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Deselection & Weeding (REPORT)
Deselection & Weeding (REPORT)
Deselection
❖ Definitions
❖ Reasons for de-selection
❖ Criteria for de-selection
❖ Problems in de-selection
❖ Evaluation of Collections
❖ Aims to Evaluation
❖ Methods of Evaluation
❖ Evaluation and Conservation of Collections
Weeding
❖ Definitions
❖ Reasons for weeding
❖ Benefits of weeding
❖ Responsibility for weeding your library collection
❖ Sections of the library collection to include when
weeding
❖ Criteria for weeding library resources
❖ Managing the weeding process
❖ Disposal of weeded items
De-selection/ weeding – the process of selecting items in
the library collection for withdrawal or relocation to a
storage. (Johnson, 2004)