C'mon! Nobody weeds books anymore! This is another arcane library expression that should be purged (or weeded?) from your professional vocabulary. Withdrawing titles is also a little too pedestrian.
SOLUTION: You should de-select monographs instead. This subtle semantic change will validate your status as a library scientist and make you feel like the professional you truly are.
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
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...and that's why it's library science, not rocket science.
I prefer de-acquisition...
Weeding is a perfectly fine word. De-select and de-acquisition are for the constipated...
Weeding is my absolute favorite activity in my public liberry-
http://lovetheliberry.blogspot.com
Funny, I use 'recycle' and even that's a lie. I'm not allowed to. I have to disguise the books and secretly transport them to the dumpster.
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