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ALCTS webinar: Culling Your Collection: The Fine Art of Weeding

Date: March 23, 2011

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 2pm Eastern, 1pm Central, noon Mountain, and 11am Pacific Time.

Description: Weeding (or de-selection) is an integral part of library collection management. Eliminating outdated, worn, or trivial items from your shelves can enhance the appeal of your collection and increase circulation. Topics covered in this webinar include:

- Understanding and using the CREW (Continuous Review Evaluation Weeding) criteria from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Creating a manageable weeding plan
- Collection development policies for withdrawal and disposal of materials

Presenter: Keri Cascio is a Branch Manager for the St. Charles (MO) City-County Library District. She has taught workshops on cataloging, interlibrary loan, and technology trends for Missouri libraries, and is a member of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee. Keri lives by the popular motto “If it’s too dirty to read in bed, it’s too dirty to be on your shelf.”

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To Register, complete the online registration form at http://www.ala.org/ala/onlinelearning/reg/webinar.cfm for the session you would like to attend.

Fees for individual webinars:

Group Rates - ALCTS Members & Non-Members: $99

Individuals - ALCTS Members: $39; Non-Members: $49

Participants outside the United States may register at the ALCTS member rate. 

Special pricing is available for the following webinars as a series:
January 19, 2011 Finding Savings in the Collection Budget
March 23, 2011 Culling your Collection: the Fine Art of Weeding
April 27, 2011 Organizing the Evaluation of Electronic Resources
May 25, 2011 Case and Commentaries: Intellectual Property Issues for Librarians

Pricing for ALCTS Series Webinars: (all 4 webinars)
Group Rates - ALCTS Members & Non-Members: $346 (save $50)
Individuals - ALCTS Members: $120 (save $36); Non-Members: $160 (save $36)
Participants outside the United States may register at the ALCTS member rate. 

All webinars are recorded and the one-time fee includes unlimited access to the webinar recording.  All registered attendees will receive the link to the recorded session so if you are unable to attend the webinar at the time it is presented, you will have the opportunity to listen to the recording at your convenience.

For questions about registration, contact Tom Ferren, ALA Senior Registration Coordinator at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4293 or tferren@ala.org. For all other questions or comments related to the webinars, contact Julie Reese, ALCTS Events Manager at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5034 or jreese@ala.org.

Posted on behalf of the ALCTS Continuing Education Committee.