Carol Derosier and Rebecca Dugan

Collection Development and Analysis Assignment

LSC 530 Summer 2016

Justification
The library that was chosen for our collection development assignment was the East Smithfield
Public Library. This library is one of two libraries in the town that serve the town of Smithfield and
surrounding communities. The area that was chosen to weed was a non-fiction area in the j section, which
is an area in the childrens department that has not been weeded in a long time. The Childrens Librarian
who is new to this library (two years) has weeded other areas, but has not yet weeded the j non-fiction
section. We decided to focus on a particular area in the non-fiction section and chose the part on planets
(523 to 523.5). There have been several changes recently in science in this area (for example, Pluto is not
considered part of our solar system) and we wanted to make sure the information in these titles was
current. We were able to look at 41 books in that small section.

Evaluation Tools
We evaluated this part of the collection using the CREW Weeding Manual, which incorporates the
ideas of continuous review, evaluation, and weeding all into one process that helps remove outdated and
low-circulating materials from the collection, while also helping to identify what new items need to be
purchased to fill the gaps. Much of this non-fiction section is outdated where many titles are over five
years old so they needed to be reviewed, and others are over ten years old and are inaccurate due to
changes and discoveries in science. In our evaluation and discussion on these items we also used the
MUSTIE factors to help decide if items needed to be weeded and then replaced based on copyright date,
number of circulations, condition, relevant information, and current accuracy. For this part of the collection

of space and astronomy anything that has a copyright of more than five years ago should be reviewed and
if it has not circulated in more than three years can probably be weeded. Many changes have occurred
recently in these areas so titles and items that include Pluto as a planet or that dont discuss expeditions
relating to Mars should be weeded. Topics that have not changed in this area still need current technology
and relevant information to be accurate for readers. We also used what we know about the library, patron
interests, and circulating materials when deciding how to update this section. All the items that were
evaluated were in print form so that column from our chart was removed. Only up-to-date, relevant, fairly
current items were checked for the number of times circulated since we knew we would be replacing some
older items, and weeding out-of-date, irrelevant items with incorrect information. Overall we evaluated 41
total items, where 27 will be weeded and possibly updated, and 14 items will be kept.

Current Collection of Items Being Weeded and Kept According to the Rationales
Item
Numb
er

Title of Item

Learning About
the Movement
of the Sun and
Other Stars
with Graphic
Organizers

Author

Isaac
Nadeau

Call
Numb
er

j523
NAD

Publicati Number
on Date of Times
Circulate
d
2005

_______

Conditio
n

good

Action
(keep,
weed)

weed

Rationale

*Old
*Not visually
appealing
*Non-relevant
information

Black Holes

Katie
Parker

j523

2010

excellent

keep

PAR

*Visually
appealing
*Only book about
this topic at this
library

Galaxies

Isaac
Asimov

j523.1
ASI

1968

How was the

Universe Born?

Isaac
Asimov

j523.1
ASI

1989

Older than the

Stars

Karen C.
Fox

j523.1
FOX

2010

_________

fair

weed

*Old
*Not visually
appealing

_________

good

weed

*Old
*Not visually
appealing

good

keep

*Visually
appealing
* Listed in
Childrens Core
Collection put out
by H.W. Wilson
(twenty-second
edition, 2015)

Every Planet
has a Place

Becky
Baines

j523.2
BAI

2008

11

excellent

keep

*High checkout,
*Relevant
information on
Pluto

Voyager

Dr. Jon

j523.2

2000

_________

excellent

weed

*Not visually

Hakkila &
Adele D.
Richardson

HAK

The Worlds
Around Us: A
Space Voyage

Ellen
Jackson

j523.2
JAC

2007

The Solar
System

Robin
Kerrod

j523.2

1994

Why is Night
Dark?

