LIS 522 – University of Washington
collected by the 2006-2007 Cohort
General CD Sites
American Association of School Librarians.
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/schlibrariesandyou/schoollibraries.cfm
Nice links for teachers, administrators, parents, and students. With articles, tips, and FAQs it serves multiple purposes.
American Library Association. Reference and Users Service Association.
http://www.ala.org/ala/RUSA/RUSA.htm
This website is an organization for ‘reference and information professionals who make the connections between people and the information sources, services, and collection materials they need.’ It provides numerous links and other resources for those of us in the business of information. Check out the link to the best free reference websites. This is a sub-group of ALA so it also includes easily accessible links to professional blogs and notable books.
Arizona State Library. “Collection Development Training for Arizona Libraries”. http://www.lib.az.us/cdt/colldev.htm
This site is very detailed and contains information about all aspects of collection development, from how to set up a community needs assessment to a weeding policy. This document, in various sections, was one of the first ones to come up with many searches, and it is easy to see why with its wealth of information. Easy to navigate, it is a great site to bookmark for future reference as it addresses a great number of questions librarians would have.
Charlene Baldwin and Steve Mitchell. University of California, Riverdale. “Untangling the Web: Collection Issues and Overview”.
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/untangle/baldwin.html
This is an interesting commentary on collection issues related to virtual libraries. Although intended for academic libraries, the concepts are important and relevant to any librarian especially with regard to online resources. Some discussion of the relative value of different types of collections is included.
Baltimore County Public Schools Library Information Services. http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/office/infospec.html
This amazing website has links to policies, reviews, how to evaluate resources, sample research models, and more. This website offers a plethora of useful information for the librarian working on collection development policies or in need of weeding criteria.
Bellingham Public School System. Bellingham, Washington. http://www.bham.wednet.edu/departments/libmedtech/libcollmanage.htm
This site has a clear outline of the guide to managing one’s library collection. The four main points are assess, acquire, maximize use, and maintain. It is very easy to navigate and provides tips on how to make your collection the best it can be. It links you to a collection development policy for a Bellingham school district. I like the structure of the document, its readability, and its practicality.
Fayette County Public Schools Media Services, Fayette County, Kentucky.
http://teach.fcps.net/trt11/libtechserv/SchoolLibraryCollDevbudgeselecorder.htm
Weeding, funding, budgeting, ordering and selection are easy to follow on this web page. Financial spread sheets, budget formulas, evaluation check lists, book lists, approved vendors and reviews. Even though this site was written as a tool for Library their own Media Specialists, the numerous links can be beneficial to all library workers.
The Georgia Public Library System. Collection Development. http://www.georgialibraries.org/lib/collection.html This site is also an excellent resource for numerous CD topics.
Library Journal. http://www.libraryjournal.com/community/Collection+Development/47123.html
Library journal has a “Collection Development” tab on their site with hints, blogs, podcasts, and lots of links to other library-related helps.
NewBay Media, LLC. Tech Learning. Hot Topic: Copyright and Ethics
http://techlearning.com/hot_topics/copyright.php
This is a small section from a larger website that features technology and learning. This section on copyright lists all sorts of useful materials that we will need as librarians and how we can explain copyright to our patrons. This is indirectly related to collection development, but we may need to explain to others why we cannot just photocopy this book so everyone can have one.
Planet Esme. http://www.planetesme.com/fun.html
Esme's website provides title suggestions and curricular connections. Her website also includes a huge range of lists and links, blogs and products that can interest a variety of people. She does some self-promotion as well, but I do appreciate her lists of recommended books on particular topics.
Public Education Network. Developing a Collection Map.
http://www.publiceducation.org/pdf/HS_Libraries/Developing_a_Collection_Map.pdf
This links you to a step-by-step guide to creating your own collection map. It is easy to read and follow. Now that we are nearing the end of this class, the information is pretty basic, but it would serve a great starting point for someone with little to no idea on how to develop a collection map.
