Curating, Not Weeding

Cited by how many? Using Google Scholar for print monograph collection analysis at a small academic library

“…There must be a combination of considerations of library space, the needed time span and staff availability for the project, the criteria used and how the process is communicated to the wider college community. In Tim Held’s case study at California State University, Stanislaus explored all these issues, drawing attention to librarian anxiety or ambivalence toward weeding as well as the challenges of preserving cultural heritage in the face of “today’s ballooning information world” (Held, 2018, p. 135).…”

“…Held, writing in response to Rightsizing, questions Ward's focus, asking, "What of classic works and important authors which the objective criteria do not respect?" (Held, 2018). The standard among academic libraries is still rooted in circulation and publication data, whereas regional holdings are increasingly becoming a factor, but few have considered monograph citation counts as part of the weeding and retention process.…”

“…Fry made the case that many of these early studies on circulation and use are flawed and presented numerous examples that show a significant percentage of academic library print books circulating (Fry, 2015). Held advocated for both the quantitative and qualitative approaches, explaining the qualitative end as “high-touch expert review” (Held, 2018). Even Rightsizing the Academic Library focuses on removing low- or no-usage books and the removal of popular titles by leveraging consortial or regional partnerships, only bringing up citation analysis when it comes to weeding journals (Ward, 2014: 38).…”

“…Even Rightsizing the Academic Library focuses on removing low- or no-usage books and the removal of popular titles by leveraging consortial or regional partnerships, only bringing up citation analysis when it comes to weeding journals (Ward, 2014: 38). Held, writing in response to Rightsizing, questions Ward’s focus, asking, “What of classic works and important authors which the objective criteria do not respect?” (Held, 2018). The standard among academic libraries is still rooted in circulation and publication data, whereas regional holdings are increasingly becoming a factor, but few have considered monograph citation counts as part of the weeding and retention process.…”

A Large-Scale Collection Review with Faculty Collaboration: A Comprehensive View

“…11 CSU, Stanislaus also used GreenGlass for the trial project for the political science collection, as described in Held's "Curating, Not Weeding." 12 The library used GreenGlass to generate review files, and librarians physically reviewed every title on the list afterwards to decide what to withdraw. In her paper, Snyder describes how Rollins College used GreenGlass to review its engineering collection.…”