[CASL-L] Genrefying - Weeding

[Cathy Andronik]

Unattractive cover, yellowing, falling apart--weed UNLESS it's in the curriculum/summer reading list/classic or still circ-ing despite appearance, but try to replace with a prettier edition.

Multiple copies of a formerly hot title--keep one after it's cooled.  (I just had a request for Twilight, for instance.)

Five years since the last circ is a decent rule of thumb for weed-able.  That said, I just checked out novel that hasn't gone out in eight years, and the student was excited to have found it.

Try not to break up a series.

I know I'll think of other criteria...

Cathy Andronik
Teacher Librarian
Brien McMahon High School
Norwalk




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On Thu, 1/19/17, Michele Eligio <meligio at northbranfordschools.org> wrote:

 Subject: [CASL-L] Genrefying - Weeding
 To: CASL-L at mylist.net
 Date: Thursday, January 19, 2017, 11:59 AM
 
 Hi,
 I know this has come up many times
 before (so apologizes in advance) but I can't seem to
 remember the consensus. 
 I am genrefying our collection and
 am dealing with a very old fiction section. A lot of the
 books do not look very appealing - outdated covers,
 yellowing pages, etc... So, I am wondering what criteria
 some of you have used to determine whether a book should
 stay or go. Thoughts? 
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