Resources for School Librarians http://www.sldirectory.com/index.html
This web site is maintained is by Linda Bertland, a retired school librarian from Philadelphia. It is divided up into three sections, 1) Learning and Teaching, 2) Information Access, and 3) Program Administration. The second section had links for collection development policies, collection evaluation, weeding, selection tools and cataloging. There are also links to articles such as “Weed It!” by Karen Klopfer and “A Review of the Research Relating to School Library Media Collections” by Daniel Callison. Plus, it features this quote on the collection development page: “It does not matter how many books you may have, but whether they are good or not.” - Lucius Annaeus Seneca (3 B.C.-65 A.D.), Epistolae Morale.
Resources for Librarians. Texas State Library. http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/index.html
Statistics, Academic Library Statistics and School Library ... Library Development Resources. The CREW Method: Expanded Guidelines ... Agencies, information about the TSL Library Science Collection.
Sites2Good 2PassUp4Librarians http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/4schools.html
This website contains hundreds of links on a multitude of topics including general resources for school librarians, teacher and education resources, collection development for school librarians, suggested reading for school librarians, etc. The collection development link had 20+ links on weeding, policy writing and journal articles.
Syracuse University. Library Media List Serv
http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/
I have gained valuable information from subscribing to the LM_NET list serve and have searched their archives several times to find an answer to a library-related question. It is a lot of emails to keep up with, so if you do not have time to read through daily emails, check out their archive instead. The best way to find what you need is to read searches from your request that feature the word ‘hit’ in the subject line.
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. http://www.library.nd.edu/colldev/
This academic library is going through a revision in collection policy headed by a committee of subject librarians. Their goal is to develop the definition of a distinguished collection. Although their collection is different from a public school library’s, the definition of a “distinguished” collection and the development policy they write should be of interest to all librarians.
Windsor High School http://www.windsorhs.com/library/librarians.asp#colldevplans
This high school library website contains website links to book & award lists, collection development plans, collection development tools, professional organizations & journals, review sources, selection policies and weeding. I thought it was great!
Acquisitions and Collection Development Sites
American Library Association. YALSA. http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists
This YALSA website offers links to booklists and book awards. A nearly exhaustive list of booklists and award lists. Titles are also listed by year and genre. An excellent resource for a librarian building a collection.
Australian Libraries Gateway. http://www.nla.gov.au/libraries/help/catr.html This site contains collection assessment tools and references. It also contains a list of books and journal articles about collection assessment tools.
Building a School Library Collection Plan
Book Spot. http://www.bookspot.com/
This is a free, comprehensive collection of online resources about books. Many review sites are linked as well as suppliers and “behind the books” resources. Author information, events and lists of online journals are also provided.
California Digital Library. http://www.cdlib.org/inside/collect
This website is quite technical, but a very useful resource for librarians making decisions about their collections. Probably too much for school librarians, but seeing what kinds of resources are available to large systems making collection decisions is interesting.
The Children’s Literature Web Guide
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
Internet resources related to books for children and young adults. This website is a treasure-trove (I just like to say that) of information on children’s literature. Its mission is to help students, librarians, parents, teachers, etc. make good book selections. The site has many reviews, information on events, awards, and other important goings on in the world of children’s literature.
The Horn Book. http://www.hbook.com/resources/books/summer.asp
This is a list of summer reading recommendations arranged by genre: picture books, younger fiction, intermediate fiction, and more. This website would be useful for a librarian developing a summer reading program or for a book club. Titles are listed along with a brief summary, suggested grade level, and number of pages.
