Material weeded may be disposed of to other Australian libraries or to developing countries through aid agencies. Other options include charities which sell books and periodicals. Certain superseded or otherwise outdated materials may be suitable only for pulping. Superseded issues of cumulative publications may be retained for an historical perspective. It is anticipated that the basic policy document will require little review.
Subjects collected tend to be in a state of change, as emphases shift in any university.
Those components likely to require review will be found as an appendix.