| Why
Weed Aviation History?
Sometimes you weed a section of your collection to refresh
as much as to update. The 2003 centennial celebration of
the Wright brothers' famous first flight in 1903 resulted
in a publishing frenzy of titles on early aviation. This
is a good time to review what you have, and add the best
of those new titles released for this occasion.
 Suggested
Dewey Numbers to Check:
Look in the 629.13s for most titles on the general subject
of early aviation and the history of its development. Check
this number in your reference collection as well. Much of
the history of early aviation is focused on those early
pioneers in the field, especially the Wright brothers and
Amelia Earhart - check your biography section for works
on them. Look in both the individual section as well as
the collective biographies. As always, check the AV collection
for any old titles (and this includes ALL filmstrips!).
Specific
Criteria for Weeding:
 When
looking at your general history titles on aviation, be especially
aware of the title as compared to the publication date.
Hopefully you won't find some "complete histories"
that were published about the same time that your students'
parents were born!
Biographies
of Wilbur and Orville Wright should be reviewed mainly for
their physical condition after years of use by students
doing reports. There are so many new and attractive titles
now to replace those old ones. However, if you have a copy
of Fred C. Kelly's biography: The Wright Brothers,
keep it because it is the only biography authorized (and
reviewed) by Orville Wright. But if you have a really old
copy (1943?), replace it with the 1998 edition that is still
in print.
Amelia
Earhart biographies should be updated due to the continuing
controversy over her disappearance. War conspiracy? Aliens?
Escaped to New Jersey? Make sure your titles give the full
story and watch for new developments in this continuing
saga.
Consider
Weeding Titles Like These:
- 1001
questions answered about aviation history, [1969]. LCCN
68009453
- Air
facts & feats, 1978. LCCN 77093306
- All
about aviation, [1964]. LCCN 63007823
- Amelia
Earhart : pioneer of aviation, 1973. LCCN 72014157
- Appointment
on the moon; the full story of Americans in space, from
Explorer I to the lunar landing and beyond, [1969]. LCCN
77097748
- Aviation,
an illustrated history, [1980]. LCCN 80067867
- Aviation
and space dictionary, 1974.
- Aviation
careers, 1977. LCCN 77006316
- Aviation
careers; jobs in the air and on the ground [by] D. X. Fenten.
Fenten, D. X. Philadelphia, Lippincott [c1969]. LCCN 74082398
- Aviation
: the complete story of man's conquest of the air, c1978.
- Aviation
electronics, [1970]. LCCN 71099809
- Aviation
from the ground up, 1957. LCCN 57006781
- Aviation
in the modern world; the dramatic impact upon our lives
of aircraft, missiles, and space vehicles, [1960]. LCCN
59005824
- Aviation,
the complete book of aircraft and flight, 1980. LCCN 81102041
- Ceiling
unlimited : the story of American aviation from Kitty Hawk
to supersonics, 1953. LCCN 53-11423
- The
complete illustrated encyclopedia of the world's aircraft,
1978. LCCN 78056306
- Contributions
of women : aviation, c1975.
- Detectives
of the sky : investigating aviation tragedies, 1976. LCCN
76014858
- Flight
through the ages : a complete, illustrated chronology from
the dreams of early history to the age of space exploration,
1974. LCCN 4008389
- From
flying horse to man in the moon : a history of flight from
its earliest beginning to the conquest of space, 1963.
- Flying
army; the modern air arm of the U.S. Army, 1971.
- Flying,
an introduction to flight, airplanes, and aviation careers,
c1980.
- From
flying horse to man in the moon; a history of flight from
its earliest beginnings to the conquest of space, [1963].
LCCN 62019736
- A
history of the world's airlines, 1964. LCCN 64006899
- Horizons
unlimited; a graphic history of aviation, [c1941]. LCCN
41051697
- The
how and why wonder book of airplanes and the story of flight,
1974, c1971. LCCN 73124652
- Reaching
into space [filmstrip] : the story of flight, 1980.
- Safety
last; the dangers of commercial aviation : an indictment
by an airline pilot, 1972. LCCN 72002474
- The
sky's the limit : women pioneers in aviation, 1979. LCCN
79088341
- Skyblazers;
your career in aviation, [1963]. LCCN 63006021
- Take
me out to the airfield! : How the Wright brothers invented
the airplane, 1976. LCCN 76002558
- Wings
in your future : aviation for young people, 1960. LCCN 60012413
- Wings.
The complete encyclopedia of aviation, 1977.
- The
Wright brothers : pioneers of American aviation, 1950. LCCN
50011766
- Your
future in aviation--in the air, 1979. LCCN 79014311
- Your
future in aviation--on the ground, 1979. LCCN 79014296
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