Category Archives: Weeding Round 1

UPDATE: Rounds 2, 3 – and 4

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Pat Tully

First the bad news:  As of January, 2013, we have withdrawn 21,398 volumes.  This is about a third of the way to our 60,000-volume withdrawal target.  Since the total number of Round 3 withdrawal candidates is only 36,018, this is … Continue reading →

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Round 1 ends; Round 2 begins …

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Pat Tully

The Round 1 withdrawal candidate lists (for books with call numbers beginning with A – G) were closed for faculty review on May 31.  Librarians are just completing their final review of the lists this week.  We will then delete … Continue reading →

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Round 1 winding down …

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Pat Tully

As you know, the deadline for faculty to review and mark the Round 1 withdrawal candidate lists is the end of this month.  Round 1 includes lists of books with call numbers beginning A – G. What happens next (Round … Continue reading →

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Update: December 8, 2011

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Pat Tully

In response to concerns about the project expressed in the facultyforum listserv and elsewhere, we are working with faculty leadership to make adjustments that we hope will address some of these concerns. To this end, Rob Rosenthal has re-established the … Continue reading →

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Weeding project – Round 1

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Pat Tully

Update, Nov. 23, 2011:  In response to concerns about the project expressed in the facultyforum listserv and elsewhere, we are working with faculty leadership to make adjustments that we hope will address some of these concerns.  In the meantime, the … Continue reading →

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