Collection Development

OverDrive Advantage

• All libraries within the South Central Library System have agreed to contribute toward the OverDrive Advantage program, which supplements what is available through Wisconsin's Digital Library.

Journal Routing

• Journal Routing request

Many of the journals in the Professional Collection contain reviews of new material, which can aid in selection decisions.

Collection Development Links

•CREW Manual (for weeding), from Texas State Library and Archives Commission)

• Selecting Books for the Public Library in a Connected World, from a blog by Rick Roche (Downers Grove, IL)

• Selection, Collection Development, etc. policies from some Wisconsin public libraries (DPI)

•Suggested Early Literacy Resources

•South Central In Demand (SCID) Process Summary

• Overview of Collection Development, Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records

Audio Book Circuit (ABC)
formerly known as BOCC

• Bylaws

• Guidelines for LINKcat Libraries

• more...

Places That Take Discards

•BookProspector

•Better World Books

•Visit Green Weeding wiki for more ideas!