Based on the author's ongoing research, field observations, and interviews with library professionals, this edition thoroughly updates the previous one and simplifies the process of weeding. Slote shows librarians how to identify the core collections versus the weedable items. After reviewing current weeding practices and standards, he discusses a variety of traditional and computer-assisted methods for weeding. His approach is based on the new understanding of the relationship between in-library use and circulation use. A section dealing with reference (noncirculating) collections has been added, and the chapter on computer-assisted weeding has been completely rewritten to help librarians streamline the weeding process. All forms have been redesigned.
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“A useful guide to controlling collections for both middle and senior management, in public, academic and special libraries. The section on school libraries is particularly helpful.”–Library Association Record
“Slote leaves behind a magnificent testimonial to professional practice....No library or librarian hoping to maintain a collection that is responsive to user needs and wants should be without a copy of this edition.”–Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory
“To weed or not to weed. You can find the answer to this question and others in Weeding Library Collections. The aim of this fourth edition is to help librarians make the weeding process simpler, more objective, and more scientific.”–School Library Journal
“Slote leaves behind a magnificent testimonial to professional practice....No library or librarian hoping to maintain a collection that is responsive to user needs and wants should be without a copy of this edition.”–
“To weed or not to weed. You can find the answer to this question and others in Weeding Library Collections. The aim of this fourth edition is to help librarians make the weeding process simpler, more objective, and more scientific.”–
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Throw out those books that nobody uses!,
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Most books with titles like this are vaporware - promising a lot but delivering nothing. This one is real and should be read by everyone responsible for managing a library. I've read/skimmed it once and have begun a project to determine how often books on the Reference shelf are used. Spend the $55!
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For many years, authors of library standards have been advising libraries to weed collections on a regular basis. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Summary of Method, Form One, Form Two, New York, American Library Association, Slote Method, Weeding Library Collections, Class Dotted Total Undotted Total, Five Libraries Study, Library Journal, Libraries Unlimited, The Reference Librarian, Training the Weeding Staff, Loriene Roy, Allen Kent, Item Barcode, Purdue University, Standards Relating, Book Loan Cat, Fremont Rider, Information Power, Jeff Selth, Library Trends, Nancy Koller, Peter Briscoe New!
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For many years, authors of library standards have been advising libraries to weed collections on a regular basis. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Summary of Method, Form One, Form Two, New York, American Library Association, Slote Method, Weeding Library Collections, Class Dotted Total Undotted Total, Five Libraries Study, Library Journal, Libraries Unlimited, The Reference Librarian, Training the Weeding Staff, Loriene Roy, Allen Kent, Item Barcode, Purdue University, Standards Relating, Book Loan Cat, Fremont Rider, Information Power, Jeff Selth, Library Trends, Nancy Koller, Peter Briscoe New!
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- The Public Library (In the High Street) by Graeme Kent on 4 pages
- Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, Third Edition (Online/Print version): Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, Second Edition (Encyclopedia of Library & Information Science) by Miriam Drake on page 8, page 28, and Back Matter
- Developing Library and Information Center Collections: by G. Edward Evans on page 8, and Back Matter
- Guide to Review of Library Collections: Preservation, Storage, and Withdrawal (Collection Management and Development Guide) by Dennis K. Lambert on page 12, and page 28
- Introduction to Reference Work, Vol. 1: Basic Information Services, 8th Edition by William Katz on page 8
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- The Responsive Public Library: How to Develop and Market a Winning Collection Second Edition by Sharon L. Baker on page 246, and page 273
- Library Evaluation: A Casebook and Can-Do Guide by Danny P. Wallace on page 128, and Back Matter
- Collection Development Policies: New Directions for Changing Collections by Linda S Katz on page 129
- Encyclopedia of Microcomputers: Volume 24 - Supplement 3: Characterization Hierarchy Containing Augmented Characterizations to Video Compression (Microcomputers Encyclopedia) by Allen Kent on page 257
- Introduction to Technical Services for Library Technicians (Haworth Series in Cataloging & Classification.) by Ruth C Carter in Back Matter
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