[ISLMA-Share] Weeding in the Library questionnaire

Mon Apr 9 09:24:23 CDT 2018

We genrified too but kept the circ type of fiction.  Run an analysis for
your FIC circ type and that should do it!

On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 8:37 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I agree with Tim.  However, this year we have split our Fiction into
> Genres.  Titlewise Analysis does not recognize the genres.  Follett said
> that they do not have a remedy at this time.  The only solution that I can
> think of is to redo all of the Call Numbers to fiction, then genre, then
> author.  example: FIC REAL ALL   Right now we have it REAL FIC ALL.  My
> other idea is that Follett adds more blank boxes so we can enter all of our
> genres and that they will be recognized.
>
> Has anyone else run into this problem?  Any solutions?
>
> Thanks!
>
> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 8:23 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I do very much like Tim has described.  I make use of Titlewise, but I
>> also go through book by book (especially in fiction) to see when it was
>> last checked out.  If it hasn't circulated in six years, and I don't have a
>> compelling reason to keep it (i.e. classic or directly related to a
>> curriculum piece), I let it go.  If it is physically falling apart,
>> brittle, or potentially getting musty or moldy, it goes.
>>
>> I, too, had to weed thousands of books when I began.  Part of weeding is
>> getting over the anxiety of discarding books that may have never been
>> circulated or are still physically in shape but are no longer appealing to
>> students.  It's called weeding for a reason.  It's just like weeding in
>> your garden.  You have to clear out the old, ugly, or uncirculated items in
>> order to make the new items visible and appealing.
>>
>> To assuage their anxiety about removing the books, people also want to
>> find a new good home for their discarded books.  Sometimes this just isn't
>> possible.  You remove certain books from your shelves because the
>> information is no longer relevant.  Those books should be discarded, not
>> passed off to a teacher's or student's shelf.  I remember somebody saying
>> that books are like spoiled milk.  You wouldn't pass the spoiled milk onto
>> your neighbor's refrigerator.
>>
>> Embrace weeding as vital to your collection.  It's not about how many
>> books you have for your students.  It's how vital, current, and appealing
>> your selection is that is most important.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 7:53 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Here is my simplified system:
>>>
>>> I weed YEARLY by doing a collection analysis through Titlewave and then
>>> use the titles (based on age) as a "suggested" list to weed. I choose not
>>> to weed some of the books it suggests because I know that some are
>>> "popular" titles or are ones used by teachers for class projects. I
>>> sometimes try to get newer publication dates of older "popular" copyrighted
>>> books, so there are some newer copies. I also weed books that are in bad
>>> shape, but if they are popular, again I try to find newer copies.
>>>
>>> I did have to deep weed the year I started here because they did not
>>> weed much before I arrived. I weeded several thousand OLD books at that
>>> time. Nowadays, it is more a few hundred.
>>>
>>> *Mr. Tim Yoder*
>>>
>>> Librarian
>>> Harvard Junior High School
>>> 1301 North Garfield Street
>>> Harvard, IL 60033
>>> 815-943-6466 ext.2337
>>> Fax 815-943-8521
>>> Email: tyoder at cusd50.org
>>>
>>> Currently Reading:
>>> *Dissonance* by Erica O'Rourke
>>> *Listen, Slowly* by Thanhha Lai
>>> *Huntress* by Malinda Lo
>>>
>>> On Mon, Apr 9, 2018 at 7:42 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Good morning,
>>>>
>>>> I am a second year librarian and would also like to know how you go
>>>> about weeding.
>>>>
>>>> I anyone would please share I would greatly appreciate it.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mrs. Sheila Segelken
>>>>
>>>> Director of Library and Media, Key Club Co-Sponsor
>>>>
>>>> Carbondale Community High School
>>>>
>>>> 1301 E. Walnut Street
>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1301+E.+Walnut+Street+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Carbondale,+IL+62901+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+618&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>>
>>>> Carbondale, IL 62901
>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1301+E.+Walnut+Street+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Carbondale,+IL+62901+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+618&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>>
>>>> 618
>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1301+E.+Walnut+Street+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+Carbondale,+IL+62901+%0D%0A+%0D%0A+618&entry=gmail&source=g>-457-3371
>>>> Ext. 213
>>>>
>>>> Sheila.Segelken at cchs165.com
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>>>> *From:* islma-bounces at list.railslibraries.info <
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>>>> the Illinois School Library Media Association <
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>>>> *Sent:* Sunday, April 8, 2018 9:59:35 PM
>>>> *To:* islma at list.railslibraries.info
>>>> *Subject:* [ISLMA-Share] Weeding in the Library questionnaire
>>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>>
>>>> I am working on an LIS class assignment about the weeding practices at
>>>> different libraries. If you have time (should take about 10 minutes) and
>>>> would like to share your thoughts and experiences on weeding, I would
>>>> greatly appreciate if you would fill out the attached Google form. Thank
>>>> you so much for your help!
>>>>
>>>> Michelle Novick
>>>> Teacher-Librarian
>>>> Murphy School
>>>> 
>>>>  Weeding in the Library
>>>> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YB3g4mhzrq05ttxoT0kXi7qUK5ApvTnZpEa9o8GQNnU/edit?usp=drive_web>
>>>> 
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>> Geneseo Middle School (309) 945-0524
>> Geneseo High School (309) 945-0316
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