Hello~
We do a count of the number of books that are being discarded (no titles). We do separate out a few locations that we need to keep closer tabs on but none that require us to report specific titles of the books that have been discarded. I once worked at a library that kept discard by call number but never really used anything more than the total number of discards for the year. The people that we need to report to (university administration for insurance purposes, etc.) have never been interested in much more than a single number. Number of discards of AV materials are usually kept just to give me an idea how well we are doing at replacing high use VHS tapes and underused VHS tapes and the same for audiocassettes and audio CDs.
Kristina
Kristina Edwards
Assistant Librarian, Collection Development and Acquisitions
Clement C. Maxwell Library
Bridgewater State University
10 Shaw Rd.
Bridgewater, MA 02325-0001
Kristina.edwards_at_bridgew.edu<mailto:Kristina.edwards_at_bridgew.edu>
508-531-2035
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Subject: [ACQNET-L] Keeping records of library discards
Hello,
My director has asked me to find out how other academic libraries handle their discards in terms of record keeping. Are you required by any of your governing bodies (college/university or state) to keep a record of the titles of items you withdraw from your collection? Do any libraries do this as a normal part of their weeding procedures? Many thanks for your help.
Samantha
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Samantha Thompson-Franklin, MA, MLIS
Associate Professor/Collections & Acquisitions Librarian
Lewis-Clark State College Library
500 - 8th Ave.
Lewiston, ID 83501
phone: 208-792-2557
fax: 208-792-2831
sfranklin_at_lcsc.edu<mailto:sfranklin_at_lcsc.edu>
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