Collection Development Digest

Here’s an update on Dunwoody’s Collection Development.

 ·         Pop Down – no longer exists.  Books that were in Pop Down have either been deselected or added to the regular circulating collection.  Effective January 2015 books moved from popular will either be added to the regular circulating collection or discarded.  Thanks to Barbara and her students for helping to make this happen.

 

·         Weeding ­­ – may begin January 30^th.  Barbara will withdraw items.  Follow regular weeding procedures (last copy, etc.). The Inventory Project will begin in late Spring.  More details to come on the Inventory Project later in the semester. 

·         Collecting Browsing Periodical Statistics – Carmel and I will be collecting browsing periodicals statistics this semester.  Please encourage students to leave the periodicals on carts so we can count each title’s usage.  We will count usage daily.  Signage will be placed in the periodicals area and a clipboard for us to record statistics will be kept at the reference desk.
 
·         Scavenger Hunt – Student Life will have a scavenger hunt on Tuesday, January 13^th 11am-3pm.  Students are encouraged to discover library resources (DVD’s, books etc.) on wellness.  You may be asked about where the wellness books are located. A display of some of our wellness resources will be located in the R section (see below).  Students will take a selfie with the display to illustrate that they have found the library’s wellness resources.  After students complete the scavenger hunt, they will have a chance to get inside of the cash cube to win some cash.  I asked if we could participate, but I think that’s cheating.  :  )