Week 3 Online Meetings

I chose Weeding to Achieve a Healthier Collection by Francisca Goldsmith at Infopeople Webcast. I have weeded my elementary (K-6) school library only once in four years. I am reluctant to weed! After viewing the webcast, I realize there is a very good reason to weed. Weeding actually helps increase the circulation of materials in the library by 20%-50%. The students will be able to locate the books more readily. It allows me to become more familiar with the collection so I can more easily recommend the titles to students. The four main reasons to weeding are the condition of the materials, is it outdated, crowded conditions of the shelves, and redundancy of a subject. There are many ways to weed. You can weed by the subject, at the time of circulation, weed of the month, as well as annually. One point which was mentioned was to store seasonal books if you needed more room on your shelves. I also realized I am "weeding" on a regular basis when I pull books because they are damaged or need repair. Weeding is an ongoing process!