Self-Evaluation 4

1.  What can be done to overcome a board's reluctance to weed because of their "exulted view of the book?"

   a.  Point out that the books can be sold to make money.

   b.  Show them the kinds of books that will be weeded.

   c.  Show them what weeded shelves would look like.

   d.  b and c above.

2.  What can be done to overcome the board's objection to weeding your collection based on their desire to meet numerical standards?

   a.  Tell them that the standards are not really important.

   b.  Use other requirements of the standards to show that the collection must have currently useful items.

   c. Tell them that the standards can be met because of the library's access to free e-books on the Internet.

   d.  b and c above.

3. In order to deal with staff objections to weeding, it is important that:

   a.  The staff knows that this is the policy and they will have to do it whether they like it or not.

   b.  That the staff understand the alternatives that are available for clients who are asking for books that have been weeded.

   c.  That the staff be involved in designing the process for weeding the collection.

   d.  b and c above.

4.  Which of the following characteristics would not increase the chances that a book has some value as a rare book?

   a.  The book is a limited-run first edition of a work with high literary or scientific value.

   b.  The book has an ownership stamp from a well-known library.

   c.  The book has fine plates.

   d.  The book is signed by the author.

5.  A good way to make time for weeding is:

   a.  To divide the library into small sections that can be weeded in relatively short periods of time.

   b.  To hire outside experts to weed the collection.

   c.  To close the library for a brief period of time to weed the entire collection.

   d.  To set aside a few weeks of your own time to weed and do nothing else.