Internet Library for Librarians. http://www.itcompany.com/inforetriever/acqsercd.htm
This website is an internet library for librarians. It provides informational resources and references. It is a portal to other relevant websites having to do with the library. The user can go to General Resources to find additional websites on many issues-including collection development. This site has it all including the following links: | General Resources | Acquisitions of Foreign Materials | Book and Non-Book Review Services | Book Exchange Services | Licensing Electronic Resources | Publishers' Catalogs | Serials Subscription Services | Reference Tools | Departmental Policies and Procedures | E-Mail Lists and Newsgroups | Electronic Journals | Software ]
Ramona Kerby, Ph.D. School Library Media Information. McDaniel College. “Estimating the Cost of a School Library Collection”. http://www.carr.org/authco/slm.html This site has a cool spreadsheet that you can use to help estimate the cost of improving or updating a collection. I haven’t tried it yet, but it sound interesting. It also has links to articles on numerous subjects including improving a collection and weeding.
Annette Lamb and Larry Johnson. Eduscapes. School Library Media Specialists. “Collection Development Resources”. http://eduscapes.com/sms/overview/selectiontools.html
This website was developed for an online class. This particular URL will take you directly to the collection development resources page. Links are provided for journal-based selection tools, web bookstores, materials jobbers, collection development portals, and more. An excellent resource for any school librarian.
Library Spot. http://libraryspot.com/
Book Spot's relative, this site is an award winning portal to everything about libraries online. There is a link to K-12 libraries that alone could be explored for every imaginable collection development issue.
David V. Loertscher, Blanche Woolls, with an Internet Assist by Janice Felker http://www.lmcsource.com/tech/felker/
This web site was developed as part of a graduate level independent study project. Its intended audience includes students of library and information science, teachers and librarians of students in kindergarten through middle school, and anyone devoted to or interested in the area of nonfiction and reference resources for children.
Peggy Sharp. http://www.peggysharp.com/ This site offers recommendation and information on new books for children and young adults. You can browse by age-level and search for specific years. She shares ideas for curricular ties to her recommended books as well.
Book Repair
Dartmouth University Library. A Simple Book Repair Manual. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~preserve/repair/repairindex.htm This website has detailed information on repairing books, including a discussion of types of repairs, materials, and resources. It really isn’t simple enough for me though—I’m still searching for the “Book Care for Klutz’s” type info that I need.
Library of Congress. “Book Repair” http://www.loc.gov/preserv/careothr.html
A conservation & preservation site with guides about storing different materials. It is very detailed and is a good resource for the official word on caring for collections.
University of Illinois Library. Book Repair. http://www.library.uiuc.edu/preserve/procedures.html Easy-to-follow steps on repairing anything paper related that may be in a media collection. This site is simple, uses photographs to guide the librarian through the repair process. I'll certainly bookmark this site!
Indiana University Libraries. Book Repair.
http://www.indiana.edu/~libpres/manual/mantoc.html
Although the repair instructions on this site are thorough, easy to follow, and broken down by levels, my favorite part is the definitions and photograph links. Who knew what a strop was?
Collection Development Policies
AcqWeb. Directory of Collection Development Policies. http://www.acqweb.org/cd_policy.html This site includes policies from public, community colleges, colleges, universities, academic/special collections, nation & state government, and school libraries.
American Library Association. YALSA. “Serving the Underserved: Collection Development”. http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/yalsamemonly/yalsamounder/yalsamotopics/colldevtips.pdf
This is sponsored by the ALA and is a one-page policy with collection development tips.
National Library of Australia. The Australian Libraries Gateway. http://www.nla.gov.au/libraries/resource/acliscdp.html
This is a guideline for collection development policies. But this is also a great site to read before reviewing your own collection development policies because it gives you insight into what you need and possibly why.
Baltimore County Public Schools. “Selection Criteria for School Library Media Center Programs”. http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/office/admin/selection.html
The site is a great example of what a school district Selection Criteria Policy c(sh)ould look like. It includes the key points from Van Orden, uses bullets for ease of reading.
California. Department of Education. School Library Policies
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb/policies.asp
This site includes a sampling of resources for districts and schools for developing and revising policies for selection, intellectual freedom, acceptable use, privacy, and weeding.
