| Why
Weed Geography?
 You’ve
seen it in the newspapers and you’ve heard it on the
news: many students in the United States today lack basic
knowledge of geography. Reports from various sources point
out the inability of too many of our students to find their
own state on a U.S. map or locate a major world feature
such as the Persian Gulf. In today’s global world,
students must become more knowledgeable about geography.
Can your collection give them current information in an
attractive format?
Suggested
Dewey Numbers to Check:
The
910s section (geography and travel) is your target to check.
Remember to check the Reference section as well as the circulating
collection. This topic also seems to have many AV titles
in K–12 collections, so check that area also.
Specific
Criteria for Weeding:
Political
geography titles should be changed as often as the political
boundaries and/or the names of those countries and regions
change. Physical geography titles have a longer shelf life
but need to be reviewed to see if the titles are in good
physical shape and if the information is presented in an
attractive and appealing format. In addition to books and
AV titles, now is the time to apply these same standards
to any globes and wall maps in your center.
 Elementary
collections will have the most titles on general geography
but all K–12 levels should have current titles on specific
countries. Especially look for countries currently in the
news to make sure you are providing updated information.
The publishing market follows the news, so you will always
be able to find new titles to replace outdated ones. General
titles on geography at the elementary level are critical
for building interest on this topic. An approach that was
“fun” decades ago, may be deadly today. With the
current stress on geography, you will be able to find attractive
replacements. Any filmstrips you still have are almost certainly
outdated.
Consider
Weeding Titles Like These:
- Africa
: a social, economic, and political geography of its major
regions, 1967. LCCN 67099393
- The
American city; an urban geography, 1966. LCCN 65024894
- Asia’s
lands and peoples, a geography of one-third of the earth
and two-thirds of its people, 1963. LCCN 62022087
- Atlas
for young America, 1967.
- An
atlas of world affairs, 1970.
- Caribbean
lands; geography of the West Indies, 1967.
- Contemporary
Africa : geography and change, 1976. LCCN 76004902
- Countries
of the world, 1978. LCCN 78051042
- Countries
of the world and their leaders, 1979.
- East-Central
Europe : an introductory geography, 1967. LCCN 67021456
- Encyclopedia
of world geography: man and his world today, 1974.
- Europe
and the world, 1971.
- Florida
geography [filmstrip], 1979.
- France:
its geography and growth, 1969. LCCN 70431238
- Geography
can be fun, 1951. LCCN 51011167
- Geography
of Europe, 1962. LCCN 62008176
- The
golden geography : a child’s introduction to the world,
1952. LCCN 52-009520
- Geography
and a crowding world, 1967. LCCN 77082999
- Geography
and politics in a world divided, 1973. LCCN 73077923
- Geography
and world affairs, 1961.
- Geography
and world politics, 1958. LCCN 58011416
- A
geography of Europe, including Asiatic U.S.S.R., 1961. LCCN
61007732
- Geography
of Latin America; a regional analysis, 1972. LCCN 71144096
- The
geography of modern Africa, 1964. LCCN 64014239
- Geography
of U.S.S.R., 1964. LCCN 64-011501
- Geography
of the world, 1965. LCCN 6520031
- Illustrated
atlas for young America : full-color maps and up-to-date
facts with new concepts about our physical and political
world, 1967.
- The
instant answer book of countries, 1978.
- An
introduction to geography, 1961.
- It’s
fun finding out about people and places, 1978. LCCN 79054245
- The
land around us : concepts in geography [filmstrip], 1976.
- Lands
and peoples : the world in color, 1963. LCCN 63-7162
- Lands
and peoples of Asia [filmstrip], 1972.
- Living
in other lands [filmstrip], 1974.
- Living
together in the modern world, 1954.
- Look
to the frontiers; a geography for the peace table, 1970.
LCCN 78113295
- The
makers of modern geography, 1969. LCCN 69020020
- Man’s
role in changing the face of the earth, 1956. LCCN 56005865
- Man,
space, and environment: concepts in contemporary human geography,
1972. LCCN 78170258
- My
first geography of the Suez Canal, 1960. LCCN 60005865
- Our
geography; why cultures are different [filmstrip], 1974.
- Our
world and its peoples, 1972. LCCN 70181464
- Our
world in space and time, 1960. LCCN 63001420
- An
outline of political geography, 1942.
- People
and geography of South America [filmstrip], 1972.
- People
and regions of the world, 1973.
- Picture
map geography of Africa, 1964. LCCN 64008237
- Picture
map geography of Asia, 1962. LCCN 62020831
- Picture
map geography of Eastern Europe, 1968. LCCN 68024422
- Picture
map geography of South America, 1941. LCCN 41021377
- Picture
map geography of USSR, 1969. LCCN 68010776
- Places
to go [filmstrip], 1966.
- Railways
and geography, 1971. LCCN 74855058
- South
Asia : the Indian subcontinent [filmstrip], 1976.
- The
Soviet Union : the land and its people, 1961. LCCN 61002063
- The
world today : its patterns and cultures, 1963. LCCN 63011107
- The
world today : a fascinating book about people and places,
1969. LCCN 74075892
- Worlds
without end : exploration from 2000 B.C. to today, 1956.
LCCN 55010504
- Worldwide
what & where : geographic glossary & traveler’s
guide, 1977. LCCN 74082038
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