Weeding library collections: An overview

Weeding library collections is an integral part of library's collection development and maintenance; it helps to ensure a current, useful collection. It can be a difficult, even painful, process for some but the weeding process is respectful to the library's mission and its service to the public. This paper highlights objectives and principal steps, policy, CREW method, criteria, formats and material types, guidelines, etc Gives a checklist of weeding factors, Discusses briefly advantages, benefits, and discouraging factors, etc.