Collection, Evaluation & Weeding
LeAmber Brooks
Culling Your Collection: The Fine Art of Weeding
Top Books at AHS This School Year
- Divergent by Victoria Roth
- D. Gray-man Vol. 9 by Katsura Hoshino
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- The 7 Promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular by Christopher Paolini
- Cracking the SAT by Adam Robinson
- Hellsing by Konta Hirano
- Among the Free by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Topic Selection: 909
This section of the Dewey Decimal System because as a Social Studies teacher this section has many resources that my students and I have used in the past. I have also checked out many books from this section for my personal use. The 909 section is World History.
Evaluation of topic based on data
Circulation:
Total: 15,541
Checked out: 1,798
Lost: 200
Patrons:
Freshmen: 627
Sophomores: 600
Juniors: 587
Seniors: 550
Total: 15,541
Checked out: 1,798
Lost: 200
Patrons:
Freshmen: 627
Sophomores: 600
Juniors: 587
Seniors: 550
Evaluation of topic based on curricular needs
All books in the section being evaluated still fall under the Georgia Performance Standards for World History. World History has not been added under Common Core yet. All of the items in this section were acquired when Alcovy High School opened in 2006. Due to the age of the books, all of the books in the 909 section still meet the Georgia Performance Standards for content.
Attached are the Georgia Performance Standards for World History.
Items to be Weeded
The criteria I looked at to decide if items should be weeded or not was how often the book has been checked out since January 2013.
Based on that, there are 4 books that I selected to weed from the collection:
1. Barron's AP World History by John McCannon
2. Term Paper Resource Guide to 20th Century World History by Michael Richards
3. The Unnatural History of the Sea by Callum Roberts
4. The Handy History Answer Book by Rebecca Fergurson
Based on that, there are 4 books that I selected to weed from the collection:
1. Barron's AP World History by John McCannon
2. Term Paper Resource Guide to 20th Century World History by Michael Richards
3. The Unnatural History of the Sea by Callum Roberts
4. The Handy History Answer Book by Rebecca Fergurson
Disposal of weeded items
Alcovy High School and Newton County School System Weeding Policy: The media specialists will weed material using the selection criteria to keep the collection aligned with media center and school goals. If the material no longer meets several of the criteria, then the material should be weeded out of the collection.When materials need to be discarded, the books have to be pulled from the shelf and the catalog, and all Alcovy High School markings and security devices have to be removed. The materials then have to be boxed and sent to the county to be discarded. The media specialists may not give books from the media center away. Media specialists should make use of days the media center is not in use to avoid disrupting services to students and teachers.
Action Plan: Based on the AHS and NCSS Weeding Policy those items that have been selected will be packaged and sent the the county office for discarding.
Action Plan: Based on the AHS and NCSS Weeding Policy those items that have been selected will be packaged and sent the the county office for discarding.