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Weeding library collections : library weeding methods
- Title
- Weeding library collections : library weeding methods / Stanley J. Slote.
- Author
- Slote, Stanley J.
- Publication
- Englewood, Colorado : Libraries Unlimited, 1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | Z703.6 .S55 1997 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxi, 240 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- Without recommending any chemical bibliocides, helps librarians improve their collection by systematically weeding out volumes. Summarizes opinion, experience, and research on the matter, and also serves as a guide for librarians and a textbook for a librarianship course.
- Subject
- Discarding of books, periodicals, etc. > United States
- Collection development (Libraries)
- Library Collection Development
- collection development
- Bibliothéconomie
- Discarding of books, periodicals, etc
- Sanering (collecties)
- Wetenschappelijke technieken
- Bibliotheekcollecties
- library science
- library
- technique
- training
- library automation
- bibliothéconomie
- bibliothèque
- formation
- automatisation des bibliothèques
- bibliotecología
- biblioteca
- técnica
- formación
- automatización de bibliotecas
- United States
- USA
- Etats-Unis
- Estados Unidos
- Genre/Form
- bibliography.
- glossary.
- textbook.
- bibliographie.
- glossaire.
- manuel d'enseignement.
- bibliografía.
- glosario.
- libro de texto.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 229) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Background to Weeding -- 2. Current Weeding Practices -- 3. Library Standards Relating to Weeding -- 4. Present Weeding Criteria Based on Judgment -- 5. Recommended Weeding Objectives -- 6. Weeding Methods Used in Libraries -- 7. Core Collections for Specific Types of Libraries -- 8. Analysis and Review of the Literature of Weeding -- 9. The New Concept in Weeding -- 10. Method 1: The Book Card Method -- 11. Method 2: The Spine-Marking Method -- 12. Method 3: The Historical Reconstruction Method -- 13. Method 4: Computer Assisted Weeding -- 14. Some Practical Considerations -- 15. Weeding Reference Collections.
- ISBN
- 1563085119
- 9781563085116
- LCCN
- 96054865
- OCLC
- ocm36252524
- 36252524
- SCSB-542024
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library