Chicago Public Schools. “Chicago Public Schools Policy Manual: New Collection Development Policy For School Libraries”.
http://policy.cps.k12.il.us/documents/604.7.pdf
Chicago Public Schools’ 2006 Policy revision is divided into five topics: Selection Criteria, Selection Tools, Weeding, Criteria and Procedures for Donations and Procedures for Challenges to Library Resources. The last category also has a clickable link so that anyone can print the challenge form. This recently revised policy is a concise document with everything in one place. Some districts have parts of their policy, like the procedures for challenged items, isolated in curriculum or school administrator’s policy manuals and others have duplicate sections in Library policy and administrator manuals.
Contra Costa County Library. http://www.ccclib.org/aboutus/
This VERY comprehensive collection development plan (go to Policies) (170 pages, PDF format) gets down to the “nitty-gritty,” specifying weeding policies according to genre and Dewey decimal section.
Board of Regents. University System of Georgia. Georgia Public Library Service Collection Management Guidelines
http://www.georgialibraries.org/lib/collection/guide.pdf
Excellent example of a weeding policy for public libraries that follows the format suggested for this course.
Gig Harbor High School Selection Policy. http://www.peninsula.wednet.edu/classroom/burnsk/Collection%20Development%20Policy.htm
This is the weeding and collection development policy. It is a short but comprehensive explanation of the school’s library policies.
Halifax Public Libraries. Halifax Regional Libraries, Canada. Weeding Policy
http://www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca/policies/weeding.html
This site provides a good example of a weeding policy. It is succinct and brief, but covers the important aspects of a weeding policy.
Idaho Commission for Libraries. http://www.lili.org/forlibs/ce/able/course1/19writing.htm
This site is a how to for writing a collection development policy from Libraries Linking Idaho. It is a nice step by step model for creating a policy and helps to clarify thoughts before starting the process.
International School of Bangkok. Selection Policy. http://www.isb.ac.th/Policies2
A very succinct statement in terms of who makes selections, objectives of selection, and criteria used for selection. Includes a link to recommended reading websites.
James Solomon Russell Junior High School Library, Brunswick County, Virginia.
http://www.geocities.com/lisajunedenton/collection.html
This county school district divides their collection development policy into twenty-one categories that are clickable links or the reader can scan down through the document. Funds are disbursed in eight categories, fiction, non-fiction and serials comprising seventy percent. It isn’t clear how rigidly a librarian must act in order to spend thirty percent of their budget on fiction or if this is simply a guideline, but this policy is self-contained, has no links to other sites and is very easy to follow.
The Library of Congress. Collection Development & Policies. http://www.loc.gov/acq/devpol
An extensive site who’s mission is: To acquire materials for the Library's collections in the most timely and cost effective manner and make them accessible. With this mission and a plethora of online materials, it is a great site to check again and again.
This website goes into its collection policies. It explains it own policy statement with links to the various academic areas and their individual collection policies/overviews.
Montana State Library. “Collection Development Policy Guidelines for School Library Media Programs”. http://msl.state.mt.us/slr/cmpolsch.html
Step by step instructions on writing collection development policy written by the State of Montana to guide librarians in schools and other facilities. An excellent definition of the task of writing collection policy: “This is an outline for a collection development policy, not a selection policy. A selection policy describes the procedures and policies for adding material to the collection. A collection development policy includes the elements of a selection policy, but it also describes how the library’s collection serves its users, where the strengths and weaknesses are, how the collection relates to those in other local libraries, and what the goals are for the development of the collection.” These guidelines are very specific and useful. Other useful links for librarians on this site as well.
State Library of Ohio. Sample Library Policy Statements.
http://winslo.state.oh.us/publib/policies.html
This site features links to all kinds of sample policies one would find a public library, yet many of the topics are relevant to school libraries as well. I was entertained by the sample policies on unattended children, but found many areas useful, such as collection development, request for reconsideration, and gifts to the library.
