-------- Original Message -------- 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]> To: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *From:* Anne Doherty [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *Sent:* Tuesday, January 06, 2009 3:28 PM *To:* [log in to unmask] *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/ [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> 860.347.6933 x140 IM: askthelibrarianne