FDLP 2006

Weeding CD-ROMs & DVDs (notes)

Kay Collins

10.23.2006

note: Kay noted at the beginning of her presentation that she would use the term CD-ROM and DVD interchangeably

slide 1

data sets, particularly census

difference from web material

major users = faculty/grad students

(undergrads may not be aware)

specifically monitor GIS formats

slide 2

large spreadsheet of CD-ROMs they can weed

(can't build more storage space)

holdings info (etc., on slide)

comments - (?)

holdings: serial/annual; how many years do we have?

slide 3

library assistant filled simple fields

slide 4

criteria

serials w/ web presence (GPO or not)

including LexisNexis

there is duplication on some

title or content duplication for some

slide 5

weeding criteria

systems dept. refused to keep older computers to use older CDs; some computer labs on campus have older computers that will run them

more commerical media deteriorating

slide 6

be aware of research need on-campus

special consideration by librarian

slide 7

alot of census is on the web (but heavily used)

will probably place lesser-used media to remote storage

want manipulatable data (not pdf)

slide 8

alot of GIS use on-campus

added non-searchable field for genre in catalog record

slide 9

(see slide 9 in presentation)

slide 10

probably not a web version if mapping software is on the disk

slide 11

pdfs okay for serials for the most part

slide 12

regional (us.?) has copy and will lend it

biggest concern is the lasting useability of the medium

slide 13

took DVDs and loaded onto server

ones assumed to be used alot

slide 14

several census DVDs would not run

public service time wasn't saved

slide 15

catalogers couldn't/wouldn't mark as available on server

slide 16

no standard across these CD-ROMs

migrate the way floppies were migrated

Questions/Comments

these are older titles, not newer

how many? several hundred

gave spreadsheet to GPO

work-in-progress

2 CD-ROM file cabinets full

(library wants them to be used for other purposes = weed)

can this work be shared? very open

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