The selection and removal of individual documents, records, or files from a record series due to their failure to possess continuing primary or secondary value Weeding is also known as purging
the process by which books are deselected from a collection using various criteria, such as, appropriateness for the collection, old and worn, out of date information, or little circulation
The elimination of competing vegetation around young trees, for example, by cultivation, by the use of herbicides, or by cutting or slashing When the trees are big enough to overcome weed competition, a tree plantation is said to be 'established'
Process to reduce the number of points used to represent a line Purpose of this process is to reduce storage space requirements and/or reduce later computation time (less points can mean less computation)
The selection of library material from the collection to be discarded or transferred to storage because of its poor physical condition, outdated content, or limited popularity; weeding is an essential a part of collection maintenance