On Friday, January 16, SCRLC will present a webinar session on Weeding: Collection Development’s Evil Twin (12:00 noon-1:00 pm ET) . This program will cover the basic principles of weeding, including a variety of approaches, both scientific and intuitive. The class will review the common barriers to weeding and practical approaches to successful collection management. Beyond common principles, there are also issues…
Weeding: Collection Development’s Evil Twin
SCRLC is happy to announce that on Thursday, September 11, Marc Wildman will present a face-to-face session of Weeding: Collection Development’s Evil Twin. This 3-hour face-to-face session (9:30 am-12:30 pm) will be held at the SCRLC office in downtown Ithaca, NY. Click here for more info: https://learn.stls.org/event/weeding-collection-development
Beating the Odds: Building a Publishing “Maker” Culture
This article reflects on changes in the publishing world and how libraries can play a stronger role in the promotion of books and authors: http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/article/beating-odds-building-publishing-maker-culture
The Practical Librarian’s Guide to Collection Development
Some guidelines for collection development: http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/article/practical-librarian-s-guide-collection-development