Presentation on Selling Weeded Library Items
This video presentation I made for LIS 748: Collection Management fulfills Learning Outcome 3c. I evaluated the pros and cons of the practice of selling items after they've been weeded from a collection. I consider the impacts on a library's budget, staff time and labor, public relations, and the environment. All these issues should be taken into account to determine whether selling weeded items has a net positive or negative effect on an individual library's ability to offer current, relevant, and diverse collections for their patrons.