Another idea is to expand the book sales to the branches. She also asked the Board to have Friends representatives sit in the new branches architectural design meetings. They will like to know the space that will be allocated to them from the beginning. When weeding materials, librarians take into consideration the accuracy of the material in question, its uniqueness, the physical condition of the material, the format in which it is written, and whether the material is still being published, among other qualifications. The circulation numbers are noted, as well as the in-house use of the material.
Librarians take into consideration budget and space availability.
Non-fiction materials on technology and medicine, for example, are very important to keep current. A fiction book such as Treasure Island, which might not be checked out frequently, would not often be weeded out of a collection. Most non-fiction materials tend to have a life expectancy of five years. When an item is considered for weeding, the same standards are applied as when first purchased. The staff will utilize circulation reports, collection balance and customer demand.