| Why
Weed Canada and Mexico?
 The
United States is fortunate to have good neighbors: Canada
and Mexico. But current events and security concerns demand
that we look at our national borders and points of entry.
With a 4,121 mile Canadian border and a 2,062 mile Mexican
border, it is essential that we know our neighbors and provide
up-to-date information for our students.
Suggested
Dewey Numbers to Check:
Most
of your check will center in the 900 section: 971 (history
of Canada), 972 (history of Mexico), and the travel and
description numbers for both (917.1 and 917.2). Also check
both countries in your subject index to see what titles
you may have in other classifications such as crafts and
music. Finally, review the AV collection -- and make that
decision to get rid of filmstrips, all of them!
Specific
Criteria for Weeding:
Many
of the titles (both print and AV) from the 1960s through
the 1980s have a ‘rose colored’ and simplistic
look at Canada and Mexico.  This
can be confusing as well as misleading to students hearing
current discussions on the news of security issues, visa
restrictions, and border patrols. It also does a disservice
to both countries to not acknowledge their diversities and
current conditions. Pay special attention to the national
news regarding Canada and Mexico for a few days, then look
at your collection. See the difference? Weed any titles
that seem superficial, patronizing, or inaccurate.
Since
the publishing market follows demand, there are limited
replacement titles for Mexico and especially for Canada.
That’s no excuse to keep outdated titles when there
are many other sources of current information in other formats
such as the Internet. Weed your outdated titles, know your
print and AV collections, and be prepared to fill those
collection gaps as new titles are released.
Consider
Weeding Titles Like These:
- About
Mexico’s children, 1959. LCCN 59010490
- Activities
and projects: Mexico in color, 1977. LCCN 77081955
- All
the best in Mexico, 1949. LCCN 49048337
- The
architecture of Mexico; yesterday and today, 1969. LCCN
69015058
- A
book to begin on the Indians of Mexico, 1967. LCCN 6710230
- Canada
: a modern history, 1960. LCCN 59062500
- Canada
: a regional study [filmstrip], 1972.
- Canada
: challenge of change [filmstrip], 1977.
- Canada
: the land and its people, 1976. LCCN 77070185
- Canada
1970 : the official handbook of present conditions and recent
programs, 1969.
- Canada
and her story, 1942. LCCN 42022759
- Canada
and the Canadians, 1970. LCCN 70123402
- Canada
and the U.S.A.: a background book about internal conflict
and the new nationalism, 1972. LCCN 73181832
- Canada,
a political and social history, 1959. LCCN 59005551
- Canada,
giant nation of the North, 1968. LCCN 68011035
- Canada,
the uneasy neighbor, 1965. LCCN 65024849
- Canada,
young giant of the North, 1968. LCCN 68028145
- Children’s
songs of Mexico [filmstrip], 1965.
- Crafts
of Mexico, 1977. LCCN 76051863
- The
cuisines of Mexico, 1972. LCCN 72079677
- Eskimo
realities, 1973. LCCN 72091570
- Exploring
Canada from sea to sea, 1967. LCCN 67016080
- The
first book of Canada, 1955. LCCN 55009599
- The
first book of the war with Mexico, 1964. LCCN 64012121
- Five
families; Mexican case studies in the culture of poverty,
1959. LCCN 59010644
- The
food and drink of Mexico, 1964. LCCN 63020945
- French
Canada in pictures, 1973.
- The
friendly frontier : the story of the Canadian-American border,
1962. LCCN 62012388
- Getting
to know Canada, 1957. LCCN 56009943
- Getting
to know Mexico, 1959. LCCN 59005102
- The
great betrayal : arctic Canada now, 1976. LCCN 76040580
- Great
cities of Canada, 1968. LCCN 67018118
- Guide
to all Mexico, 1973. LCCN 72011528
- Heroes
of Mexico, 1969. LCCN 79088833
- How
people live in Canada, 1971. LCCN 65019435
- How
people live in Mexico, 1969. LCCN 69017689
- The
Indians of Mexico, 1967. LCCN 6710230
- The
land and people of Canada, 1960. LCCN 60011188
- The
land and people of Mexico, 1964. LCCN 64023213
- Let’s
travel in Mexico, 1965. LCCN 65015978
- Let’s
visit Canada, 1964. LCCN 64010452
- Living
in Mexico today [filmstrip], 1967.
- Made
in Canada, 1943. LCCN 43-10149
- Made
in Mexico; the story of a country’s arts and crafts,
1952. LCCN 51011085
- The
making of modern Mexico, 1964. LCCN 6301674
- Mexico
: facing tomorrow’s challenges [filmstrip], 1977.
- Mexico;
the land and it’s people, 1976. LCCN 77359761
- Mexico
today, 1972. LCCN 71156517
- Modern
Mexico [filmstrip], 1966.
- Our
neighbor, Mexico [filmstrip], 1975.
- A
picture history of Canada, 1956. LCCN 56010070
- Picture
map geography of Canada and Alaska, 1954. LCCN 53012581
- Profile
of man and culture in Mexico, 1962. LCCN 62009792/
- The
real book about Canada, 1959. LCCN 59011597
- Seeing
Mexico [filmstrip], 1968.
- A
short history of Canada for Americans, 1942. LCCN 42037015
- Terry’s
guide to Mexico, 1972. LCCN 70171308
- This
is Canada : history and growth, 1965.
- A
trip to Mexico : un viaje a Mexico, 1961. LCCN 61-10100
- Understanding
Mexico, 1962. LCCN 63-5607
- US
and Canadian travel guide, 1980.
- Welcome
to Canada, 1975. LCCN 74023109
- The
world and its peoples : Mexico, 1964. LCCN 6401735
- Your
world; let’s visit Mexico City, 1968. LCCN 68057423
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