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Weeding: The Human Side
Katie Salo
CLASS Presentation 9/21/15

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YOU

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How do you fit into weeding?
 Self-evaluation and analysis
 Developing a weeding procedure & system
 Figuring out where you fit it in your organization
 Maintaining a positive attitude

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CO-WORKERS

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How do your co-workers fit into weeding?
 Support team
 Seniority in the department
 Technical services department
 Administration: your director and library board

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PATRONS

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How do your patrons fit into weeding?
 Finding materials with ease
 Community needs in the library
 Community needs out of the library
 Education, honesty & transparency

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CONSORTIUM

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How does your consortium fit into weeding?
 Stand-alone library vs. branch library
 ILL offerings
 Reports and statistics
 Trends

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Additional Resources
 ALA: Weeding Library Collections
 Awful Library Books: Why We Weed
 CREW Method Manual

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Contact
 Email: simplykatie@gmail.com
 Twitter: @storytimekatie
 Blog: http://storytimekatie.com
 Portfolio: http://kmsalo.com