Weeding of collections in sci-tech libraries
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Weeding of collections in sci-tech libraries
Haworth Press, c1986
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Note
"Has also been published as Science & technology libraries, volume 6, number 3, spring 1986"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographies
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Experts from the various specialties describe the weeding process in corporate, academic, and university libraries. Factors affecting the weeding of materials--lack of space, a desire to place materials in a more suitable library, changing goals of the library--are explored. Discussions concerning the choices for the disposal of items are insightful and innovative.
Table of Contents
Contents Introduction
Weeding in a Corporate Library as Part of a Collection Maintenance Program
Weeding Collections in an Academic Library System: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Journal Deselection: A Literature Review and an Application
Journal Weeding in Relation to Declining Faculty Member Publishing
Original Language, Non-English Journals: Weeding Them and Holding Them
Records Management in an Architectural Firm: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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