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.