Dear all,
Collection Development has been looking into ways we can
help you weed your juvenile materials during July. Some of
the criteria below can be taught to volunteers who can pre-identify materials
for you to look at further. Have them turn the books on their sides or
flag them in some way in short sections without taking them off the shelves so
that you can quickly review them for what should be weeded. If you have volunteers identify dated
nonfiction according to CREW, make sure they check the copyright date rather
than the date received.
Because this is such a busy month, here are some easy ways
to weed:
As always, if there is a newer edition of a title in the
system, the older edition is automatically approved for discard. Check
your Eyewitness books, Cornerstones of Freedom series, etc. to make sure you
don’t have two editions on the shelf.
Books in poor condition are already approved for weeding as
you know. Look hard at paperbacks. Open and check picture books for
torn pages, split bindings, crayon or food marks or stains or other
damage.
In nonfiction, look at the copyright dates of your states and
countries books. States books should be no older than 5 years.
Countries books, except the Enchantment of the World series, should be no older
than 5 years. Enchantment of the World books should be no older
than 10 years if there is no newer edition in the system.
In biographies, weed books that are five years or older
about living people. These include current politicians,
sports stars, and popular singers, actors, etc.
We are working on sending you lists generated from Sirsi
which will identify nonfiction items that are dated according to CREW
guidelines. More about that when we have them ready.
You may not want to pull dusty fiction or picture books
during summer reading but if you decide to do this, let us approve your
Collection HQ “dead” list before you pull the items. If you let us know
in the by June 19 we can review the lists for the areas you specify and
have the lists back to you in time to pull materials for float, transfer or
discard by July 1.
As always, let us know how we can help you.
--Sally and Mary
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