INDEX

WEEDING PROJECT PROCEDURES

Last edited: Feb. 25, 1993

see also : WEEDING PROJECT PAPERWORK


Multiple Copy Weeding (blue slips):
Check the appropriate line of the Progress Slip attached to the truck after each step. Keep printouts with truck.

  1. Delete item barcodes of the volumes on the truck (see Weeding Project CLSI procedures: Multiple Copies: Deleting Items).

  2. Change Bibliographic record to update Last Activity Date (see Weeding Project CLSI procedures: Multiple Copies: Updating Bibliographic Record).

  3. Count volumes actually deleted and enter number on Weeding Project Clipboard. (See also Weeding Project Statistics)

  4. Box up books (see below)


Full Record Weeding:

Check the appropriate line of the Progress Slip attached to the truck after each step. Keep printouts with truck.

  1. Delete items barcodes first (see Weeding Project CLSI procedures: Deleting Bibliographic Records and Items: Deleting Items.).

  2. Delete bibliographic records (make printouts) (see Weeding Project CLSI procedures: Deleting bibliographic Records and Items: Deleting Items).

  3. Count number of volumes and number of bib records deleted and put totals on the Weeding Project Clipboard.

    (See also: Weeding Project Statistics)

  4. Enter record information on Withdrawn File

  5. Cancel holdings for all deleted records on OCLC See Micro Delete Holdings

  6. Box up books (see below)

Boxing up books:

See Also: Discarding Books

  1. Stamp and desensitize books.

  2. Put any books marked "For Friends of Library" into boxes marked "For Friends of Library.

  3. Put any books marked "for H. Lo China" into boxes marked "H. Lo Books for China".

  4. All other books can go in boxes marked "Weeding Project".



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