Currency of information is the most critical factor in this area; patrons want to know what is happening today when it comes to finances. Money management guides and books on personal finance and real estate investing date quickly. Books on tax return preparation and estate planning must be current to account for changes in laws. Books on careers and job hunting should be updated frequently to ensure that requirements are current, although salary information will most likely always be outdated. Weed career guides with gender, racial, or ethnic bias. Even careers that seem fairly stable have experienced significant changes in the past decade.
Update items available in revised editions. Be aware of major changes in state and federal statutes and regulations, or changes in the general climate for a particular type of investment. Classic books by well-known authors who are no longer writing, especially those that deal with principles and philosophies of economics, may be kept as long as interest exists or until MUSTIE factors prevail.
Weed books that offer advice on ‘how to survive’ past economic depressions or how to prosper from ‘good times’ that occurred in the past. Retain histories that explore and analyze important periods, such as the Great Depression, as long as interest warrants(Crew, 2012, p. 53-54).
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