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Re: "Books for College Libraries" & weeding



sounds like the symptoms of many a homestead and their closets also :)

>From: Sharon
>Reply-To: Archives & Archivists
>To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
>Subject: Re: "Books for College Libraries" & weeding
>Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:09:07 -0500
>
>I used to work for a university library, and they never weeded anything.
>They were hoping to get so many books they would qualify for a newer
>bigger building! I guess they figured university students were smart enough
>to check copyright dates, and use data as a historical perspective, rather
>than as the uptodate truth....
>
>Just because a college keeps it, doesn't make it something everyone
>needs to keep. Consider your population, your patrons, your space allocation,
>your budget and your needs.
>
>Sharon Centanne
>School Librarian
>
>Erin Hanley wrote:
>
> > Hello all-
> > I am currently working on a rather massive Dewey re-class/weeding project.
> > Within the past few years, several staff members went through the entire
> > Dewey collection to weed, and compared titles on the shelf with Books for
> > College Libraries. If a title and/or author appeared in BCL, the book was
> > kept, no questions asked. Now, as I work my way through the reclass
> > project, I'm finding books that are questionable at best - i.e. biochemistry
> > texts from 1958..... Now I suppose there is *some* historical value and
> > justification for keeping a *few* of these, but should I be hesitant to
> > suggest discarding some selected volumes? The dean has already suggested
> > this, but he is not a librarian, and the head of technical services is not
> > quite so willing to get rid of titles that already made it through the "cut"
> > once, so to speak. Thanks for your input....
> >
> > Erin Hanley
> > Technical Services/Systems Librarian
> > Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA
> >
> > *all thoughts and opinions are from the author's private collection*
> >
> > * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - *
> > "If you don't find it in the index, look very carefully through the entire
> > catalogue."
> > (1897 Sears,Roebuck & Co. Consumer Guide)
> > * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - *
> > AND, WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS......
> > Remember, no problem is so complicated that it can't be solved by pat
> > solutions doled out by a hypocritically judgmental human skeleton in prim
> > clothing.
> >
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