WeedingList

 Weeding is an important process that must be done in order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the library. The general policy of weeding that was used in this case was targeted at materials that were “no longer useful, current, or appropriate” (Johnson, 2009, p. 153). Other important questions that were considered in the process of making weeding decisions were:  · “Is the content still pertinent?”  · “Is it in a language that current and future users can read?”  · “Is it duplicated in the collection, either in another copy or a comparable item on the same topic?”  · “Is it rare or valuable or both?”  · “Has it been superseded by a new edition?”  · “Does it have local relevance”  (Johnson, 2009, p. 154-5)  Although not applicable in this case, it is also important to consider circulation statistics and the physical condition of the book. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The following presents several categories of deselection and illustrative examples of titles that fall within each category. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> __Dated:__ · //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Cycling physiology for the serious cyclist //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Irvin Faria, 1978. · // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Fr //// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">ee yourself from digestive pain  //// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: a guide to preventing and curing your digestive illness  //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by J. Thomas Danzi, 1984. · // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Food, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> by Susan Powter, 1995. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Materials from the 1970s and 1980s with limited or no historical value to public use were selected for removal since they are simply dated and will not appeal to users. Furthermore, their content can be harmful to users or provide wrong information. The title from the 1990s is written by a dated personality from the 90s; one of the two copies possessed by the library can be deselected. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Irrelevant (content, research) __ <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -18pt;"> · //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Alcoholism, the biochemical connection: a breakthrough seven-week self-treatment program //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Joan Mathews-Larsen, 1992. · // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis fact book //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Peter A. Banks, et al., 1983. · // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">More advice from the back doctor //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Hall, Hamilton, 1987. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">These titles are not only dated, but since they cover aspects of health and medicine they are irrelevant today in 2010. The research and content in these books is out-dated since advancements in these areas have occurred in the last 20 years. It is the library’s duty to ensure accurate and reliable information is available to citizens. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Redundant __ <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -18pt;"> · // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Eight Weeks to Optimum Health //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Andrew Weil, 1997. <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -18pt;"> · // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The fat-burning workout: from fat to firm in 24 days //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Joyce L. Vedral, 1991. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">In the first example, the St. Thomas collection already possesses the revised and updated edition of the book, so it is not necessary to keep the original. The second example illustrates an instance where the collection has an overabundance of dated books by this author. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Saving a deselected title __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Banting: a biography //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Michael Bliss, 1984. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">616.4620271 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The above title appears to be dated at first glance and was originally on the list for deselection. However, after careful scrutiny of the deselected titles, it was apparent that this title possessed historical value. Frederick Banting discovered insulin at the University of Toronto in the 1920s. Furthermore, the text is written by an accomplished and leading Canadian Historian, Michael Bliss (University of Toronto, n.d.). Bliss is a prominent historian of medical history, politics and business. Thus, Bliss’s biography of Banting is a fundamental text in Canadian history, written by a well-regarded Canadian historian and is a valuable text in the St. Thomas collection. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The following is a list of the titles selected for removal as a result of the qualitative and quantitative analysis of the existing St. Thomas collection. Since the weeding selections derive from our selected samples, the aforementioned criteria for deselection would be used for the remaining collection. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Body machine: your health in perspective //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Neethling & Illman, 1981. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">610 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">611s __ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Color atlas of human anatomy //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Vanio Vannini et al., 1980 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">611 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">612s __ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Kidneys: balancing the fluids, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">by Torstar Books, 1985. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">612.463 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Your Heart //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Charles B. Clayman, 1989. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">612.12 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">613s __ **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
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// The fat-burning workout : from fat to firm in 24 days //, by Joyce L. Vedral, 1991. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">613.71 VED <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // Gut busters : the 15-minute-a-day, 12-week plan //, by Joyce L. Vedral & Kent Maurer, 1992. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">613.71 VED

// How to choose the sex of your baby : a complete update on the method best supported by scientific evidence //, by Landrum B. Shettles, Landrum B., 1984. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">613.94 SHE

// Choose the sex of your baby naturally // by Pat Buie, 2001. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">613.94 BUI

// Fighting fit //, by David Mitchell, 1987. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">613.71 MIT

//Cycling physiology for the serious cyclist//, by Irvin Faria, 1978. 613.71 FAR

// Smart Exercise: burning fat, getting fit, // by Bailey, Covert, 1994. 613.71 BAI // Forever fit //, by Cher, Robert Haas, 1991. 613.7 CHE

// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The complete book of fitness //// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: mind, body, spirit  //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Karen Andes, 1999. 613.7 COM // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Thin thighs for life //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Karen Burke, 1995. 613.7045 BUR // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Food, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> by Susan Powter, 1995. 613.7045 POW <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // The one minute manager gets fit //, by Kenneth Blanchard et al., 1986. 613.7024658 BLA // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Indoor cycling //// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: the accident-free aerobic exercise  //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by John and Vera van der Reis Krausz, 1987. 613.7028 KRA // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Body in motion: agility and coordination //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Time-Life Books, 1988. 613.7 TIM <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // Wushu! : the Chinese way to family health and fitness //, 1981. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">613.7 WUS

// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Curves //// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: permanent results without permanent dieting  //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Gary Heavin and Carol Colman, 1999. 613.7045 HEA // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Eating right: recipes for health //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Life-Time Books, 1987. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">613.2 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Indoor cycling: the accident-free aerobic exercise //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by John Krausz, 1987. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">613.7028 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Eight Weeks to Optimum Health //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Andrew Weil, 1997. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">613 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Safety nature //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Sue Wilkinson, 1988. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">613.6 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Super firm: tough workouts //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Time-Life Books, 1989. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">613.71 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">615s __ ** // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Wilderness medicine //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by William Forgey, 1979. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">614.88 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The silent enemy: Canada and the deadly flu of 1918 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Eileen Pettigrew, 1983. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">614.518 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">615s __ ** // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">A history of herbal plants //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Richard Le Strange, 1977. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">615.321 // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Omega-3 breakthrough: a revolutionary, medically proven fish oil diet //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Julius Fast, 1987. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">615.36 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> ** __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">616s __ ** // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Beyond prozac: brain-toxic lifestyles, natural antidotes & new generation antidepressants //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Michael J. Norden, Michael, 1995 616.852706 NOR // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Carpal tunnel syndrome and repetitive stress injuries: the comprehensive guide to prevention, treatment, and recovery //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> 2nd ed., by Tammy Crouch, 1995. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">616.87 CRO

// Fr // // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">ee yourself from digestive pain //// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: a guide to preventing and curing your digestive illness  //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by J. Thomas Danzi, 1984. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">616.3 DAN

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Alcoholism, the biochemical connection: a breakthrough seven-week self-treatment program //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Joan Mathews-Larsen, 1992. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">616.68106

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Microbes and morals; the strange story of venereal disease, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">by Theodor Rosebury, 1971. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">616.951 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Good food, gluten free, //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">by Hilda Cherry Hills, 1976. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">616.399 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis fact book //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Peter A. Banks, et al., 1983. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">616.344


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// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Murphy's boy //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Torey L. Hayden, 1983. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">616.89 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">More help for your nerves //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Claire Weekes, 1984. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">616.08 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Leonora //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">,  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">by Richard Anthony  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">D'Ambrosio, 1978. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">616.891620926 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Going to the doctor //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Fred Rogers and Jim Judkis, 1986. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">616 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Recollections of death: a medical investigation //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Michael, B. Sabom, 1982 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">616.078 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Osteoarthritis: a step by step success story to show others they can help themselves //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Fred L. Savage, 1989. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">616.7223 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> **__<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">617s __** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">More advice from the back doctor //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Hall, Hamilton, 1987. 617.56 HAL

// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The back doctor //// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">: ten minutes a day to lifetime relief for your aching back  //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Hall, Hamilton, 1980. 617.56024 HAL

// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Callanetics for your back //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Pinckney, Callan, 1988. 617.56 PIN

// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The making of a woman surgeon //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Elizabeth Morgan, 1980 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">617.0924 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">TMJ syndrome: the overlooked diagnosis //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, by Goldman & McCullough, 1989. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">617.522 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">

** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">References ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Johnson, P. (2009). // Fundamentals of Collection Development & Management //. (2nd ed.) Chicago: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> American Library Association. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">University of Toronto. (n.d.). Office of the Vide President and Provost: Professor Michael Bliss. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Retrieved from http://www.provost.utoronto.ca/Awards/uprofessors/emeritus <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">/Professor_Michael_Bliss.htm