Trustees receive ALA-based summary of collection weeding; samples provided
At Sunny Staatz's request, staff summarized collection management and weeding per American Library Association standards — deselection is based on accuracy, relevancy, usage, diversity, and subject-area gaps; Sarah Ward provided sample discarded books.
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The board discussed collection weeding practices at the July 7 meeting. According to the minutes, staff summarized that weeding (de-selection) follows American Library Association best practices and is conducted regularly using criteria including accuracy, relevancy, usage, diversity, and subject-area gaps. Sarah Ward provided a few samples of recently discarded books.
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