The Weeding Handbook: A Shelf-By-Shelf Guide

摘要

Weeding should be high on the agenda of every library; however, often the attitude of librarians to this important collection management process is ambiguous. In The Weeding Handbook, Rebecca Vnuk offers a simple, yet well-planned and rational, approach to weeding for public and school libraries. The book is intended to motivate and provide general advice and knowledge about the process. It is written in an attractive and convincing manner and is supplemented with the author's authentic weeding experience and stories. Those readers who would like to get more thorough information are referred to relevant weeding guides and literature. The book consists of 12 chapters and may be divided into three parts - an introduction to weeding, advice for weeding specific parts of the collection and the organisation of weeding. The first chapter called The Basics provides a general overview of such vital issues as motivation, preparation, general hints for the implementation of weeding, as well as answers to frequently asked questions. This chapter sets the stage for more comprehensive advice and discussion further into the book.