smm2p@mtsu.edu writes:
>I'm hoping you can help me.
>
>I am student teaching at a high school library. They have a vertical file
>but
>it hasn't been maintained. Here are a few questions they are looking to
>answer.
>
>* Do you have a vertical file in your high school library?
not any more kids prefer to use the internet
>
>
>* How often do you weed it?
>
>* How often do you add materials?
>
>* How often do students or teachers use it?
not much
>
>
>
>(We really need answers to these 2 questions)
>* Do you have any guidelines that you use to weed your vertical file?
>
>* Do you know of any articles that might give us some guidelines to weed
>the
>vertical file?
Use the same guidelines that you would use for any other part of your
collection. You really need to be familiar with how it is used to
determine the value of the contents of any folder. If the librarian you
are with is planning to keep the file, articles that are biographies or
interviews are always useful, as are articles about local history, maybe
the maps that come with National Geographics and info on careers, but that
can get outdated quickly. Other than that, we found our files were not
used, and they ARE a pain to refile - no one has the time to do it when
the library is buzzing.
>
>
>We appreciate your help!
>
>Shannon Murphy
>MTSU- Grad Student
>Murfreesboro, TN
>smm2p@mtsu.edu
>
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