[Publib] Best strategies for getting to know my collection

[Alison Baker]

I agree with Daniel wholeheartedly.  There is no better way to know the
collection, and shelving is a sadly underrated task - if it isn't shelved or
shelved right, you might as well not have it.
Alison Baker

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Nicole Hershberger
<nhershberger at nopl.org>wrote:

>  Hello all!
>
> I am a newly-minted librarian, recently responsible for both the children’s
> and young adult collections at a well-used suburban library. Though I’ve
> taken courses in children’s and YA lit, and read some of it for pleasure,I
> ’m no expert. And I’m painfully aware of the fact that I don’t know my
> collection all that well.
>
> “Get to know your collection” shows up constantly in collection
> development and outreach guidelines…but how best to do it? I know that
> weeding is a good way to do it, but at our library, this is often done by
> clerks (and they do a great job of it). I do lots of walkthroughs, just
> browsing. And I do talk to the kids who come in as much as possible.
>
> I know there’s no instant way to become an expert on my collection, and I’m
> planning to do continuing education activities and such. Meanwhile, I do
> have a budget I need to spend and purchasing decisions to make. So, great
> collective mind: what are your best tips for me? What is the fastest way
> for me to get to know my collection?
>
> Nicole Hershberger
>
> Children's Librarian
>
> NOPL Cicero
>
>
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