Sophy
Tahta

j523.2

11

Exploring
Exoplanets

Deborah
Kops

j523.2
4 KOP

2012

good

keep

*Relevant
information

12

The Moon

Niki Walker

j523.3

1998

19

fair

keep

*Recent checkout,
high circulation

10

appealing

_________

good

weed

*Old
*Non-relevant
information

_________

fair

weed

KER

*Old
*Non-relevant
information

1990

_________

fair

weed

TAH

*Old
*Non-relevant
information

WAL

*Visually
appealing
*Plan on updating
13

Nearest the
Sun: The Planet
Mercury

Isaac
Asimov

j523.4
1

1995

_________

Fair but
with a

weed

*Condition (musty
smell)

ASI

14

Mercury

Fran
Howard

j523.4
1

musty
smell
2008

11

good

*Not visually
appealing
keep
(plan on
updating
)

HOW

*Information still
relevant
*Weeded older
copy of same
content
*High circulation
*Part of a series

15

Mercury

Steven L.
Kipp

j523.4
1

1998

_________

good

weed

*Kept newer copy

of same content

KIP
16

Mercury and
Pluto

Ron Miller

j523.4
1

2003

_________

good

weed

*Non-relevant
information
regarding Pluto

2008

good

keep
(plan on
updating
)

*Information still
relevant

MIL
17

Venus

Fran
Howard

j523.4
2
HOW

*Old

*Weeded older
copy of same
content
*High circulation
*Part of a series

18

Venus

Steven L.
Kipp

j523.4
2

1998

_________

good

weed

*Kept newer copy

of same content

KIP
19

20

Magellan and
the Radar
Mapping of
Venus

Gregory L.
Vogt

The Red Planet:

Mars

Isaac
Asimov

j523.4
2

1992

_________

good

weed

*Old
*Not visually
appealing

VOG
j523.4
3

*Old

1994

_________

good

weed

*Old
*Not visually
appealing

ASI

*Kept newer copy

of same content
21

Mars

Fran
Howard

j523.4
3

2008

11

good

HOW

keep
(plan on
updating
)

*Information still
relevant
*Weeded older
copy of same
content
*High circulation
*Part of a series

22

Mars

Steven L.
Kipp

j523.4
3
KIP

1998

_________

good

weed

*Old
*Kept newer copy
of same content

23

Mars

Ron Miller

j523.4
3

2006

_________

fair

weed

*Kept newer copy

of same content

MIL
24

Cosmic Debris:
The Asteroids

Isaac
Asimov

j523.4
4

1994

_________

fair

weed

Jupiter

Gregory L.
Vogt

j523.4
5

2000

_________

fair

weed

Jupiter

Fran
Howard

j523.4
5

*Old
*Kept newer copy
of same content

VOG
26

*Old
*Not visually
appealing

ASI
25

*Old

2008

13

good

HOW

keep
(plan on
updating
)

*Information still
relevant
*Weeded older
copy of same
content
*High circulation
*Part of a series

27

Saturn

Fran
Howard

j523.4
6

2008

good

HOW
28

Saturn

Ron Miller

j523.4
6

2003

_________

good

keep
(plan on
updating
)

*Information still
relevant

weed

*Old

*Part of a series

MIL

29

Saturn

Gregory L.
Vogt

j523.4
6

*Kept newer copy

of same content
2000

_________

fair

weed

*Kept newer copy

of same content

VOG
30

31

A Distant
Puzzle: The
Planet Uranus

Isaac
Asimov

Uranus

Fran
Howard

j523.4
7

1994

_________

fair

weed

*Old
*Not visually
appealing

ASI
j523.4
7

*Old

2008

good

HOW

keep
(plan on
updating
)

*Information still
relevant
*Weeded older
copy of same
content
*High circulation
*Part of a series

32

Uranus and
Neptune

Ron Miller

j523.4
7

2003

_________

fair

weed

*Kept newer copy

of same content

MIL
33

Uranus

Gregory L.
Vogt

j523.4
7
VOG

*Old

2000

_________

fair

weed

*Old
*Kept newer copy
of same content

34

35

Lets Explore
Pluto and
Beyond

Helen and
David
Orme

j523.4
8

Neptune

Gregory L.
Vogt

j523.4
8

2007

_________

Fair,
musty
smell

weed

*Condition (musty
smell)

