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Selected Works of Patricia Bravender
Article
Weeding an Outdated Collection in an Automated Retrieval System
Collection Management (2011)
  • Patricia Bravender, Grand Valley State University
  • Valeria Long, Grand Valley State University
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Abstract
In 2008 Grand Valley State University Libraries began a large weeding project in the automated retrieval system (ARS) at its Steelcase Library. An estimated 19,000 volumes were to be removed from the ARS. A systematic weeding of the ARS had never been undertaken and it presented a number of logistical challenges. This article discusses the system that was devised for this large weeding project.
Keywords
  • ARS,
  • ASRS,
  • automated retrieval systems,
  • automated storage and retrieval systems,
  • weeding,
  • academic libraries,
  • collection management
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Publication Date
2011
Publisher Statement
Published version available at http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/wcol20/36/4
Citation Information
Patricia Bravender and Valeria Long. "Weeding an Outdated Collection in an Automated Retrieval System" Collection Management Vol. 36 Iss. 4 (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/patricia_bravender/2/