weeding: the good, the bad & the mustie
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Weeding: the Good, the Bad, and the MUSTIE
Jeremy BolomLincoln Parish Library
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Get a (Better) Attitude About Weeding Take charge of your collection Get intimate with your collection Make your collection more useful,
comfortable, and attractive for your users
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The LifeCycle of Library MaterialsSelection
Processing
UseWeeding
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Weeding is not a dirty word
The process of removing materials thatI. Are in poor condition II. are outdated , III. No longer fit the collection guidelines or
meet community needs.
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Check Standards on Weeding Every item in the collection is evaluated for retention, replacement,
or withdrawal at least every 5 years to determine its usefulness and
accuracy according to the library collection development policy. Outdated, unnecessary, or damaged materials are removed from
the collection. The library establishes and attains a measurable annual weeding
plan based on local conditions and the library mission. Each library should consider local needs and long term use of the
materials, including genealogy, local history, and other specialcollections.
from Louisiana Public Library Standards
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Essential Enhanced Comprehensive
15% of collectionis less than 5 yearsold.
20% of collectionis less than 5 yearsold.
24% of collectionis less than 5 yearsold.
Entire collection isweeded every 5years.
Entire collection isweeded every 4years.
Entire collection isweeded every 3years.
Check Standards on Weeding
from Louisiana Public Library Standards
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Ask yourself Why do we have the books that we have?
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Put your weeding spurs on!
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CREW Your Collection
ContinuousReview
EvaluationWeeding
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Benefits of Weeding Save Space Save Time Shelf Appeal Library Reputation
Meeting Needs Collection Knowledge
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Before You Begin Review
Collection development policy Library goals
Community wants/ needs Take a walk Run the numbers
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Turnover Rate A measure of use
=Total # of Items Total Circulation Example:
12,000 2500 = 4.8
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To Weed or Not To Weed? (Incomplete) Checklist of Weeding Factors
Date/ Author Publisher
Condition Other copies/ formatsCirculation stats Expense to replaceSimilar resources Current interestFormat TimelessnessIllustrations Reading LevelVisual appeal School curricula
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Figuring Out What to WeedObjective Criteria
X/ X/ MUSTIE
Copyright Date
(Is it more than X year(s) ago?) Maximum permissible years without use
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Figuring Out What to Weed: Subjective Criteria
M a Misleading
U a UglyS a Superseded T a Trivial
I a Irrelevanta Available lsewhere
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Jeremys (suggested) Steps for Weeding
I. Determine your criteriaII. Run the numbersIII. Print the listIV. Pull the booksV. Keep an eye on the
collection
VI. Reasons to keep?VII. Replacements?VIII. DisplaysIX. Clean up your list
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Collections with Special Considerations Childrens Picture books & fiction Teen Fiction Childrens & teen nonfiction Reference materials Periodicals Media Thou shalt not weed
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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.
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Jeremy BolomLincoln Parish Library
jbolom@mylpl.org
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