Portland Community College http://www.pcc.edu/library/policies/collection.htm
This website explains the library policies, including collection development.
St. Joseph School Library. Seattle Washington. Collection Policy
http://library.stjosephsea.org/mission.htm
Collection Development St. Joseph School Library "Schools should maintain well-stocked and managed libraries. Access to interesting and informative books is one of the keys to a successful reading.
Western Massachusetts Regional Library. http://www.wmrls.org/policies/PDF/baweed.pdf
This site sets forth their six-page weeding policy. I will probably refer to some of the items on this one in writing my own policy.
Intellectual Freedom
American Civil Liberties Union. “Freedom of Speech” http://www.aclu.org/freespeech/index.html This is the ACLU’s free speech home page for freedom of speech issues. It highlights current cases. You can search using “school library” to look at lawsuits concerning censorship.
American Library Association. Office of Intellectual Freedom.
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/ifissues/graphicnovels.htm
With the growing popularity of graphic novels, this site will guide librarians through challenges. This site goes more in-depth than any of us should ever be challenged, but its a good resource for "what if".
Massachusetts School Library Media Association. Intellectual Freedom Committee. http://www.mslma.org/whoweare/intellfreedom.html A sample of a freedom of speech brochure produced in 2000.
Library Funding & Grant Information
American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=grantfellowship They have a very complete list of
places/organizations with grants.
Library Suuport Staff. Resources for on the job libraries. “Library Fundraising & Grants Resources”. http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/4find$books.html This site has an annotated bibliography of books on library fundraising if you really need a title to learn all the ins and outs.
Webjunction. OCLC, Online Computer Library Center. “How to get funding”. http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=1193
The “an online community for library staff” provides ideas for demonstrating impact of public library to attract funding—similar principles can be applied to school libraries. Has some good planning ideas for planning how to show impact and who to target.
Library Programs
American Association of School Librarians. http://cal-webs.org/aasl101.htm “101+ Practical Ideas You Can Use to Improve Your Library”. Text from the AASL 2001 Annual Conference Session Program presented by: Gene Hainer, Colorado State Library and Su Eckhardt, Cherry Creek School District. Great tips organized by section headings from Information Power (Leadership, Learning and Teaching, Program Administration, etc.).
American Association of School Librarians. http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/resourceguides/collectiondevelopment.cfm#senior
This website provides resource guides for SLM program development. Resources are divided into elementary, middle school, and high school levels.
California Department of Education. Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Materials. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/cf/ Offers guidelines in adopting instructional materials.
Consumers Union Organization. Reading Incentive Programs. http://www.consumersunion.org/other/captivekids/SEMs_incentives.htm
This site has very interesting info from Captive Kids: Report on Commercialism Pressures On Kids At School. There is one section on Reading Incentive programs. The whole thing wasreally an eyeopener to me with its ratings on how commercial or non-commercial different "free" programs are.
Florida Department of Education. Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Materials. http://www.firn.edu/doe/instmat/
Offers guidelines in adopting instructional materials.
Massachusetts School Library Association. Resources. http://maschoolibraries.org/content/blogcategory/0/40/
This site has a great model schools rubric for the library media center/program
San Jose State University, School of Library & Information Science. “Advocacy for School Library Media Teachers” by David V. Loertscher http://witloof.sjsu.edu/proj/advocacy/ Great ideas on advocacy are available at David V. Loertscher’s site from the School of Library & Information Science at San Jose State University. Includes sample brochures aimed at specific audiences—parents, business owners, teachers, etc. as well as numerous website links.
Washington State Library. New Social Studies CBAs or Native Peoples Curriculum. http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/publications.aspx.
The opening quote on the site states, “The State Library is delighted to present Classics in Washington History. This digital collection of full-text books brings together rare, out of print titles for easy access by students, teachers, genealogists and historians. Visit Washington's early years through the lives of the men and women who lived and worked in Washington Territory and State.”
