Questions to Consider when Weeding
- How can we use weeding as a tool to increase the diversity of the collection and correct historical imbalances?
- Are we prepared to defend weeding decisions that increase the diversity of the collection?
- Since low usage of diverse materials can reflect white ascendancy in the curriculum, how might we go beyond weeding criteria that rely on circulation?
- How are we taking race and Whiteness into account explicitly in my weeding or acquisitions criteria?
- Does a book by an underrepresented individual or on a marginalized topic have low usage data because of difficulty in discoverability? Are we relying on usage data too extensively when making weeding decisions?
- How can we ensure BIPOC users and librarians are involved in weeding processes and how can we compensate them for this expertise?