{"id":7428,"date":"2013-08-15T20:22:37","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T00:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.noblenet.org\/sis\/?page_id=7428"},"modified":"2020-11-16T13:26:04","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T18:26:04","slug":"weeding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.noblenet.org\/sis\/collman\/weeding\/","title":{"rendered":"Weeding Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A good library collection is like a good haircut. It&#8217;s not what you cut &#8212; it&#8217;s what you leave.<\/em><br \/>\nAnne Felix, Grand Prairie (Texas) Public Library System<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsl.state.tx.us\/ld\/pubs\/crew\/index.html\">CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bad News<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lj.libraryjournal.com\/2013\/09\/library-services\/books-in-dumpsters-spark-debate-on-future-of-fairfax-county-va-libraries\/\">Books in Dumpsters Spark Debate on Future of Fairfax County, VA Libraries<\/a> &#8212; By Ian Chant, Library Journal,  September 25, 2013<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smilepolitely.com\/culture\/do_you_ever_read_any_of_the_books_you_weed\/\">&#8220;Do you ever read any of the books you [weed]?&#8221;<\/a> &#8212; Controversy about a decision by the Urbana (IL) Free Library&#8217;s director, to weed books in the print collection by date alone. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bad Books<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/awfullibrarybooks.net\">Awful Library Books<\/a> &#8212; &#8220;Hoarding is not collection development&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/awfullibrarybooks\/weed-em-and-weep-hoarding-is-not-collection-development-38183136\">Weed \u2018Em and Weep!<\/a> &#8212; Slideshare presentation by Holly Hibner and Mary Kelly of Awful Library Books<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Sample Weeding Policies<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perry.lib.ia.us\/library-information\/policies\/collection\/weeding\">Weeding policy from Perry Public Library, Perry Iowa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weeding Articles [EBSCO links]<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/evergreen.noblenet.org\/cgi-bin\/ezproxy\/memberlogin.cgi?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&#038;AuthType=ip&#038;db=afh&#038;AN=80445399&#038;scope=site\">Weeding in a digital age<\/a> &#8212; By Alene E. 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Singer, Reference &#038; User Services Quarterly, Spring 2008<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/evergreen.noblenet.org\/cgi-bin\/ezproxy\/memberlogin.cgi?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&#038;AuthType=ip&#038;db=f5h&#038;AN=50728717&#038;scope=site\">Weed &#8216;Em and Reap: The Art of Weeding to Avoid Criticism<\/a> &#8212; by Melissa Allen, Library Media Connection, May\/Jun2010 &#8212; <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/evergreen.noblenet.org\/cgi-bin\/ezproxy\/memberlogin.cgi?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&#038;AuthType=ip&#038;db=f5h&#038;AN=36046767&#038;scope=site\">When Weeding Hits the Headlines: How to Stop Your Library from Making (That Kind of) News<\/a> &#8212; by Nancy McCormack, Feliciter, 2008<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/evergreen.noblenet.org\/cgi-bin\/ezproxy\/memberlogin.cgi?url=http:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&#038;AuthType=ip&#038;db=f5h&#038;AN=76117167&#038;scope=site\">Print to digital: Opportunities for Choice<\/a> &#8212; by Ellen McNair, Library Media Connection, May\/June 2012<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Getting Creative with Weeded Books<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.cathyjonelson.com\/?p=2670\">WEEDED: Book Art on Display<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mrsnthebookbug.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/weeding-weeding-and-wedding-some-more.html\">Weeding, Weeding, and Weeding Some More<\/a> &#8212; From the Book Bug blog<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/nmccbookworm\/recycling-old-books\/\">Recycling Old Books<\/a> &#8212; You&#8217;ll find lots of great ideas on this Pinterest board<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/papyrus.greenville.edu\/2013\/03\/3rd-annual-book-art-contest\/\">3rd Annual Book Art Contest<\/a> &#8212; From the Greenville College Papyrus site<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/homemadecity.com\/2013\/04\/09\/upcycled-books-round-up\/\">Upcycled Books Round Up<\/a> &#8212; From the Homemade City blog<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/collegian.tccd.edu\/?p=13110\">Librarians give old books new life when space becomes scarce <\/a> &#8212;  R=Tarrant County Collegian, September 10, 2013. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good library collection is like a good haircut. 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