We also only keep the number of titles and items removed from our library. I used to report the number of discarded items by format to our university comptroller but he has not asked for the count in recent years. However, I still keep counting and prepare a memo every year in case someone asks for it one day.
Clement Chu-Sing Lau
Associate Director for
Technical Services and Administration
University of Baltimore
School of Law Library
Room AL1135, 1401 North Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
U.S.A.
Tel: 410-837-4592
Fax: 410-837-4656
Email: cclau_at_ubalt.edu
http://law.ubalt.edu/template.cfm?page=1526
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We do not keep anything other than the number of items removed and their category (book, VHS, DVD, etc.). We are asked to provide numbers every year in our annual report, but never anything more detailed than that. Hope this helps.
Deborah
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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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