Comments on: #PLA12 Weeding in the Digital Age http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2012/03/28/pla12-weeding-in-the-digital-age/ or, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Thu, 23 May 2013 18:19:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Weeding in the Digital Age « RPLD eBook Collection Management http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2012/03/28/pla12-weeding-in-the-digital-age/#comment-18517 Weeding in the Digital Age « RPLD eBook Collection Management Sat, 08 Dec 2012 05:42:58 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=3215#comment-18517 [...] article from the Swiss Army Librarian about a session at PLA 12 on weeding ebook collections: Weeding in the Digital Age. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this. By jrimer in Uncategorized on [...]

]]> By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2012/03/28/pla12-weeding-in-the-digital-age/#comment-8477 Brian Herzog Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:01:41 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=3215#comment-8477 @Oleg: I’ve heard of that too. WI’ve canceled a few things because we could get it free elsewhere, but at the same time, I know that if that free resource ever goes away, we’ll probably need to pick up the pay subscription again. Switching interfaces like that is a pain, both for staff and patrons probably, but if it will save a lot of money it might be worth it.

]]> By: Oleg K, http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2012/03/28/pla12-weeding-in-the-digital-age/#comment-8262 Oleg K, Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:57:42 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=3215#comment-8262 With regards to overlapping databases, it’s also wise, imho, to regularly check if the items in the databases have become available online.

An example is the Los Angeles Times — many Los Angeles library systems subscribe to the Proquest 1985-present LA Times, but all of those articles are available online and searchable fairly simply through Google’s “site:” operator. Basically all the library is paying for is the search interface and little extra metadata. I don’t make any database decisions in my system, but I do wonder whether whatever we pay Proquest for their interface is worth it.

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