The site is searchable and topics covered include County and Regional History, Exploration and Early Travel, Luring Folks West, Military History, Native Americans, Natural History, Pioneer Life, Special Collections, Territorial and State Government, Wagon Trains and the Oregon Trail.
Note: This site requires a free download of DJVU Image Viewer.
Wisconsin Educational Communications Board. http://reading.ecb.org/teacher/index.html
Into the Book Teacher Area. This might be a stretch for collection development, but I think it’s worth sharing. The focus is Thinking Strategies (visualizing, questioning, summarizing, making connections, etc.) and how to use them. The reason I find this useful, even through the eyes of a Library Media Specialist, is because developing the collection to support these Thinking Strategies at the elementary level is important. There are many professional resources to support the Thinking Strategies listed in the bibliography link.
Weeding Sites
Alpine School District, Utah, May Alice Evans Handy. “Quick Guide to Weeding” http://www.alpine.k12.ut.us/depts/media/elemlessons_rev/m6-mc_management/l3weed.html
A very long address, but there are “down and dirty”, simple to use guidelines for weeding by Dewey section. The might be a handy guide for those looking for some quick weeding tips.
Alternate Basic Library Education. “Weeding the Collection.” http://www.lili.org/forlibs/ce/able/course4/01index.htm
This is a five part online weeding course intended for library staff that haven’t had formal training. There is even a self-evaluation quiz at the end. This would be very helpful if you have a volunteer that is going to work with you. It will give them some basic information so it doesn’t seem that you are “preaching” or “teaching” at them.
American Library Association. ALA Library Fact Sheet Number 15. “Weeding Library Collections: A Selected Annotated Bibliography for Library Collection Evaluation” http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=libraryfactsheet&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=127978&CFID=39676813&CFTOKEN=83162994
This site is filled with annotated links to other sites about weeding and collection development policies. Also included are titles of recommended books about both subjects. There are more acronyms here that remind us what to remember when weeding—CREW (continuous review and evaluations) and WORST (worn out, out of date, rarely used, system headquarters can provide, and trivial and faddish) are a few.
California Department of Education, Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division. MUSTY* brochure. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb/documents/weedingbrochure.pdf
This two page pamphlet is a MUST for everyone to print out and have handy in their library office. It uses the ALA term “Musty” coined in cooperation with the Texas State Library in 1976 to weed your collection: Misleading, Ugly, Superseded, Trivial and Your Collection. Exceedingly helpful is the suggested guidelines by Dewey Classification and the collection section for how old is too old ranging from 2 – 10 years.
Carol A. Doll and Pamela Petrick Barron. American Library Association c2002..
“From Managing and Analyzing Your Collection: A Practical Guide for Small Libraries and School Media Centers”. http://www.alastore.ala.org/img/169.pdf
This document provides an in-depth description of weeding in the school library. It is useful for developing a rationale and policy for weeding. It provides guidelines for weeding, considerations for the retention of materials and recommendations for discarding materials.
Heinemann Library Publisher. "Weed of the Month". Newsletter. http://www.heinemannlibrary.com/weed/index.asp
It includes a weeding focus as determined by the Heinemann in-house librarian, who takes recommendations from other librarians. The focus is not simply Heinemann books; other specific titles are also given. This month’s theme includes titles relating to World War II. Rationale, criteria, specific titles to weed, and possibilities for replacement are given.
Hometown Countryside Connection. “Weeding in Libraries: A Partial Index to What's Out There” http://www.havana.lib.il.us/library/weeding.html
This site is from Illinois and includes a large list of additional weeding sites
Idaho Commission for Libraries. http://www.lili.org/forlibs/ce/able/course4/01index.htm
This site is an online tutorial that says it is for those librarians with no formal training. I think in that way it is a very simple, user-friendly guide for weeding a school library collection. What I like the best is the discussion of problems that may come up during weeding, such as staff objections and merely finding the time to weed.
