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Subject: Seeking Subject Editor: Geography section of Resource for
College Libraries
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 15:39:12 -0500
From: Walsh, Jim <[log in to unmask]>
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*From:* Anne Doherty [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
*Sent:* Tuesday, January 06, 2009 3:28 PM
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*Subject:* Seeking Subject Editor: Geography section of Resource for
College Libraries
/Resources for College Libraries/ (RCL) is seeking a Subject Editor for
its Geography section. The successor to Books for College Libraries, RCL
is a bibliography of selected works spanning the college curriculum and
comprising a recommended core collection for all academic libraries.
Available both in print and online at http://RCLWeb.net
<http://rclweb.net/>, RCL covers 61 curriculum-specific subjects and
identifies approximately 65,000 titles most necessary for teaching
undergraduates, including electronic resources essential for academic
study. The Geography section of RCL currently contains approximately 500
titles.
RCL Subject Editors oversee the continuous revision of
curriculum-specific subject areas. Subject editors come from a variety
of academic institutions and must balance in-depth subject knowledge
with the mission of establishing a core collection for the liberal arts
and sciences college library.
The Subject Editor’s responsibilities include:
* Maintaining and developing the subject taxonomy
* Regularly adding new titles to the subject area
* Reviewing and removing titles from the subject area
* Managing, if necessary, bibliographers to aid in selection
* Remaining aware of current trends in teaching, research, and
academic resources (both print and electronic) related to the
subject area
RCLWeb is revised annually and serves as an up-to-date list for the
ideal undergraduate library collection. RCL has a variety of uses: it is
consulted by colleges and faculty adapting to new curricula, by student
researchers, by librarians for collection development purposes, and by
accrediting agencies. This is a collaborative project between ACRL’s
CHOICE editorial staff, knowledgeable subject editors recruited from
teaching faculty and academic librarians, and bibliographic authority
R.R. Bowker.
If you are interested, please contact me at [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. I'd be happy to discuss the project
with you to answer any questions you might have about the role of
subject editors or the scope of the project. For more information and/or
to take a virtual tour of RCLWeb, visit: http://www.rclinfo.net
<http://www.rclinfo.net/>
Anne Doherty
Project Editor, //Resources for College Libraries//
CHOICE/ACRL
http://www.rclweb.net/
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