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Major
Subclasses |
Collecting Guidelines |
Selection Sources |
Weeding Guidelines |
Action Items |
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Class as a whole |
Popular works for general
reading Books to support
research at the high
school and early college
level |
Standard review sources
Bibliographies
University press
catalogs
Publishers catalogs for
YA materials
Popular media
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Replace dated materials
with newer materials
Replace standard titles
that are in demand and in
print. |
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Overview World History |
World histories,
timelines, and
chronologies
Update when new editions
are available, otherwise
keep as long as condition
warrants
New works on explorers
are in demand for student
assignments, as are
overviews of "decades" |
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By condition and
circulation Replace
standard works |
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Geography 901-909 |
Buy popular works intended
for general public and
armchair travelers,
materials for general
research,
adventure/survival books,
a few undergraduate level
geography texts, atlases,
area handbooks. Rely on
some electronic formats
(atlases, maps). |
Publisher's catalogs |
Keep narratives 5-10 years
unless still popular
Weed atlases ruthlessly in
areas that are undergoing
political change
Weed area handbooks,
chronologies and timelines
when new material is
available. |
Weed area
handbooks by date |
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Social Life & Customs
910-919 |
Collect for general
interest and school
assignments, especially
handbooks Support middle
school and high school
research
Daily life in different
countries, social
conditions and customs of
different places and US
states of interest to
travelers and students
Multiple copies of some
titles is appropriate. |
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Weed area handbooks when
new editions come in |
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Ancient History, European
History, World Wars
930-949 |
Buy general histories of
individual countries for
student use Collect
general histories of wars,
some books on battles |
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United States History
970-979 |
General histories of US
regions and states, for
students Multiple copies
of titles of local
interest
Buy heavily --
Presidents and Native
Americans
Local interest in Civil
War |
University presses usually
too specialized and
academic for us |
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South America and other
areas 980-990 |
Current materials for
South America should be
sought Student level
materials not easily found
Buy multiple copies of
topics in demand |
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