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Originally Posted by The Poly Post "Pointless Destruction of Books" The University Library follows three sets of criteria to determine whether to discard a book according to The Chronicle of Higher Education.
The book must not have been checked out in the past 10 years.
In addition to the 10-year rule, the book must be available at a nearby library.
Damaged books are eligible for removal.
Source: http://media.www.thepolypos t.com/media/storage/paper1127/news/2007/02/27/Opinion/Pointless.Destructio n.Of.Books-2746216.shtml |
After reading the article, it is understandable where the library is coming from. Even with the expansion of the library, there might not be enough bookshelves to store all the books. Additional computer workstations and study desks will be added which takes up lot of space too, and don't forget the people space.
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Originally Posted by PolyCentric Phase I will feature the addition of 135,000 gross square feet of "people space" that will accommodate increasing enrollment. This space — which will come from the enclosure of the ground floor overhang and expansion of the building’s east and west sides — will include classrooms and other areas to support new technological applications of library research.
Source: http://polycentric.csupomon a.edu/news.asp?id=341&disp lay=archive |
It would save time to toss the retired books to the recycling bin than to wait weeks for students to save the books from the dumpster. I doubt a good percentage of students would bother picking up books that failed to meet the above criteria.
Some professors restrict students from citing sources from old books (ex. published before 2000) and require students to do research on modern books with revised principles and what not.