The Weeding Handbook: A Shelf-by-Shelf Guide
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Basics
Chapter 2. Shelf by Shelf: 000, 100, 200
Chapter 3. Shelf by Shelf: 300s
Chapter 4. Shelf by Shelf: 400s and 500s
Chapter 5. Shelf by Shelf: 600s
Chapter 6. Shelf by Shelf: 700s
Chapter 7. Shelf by Shelf: 800s and Fiction
Chapter 8. Shelf by Shelf: 900s and Biography
Chapter 9. Other Areas of the Collection
Chapter 10. Special Considerations for Youth Collections
Chapter 11. Weeding Gone Wrong
Chapter 12. The Importance of a Collection Development Plan
Appendix. Annotated Sample Collection Development Plans
Morton Grove Public Library (IL)
La Grange Public Library (IL)
Berkshire Athenaeum (MA)
Memorial Hall Library (MA)
Glen Ellyn Public Library (IL)
Seattle Public Library
Columbia University (NY)
Emmanuel d’Alzon Library, Assumption College
Baltimore County Public Schools
Suggested Reading
Index