Module 2: Maintaining The Depository Collection

How to Weed

Target a span of SuDocs numbers to be weeded.
Consider the following questions for each publication:

  • Has the library held the material 5 years or longer?
  • What is its physical condition?
  • Is the information still current?
  • How frequently is it used?
  • Is it a secondary copy?
  • Is the information duplicated elsewhere in the library?
  • Do you want to replace it in another format?
  • Is it on the Superseded List?
  • Is it on the List of Inactive and Discontinued Items?
  • Should it be kept for historical research purposes?
  • Is it valuable as a rare publication?

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