Selection of items for rebinding or repair will come from:
# * Patron calls for damaged items# * Suggestions from Department Heads# * Suggestions from Committee Chairmen# * Library staff selection of items with the highest ratio of damage to repair cost
In all cases, the cost of a replacement item will be compared to the repair cost, and the less expensive alternative chosen.
The pressure to weed the collection will come from three sources: Academic cleansing, shelving space, and revenue from sales. Only the last of these is likely to be a strong motivator in the immediate future.
# * Categorical nominations — There are some categories which warrant consideration as a whole. These might include Anthropology and VHS videotapes, as a start.# * Individual nominations — Books will suggest themselves of their own accord, either for being off-topic or unworthy of scholarly consideration.# * Decision process — At present, Library Staff are acting as a Deaccession Committee, but such a committee may be commissioned later. The membership at large may serve on this committee by objecting to the sale of items advertised by the [[Book Sales]] flyers.
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