2014 Charleston Library Conference

Join staff from the Siena Heights University Library, a small, Catholic, liberal arts university in rural Southeast Michigan, for a lively discussion of a serious subject: bound and microform journal deaccession. Speakers will include both librarian and paraprofessional staff for a multi-faceted view of the organizational, historical, operational, and emotional concerns involved in a large-scale journal deaccession project. Participants will gain an understanding of how a large journal deaccession project may be managed, from initial conception to getting it done. The presenters will help participants think about the timeframe needed to plan and complete a project, which staff should be involved, steps necessary to complete the project, how to talk about the project internally and with stakeholders, potential pitfalls, and how to deal with problems as they arise…as they invariably will!