Re: Help! Weeding after a flood!

[Heather Norris <HGNorris@AOL.COM>]

Hi Jan,

This comment comes from a MLS Grad student who won't even be out there in the
trenches until after graduation in December but . . . in my VERY humble
opinion . . . you are doing the right thing.  As long as those old books
remain on the shelves, as long as the library looks "full," it will be
difficult to convince anyone--PTA groups, other fundraising powers-that-be
and even district folks that you really NEED a budget to purchase books to
update the collection.  If they actually see the nearly empty shelves, maybe
they will be motivated into action on your behalf.  Perhaps if the librarian
who is having difficulty with this could think about it that way, he might
join you and even look forward to the prospect of replacing all the old and
insensitive material.

Now, I know the experienced librarians will have far better advice but I just
wanted you to know I think you are absolutely right.

Heather Norris
Graduate Student, College of Information Services
University of Maryland, College Park
hgnorris@aol.com

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