-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dawn Vogler Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 3:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [syscon-tx] CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries - NowAvailable!
> Hi Everyone, > > Please forward far and wide. > > The Library Development Division of the Texas State Library is very pleased to announce an updated and revised version of the CREW method written by Jeanette Larson! > > For more than 30 years, The CREW Method has provided guidance to librarians and staff in small and medium sized public libraries about how to cull outdated and no longer useful materials from their collections. Since its inception in 1976, The CREW Method has become the benchmark tool for weeding library collections. It has been more than a decade since the first revised edition brought technology and online catalogs into the process. This new edition, called CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries, builds on the work of Joseph P. Segal and Belinda Boon. Although much of the basic information remains the same, the impact of changes in technology and its effect on library collections has been taken into consideration. The CREW guidelines by Dewey Class have been expanded even further and updated to reflect current practices. New sections have been added that explain in more detail the MUSTIE factors and types of disposal. The bibliography has been updated to include current editions of standard works, contemporary selections, and expanded online resources. > > To access the pdf version of this manual, visit: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/crew/ > > An html version will be online in a few weeks and a print copy (for use right in the stacks!) of the new CREW will be sent to each public library in Texas over the next month or so. We hope you all continue to make great use of this very simple weeding method. Please contact me should you be interested in receiving training on CREW and we'll see what we can do. > > Regards, > Dawn Vogler > Interim Manager, Continuing Education & Consulting Services > Texas State Library & Archives Commission > PO Box 12927 > Austin, TX 78711-2927 > (512) 936-4449 phone > (512) 463-8800 fax > _______________________________________________ syscon-tx mailing list [email protected] http://lists.tsl.state.tx.us/mailman/listinfo/syscon-tx
