The Joy of the Weed

To Weed is good. Collections look better, Browsing is easier, books look fresher, they are not as crowded, and turnover rates improve. It also allows for intimacy with the collection. Those books who stay have been litteraly touched by you. The subconscious mind remember they are there. When it comes to Readers' advisory, this comes in handy.

The catalog is a fantastic tool, but knowledge of the collection allows us sometimes to wring that little extra bit out of our holdings when helping patrons. To have a collection that is fresh, up to date, and doesn't list Brian Mulroney as the current prime minister of Canada is also a good thing :).