2000

_________

fair

weed

*Old

ORM

*Kept newer copy

of same content

VOG
36

A Distant Giant:
The Planet
Neptune

Isaac
Asimov

j523.4
81

1996

_________

fair

weed

*Old
*Kept newer copy
of same content

ASI

*Not visually
appealing
37

Neptune

Fran
Howard

j523.4
81

2008

11

good

HOW

keep
(plan on
updating
)

*Information still
relevant
*Weeded older
copy of same
content
*High circulation
*Part of a series

38

A Double
Planet? Pluto
and Charon

Isaac
Asimov

j523.4
82
ASI

1996

_________

fair

weed

*Old
*Non-relevant
information
regarding Pluto

*Not visually
appealing
39

Pluto

Gregory L.
Vogt

j523.4
82

1994

_________

fair

weed

*Non-relevant
information
regarding Pluto

VOG

40

Icy Dwarf
Planets

Mary Kay
Carson

j523.4
9

2011

good

keep

*Relevant
information Pluto is
mentioned but
not as being a
planet

2010

good

keep

*Relevant
information Pluto is
mentioned but
not as being a
planet

CAR

41

SPACE! The
Dwarf Planet
Pluto

Kristi Lew

j523.4
9

*Old

LEW

Items to be Added to the Collection

1.

Title

Author

Format

Justification

The Moon

Christine Taylor-Butler

Print

Copyright is 2014. Need to update section.

2.

Planet Earth

Christine Taylor-Butler

Print

Copyright is 2014. Need to update section.

3.

Planet Jupiter

Ann O. Squire

Print

Copyright is 2014. Need to update section.

4.

Planet Mars

Ann O. Squire

Print

Copyright is 2014. Need to update section.

5.

Planet Mercury

Ann O. Squire

Print

Copyright is 2014. Need to update section.

6.

Planet Neptune

Ann O. Squire

Print

Copyright is 2014. Need to update section.

7.

Planet Saturn

Ann O. Squire

Print

Copyright is 2014. Need to update section.

8.

Planet Uranus

Christine Taylor-Butler

Print

Copyright is 2014. Need to update section.

9.

Planet Venus

Christine Taylor-Butler

Print

Copyright is 2014. Need to update section.

The titles in the above chart are a series about the planets put out by Scholastic. They are called A True
Book and are geared for children in grades 3 to 5. This series would be a good addition to the collection
and they would be able to replace the planet books that are in the collection from 2008.

Items to be added to the Collection (Continued)

Title

Author

Form
at

Justification

1
0.

The Planets: The

Definitive Guide to
our Solar System

DK Smithsonian

Print

Copyright is 2014. Nice comprehensive book about the

planets for children of all ages. Good review from The
Planetary Society.

1
1.

The Milky Way and

other Galaxies

Isaac Asimov

Print

Even though the copyright is 2005, this book is

recommended to be part of the core collection from H.W.
Wilson. Need to replace the 1968 copy by the same author.

1
2.

Space! The
Universe as Youve
Never Seen it
Before

DK Smithsonian

Print

Copyright is 2015. Recommended by School Library Journal.

1
3.

A Travelers Guide
to The Planets

National
Geographic

DVD

Release date in 2010. Found on Amazon. Need to add to

collection to have other formats other than print.

1
4.

Stephen Hawkings
Snapshots of the
Universe

App

Reviewed and recommended by School Library Journal.

1
5.

Solar System for IPad

Publisher - Touch
Press

App

Reviewed and recommended by Common Sense Media.

1
6.

NASA

NASA

App

Informative app put out by NASA

1
7.

Exoplanet

Hanno Rein

App

Nice app for information about planets beyond our solar

system.

The Moon Book

Gail Gibbons,

DVD

Reviewed and recommended by School Library Journal. For

8.

distributed by
Dreamscape

kids in grades K through 4. A good way to add a copy of this

book in another format. Author is recognized as a quality nonfiction writer for kids.

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School Library Journal. 61(3), 42-45.

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http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/11240800-kids-space-book-reviews.html

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