Subject librarians are responsible for the management of the collections in their assigned subject areas. Management activities include weeding, preservation, selection for storage, and selection for replacing damaged, lost, or stolen items.

Subject Librarians:

• Conduct or take part in weeding or deselection of the collection in consultation with the Collection Development Team, the teaching faculty and other interested parties.

• Evaluate materials in their subject areas for preservation decisions. This includes consideration of intellectual content and making recommendations for preservation action.

• Identify appropriate candidates for storage, as needed, considering space restrictions in the Libraries.

• Identify appropriate candidates for replacement. Criteria for identification include continued need; absence of additional copies, editions, alternative titles; and review and consultation with the teaching faculty.