Describes the reorganization of the reference library at the University of Mauritius. The work was divided into the following tasks: renewal and updating of heavily used materials, selection of relevant and fresh titles for inclusion in the collection, effective housekeeping and greening of the collection, identification of little used materials for removal from the collection.
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