Find out how one University Library undertook a reference-weeding project to pare three reference collections down from 12,000 titles. The poster will discuss the motivations for reviewing the reference collection, the data gathered to support decision making, the challenges encountered in the project, and estimates for the costs associated with such a weeding project
Print reference sources and references desks are still vital parts of reference service in some libr...
This document was written to guide my comments at the MINITEX conference: Reference Services in Minn...
Objective – The primary purpose of this study was to better understand the nature of “reference” and...
In the last five years the Engineering & Physical Sciences Library underwent a major staff shortage ...
A major review of the reference collection in Bowling Green State University\u27s Jerome Library was...
Many academic libraries face the challenge of decreasing the size of print collections. This paper o...
Level of use is a key factor in print reference collection development, but often this is determined...
An up-to-date, well-managed reference collection is essential to the provision of quality reference ...
College students today flock to Wikipedia in droves, while at the same time academic libraries conti...
In response to this low usage, online counterparts. Mter all, why get up from your desk to check a p...
Poster presentation at KLA/MPLA Joint Conference 2009, Wichita, KS, April 2, 2009An extensive review...
Academic libraries use many different techniques for determining how to de-select reference material...
Lizanne Payne's presentation slides about how research libraries are reducing the number of books on...
I analyzed circulation of print books at Seton Hall University Libraries using the WorldCat Analysis...
ManuscriptSUMMARY. Reference works were present in the earliest libraries; and their numbers have gr...
Print reference sources and references desks are still vital parts of reference service in some libr...
This document was written to guide my comments at the MINITEX conference: Reference Services in Minn...
Objective – The primary purpose of this study was to better understand the nature of “reference” and...
In the last five years the Engineering & Physical Sciences Library underwent a major staff shortage ...
A major review of the reference collection in Bowling Green State University\u27s Jerome Library was...
Many academic libraries face the challenge of decreasing the size of print collections. This paper o...
Level of use is a key factor in print reference collection development, but often this is determined...
An up-to-date, well-managed reference collection is essential to the provision of quality reference ...
College students today flock to Wikipedia in droves, while at the same time academic libraries conti...
In response to this low usage, online counterparts. Mter all, why get up from your desk to check a p...
Poster presentation at KLA/MPLA Joint Conference 2009, Wichita, KS, April 2, 2009An extensive review...
Academic libraries use many different techniques for determining how to de-select reference material...
Lizanne Payne's presentation slides about how research libraries are reducing the number of books on...
I analyzed circulation of print books at Seton Hall University Libraries using the WorldCat Analysis...
ManuscriptSUMMARY. Reference works were present in the earliest libraries; and their numbers have gr...
Print reference sources and references desks are still vital parts of reference service in some libr...
This document was written to guide my comments at the MINITEX conference: Reference Services in Minn...
Objective – The primary purpose of this study was to better understand the nature of “reference” and...