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Major
Subclasses |
Collecting Guidelines |
Selection Sources |
Weeding Guidelines |
Action Items |
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Class as a whole |
Regularly purchase
attractive new editions of
classics Buy multiple
copies of classics and
items in heavy demand
General guidelines - at least one copy for
every 4 reserves |
Kirkus, LJ, NYT, PW,
Boston Globe, popular
media, Booklist Previews
Online sources - Amazon,
B&N, Powells
Various bestseller
lists
Bibliographies
Patron suggestions |
Weed classics by
condition, weed pop
fiction when demand
subsides, replace worn
items still in demand
Generally, weed items with
no circs in 3 yrs
Weeding must be
frequent to keep
collection shelved! |
Continually make decisions
as to whether to add To
Go items to the regular
collection after one
year of circ
Continually weed as
space is short and we
buy Fiction heavily |
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Mysteries M |
Very popular Buy
multiple copies of popular
authors |
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By condition No circs in
3 yrs |
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Westerns W |
Currently very little
demand |
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Science Fiction SF |
Includes fantasy Also
purchase heavily in
paperback and YA
Try to collect all
titles in series |
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Bestsellers |
Purchase multiple copies
and also for Books to Go
Buy new copy for every 4
holds
Buy everything on NYT,
PW, and Boston Globe
bestseller lists
Buy almost everything
on Amazon and B&N top 100 |
MVLC purchase alert report
Booklist Advance
LJ Previews
Media
Patron suggestions
Oprah
Ingram Advance
B & T Forecasts |
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Books to Go |
1-2 copies of most popular
titles for special display
- no reserves, no staff
checkouts, no renewals
Format: hardcover or
trade paper |
Demand |
Discard or make regular
circ when demand ebbs |
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Adult Paperback PB/A
Paperbacks to Go |
Very popular New pop titles
go to Paperbacks to Go
When demand subsides,
recatalog PB/A if needed
Format: mass market
paperback |
NEMB Gifts
Previews, ads, advances,
best seller lists |
Weed by condition |
Evaluate Paperbacks to Go
collection |
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Short Stories S |
Collect by demand and by
excellent reviews |
Some on standing order |
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Notable Books to Go |
Collect prize-winners and
from Notable Books lists
for last 5 yrs Format:
trade paperback |
Notable Books lists (NYT,
B&N, LJ, etc.) and
prizewinners |
Discard or transfer to
regular collection when
too old, no longer in
demand or in poor
condition |
Evaluate
collection |
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Classics to Go |
Collect both older and
newer classics Format:
trade paperback |
Standard lists Demand |
Weed by condition |
Evaluate
collection |
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Graphic Novel |
Collect most popular
titles |
Mostly starred reviews in
PW |
Weed by usage |
Consider
better display |
