Weed of the Month March 99

[Carol McWilliams <mcwillia_c@popmail.firn.edu>]

Good morning fellow LM_NETters!

The Weed of the Month web pages on March's topic of Maps and
Atlases have been posted at the following URL:  http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/weed/

What subject area could be more obvious to weed and keep
up-to-date than maps and atlases? Political boundaries and
names of countries seem to change frequently. One of the
major criticisms of American education is that our students
are not knowledgeable enough about world geography. Being
globally aware is essential in today's world. So why would
so many schools keep out-dated maps and atlases?  Find the
answer to this question and more important considerations
for weeding Maps and Atlases at the above URL.

The SUNLINK Weed of the Month Club is an effort to help
provide School Library Media Specialists with guidelines and
suggestions for weeding their collections a little at a time
as well as for adding quality materials. Included are
sections on how to get started, the rationale for weeding a
topic area, criteria to consider, titles to consider for
weeding and titles to consider when replacing outdated
materials. These suggested lists are neither comprehensive
nor authoritative.  You may agree or disagree with some of
the titles. That's fine! You may have a more recent edition
or version of a title that you would never consider for
weeding. Remember that weeding is always subject to your
professional judgment because you know your students and
your curriculum.

When you have examined your school's Maps and Atlases
collection and found titles to weed, please email me at the
address below and we will add them to the list (without your
name!). The same goes for terrific new Maps and Atlases
titles (or new versions of beloved classic titles) you would
like others to discover. Please also share your thoughts on
weeding the Maps and Atlases collection with your fellow lm_netters!

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It does not matter how many books you may have, but whether
they are good or not. — Lucius Annaeus SENECA (3 B.C.-65 A.D.)

Carol McWilliams
mcwillia_c@popmail.firn.edu
Assistant director, SUNLINK
Florida's K-12 Library Union Database
http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu

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