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Why Weed -- Wisdom from “Master Gardeners”:
“In libraries which do not pretend to become permanent depositories of all that has been published, weeding the collection becomes as important a part of the maintenance of the library as the initial selection.” Bonk and Magrill, p. 314.
“No library can possibly continue to hold all purchased materials, unless it is a library of record or regional and local agreements make it a library of last resort.” Martin, Murray S. “Weeding or Deaccessioning?” Technicalities. Vol. 17, no. 7 (1997), p. 16.
“Trying to save everything just in case someone, sometime, might want a low-use item is frustrating to both staff and clientele.” Carey, Cathy. “Survival Weeding.” Collection Building Vol. 10 no. 3-4 (1990), p. 20.
Gardening Tips for Painless Collection Weeding