Association of College & Research Libraries and Bowker Announce Launch of the New Resources for College Libraries (RCL) Web Site.NEW PROVIDENCE New Providence, city, United States New Providence, borough (1990 pop. 11,439), Union co., NE N.J.; settled c.1720, set off and inc. 1899. It is largely residential but has some light industry. Roses and fruit are grown there commercially. , N.J. -- Bowker, publisher of Books in Print, and Choice Magazine, a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL ACRL Association of College and Research Libraries ACRL Administrative Cost Reimbursements to Localities ), have launched the online edition of the highly anticipated new Resources for College Libraries (RCL RCL - Reduced Control Language. A simplified job control language for OS360, translated to IBM JCL. "Reduced Control Language for Non- Professional Users", K. Appel in Command Languages, C. Unger ed, N-H 1973. ). RCLweb, an online database of hand-selected core titles for academic libraries, is the successor to the American Library Association's classic reference work, Books for College Libraries, which was also developed by Choice and last published in its third edition in 1988. This first-ever Web core list was put together by more than 350 academic librarians and faculty, each with expertise in his or her assigned area. "College librarians have been eagerly awaiting the successor to Books for College Libraries for many years and we're excited to be part of the team to bring RCL to the marketplace," said Annie Callanan, president and chief executive officer of New Providence, N.J.-based Bowker. "Students, faculty, and library staff will all find RCLweb very user-friendly and easy to navigate. This new Web resource consists of a core list of more than 62,000 books and electronic resources in 58 subject areas, including interdisciplinary topics." According to Callanan, users are able to create, edit, and save lists that can then be emailed or downloaded and printed. Other noteworthy features built into the new RCLweb product include: * Easy searching by a variety of criteria, including author, subject, title, format, audience, and LC Classification Number * Frequent updates to keep library collections current * Time-saving tools such as the ability to look up items in a library's catalog, using Bowker's Hooks to Holdings feature * More than 19,000 matching Choicereviews The print edition of RCL will be available as of November 28, 2006. In addition, RCL content will be available in Bowker's new collection analysis tool, Bowker's Book Analysis System (BBAS BBAS Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica (Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology) BBAS Base Budget Automated System BBAS Broadband Access Service BBAS Bandwidth Broker Administrative Server BBAS Broadband Aggregation Services ), which will be accessible in November. For additional information, please go to http://www.rclinfo.net/. About the ACRL ACRL is a division of the American Library Association American Library Association, founded 1876, organization whose purpose is to increase the usefulness of books through the improvement and extension of library services. (ALA), representing more than 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. ACRL is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products, and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning, and research environments. About Bowker Bowker is the world's leading source for bibliographic information. The company provides searching, analytical, promotional, and ordering services to publishers, booksellers, libraries, and patrons through national and international brands, including: Books In Print[R], Global Books in Print[R], Books in Print IntelliMarket[TM], Syndetic syn·det·ic adj. 1. Serving to connect, as a conjunction; copulative or conjunctive. 2. Connected by a conjunction. [Greek sundetikos, from sundetos, Solutions[TM], Pubnet[R], PubEasy[TM], Simba Information[TM], and more. In the U.S. and Puerto Rico, Bowker is also the ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m and SAN Agency and a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) A method of applying a persistent name to documents, publications and other resources on the Internet rather than using a URL, which can change over time. registration agency for the publishing industry. Bowker is headquartered in New Providence, New Jersey New Providence is a borough on the northwestern edge of Union County, New Jersey, United States. It is located on the Passaic River, which forms the county boundary with Morris County. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 11,907. , with operations in East Grinstead, England, and Port Melbourne, Australia. For more company details, please visit www.Bowker.com. |
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