The mass culling of libraries' print collections has often been questioned by librarians and library users, yet it has become more common in recent decades. Despite several high-profile controversies, the removal and subsequent disposal of large portions of physical collections are still seen by many library authorities as an effective way to create space and pave the way for innovation. Guided by a progressive series of photographs, this article examines the large-scale removal of books from Western University’s D.B. Weldon Library as part of a renovation project in 2019. It also looks at the direct impact of these actions on a contemporary library research project that was undertaken by the authors. Focusing specifically on the E, HQ, and...
In October 2017, the CALD (Council of Academic Library Directors) reviewed a proposal for a cooperat...
This is the author's final post-print. The version of record is found at https://against-the-grain.c...
Library space has become more and more valuable over time, especially at universities where gate cou...
The mass culling of libraries' print collections has often been questioned by librarians and library...
Lizanne Payne's presentation slides about how research libraries are reducing the number of books on...
Library shelves are increasingly full, and print books are still being acquired. Yet surprisingly fe...
This paper reviews the history of academic library collecting and projects what will be required goi...
The contemporary history of collection management in North American research libraries began midcent...
Should academic libraries preserve material books or discard them? This wide-ranging bibliography pl...
The librarian’s role in collection development is being eroded through disintermediation. A number ...
The existence of a ubiquitous and cheap worldwide communications network that increasingly makes doc...
The Research Society for Victorian Periodicals should work to protect multiple runs of actual Victor...
The Brennan Library at Lasell College had not conducted a systematic weeding in over 20 years. With ...
The public library as a single grand building, gated by massive columns and filled with rows of dust...
This paper will examine the way in which libraries are stewards of collections—the ways in which the...
In October 2017, the CALD (Council of Academic Library Directors) reviewed a proposal for a cooperat...
This is the author's final post-print. The version of record is found at https://against-the-grain.c...
Library space has become more and more valuable over time, especially at universities where gate cou...
The mass culling of libraries' print collections has often been questioned by librarians and library...
Lizanne Payne's presentation slides about how research libraries are reducing the number of books on...
Library shelves are increasingly full, and print books are still being acquired. Yet surprisingly fe...
This paper reviews the history of academic library collecting and projects what will be required goi...
The contemporary history of collection management in North American research libraries began midcent...
Should academic libraries preserve material books or discard them? This wide-ranging bibliography pl...
The librarian’s role in collection development is being eroded through disintermediation. A number ...
The existence of a ubiquitous and cheap worldwide communications network that increasingly makes doc...
The Research Society for Victorian Periodicals should work to protect multiple runs of actual Victor...
The Brennan Library at Lasell College had not conducted a systematic weeding in over 20 years. With ...
The public library as a single grand building, gated by massive columns and filled with rows of dust...
This paper will examine the way in which libraries are stewards of collections—the ways in which the...
In October 2017, the CALD (Council of Academic Library Directors) reviewed a proposal for a cooperat...
This is the author's final post-print. The version of record is found at https://against-the-grain.c...
Library space has become more and more valuable over time, especially at universities where gate cou...