Does the library maintain the currency of the collection through a judicious weeding program?
In order to maintain a viable and useful collection and to assure adequate housing space, in fall 1999 the library instituted a plan to weed the physical collection. The weeding process is the responsibility of the CD Team in consultation with the appropriate faculty and is an ongoing component of collection development. • Monographs: The CD Team maintains a list of LC subject areas most need of weeding. Taking one or two areas at a time, subject liaisons pull from the shelves materials that are obsolete, are no longer relevant, or are in poor physical condition. Culled volumes are shelved in a special area and faculty are invited to review the selections for discarding, replacement, or repair. • Periodicals: CD Team subgroups visit and review designated areas of the bound periodicals stacks to identify runs of titles that are no longer relevant. Draft lists are compiled and then reviewed on a title-by-title basis during CD Team meetings. The process includes faculty consultation. The
