Assignment4LIBE463WeedReflection

My first thought was, nothing will be left on the shelf if I weed all of this! My second thought was, why haven’t I done this before! As mentioned in the podcast collection maintenance tends to take a back seat to all the other daily priorities. In my situation this is truly accurate.
 * Reflection **

To complete the tasks for this assignment I ended up staying very late in the library. I finished all the routine afterschool tasks and then began the work for this job. Despite the fact that this is homework and must be done afterschool, the reality is that working late afterschool would be the only time to work on a focused weed. The time table and cuts to library staffing do not factor in routine maintenance. Acknowledging this fact is quite frustrating knowing the benefit of routine maintenance for staff and students.

The rationale for weeding items was in accordance with Table 101.1 Age and Circulation guidelines in the Bishop text as well as physical condition guidelines. There is a similar table of guidelines in our district policy manual. All items weeded were disposed of according to district guidelines.

After completing the weed, I did feel a sense of accomplishment. The shelves looked neater and more appealing. I also felt I had a better sense of which items I would choose to replace. Additionally, I recognize which areas of the focused curriculum were lacking in support resources.

Although I have been spot weeding for years using my students, I liked completing the focused weed. I feel I have a better sense of what the collection needs as well as what we have in the collection that is still worthy yet not being used. I will work harder to draw attention to these remaining items in the collection.

Despite the length of time the process did take, I do plan to use this process in the immediate future for the science curriculum in the same grade level. I plan to do this to honor the advice or suggestions given by the teachers surveyed during the qualitative analysis.