Ashley Borman, Technical Services Librarian at the Clintonville (WI) Public Library and YSS board member, is back with her monthly column. She shares the value of local history material in your collection development decisions.
Happy 2023! In all of the time I have been creating Throw-It Thursday posts, I don’t think I’ve talked about audiobooks yet. And let me tell you...some of our audiobooks have been hanging around for a loooooooong time! Cracked or broken discs aside, how do you know when it’s time to say buh-bye to those books on CD (or tape if you still have those!)?
I swapped nice cases from discarded items to give some of our popular titles cases that were not broken and crumbling.
These are some of the items that were discarded.
The obvious part of that answer is low/no circulation. If it doesn’t go out, get rid of it! Pick a timeline (mine is 3 years of no circs) and stick to it! Especially if you are low on space or trying to expand another audio collection (Playaways anyone?!). If it doesn’t go out with patrons, Throw-It! Into the discard pile it goes!
Other than broken pieces and low circ’s, my other main criteria are age of the item and high circs. I look at how old an item is and check the overall condition of the discs and case (Cases can be easily replaced, especially with cases from items you are weeding that are still in good shape!). If the discs are scratched horribly and don’t clean up well, Throw-It! Chances are patrons are checking it out and not reporting playback issues. I also look at items with high circs (anything over 100 for audio) to check their condition. We all know heavy use can deteriorate discs and interfere with playback. Again, if discs are in poor condition, toss them in the discard pile.
Happy weeding!
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