----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Most of you will know this, but a reminder may be in order. A standard guide on the subject (applicable to many subject fields) is "Guide to Review of Library Collections: Preservation, Storage, and Withdrawal," ed. by Lenore Clark, American Library Assoc., c1991. A useful article is "The Lean Reference Collection: Improving Functionality through Selection and Weeding" by Christopher Nolan, in "College and Research Libraries, v. 52, no. 1 (Jan. 1991), pp. 80-91. Wayne Meyer Architecture Libn. Ball State Univ. Muncie, Ind. 00whmeyer.bsu.edu