Re:Garbage collectors open a library with abandoned books
by stinkytaco on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @11:39AM
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We weed according to the CREW method, which you can read about online [1]. Our first goal is material that is used, but we do have a local history collection and have some allowance in our collection for stuff that is of special interest.
EDIT: The other thing worth mentioning here is that well weeded collections are better used than poorly maintained ones. Though there is a subset of customers who want the "lived in" library, most like a continuous cycle of new and interesting content. When they see the same stuff each time they go, they stop being interested. A small public library in a town near mine still have numerous books on the OJ Simpson trial.
[1]: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ld/pubs/crew/index.html
EDIT: The other thing worth mentioning here is that well weeded collections are better used than poorly maintained ones. Though there is a subset of customers who want the "lived in" library, most like a continuous cycle of new and interesting content. When they see the same stuff each time they go, they stop being interested. A small public library in a town near mine still have numerous books on the OJ Simpson trial.