| Why
Weed Weather?
"Everybody
talks about the weather," watches it on TV, and reads
about it. Worldwide there is a common interest in the weather
because it impacts everyone’s daily life.  Here
in Florida we also pay close attention to major weather
events such as hurricanes and tropical storms. The interest
in weather has not changed over the years, but the science
of weather has seen many changes. Current technology has
drastically altered the way weather is forecasted and storms
are tracked. Your collection on weather will be used for
general interest as well as for curriculum support.
 Suggested
Dewey Numbers to Check:
Weather
is an easy area to check for currency. Look in the 550s
to evaluate your collection. Don't forget your reference
and AV collection. If you keep a vertical file, check there
also.
Specific
Criteria for Weeding:
When
you evaluate your collection on weather you will be checking
to see if you have current weather technology represented
as well as an accurate account of past weather events and
disasters. The science of weather forecasting should include
today's radar and weather satellite technology. Weather
conditions such as El Nino are frequently in the news today,
but not in older weather books. Environmental concerns involving
the ozone layer, greenhouse effect, and pollution are issues
now recognized as having an impact on our weather, both
daily and long term. Don't be tempted to keep historical
accounts of weather events regardless of the date of publication.
Hurricane Donna may be what you recall as history, but an
elementary student should be able to read about Hurricane
Andrew! Be especially careful of any titles on meteorology
as a career. If it is over 10 years old, it is definitely
out of date and misleading.  Finally,
the illustrations or visuals in any print or AV item should
be closely checked for dated appearance of equipment (such
as typewriters instead of computers) and people.
Consider
Weeding Titles Like These:
- About
our weather, 1964. LCCN 60006126
- The
air around us : man looks at his atmosphere, 1969. LCCN
69017355
- Ask
me a question about the weather, c1966. LCCN 6524972
- The
atmosphere, c1975. LCCN 7423597
- The
atmosphere in action, 1965. LCCN 65027028
- Busy
winds, 1968. LCCN 68007460
- Climate,
1969. LCCN 6813039
- Climate
and weather, 1969. LCCN 6722978
- Disastrous
huuricanes and tornadoes, 1981. LCCN 8175440
- Everyday
weather and how it works, c1961. LCCN 6112431
- A
field guide to the atmosphere, 1981. LCCN 8025473
- The
first book of weather, 1956. LCCN 56005851
- Forecasting
the weather [filmstrip], 1979.
- The
gulf stream, 1972. LCCN 728299
- Historical
catastrophes : hurricanes and tornadoes, 1972. LCCN 721980
- How
to make a cloud, 1971. LCCN 74134834
- Hurricanes,
1958.
- Hurricanes
and twisters, 1955. LCCN 55008950
- Hurricanes
: monster storms from the sea, 1973. LCCN 72085915
- Hurricanes
: weather at its worst, 1967. LCCN 67016210
- Hurricanes,
storms, tornadoes, 1968. LCCN 6815085
- Jet
streams, 1967. LCCN 6712894
- Just
look at weather, 1985. LCCN 8519303
- The
killer storms : hurricanes, typhoons, tornadoes 1970. LCCN
78101899
- Life
science library : weather, 1965. LCCN 6514589
- Light
from the sky, 1980. LCCN 7928222
- Lightning
and thunder, 1969. LCCN 6912115
- Meteorology
: an introduction, 1981. LCCN 80022688
- Storm
alert : understanding weather disasters, 1980. LCCN 80019580
- Storms
and man, 1971. LCCN 70148484
- Storms
from inside out, 1973. LCCN 735396
- Watch
for the clouds, c1966. LCCN 6524969
- Weather,
1965. LCCN 6421200
- Weather:
a guide to phenomena and forecasts, 1965. LCCN 618327
- Weather
instruments: how they work, 1968. LCCN 67024172
- Weather
all around us, c1966. LCCN 668831
- Weather
instruments : how they work, 1968. LCCN 6724172
- Weather
on the move, 1970. LCCN 78120945
- What
does a barometer do?, 1963. LCCN 6314235
- What
does a meteorologist do?, 1981. LCCN 80002773
- What
makes the wind, 1982. LCCN 817486
- What’s
happening to our climate, 1978. LCCN 7815684
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