we have?
Benefits of Weeding
Save Space Save Time Shelf Appeal Library Reputation Meeting Needs Collection Knowledge
Community wants/needs
Turnover Rate
A measure of use
=Total # of Items Total Circulation
Example:
12,000 2500 = 4.8
X/X/MUSTIE
Copyright Date (Is it more than X year(s) ago?)
Resources
Jeanette Larson. CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries. Texas State Library and Archives Commission. 2012. https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/sites/default/files/public/tslac/ld/ld/pubs/cre w/crewmethod12.pdf CREW Teaching Resources https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/crew/index.html Includes two PowerPoint presentations and Word document exercises.