TY - BOOK AU - Vnuk,Rebecca TI - The weeding handbook: a shelf-by-shelf guide SN - 9780838913277 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - Z703.6 .V68 2015 U1 - 025.2/16 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Chicago PB - ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association KW - Discarding of books, periodicals, etc KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Local KW - Public libraries KW - Collection development KW - United States KW - Collection development (Libraries) KW - Policy statements N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The basics -- Shelf by shelf, 000, 100, 200 -- Shelf-by-shelf, 300s -- Shelf by shelf, 400s and 500s -- Shelf by shelf, 600s -- Shelf by shelf, 700s -- Shelf by shelf, 800s and fiction -- Shelf by shelf, 900s and biography -- Other areas of the collection -- Special considerations for youth collections -- Weeding gone wrong -- The importance of a collection development plan -- Appendix A. Public: Morton Grove Public Library, IL -- Appendix B. Public: La Grange Public Library, IL -- Appendix C. Public: Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield, MA -- Appendix D. Public: Memorial Hall Library, Andover, MA -- Appendix E. Public: Glen Ellyn Public Library, IL -- Appendix F. Public: Chicago Public Library, IL -- Appendix G. Public: Seattle Public Library, WA -- Appendix H. Academic: Columbia University, NY -- Appendix I. Academic: Emmanuel d'Alzon Library, Assumption College, Worcester, MA -- Appendix J. School media center: Baltimore County Public Schools, Baltimore, MD -- Appendix K. School media center: Georgetown Independent School District, Georgetown, TX ER -