Maintenance |
| Maintaining your IAG library |
Establishing an appropriate library or resource area is only the beginning. For its continued success a clearly planned system of regular maintenance is essential, and to implement the system the library coordinator may need help. This is especially true of larger libraries such as those found in FE colleges. In smaller libraries, however, it may work better for one person to retain overall control of the maintenance. |
Tasks involved: |
| 1. Request new free information |
| 2. Date and stamp
new materials |
| 3. Check for equal opportunities content - discard questionable material |
| 4. Code with CRCI |
| 5. File in library |
| 6. Tidy library |
| 7. Check for missing for mis-filed items |
| 8. Withdraw old or outdated items |
| 9. Do annual stock check |
| 10. Read reviews of new publications |
| 11. Decide on and order priced publications |
| Other options: |
| • Operate a loan system |
| • Maintain and renew displays |
| • Maintain a stock of handouts |
| Implement an annual maintenance plan...more |
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