Weeding Library Collections: Library Weeding Methods, 4th Edition

(Hardback, 4th Revised edition)

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Weeding is one of the best ways to make long-term improvements of any library collection and this is a completely revised edition of Slote's text on the subject. Based on the author's ongoing research, field observations and interviews with library professionals, the book has been thoroughly updated and the process of weeding simplified. Slote shows librarians how to identify the core collections versus the weedable collections. After reviewing current weeding practice and standards, he discusses a variety of traditional and computer-assisted methods for weeding. Slote's approach is based on the new understanding of the relationship between in-library use and circulation use. A section dealing with reference (non-circulating) collections has been added, and the chapter on computer-assisted weeding has been completely rewritten to streamline the weeding process. All forms have been redesigned. A practical guide that outlines step-by-step procedures, and a source on the research and thought in the field, this book is also a good textbook for library schools.

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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
"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
"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."-Library Acquisitions: Practice and Theory