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Library Administration and Management

Notes Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
7. A ……………………….. does not provide the sequence of subjects of books on their
popularity.

8. In an ……………….. library which allows users to browse, choose and select books of their
interest, shelf organization and arrangement of books are of primary importance.
9. In larger libraries, having multi-storied stacks, at least one ……………….. should be
provided for each wing of the stacks.
10. ……………… gives the class numbers to denote the subject on which the books are found
in a particular shelf.
11. ………………. is an important record of books; which shows the position of any book on
the shelves.
12. ……………… carry call number of books fixed at the bottom of books or on their spines.
13. ………………. implies the physical check-up of the articles on record.

Case Study Weeding Project Overview

ollier Library is undertaking a long overdue weeding of print books. Weeding is
the process of culling a library’s print materials of selective titles that no longer
Cserve the needs of its users. As most of you know, today’s academic library no
longer points to the print collection’s size as an indicator of quality or success. With
expanding availability of electronic materials — Collier currently offers access to over
200,000 e-books and 19,000 online journals — collections have actually grown more rapidly
than in the days of print. In addition, today’s students work more collaboratively and
require facilities that meet these needs. As a result, it is important that Collier recognizes
these trends with an eye toward spaces designed for student use and collections that
mirror current curriculum. With this in mind they will weed the existing book collection
to (1) Make more room for student-centered learning facilities and (2) Ensure that print
collections are optimized for relevance and currency. To achieve this they need your
input.
Collier partnered with Sustainable Collections Services (SCS) to develop rules to identify
items for possibly withdrawal. SCS is currently working with several top tier academic
libraries such as Johns Hopkins, California State University System, and James Madison
University on similar projects. SCS extracted, compiled, and analysed our data to develop
a list of “withdrawal candidates.” This list provides a starting point for the discussion of
materials eligible for withdrawal. Data used to identify withdrawal candidates included:
most recent circulation date, publication date, and the number of libraries holding the
item in the US. The rules associated with each of these factors varied by subject area – for
example, a more recent publication date is more important for nursing and science subjects
than for history or literature books.

Starting in July Collier faculty, staff, and student workers will begin “flagging” withdrawal
candidates. We invite teaching faculty to come over and visit your call number range
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