Self-Evaluation 3

1.  The first step in the weeding process should be:

   a.  Create a plan for weeding.

   b.  Divide the collection into classification sections.

   c.  Review the policy and discuss it with your governing authority.

   d.  Order the equipment and supplies you need.

2.  True or false?  Only senior staff can be involved in the weeding process.

   True            False

3.  When you are looking at a section of the collection as a whole, you are trying to determine:

   a.  The age of the collection.

   b.  The general condition of the collection

   c.   The number of materials that are checked out.

   d.   All of the above.

4.  Which of the following conditions may keep an item that could be weeded from being weeded?

   a.  The item is being used and is not available elsewhere.

   b.  The item is listed in a standardized list of recommended titles.

   c.  A number of items in the same section appear to have been underutilized.

   d.  All of the above.

5.  A catalog ghost is:

   a.  A children's story.

   b.  A catalog record for which an item no longer exists.

   c.  An item for which a catalog record no longer exists.

   d.  A common legend in many public and school libraries.