Less Can be More: Conquering Weeding Worries to Create Streamlined Collections and Enhance Resource Access
Date
June 3, 2025 12:00 - 13:00
Location
Online
Details
Website: https://accessola.my.site.com/OLA/s/lt-event?id=a1UTN000003FbtZ
Who loves to weed? Not many of us! In fact, weeding is often a librarian’s least favourite task. Time-consuming, complicated, and potentially controversial – it’s no wonder most library staff have weeding worries. But weeding is essential for maintaining healthy library collections, ensuring access to current, relevant materials on the shelves while shifting focus to e-resources that can be accessed anytime from anywhere. Join Elyse and Pam to discuss common weeding worries and how they can be tackled to help you bridge the gap between your users and the information they need. We will share what worked for us throughout our recent data-driven academic library weeding project that took our print book collection from 55,657 to 25,855 items, and in doing so improved print resource discoverability and enhanced overall resource access.
Date & Time:
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
12pm – 1pm ET
Ticket Types:
- OLA Member: $50 +tx
- Provincial Affiliate: $50 +tx
- Non-Member: $65 +tx
- First Nations Public Library Staff: $0
- Staff at Public Libraries Serving Under 20,000: $25 +tx
- Student or Underemployed Member: $25 +tx
Host: Ontario Library Association
Questions? Please contact education@accessola.com
