...Terrance Luther Cottrell Purpose – The discussions surrounding weeding print journals can be quite different from those involving books or videos. This paper aims to provide commentary and direction for library managers seeking insight on how to engage pragmatically in the weeding of print...

... and anecdotal evidence to provide commentary on progress and the future of libraries as it relates to letting go of traditional practices and procedures and embracing new ideas and directions. Findings – Weeding a large collection of materials with limited personnel and finances is no easy task. Aside...

..., the operative question may be, “If Mansell falls in an earthquake and nobody picks it up and moves it to the first floor, was it ever really there in the first place?” © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Deaccession Mansell National Union Catalog Space Weeding “Oh my gosh! What's...

... Limited 2011 Electronic books E‐books Weeding Open source Donations Within the practice of using electronic materials to purchase space is the hope of getting shelf space for free. I am convinced that a sizable percentage of our library's books are out of copyright and included...

...Kirstin Steele Purpose The purpose of this column is to consider similarities of unwanted dogs and cats and books to be weeded, in order to find new destinations for discarded books. Design/methodology/approach The author applied the No Kill Declaration's underlying premise, that death should...