|
Major
Subclasses |
Collecting Guidelines |
Selection Sources |
Weeding Guidelines |
Action Items |
|
Class as a whole |
Primarily research
material and popular
science (very high use in
this library)
Collect across levels of
difficulty and length
Heavy student use for
reports and science fairs.
Recreational use of field
guides
Purchase some textbooks
at hs /undergraduate
level, especially in math
and basic sciences |
Standard sources
Publishers' catalogs
NEMB
Some recent textbook
donations |
Timetable for weeding very
important Must keep
current by hands-on
weeding |
|
|
Mathematics 510-519 |
Purchase attractive study
guides, especially in
Algebra and general math
High demand |
|
Keep 10 yrs, basic titles
longer if in good
condition |
Buy more math study guides |
|
Astronomy 520-529 |
Interest level high for
popular science in this
area |
|
Check at 5 yrs |
|
|
Physics/Chemistry
540-549 |
Interest level high for
modern physics |
|
Check at 5 yrs Keep
textbooks longer |
|
|
Earth Science 550-559 |
Collect for school
assignments |
|
Check at 10 yrs |
|
|
Paleontology 560-569 |
Keep current with new
discoveries |
|
Check at 10yrs |
|
|
Botony/Zoology 570-599 |
High interest in cell
biology and animal species |
|
Check at 7 yrs Keep
field guides longer if in
OK condition |
|
