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"The official removal of
titles from a library’s collection based on the value of the
materials to the overall collection."
Fales, Susan L., ed. Guide for Training Collection
Development Librarians. Chicago: American Library
Association, 1996. Print. [HDQ 025.21 G]
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"Weeding (also known as
deselection) is an essential element of collection
development that ensures the library’s materials are useful
and accessible. Every library’s collection is limited by the
space available to house it, and collections should change
over time to reflect changes in the community,
society-at-large, and the library’s goals. Weeding is a
periodic or continual evaluation of resources intended to
remove items that are no longer useful from the collection."
http://www.lib.az.us/cdt/weeding.aspx
Arizona State Library
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"Weeding
is one of the most controversial aspects of collection
development. A carefully prepared and fully documented
policy on weeding (as part of your overall collection
development policy) can lessen or alleviate some
misunderstandings."
http://www.lib.az.us/cdt/collman.aspx
Arizona State Library
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CREW: A Weeding Manual
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Weeding the Collection:
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