Monday, October 9th
I continued weeding through the 000 Main Class classifications. These included titles on subjects such as news media, journalism, computer science, and trivia books.
Friday, October 13th
I was able to dedicate an entire day to weeding. I started work on the next Dewey Decimal Classification class, 100 - Philosophy and Religion. I was able to review titles on subjects such as paranormal phenomena , new age thought, different world philosophies, and psychology. I worked finished through the 150s and will begin work on the 170s, Ethics, next week.
Weekly Reflection
This week I saw firsthand why the Teen Supervisor has identified the Teen's nonfiction section as a critical need area. Many of the titles contained outdated information since they were published in the late 1990s (some from 1997) so have not been updated for nearly 20 years. As an educator and future librarian, this really concerns me. Many of the teens I have seen walk into the nonfiction area do so to search for titles to complete research papers or school projects. Many of them do not take the time to evaluate the sources they are using and how valid the information really is. Because they have attained their sources from the library, many teens may think the information contained within is academically sound. Thus, they are using outdated and incorrect information in their reports and projects. This outdated and incorrect information can do serious harm to students' learning and interpretation of truth and facts.
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