[Libs-Or] Fw: Weeding Insights

Wed Mar 15 11:24:19 PDT 2017

hi eryn:
i second buzzy's recommendation to scrutinize the 500s & 610s.
you can never have enough of either.  And, the latter changes with alarming frequency.

thank your lucky stars you don't purchase travel books (i assume you dont); without a huge budget, those are impossible to keep current.

in my opinion, it is important, if not essential,  to emotionally detach from favorite books.
otherwise, it will break your heart to weed the giants like roth, dreiser, or joyce.

if our vonneguts don't start moving, those may go away, as well.  

sigh.

dan cawleyseaside public library

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Here are a couple of other suggested target areas: ·        000s (specifically technology. At my last library, we still had books about Win98 before weeding.) ·        500s (science) ·        610s (medical)    Good luck! We’re engaging in this project ourselves right now.    Cheers! Buzzy Nielsen    ****************************** Library Director Crook County Library 175 NW Meadow Lakes Dr. Prineville, OR  97754 bnielsen at crooklib.org (o) 541-447-7978 x301 (m) 971-270-0527    CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law.  If you are not the addressee or it appears from the context or otherwise that you have received this e-mail in error, please advise me immediately by reply e-mail, keep the contents confidential, and immediately delete the message and any attachments from your system.          From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us]On Behalf Of Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney
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Subject: Re: [Libs-Or] Weeding Insights    Hi Eryn,    You've gotten really great advice! My other recommendation would be to start with the sections that are most embarrassing if there's something super outdated in them. The 900s (assuming you're using Dewey) are a REALLY good place to start; when I took over as director, my collection had mostly been weeded for circulation, but not so much for content. Consequently, I found books about East and West Germany still on the shelf, as well as several African nations that no longer exist, and some wildly inappropriate books on Native Americans. It's also good to give your health titles a good going-over, since these are also books that can be damaging if the information is outdated.    I would be tempted to do a big weed just to really clear out the collection, but I can understand not wanting to leave shelves empty. So, I would focus first on making sure that the books you have on your shelves aren't actively harmful, and then go from there.    Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney, MLIS Library Director Driftwood Public Library 801 SW Highway 101 #201 Lincoln City, OR 97367 Phone: 541-996-1251 kbrodbeck-kenney at lincolncity.org    From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us]On Behalf Of Eryn McKee
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Subject: [Libs-Or] Weeding Insights    Hello- I'm looking for some insights, suggestions, etc... on weeding my library collection.  I've done fairly well with the fiction section but when it comes to the non-fiction and the reference section, I'm overwhelmed.  This is my 17th year here and in that time there has been some weeding done here and there, mostly at the end of the school year when I read the shelves but nothing consistent.   Due to budget cuts at this point I am the only library staff.  Our non-fiction and reference are woefully outdated.  A lot of the books are older than my high school students.  If I went through and pulled everything that shouldn't still be on the shelves, I wouldn't be left with a whole lot!     I have read the following books on weeding:    Less is More: A practical Guide to Weeding School Library Collections    The Weeding Handbook: A Shelf by Shelf Guild    Both were very helpful but I just don't know where to start!  I want to pull all these horribly outdated books off the shelf but I need to be able to update the collection as well but that is easier said than done.  Books are not cheap and my budget is only so much each year.  I'm thinking maybe I could apply for a grant or ask my PSO for money to help buy more books.      Any thoughts, insights, suggestions, would be greatly appreciated, especially if you have experience updating a really outdated collection.       Thanks so much!    Eryn     --  Eryn McKee Librarian -MLS (Classified) Tigard High School Co-Vice President- OSEA Chapter 51 (503)431-5451 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law.  If you are not the addressee or it appears from the context or otherwise that you have received this e-mail in error, please advise me immediately by reply e-mail, keep the contents confidential, and immediately delete the message and any attachments from your system. CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - This e-mail may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law.  If you are not the addressee or it appears from the context or otherwise that you have received this e-mail in error, please advise me immediately by reply e-mail, keep the contents confidential, and immediately delete the message and any attachments from your system._____________________________________________________
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