Weeding and Shifting Adult Paperbacks, Sno-Isle Libraries
Jan - March 2010
Competencies demonstrated:
This experience was part of a for-credit directed fieldwork in teen services. To make more space for teen fiction and graphic novels, I weeded and shifted adult paperbacks to a smaller set of shelves further from the teen section. The cleared space doubled our shelving for teen fiction. I began with only one parameter: weeding for physical condition. However, as I went I became very well acquainted with the collection and began to develop more specific criteria. Read about my weeding project in my project blog, No Shushing Allowed.
Competencies demonstrated:
- Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of the library’s collection (subject ranges, age, size, level, strengths and shortcomings) and applies the knowledge to the decision-making process
- Develops policies for weeding the collection
This experience was part of a for-credit directed fieldwork in teen services. To make more space for teen fiction and graphic novels, I weeded and shifted adult paperbacks to a smaller set of shelves further from the teen section. The cleared space doubled our shelving for teen fiction. I began with only one parameter: weeding for physical condition. However, as I went I became very well acquainted with the collection and began to develop more specific criteria. Read about my weeding project in my project blog, No Shushing Allowed.
