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You'll also discover that once the "old books" have been removed from the collection, the rest of the collection (that was always there but hidden by the old books) suddenly circulate much more frequently. I've removed hundreds of titles from our juvenile collection (most have gone to archival locations, special collections, or storage) and the more current and higher quality resources can now easily be seen when patrons browse the shelves. Many think that we've purchased a LOT of new stuff when, in fact, it's been here hidden on the shelves. Any "extra shelf space" that you think suddenly appears as a huge gap because of the weeding, can then be used to display books or realia / 3-D objects. (I have done this to serve a couple of purposes --- 1) these objects fill the space and provide additional reference for browsers or non-readers / ESL readers of what subject content might be in the books shelved there, and 2) to provide ME with a visual reminder of the specific range in the DDC that I need to add more books to the collection. As new books are purchased for those areas, I just remove the objects. -- Shonda Brisco Assistant Professor / Curriculum Materials Librarian Mary L. Williams Curriculum Materials Library 001 Willard Hall Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 74078 http://www.library.okstate.edu/cml/index.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://osulibrarian.wordpress.com/ http://www.osu-cml.wikispaces.com sbrisco@gmail.com http://okschoollibrarians.wikispaces.com http://okschoollibrarians.ning.com/ "Digital Resources" columnist School Library Journal "It is more than ironic that school districts are willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on reading programs and staff development which have had limited success in boosting test scores, but are unwilling to invest in school library programs that show direct correlations to student success." ~ Douglas Achterman, 2008 Study of California School Libraries http://www.lrs.org/impact.php -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------