Doug Johnson. http://www.doug-johnson.com/dougwri/weed.html
This site is a humorous article about “continuous, thoughtful weeding” written by Doug Johnson about the importance of deselecting. In it, there are links to other, more academic sites that provide data about the average age of books on the shelf and a guide to weeding by Betty Jo Buckingham and Barbara Safford.
Sally Livingston, Jefferson County Schools: Weeding Library Media Collections
http://www.pld.fayette.k12.ky.us/lms/weed.htm
Although this site is 10 years old, it is a helpful resource for understanding and implementing the weeding process. It is easy to navigate and has sections on curriculum mapping as a tool in the weeding process. I like this weeding site because it seems to lay it straight that this is an important skill for librarians to have and that it will take strong people and tough decisions. I like that it mentions if you would not want your own child using a book then it is not a book that should be in a library. It also discusses the skills librarians need to weed and one is confidence in their role. I like that because I anticipate having problems in this area and want to be able to get rid of things, which is not my strong suit.
Marblehead Public Schools. “K-12 Library Media Centers Collection Weeding Policy”.
http://www.marblehead.com/staff/bowen/weeding.html
This website was direct and to-the-point but with relevant information. The best part was the acronym used, MUSTY, to remember how and what to weed. I included it here as something librarians might want to post by their desks.
Milwaukee School of Engineering.Library. “Book Weeding”.
http://www.msoe.edu/library/weeding/
Weeding in a library is sometimes referred to as "selection in reverse." It is the ongoing evaluation of books and print journals in a library collection, together with the removal from the collection of those books and journals which are no longer useful or helpful to the library's customers.
Raintree Publishing Company. http://www.raintreelibrary.com/weed/index.asp
Raintree’s goal is “to continue the tradition set by the recently discontinued SUNLINK Weed of the Month program.” Suggestions for replacement titles are offered.
Chris Rippel. “Looking for Mr. Goodbook”. http://www.ckls.org/~crippel/collectiondevelopment/weeding.html This site had good information and guidelines for weeding non-book items.
Sunlink: Weed of the Month
http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/weed/
Sunlink is the database of resources in all Florida K-12 schools. It is funded by the Florida State Department of Education. Its purpose is to promote sharing of resources among all Florida schools. It is useful as a cataloging and collection development tool for all school libraries in Florida. The style is very friendly while providing useful guidelines for “feeding and weeding” the collection. Each month, this site sponsors a new weeding subject area. Librarians can click on different areas of the Dewey Decimal System and find specific advice for weeding in that section. A rationale is provided, as well as, individual titles that one might find – and weed! The “Age of the Collection” link is terrific!
Texas State Library and Archives Commission “The CREW Method: Expanded Guidelines for Collection Evaluation and Weeding for Small and Medium-Sized Public Libraries.” http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/crew/index.html. 04 April 2005. 30 April 2007.
CREW is the acronym for Continuous Review, Evaluation and Weeding. The site is available in HTML or PDF. Open to a great table of contents with left-hand sidebar for the major topic areas. Definitely a site to bookmark for easy reference, especially the CREW method in 10 easy steps.
Texas State Library and Archives Division. “Resources for Librarians”.
http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/crew/toc.html
This online manual provides direction for implementing the CREW (Continuous Review, Evaluation, and Weeding) method of weeding in school and public libraries. This resource is extremely thorough, providing examples for a weeding policy, step by step directions for adhering to the CREW process, and special sections devoted to the CREWing of children’s materials, non-print material, and reference materials.
Western Massachusetts Regional Library System. “Weed It! For an Attractive and Useful Collection”. http://www.wmrls.org/services/colldev/weed_it.html
Using an example from the San Francisco Public Library, this site presents rationale for implementing a sound weeding policy. It provides suggestions for communicating this policy to the public, as well as, advice for handling weeded material. There are recommendations for “sacred” materials that would be helpful in developing a policy.