Queries about accessing COLLDV-L archives - if they exist - are
periodically received. The List is archived, but to be honest, I find that
retrieving material from the archives via ListProc procedures is not very
efficient.
It appears that the existing online archive, via ListProc_at_usc.edu, goes
back to October 1996.
To do a subject search, send a message to Listproc_at_usc.edu. The syntax of
the message should be Search COLLDV-L -all <subject>. Using this procedure
and substituting Weeding as an actual subject (don't use the <> around the
subject word), the following results are achieved:
Matches for pattern 'Weeding'...
--- Archive: colldv-l (path: colldv-l)
>>> File log9610:
Subject: no.1262-VIDEO WEEDING IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Subject: no.1265-WEEDING POLICIES FOR SCHOOL LIBRARIES
one small piece of information on weeding. (Others, too, but this is the
might help in developing a good, workable weeding clause in the collection
<<< End of matches in file log9610
>>> File log9611:
Subject: no.1275-VIDEO WEEDING IN PUB. LIBS. (Responses #1-2)
a candidate for weeding.
<<< End of matches in file log9611
>>> File log9701:
Subject: no.1304-WEEDING INTERNET BOOKS
Does anyone have a standard practice or policy for weeding older Internet
for weeding them, and I'd like to have some better guidelines to give them.
decision making for offsite selection, weeding, preservation, or
RLG-sponsored group on cooperative weeding and storage, with limited
of collection management -- weeding, offsite selection, preservation,
budget on weeding, for example. Whereas, with collection development,
processing. Oversees weeding of general collection.
<<< End of matches in file log9701
>>> File log9705:
developing collection policies; and weeding materials for removal to
<<< End of matches in file log9705
>>> File log9706:
collections and considering weeding of them. Now weeding multiple copies.
<<< End of matches in file log9706
>>> File log9710:
Subject: no.1592-WEEDING
We are trying to write up policies for weeding sections of our book
various criteria and/or formulas of purchasing (and weeding) by Dewey
<<< End of matches in file log9710
>>> File log9711:
in developing collection policies; and weeding materials for removal
management projects, such as weeding, serials review, storage. The
<<< End of matches in file log9711
>>> File log9712:
related to storage, weeding and preservation.
<<< End of matches in file log9712
>>> File log9802:
related to storage, weeding and preservation.
There has been some discussion of weeding policies on the list--what
<<< End of matches in file log9802
>>> File log9806:
vertical files but now weeding & cataloging retained items
weeding of print, microforms, electronic resources in cooperation with
acquisition and weeding. Coordinate library services and functions
needed. Participate directly in such library responsibilities as weeding
Subject: no.1767-WEEDING OF COMPUTER SCIENCE COLLECTION
I have been given the task of weeding the computer science collection of a
relatively large Canadian academic library. If guidelines for the weeding
<<< End of matches in file log9806
>>> File log9807:
Subject: no.1804-WEEDING OF COMPUTER SCIENCE COLL. (Response #1)
I have been given the task of weeding the computer science collection of a
relatively large Canadian academic library. If guidelines for the weeding
However, our major weeding of engineering and science books occurs this
<<< End of matches in file log9807
>>> File log9809:
"Speedweeding" service, finally presents a valid rationale and an efficient
results. Unlike piecemeal weeding efforts which result in constant
re-shuffling of collections, Speedweeding permits substantial one-shot
a Speedweeding project and the dollar amount you could save by avoiding new
of a general lack of systematic weeding efforts since that time, these
to order the Speedweeding service at our guaranteed price, the project would
For background information on the Weedlist program and the Speedweeding
Speedweeding service are still quite new and have not yet been used in
basis for one of our proposals to carry out a custom Speedweeding project at
<<< End of matches in file log9809
The only way I've figured out to obtain the actual complete text of an
archived posting is to then submit another message to Listproc_at_usc.edu, Get
COLLDV-L log####. This works, but unfortunately it also gets you all other
postings in log#### in addition to the one(s) you want, so there may be
lots of scrolling to do.
If this approach is still unsatisfactory for you, please contact me
directly and I'll do a quick scan of my private mailbox version of the
COLLDV-L archive.
LS
Received on Wed Sep 30 1998 - 15:08:45 EDT