| Why
Weed Evolution?
Today,
many state departments of education have removed the word
"evolution" from their state curriculum standards
and replaced it with more vague terminology such as "change
over time."  As
sensitive as this topic is in many localities, be sure the
titles in your collection are current, critically approved,
educationally sound, and defendable should a challenge arise.
Suggested
Dewey Numbers to Check:
Look
first at 575 and then to the biography section for the bulk
of titles on evolution and its important personalities.
Continue reviewing all of the 570s and 590s as well as scattered
titles in 170s and 230s. The reference section and the AV
collection also need to be reviewed.
Specific
Criteria for Weeding:
The
"post-Sputnik" renewed emphasis on science in
the schools combined with generous federal library media
funding resulted in many titles on evolution added to school
media centers in the 1960s and 1970s. Court cases (such
as Epperson vs. Arkansas in 1968) further supported the
teaching of evolution. Publishers responded to the demand.
Opponents to evolution theory (creationists, young earth
creationists, and intelligent design proponents) then wrote
books for this K-12 market also. In addition, more titles
were marketed that approached the topic by "teaching
the controversy."
Your
collection might have some or all of these points of view.
Critically look at all of them to see if they are still
in-print (a good sign), give information in the best possible
presentation, and are not relics of some past personal persuasion
or gift to the collection.
 All
grade levels will have some titles on Charles Darwin. Consider
updating yours with newer and more appealing biographies
and reviews of his work. Upper level grades should also
have an attractive new edition of Darwin's original work,
a very readable scientific work for students.
In case your teachers need support for their lessons, make
sure your professional collection is current on this topic.
Consider
Weeding Titles Like These:
- Adam's
ancestors; the evolution of man and his culture, 1960.
- African
genesis : a personal investigation into the animal origins
and nature of man, c1961. LCCN 61015889
- After
man : a zoology of the future, 1981. LCCN 81005764
- Animal
species and their evolution, c1963.
- The
antecedents of man; an introduction to the evolution of
the Primates, c1959. LCCN 60008710
- Apes,
angels, and Victorians : the story of Darwin, Huxley, and
evolution, 1963. LCCN 54011269
- Atlas
of human evolution, c1979. LCCN 78027723
- Beginning
of the beginning; an unfolding story of how nature and life
evolved on our planet, 1971.
- The
big bang : the creation and evolution of the universe, c1980.
LCCN 79019340
- Billions
of years of you, 1967. LCCN 67013828
- Charles
Darwin : pioneer in the theory of evolution, 1964. LCCN
68055015
- Controversy
in the twenties; fundamentalism, modernism, and evolution,
1969. LCCN 69011279
- Creation
and evolution : myth or reality?, 1982. LCCN 81021767
- The
creation controversy : science or Scripture in the schools,1982.
LCCN 82007840
- Creation
vs. evolution, c1973.
- The
creation-evolution controversy (implications, methodology
and survey of evidence) : toward a rational solution, c1984.
- Did
the Devil make Darwin do it? Modern perspectives on the
creation/evolution controversy, 1983. LCCN 82023205
- Early
man, c 1980. LCCN 80052608
- Evolution
and genetics : the modern theory of evolution, 1962. LCCN
62008420
-
Hen's teeth and horse's toes, c1983. LCCN 82022259
- Heredity,
evolution, and society, c1976. LCCN 75033968
- How
man began, 1972. LCCN 73172346
- Meaning
of evolution : a study of the history of life and of its
significance for man, c1967.
- Monkeys,
apes, and man [videorecording], 1971.
- The
new evolutionary timetable : fossils, genes, and the origin
of species, 1981. LCCN 81066101
- Population,
evolution, & birth control; a collage of controversial
readings, 1964. LCCN 64014959
- Race,
evolution, and mankind, 1966. LCCN 66026215
- The
right size; why some creatures survive and others are extinct,
1968. LCCN 68015054
- Scientists
confront creationism, c1983. LCCN 82012500
- The
stages of human evolution; human and cultural origins, 1967.
LCCN 67022426
- The
story of life : from the big bang to you, c1980. LCCN 79027727
- Three
billion years of life : the drama of evolution [videorecording],
1976.
- Understanding
evolution, 1966. LCCN 66028112
- The
way to modern man; an introduction to human evolution, 1968.
LCCN 68028011
- Where
do you come from? The story of evolution, 1967. LCCN 67015706
- Why
things change : the story of evolution, 1973. LCCN 72013430
- You
and how the world began, 1957. LCCN 57003449
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