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Weed ‘Em and Weep!
Holly Hibner and Mary Kelly
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help meet your mission?
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Please weed the first one…
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Street Cred
Management = control and attentionDevelopment = growth
A good library is like a good haircut. It’s not what you cut – it’s what you leave.
Anne Felix, Grand Prairie (TX) Public Library Systemhttp://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/crew/crewmethod08.pdf
Libraries are not in the business of collecting “things,” but providing content and access to
content.
…But the public doesn’t “get” it
Reuse: Craft Programs
…But it’s
historical
…But it’s in
good shape
…But we won’t have anything left
…But I don’t have time
Weeding Personalities
• The Hoarder• The Randomizer• The Professor• The Snob
Weeding Made Easy
Step 1: Duplicates
Weeding Made Easy
Step 2: Conditio
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Weeding Made Easy
Step 3: Stupid
Weeding Made Easy
Step 4: Reports
Weeding Made Easy
Step 5: Shift & Inventory
Don’t be sentimental
Everything is Connected
Keep
or
Weed
?500 Tasty Sandwich RecipesBerolzheimer, ed.1951
Keep
or
Weed
?How to Live in Your Van and Love ItPoteet1976
Keep
or
Weed
?Your Power as a WomanArcher1957
Keep
or
Weed
?Hotline: The Letters I Get…and Write!Reynolds1972
Keep
or
Weed
?The Computer from A to ZKalman1999
Keep
or
Weed
?The Complete Hair BookKingsley1979
Keep
or
Weed
?Love in SuburbiaConway1964
Keep
or
Weed
?Serve it Cold!Crosby & Bateman1969
Keep
or
Weed
?Fashion CatsIwasa2011
Keep
or
Weed
?RobotsGreene1983
Keep
or
Weed
?Bowling for WomenAudsley1964
Keep
or
Weed
?Don’t Throw It Away!Abell1973
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Image CreditsSlide 2: Reels https://www.flickr.com/photos/enerva/ creative commonsSlide 3: Proud to Be Awesome https://www.flickr.com/photos/evilerin/3152173431 creative commonsSlide 4: We Can Do It https://www.flickr.com/photos/donkeyhotey/5521102662 creative commonsSlide 5: Hibner, H and Kelly, M. (2013) Making a Collection Count, Oxford: Chandos.Slide 6: Twitter https://www.flickr.com/photos/eldh/ creative commonsSlide 12: Collection Life Cycle. Hibner, H and Kelly, M. (2013) Making a Collection Count, Oxford: Chandos.Slide 13: Botanic Gardens https://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/ creative commonsSlide 14: Cut https://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfire/ creative commonsSlide 15: Archives’ Stacks https://www.flickr.com/photos/dolescum/3567689465 creative commonsSlide 16: Confused https://www.flickr.com/photos/83633410@N07/ creative commonsSlide 17: Pinterest.com “crafts from old books”Slide 21: 75 Level 1 https://www.flickr.com/photos/loughboroughuniversitylibrary/ creative commonsSlide 22: Watch http://pixabay.com/en/clock-time-stopwatch-wrist-watch-95330/ creative commonsSlide 23: Canadian Hoarders by Bart Slyp and Andy Camp www.greatcanadianjokebook.comSlide 24: Photo taken by Holly Hibner. Creative commonsSlide 25: Photo taken by Holly Hibner. Creative commonsSlide 27: Mathematics https://www.flickr.com/photos/t_e_brown/8677750589 creative commonsSlide 28: Inventory. Microsoft Clip Art http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/back-to-school-with-office-clip-art-and-media-HA010237914.aspxSlide 29: Baby Crying http://prettymomguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/baby-crying2.jpg Slide 30: Chain http://assets.antiguaobserver.com/2012/05/CHAIN-LINKS-2.jpg Labeled for reuse