Weeding cart processing
Inspect each book on a weeding cart to decide whether to discard or repair and update catalog records; use when a cart is full or during scheduled collection maintenance.
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Inspect each book on a weeding cart to decide whether to discard or repair and update catalog records; use when a cart is full or during scheduled collection maintenance.
A weeding cart full of books that have not been inspected, labeled, or had their catalog statuses updated.
Worn or missing barcodes and incomplete circulation histories in older records slow scanning and require manual lookup or manual barcode entry, increasing processing time.
Every book on the cart will be inspected, labeled 'Discard' or 'Repair', and its catalog record updated to reflect the decision with a dated note and staff initials.
- • Discard/Repair labels — 50 labels
- • Barcode scanner — 1
- • Laptop or tablet with catalog access — 1
- 01 Prepare workspace and toolsPosition the cart at a work surface, power on the scanner and device, open the catalog, and place labels and two empty stacks on the cart (discard and repair).⏱ 3분
- 02 Inspect and evaluate each bookFor each book, examine cover, spine, binding, and pages, check circulation sticker and barcode, decide 'Discard' or 'Repair', and note any unreadable barcodes for manual lookup.⏱ 15분
- 03 Apply physical labelsAffix the appropriate 'Discard' or 'Repair' label to the spine or inside front cover and place the book in the corresponding stack on the cart.⏱ 6분
- 04 Update catalog recordsOpen each item's catalog record, change status to 'Withdrawn' or 'In Repair', add inspection date and staff initials in the notes field, and save the changes.⏱ 5분
- 05 Deliver processed stacksMove the discard stack to the discard holding area and the repair stack to the repair bench; photograph ambiguous cases and create follow-up tickets if needed.⏱ 1분