Weeding time March 25, 2007
Posted by ayucht in : Community , trackbackDid you know that the first full week after the first day of spring is National Clutter Awareness Week?
From the Clutter Diet blog:
“You could certainly compare decluttering to weeding your yard… keeping the good plants and getting rid of the ones that obviously need to go. Have you ever noticed that when you get some weeding done, it feels really great? You have visible results and it’s very satisfying to see just the plants that belong there. “
If your shelves are cluttered with tattered and obsolete titles, you are doing your program and your students a disservice. Too many administrators tend to reduce budgets because ‘the shelves are full,’ without any understanding of the need to constantly weed and update your collection. I know, I know — weeding takes time. So instead of feeling overwhelmed at the enormity of the task, try evaluating just one shelf every day. Pick one section, and work your way through it bit by bit. If you chunk the task this way, it will be much more do-able, and at the end of the month you’ll be astonished at how much you’ve learned about your collection.
(posted by Alice Yucht)
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Our philosophy EXACTLY! See SUNLINK’s Weed of the Month Archives at for help in weeding your collection a little at a time!
http://www.sunlink.ucf.edu/weed/