Category Archives: Background

The other side of the coin …

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Pat Tully

In the summer of 2011 we worked with Sustainable Collection Services (SCS) to develop criteria for the withdrawal candidates and compile lists of books that meet these criteria.  But we were also interested in identifying books that we should retain.  … Continue reading →

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Why weed the collection?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Pat Tully

(Revised from University Librarian blog post posted on Feb. 1, 2011) “Plant and your spouse plants with you; weed and you weed alone.”  ~Dennis Breeze Weeding.  It is not a fun subject, either for librarians or for faculty and students … Continue reading →

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