{"id":51000,"date":"2021-01-13T09:21:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T16:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devill.cvlsites.org\/?p=51000"},"modified":"2021-07-02T10:41:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T16:41:55","slug":"webjunction-weeding-the-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandbox.aclin.org\/test\/self-paced-courses\/webjunction-weeding-the-collection","title":{"rendered":"WebJunction: Weeding the Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The information in this course is relevant to all types of libraries and addresses the weeding of all types of library materials, including adult and children&#8217;s collections, as well as print and non-print materials.&nbsp; (<em>Note: You will need to create a free WebJunction account to access).<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.webjunction.org\/course\/search.php?search=weeding+the+library+collection+libraryU&amp;_ga=2.16376886.1467330017.1620223921-392403363.1618838566\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/learn.webjunction.org\/course\/search.php?search=weeding+the+library+collection+libraryU&amp;_ga=2.16376886.1467330017.1620223921-392403363.1618838566\">Access this course<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Learning Objectives&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Develop clarity and decisiveness around the reasons for weeding your library collection.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Identify print and online resources to aid in planning an effective weeding program.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Adapt published weeding guidelines to develop criteria for weeding their collection.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Develop a weeding plan for the library which includes a schedule, criteria for specific subject areas and material types, and procedures.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Explain positive solutions to avoid common pitfalls and problems with weeding such as &#8220;unweedable&#8221; gifts, &#8220;sacred&#8221; memorial donations, the &#8220;recommended collection size&#8221; trap, fear of admitting a selection error, and others.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Incorporate weeding in the library&#8217;s collection management policy.&nbsp;<\/li><li>Identify tools associated with automated library catalogs that can assist in weeding such as inventory reports, collection age reports, and others.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The information in this course is relevant to all types of libraries and addresses the weeding of all types of library materials, including adult and children&#8217;s collections, as well as print and non-print materials.&nbsp; (Note: You will need to create a free WebJunction account to access). Access this course Learning Objectives&nbsp; Develop clarity and decisiveness &#8230; <a title=\"WebJunction: Weeding the Collection\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sandbox.aclin.org\/test\/self-paced-courses\/webjunction-weeding-the-collection\" aria-label=\"Read more about WebJunction: Weeding the Collection\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":50996,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[65,84],"class_list":["post-51000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-self-paced-courses","tag-collection-management","tag-weeding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.aclin.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.aclin.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.aclin.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.aclin.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.aclin.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.aclin.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.aclin.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.aclin.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.aclin.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.aclin.org\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}