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This article describes the process designed to systematically weed two community college library reference collections in preparation for potential funding of a learning commons space. The author explains the methodology used to help facilitate the reassessment of nearly 10,000 reference titles by librarian liaisons. The goal of the project was to consistently capture each title’s weeding status designation along with required bibliographic data while stopping short of executing the weeding itself. Details about the process and consequences of the resulting category breakdowns are described in detail. The article lists key success factors such as working with teams from different departments to help manage the day-to-day procedures. Practical suggestions are offered about the use of collaborative tools, about methods for transmitting support data to liaison librarians to enable quick decisions, about goal setting, and about establishing consistent means of data collection. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article provides some suggestions for teaching religion in the social sciences curriculum in elementary schools in California on the basis of the guide "Handbook on the Legal Rights and Responsibilities of School Personnel and Students in the Areas of Moral and Civic Education and Teaching about Religion." It is suggested that the teacher should present religious beliefs and practices accurately and avoid oversimplification. The teacher should also help pupils to understand and appreciate religious beliefs and practices in their own community and neighborhood. It is the responsibility of the teacher to make pupils understand ethical decision-making and value formation.

The article focuses on the processes involved in the selection of Rudolfo Anaya's book titled "Bless Me, Ultima" as a reading material for ninth-grade students at the Laguna Beach Unified School District in Orange County, California. It states that the staff of the school district considered the book because it would make the growing Latino student population feel included in the education process, at the same time introducing the other students to the Latino culture and literature. To complete the adoption process of the book into the curriculum, the staff conducted its own review of the book's influence and importance.

The article reports on a discussion concerning the Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) applications held at the Art Libraries Society of North America conference on February 11, 1985 in Los Angeles, California. The speakers in this discussion described their experience in using the thesaurus in their institutions. Marguerite D'Aprile-Smith, liaison editor of ATT, emphasized that the applications are limited to a small group of users.

The article reports on the acquisition by Hal Leonard Corp. of the San Francisco, California-based Backbeat Books division of CMP Technology LLC. Backbeat Books is a publisher of music reference books. The terms of the deal include the purchase of the existing catalog of Backbeat Books by Hal Leonard, the creation of new titles under the Backbeat name and the management of sales, marketing and distribution for all trades worldwide by Hal Leonard. The catalog owned by Backbeat Books includes nearly 200 publications, including the "All Music Guide" reference series and instructional books for musicians.