Collection Evaluation WCHS Library
LaRae Thornton
How can my mistake lead to data generation for the 550 to 599 section?
Curricular Needs for the 550-599 section and Reasons for Weeding
Links to Standards for Courses Offered by Wayne County High School:
Biology Environmental Science Human Anatomy Basic AgricultureForest Science Animal Science & Biotechnology Plant Science & Biotechnology
Foundations of Engineering and Technology
Found above are the courses that focus mainly on the 550-599 section of the media center at WCHS. There are too many standards to list on this production, but you may go to the links above to see the standards used by these courses.
Evaluation of the topics:
550-559 Only 2 out of 54 have been checked out in this section this year.
- Earth Science is taught in middle school offer old books that are in good condition (3) and are still accurate. 6th grade standard: S6CS5. Students will use the ideas of system, model, change, and scale in exploring scientific and technological matters. a. Observe and explain how parts are related to other parts in systems such as weather systems, solar systems, and ocean systems including how the output from one part of a system (in the form of material, energy, or information) can become the input to other parts. (For example: El Nino’s effect on weather)
- Pull any books published prior to 1970 the material is outdated. 15 books to recycle
- Replace no books at this time there is no curricular need.
560-569 0 out of 10 books have been checked out in this section this year.
- Fossils, prehistoric life, and dinosaurs are found in this section. These topics do not meet curriculum needs of the high school, however may be interesting to some. They do meet the needs of 7th grade students: S7L5. Students will examine the evolution of living organisms through inherited characteristics that promote survival of organisms and the survival of successive generations of their offspring. a. Explain that physical characteristics of organisms have changed over successive generations (e.g. Darwin’s finches and peppered moths of Manchester).
- Pull any books published prior to 1970 the material is outdated and new discoveries have been made. 4 books to recycle.
- Replace no books at this time.
570-579 0 out of 125 books have been checked out in this section this year.
- Pull any books published prior to 1970 the material is outdated and new discoveries have been made. 62 books to recycle.
- 570 Life Sciences, 572 Human Races, 573 Physical Anthropology, 574 Biology, 575 Evolution and Genetics, 576 Microbiology, 577 General Nature of Life, 578 Microscopy in Biology, and 579 Collection and Preservation are topics that include standards for the courses listed above. When I asked teachers why they did not utilize the media center for these topics their comments were the material is outdated. We have to use the internet.
580-589 Only 2 out of 37 books have been checked out in this section this year.
- 580 Botanical Sciences, 581 Botany, 582 Spermatophyta, 583 Dicotyledones, 584 Monocotyledones, 587 Pteridophyta, and 589 Thallobionta & Prokaryotae topics are the only sections covered in this media center. These topics tie in with Enviromental Science, Biology, and Plant Biology Courses.
- Pull books published prior to 1970. 18 books need to be recycled. 2 in this age category were kept because topic was still relevant and the books were in excellent condition.
590-599 8 out of 105 books have been checked out in this section this year.
- 590 Zoological Sciences, 591 Zoology, 592 Invertebrates, 593 Protozoa, Echinodermata, related phyla, 594 Mollusca & Molluscoidea, 595 Other Invertebrates, 596 Vertebrata (Craniata, Vertebrates), 597 Cold-blooded Vertebrates Fishes, 598 Aves (Birds), and 599 Mammalia are topics used in Biology and Animal Science courses at the high school.
- Pull books published prior to 1970. 41 books need to be recycled.
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Wayne County Media Center Weeding Policies
- Budget
- Teacher Use
- Student Use and Requests
- Physical Condition
- Relationship with current curriculum
Once it is determined to weed a book these are the disposal techniques used:
- If the book is in good condition, but is not used by high school students it is offered to lower grades or the public library.
- If the book is current but damaged or completely unusable a new book is ordered and the book is disposed.
- If the books are out of date or have inaccurate information they are disposed of and replaced with newer and more accurate books.
- Books are offered to classroom teachers for their personal use or for projects.
- If no one else wants the books the binding is removed and the books are recycled because our school has a paper recycling policy.
List of Books Weeded due to age or condition.
- Geology made simple........................................................................William H. Matthews
- Science probes the earth; new frontiers of geology......................William H. Matthews
- The Earth beneath us.........................................................................Kirtley F. Mather
- The world of ice...................................................................................James Lindsey Dyson
- Earthquakes: new scientific ideas about how and why.................Patricia Lauber
- Our quaking Earth..............................................................................Elliot B. Roberts
- The sea around us..............................................................................Rachel Carson
- The sea.................................................................................................Leonard Engel
- Exploring the ocean world; a history of oceanography.................C.P. Idyll editor
- The mountains....................................................................................Lorus Johnson Milne
- Exploring the secrets of the sea.......................................................William J. Cromie
- Skywatchers; the U. S. Weather Bureau in action..........................William Bixby
- The science of Weather.....................................................................John A. Day
- Weathercasting..................................................................................Charles Laird
- The ways of the air............................................................................Roger Pilkington
- The hurricane hunters......................................................................Ivan Ray Tannehill
- Weather..............................................................................................Phillip D. Thompson
- Prehistoric animals...........................................................................William Scheele
- Life of the past; an introduction to paleontology.........................George G. Simpson
- Shell life & shell collecting................................................................Sonia g. Murray