Overbooked: A Resource for Readers 1 of 10 OVERBOOKED.COM OR OVERBOOKED.ORG A RE S O U RCE FO R O M NI VO RU O U S RE AD E RS S I NCE 1 994 Overbooked Table of Contents About Overbooked Contact Booklists Bookremarks Features Hotlists Stars Wyatt's Reading Maps Nyx the library cat FAQ Ann the Overbooked Contact O V E R B O O K E D Page Modified: December 10, 2009 N O T E S W E E D I N G T H E F I C T I O N C O L L E C T I O N : S H O U L D I D U M P P E Y T O N Overbooked is spacing & P L A C E ? facing out: Facebook RUSA Collection Development and Evaluation Section: Myspace: Overbooked Readers Advisory Committee & Collection Development Policies Committee Program Weeding the Fiction Collection: Should I Dump Peyton Place? twittering slightly and ninging: Overbookers Overbooked on: Bibliography| Policies| Articles| Skit Script Weeding the Fiction Collection - Merle Jacob LibraryThing GoodReads This web page was designed to be used with CODES/ Collection Development and Shelfari Evaluation Section Readers' Advisory Committee's program "Weeding the Fiction Collection: Should I Dump Peyton Place?" - How do you decide what to keep and what to withdraw from your fiction collection. This program was held at the American Library Association's 2000 Annual Conference in Chicago. CODES is a part of the American Library Association's Reference and User Services Association. This web page was prepared by Ann Chambers Theis and Vicki L. Nesting, members of the CODES/ Readers' Advisory Committee, Muzette Diefenthal, Chair. W EEDI NG THE FI CTI ON COLLECTI ON: SELECTED BI BLI OGRAPHY Prepared by Vicki L. Nesting Print Resources General Weeding Guidelines & Commentary Boon, Belinda. The CREW Method: Expanded Guidelines for Collection Evaluation and Weeding for Small and Medium-Sized Public Libraries . Revised and updated. Austin: Texas State Library, 1995. http://www.overbooked.org/ra/weeding.html 9/20/2010 11:11 PM
Overbooked: A Resource for Readers 2 of 10 Cassell, Marianne K. and Grace W. Greene. Collection Development in the Small Library. Chicago: American Library Association, 1991. Roy, Loriene. "Does Weeding Increase Circulation? A Review of the Related Literature." Collection Management 10, no. 1-2 (1988): 141-156. -----. "An Investigation of the Use of Weeding and Displays as Methods to Increase the Stock Turnover Rate in Small Public Libraries." Illinois Library Statistical Report 24. Illinois State Library, 1987: 28-69. -----. "Weeding Without Tears: Objective and Subjective Criteria Used in Identifying Books to be Weeded in Public Library Collections." Collection Management 12, no. 1-2 (1990): 83-93. Segal, Joseph P. Evaluating and Weeding Collections in Small and Medium-sized Public Libraries: The Crew Method. Chicago: American Library Association, 1980. Slote, Stanley J. Weeding Library Collections. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1997. Evaluating and Weeding Fiction: Guidelines & Commentary Baker, Sharon L. "Quality and Demand: The Basis for Fiction Collection Assessment." Collection Building 13, no. 2-3 (1994): 65-68. ------. The Responsive Public Library Collection: How to Develop and Market It . Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1993: 167-232. Davis, Burns. "Designing a Fiction Assessment Tool: The Customer Service Approach." Collection Building 13, no. 2-3 (1994): 69-82. Futas, Elizabeth. "Collection Development of Genre Literature." Collection Building 12, no. 3-4 (1993): 39-44. Miles, Margaret A. "Where Have All the Thirkells Gone? A Plea for Less Weeding of Fiction." North Carolina Libraries 52 (Spring 1994): 14. Senkevitch, Judith and James H. Sweetland. "Evaluating Adult Fiction in the Smaller Public " RQ 34, no. 1 (Fall 1994): 78-89. -----. "Evaluating Public Library Adult Fiction: Can We Define a Core Collection?" RQ 36, no. 1 (Fall 1996): 103-117.> { Tuchmayer, Harry. "Why Let the Dust Settle? Weeding Fiction in Public Libraries." North Carolina Libraries 52 (Spring 1994): 15. Weber, Marietta. "Effects of Fiction Assessment on a Rural Public Library." Collection Building 13, no. 2-3 (1994): 83-86. Policies Collection Development in Georgia Northbrook Public Library, IL Morton Grove, IL - Fiction Round Rock, TX Collection Development Policy - CCPL, VA Williamsburg, VA Regional Library Collection Plan Excerpts from policies: DEKALB COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY ADULT FICTION WEEDING CRITERIA http://www.overbooked.org/ra/weeding.html 9/20/2010 11:11 PM
Overbooked: A Resource for Readers 3 of 10 Consider the following criteria when making discard decisions: 1. CONDITION Discard materials with torn or yellowed pages, markings in the book or faded cover information. Books with good bindings but dirty jackets or illegible spine labels can be sent in to Technical Services for new jackets or labels. A replacement order file should be maintained for titles that are useful but in poor condition. 2. AGE Discard titles which are older than 10 years and not in demand, on reading lists or in standard bibliographies or considered classics. If in doubt about a title, keep it. 3. BINDING Discard books with unattractive or broken bindings. 4. DEMAND Discard or consider for transfer any titles that have not circulated at least one time since being added to the collection. In making this decision, consider content/ topic and the relevance of the title to the branch reading population. 5. READING LISTS Consider keeping in the collection or transferring to another branch those titles that are on public school, home school or private school reading lists. Also consider keeping or replacing those titles which are award winners, traditional or modern classics, and titles in a series. 6. LAST COPIES Last copies will be sent to Decatur for possible addition to the Revolving Collection. All weeded materials should be sent to Processing with a PC 199 in each book. Do NOT remove title page or other markings. This will be done after review by Collection Development staff. MONTGOMERY COUNTY MCDPL PROCEDURE Title: COLLECTION EVALUATION PROCEDURES Section: Collection Development Date Issues: March 28, 1996 BACKGROUND With the exception of libraries with primarily archival functions, such as the Library of Congress, all libraries evaluate their collections periodically to see what should be retained or discarded. The Montgomery County Department of Public Libraries has always reviewed the collection, and has withdrawn materials which have dated content, have worn out, or have outlived their usefulness. This procedure revises the GUIDELINES FOR COLLECTION EVALUATION (adult Collection - Hirsch, 1979), COLLECTION MAINTENANCE (Children's Collection - Hoke, 1989) and the related internal guidelines developed by coordinators and by branch staff. Review of this procedure is recommended every five years. GOALS OF COLLECTION EVALUATION The evaluation of the materials already in the library collection is as important to collection management as the selection of new materials. This evaluation is necessary because library collections are not static, because the collection dates quickly in many subject areas, and because the shelf and storage space available in any library is finite and new items are being added continually. The value of an item to collection changes over time for several reasons: 1. The information in the book may not longer be accurate. 2. The book's physical condition may have deteriorated. 3. The book may no longer be of interest to the patrons using the library. 4. The book is of such limited use that other collection has higher claim to limited space available. The goals of collection evaluations are: 1. Removal of materials that are dated and inaccurate. http://www.overbooked.org/ra/weeding.html 9/20/2010 11:11 PM
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