I once ordered and read a book on "weeding", how to dispose of material that there is no demand for by a library's patrons; I no longer have, given to a local librarian, but this is an interesting subject, rather like deletion. It is also the reason for massive sales of bound copies of journals which have occurred in the recent past, as online resources containing the same material have become available.

Not that I have time to write such a book from scratch...

Fred

Hi everyone!

I've been doing some work on some library-related textbooks on Wikibooks. Would any of you be interested in lending a hand?

Here are the projects:

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Library_and_Information_Scienc...

• https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cataloging_and_Classification
• https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Metadata
• https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LGBT_Young_Adult_Literature

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Subject:Library_and_information_science#Wanted...

I think that it's important to share information about our discipline, so that the public can gain an understanding and appreciation for what we do. Wikibooks is an excellent platform for teaching about library science topics, but I can't do it alone; any and all help would be appreciated!

Let me know (email me or talk to me @ https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/User_talk:Sandbergja) if you have any questions, suggestions, or comments! And please, if you have the time and interest, visit one or two of these projects and start making a few bold edits.

Appreciatively,

 Jane Sandberg

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