Collection Evaluation and Weeding
History 940s - 960s
Why Choose History?
Because many of these books are related to specific countries, we want to make sure that the titles are up to date, given world events over the past fifteen years. The standards require that students understand how governments, economic systems, politics, and recent change affect each country. While most students use the internet for research on these topics, we do not want our print collection to give them outdated or even incorrect information.
I am hoping to completely revamp the history section of our media center to be engaging and useful to students.
Evaluation of Collection - Data
940 Section
- Total Items = 34
- Total Circulation = 13 check-outs
- Turnover Rate = 0.3824
- Average Publication Year = 2000
950 Section
- Total Items = 40
- Total Circulation = 3
- Turnover Rate = 0.0750
- Average Publication Year = 2000
960 Section
- Total Items = 28
- Total Circulation = 2
- Turnover Rate = 0.0714
- Average Publication Year = 1997
Circulation - Last 5 Years
Publication Dates
Evaluation of Collection - Curricular Needs
Summary of Weeding Data
CREW Guidelines for 900s
Guidebooks (such as the Fodor series or Mobil travel guides) are outdated within a year or two. Keep no longer than three years. Historical travel guides, especially those that deal with local attractions (books about Route 66, for example), may be kept longer for archival purposes if interest exists.
Watch for changes in country names and for political changes that result in new or reformed countries. (Weed books that still refer to the USSR rather than individual countries, for example.) Atlases should be current, except for historical atlases, and replaced after major changes in political divisions occur .
Disposal of Media Center Material Policy - Atlanta Public Schools
The following steps need to be taken to prepare materials for discarding:
- Remove items from the library automation system database
- Clearly mark each title "DISCARD" or "SURPLUS"
- Remove or darken completely all barcodes and labels.
Once items have been prepared for disposal they should be discarded at the school level. Do not send discarded materials to the warehouse.
Action Plan for Disposal
- All books will first be offered to the students to take home. Our students are disadvantaged and often have little to no books of their own. Many of them jump at the chance to take home titles.
- Books left over will be used by the art teacher for book art projects. If the art teacher is not interested, the media specialist will use book art projects as a culmination to the book club's year. Students can get ideas from this pinterest board or come up with their own projects.