...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...

... National Union Catalog Space Weeding “Oh my gosh! What's happening?!? Is this an earthquake?” inquired the wide-eyed student who had been camped out at the table outside my second floor office for the better part of the day. “I'm not entirely sure,” I said, having absolutely no basis for what...

...) at Geneseo developed the open source product to check multiple databases at the same time. It is intended to streamline gift book workflow and weeding procedures, and can even be used with ILLiad to help interlibrary loan patrons find free versions of the materials they are requesting. There are some space...

...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...