Resources for College Libraries

Resources for College Libraries (RCL) supports the undergraduate curriculum with a list of core titles essential for teaching and research. Backed by authority and credibility, the RCL database is developed by practicing subject librarians and co-published by ACRL’s Choice and ProQuest. Built by librarians, for librarians, it’s designed to support and empower users with qualitative tools for collection services, strategic planning, subject liaison support, and more.

Resources for College Libraries (RCL): Introduction

Learn More Free Trial Product Demo What’s New?

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Product Features

• DATA-RICH DISCOVERY
  • 90,000+ records
  • 125 curriculum-driven subjects
  • 3,500 records added per year
  • Select full-text Choice reviews and OAT identifiers
  • Purchase directly and connect to your local catalog
• CREDIBLE AND CURRENT
  • Regularly updated by a team of 75 subject experts
  • Peer-reviewed by over 700 subject librarians and faculty
  • Quality-based metric for collection assessment

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ADD VALUE, SIMPLIFY WORKFLOWS

RCL supports multiple workflows—collection management, liaison and research services, program support, and reporting—and adds time-saving value for academic libraries. The RCL database is available in three subscription options, allowing you to select the content that suits your institution’s curriculum and collection development needs.

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MEET THE TEAM

Each RCL and RCL Career Resources subject is regularly updated and peer-reviewed by practicing subject selectors. With over 700 contributors to date, consider them part of your collections team, curating the best titles across the undergraduate curriculum. Access the scope notes for the RCL and RCL Career Resources subjects.

RCL Subject Editors
RCL Referees
RCL Career Resources Subject Editors
RCL Career Resources Referees

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DISCOVER BOWKER BOOK ANALYSIS SYSTEM

Bowker Book Analysis System (BBAS) is a powerful collection assessment tool that compares library holdings against the RCL core subject bibliographies and BooksInPrint ebook data. BBAS provides quick and customized collection reports plus data cleansing and enrichment—so you can make better-informed decisions while saving time and resources for your library. Learn more and read the user case study to find out how one library uses BBAS for continuous assessment.

New webinar: One Tool, Many Applications: Collection Assessment for Changing Times

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DIVERSIFY YOUR COLLECTION

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Sign up for a free 30-day trial* of RCL

Build collections, discover subject literature, and simplify workflows with a 30-day trial to Resources for College Libraries, the core list for academic libraries.

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*Note: The free trial is only available to institutions that do not currently subscribe to RCL, have not participated in a trial in the past 24 months, and/or have not subscribed to RCL in the past 24 months.