RVCC Library

What RVCC Library does

RVCC Library (Evelyn S. Field Library) is the academic library department of Raritan Valley Community College, a public community college in New Jersey located at 118 Lamington Road, Somerville. The library serves RVCC students, faculty, and staff, University Center students from partner institutions (Centenary University, Rutgers University), Somerset Academy students, and public residents of Somerset and Hunterdon counties. Its 14-person staff delivers information literacy instruction, research assistance, interlibrary loan, course guide curation, and facility services including six group study rooms and a laptop lending program.

The library's technology stack centers on OCLC's WorldShare Management System (WMS) for acquisitions, circulation, collection management, and interlibrary loan, with WorldCat Discovery as the patron-facing catalog and RVOneSearch as a unified discovery layer. Electronic resource access is managed through EZProxy and OpenAthens authentication, and the Springshare platform (LibAnswers, LibChat, LibCal, LibGuides) supports virtual reference, scheduling, and course guides. The library provides access to over 80,000 circulating books, EBSCOhost databases (Academic Search Premier, CINAHL Complete), ProQuest Central, Gale Academic OneFile, Credo Reference, and streaming video platforms (Kanopy, AVON, Films on Demand). Two notable special collections differentiate the institution: the Institute for Holocaust & Genocide Studies and Morris & Dorothy Hirsch Research Library, and the Paul Robeson Institute for Ethics, Leadership and Social Justice.

The library operates a freemium model with no patron fees for any service, including free interlibrary loan. All operations are funded through Raritan Valley Community College's public institutional budget; the library generates no independent commercial revenue. Distribution is primarily on-site at the single physical location with regional reach via digital access, reciprocal borrowing through VALE, Somerset County Library System, and Hunterdon County Library, and interlibrary loan partnerships across New Jersey. Notable outcome signals include over $130,000 in grant funding secured for open educational resources adoption and free interlibrary loan delivery typically within one week.

Name

RVCC Library

Legal name

Evelyn S. Field Library at Raritan Valley Community College

Website

https://library.raritanval.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RVCC Library is the academic library of Raritan Valley Community College, serving community college students, faculty, University Center partners, and Somerset/Hunterdon county residents with physical collections, electronic databases, interlibrary loan, and specialized Holocaust and Paul Robeson archives.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Library Services

NAICS

Libraries and Archives (51921)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic & Research Library Operations (College/University Libraries) (EDAEAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Library & Electronic Resources Operations (e-Resources, Repositories, Licensing) (EDAEAGAF), Special Libraries (Law, Medical, Corporate, Government) Operations (EDAEAGAD)

Keywords

• Academic library services
• Community college library
• Interlibrary loan services
• Information literacy instruction
• Research databases access

Headquarters

HQ city

Somerville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding: Library services are funded by Raritan Valley Community College as part of the institution's educational mission. No commercial revenue is generated from patron services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RVCC Library is an academic library that provides physical and digital collections, research databases, interlibrary loan, information literacy instruction, laptop lending, study spaces, and specialized archives to RVCC students, faculty, staff, partner-institution patrons, and residents of Somerset and Hunterdon counties. Core discovery and access are delivered through RVOneSearch, WorldCat Discovery, and Springshare-hosted tools, supplemented by physical lending and reference services.

Product overview

RVCC Library (Evelyn S. Field Library) operates as an academic library serving Raritan Valley Community College with a unified digital platform supplemented by physical facilities and specialized collections. The core service infrastructure centers on RVOneSearch for unified discovery across collections, WorldCat Discovery for catalog access, and Springshare tools for patron services including live chat, FAQ management, and appointment scheduling. The library provides interlibrary loan services for materials not held locally, information literacy instruction through in-person sessions and video series, and access to databases including EBSCOhost, ProQuest, Gale, and subject-specific resources like CINAHL. Physical and digital lending covers over 80,000 books, textbooks, media, and streaming video collections (Kanopy, AVON, Films on Demand). The library houses two significant specialized collections: the Institute for Holocaust & Genocide Studies with the Morris & Dorothy Hirsch Research Library, and the Paul Robeson Institute for Ethics, Leadership and Social Justice. Patron-facing technology includes laptop lending, group study room reservations, virtual reference via chat/email/Zoom, and integration with Canvas LMS for course-embedded resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Morris and Dorothy Hirsch Research Library: Research library of Holocaust, genocide, and racism materials established in 1999
• Paul Robeson Institute for Ethics, Leadership and Social Justice
• Institute for Holocaust & Genocide Studies

Products and services

• RVOneSearch

Quantifiable outcome

• Free interlibrary loan service delivering materials typically within one week
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• VALE (Virtual Academic Library of NJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVALE Reciprocal Borrowing Program enables RVCC students, faculty, and staff to borrow materials from participating New Jersey college and university libraries. RVCC library Check Out Desk processes VALE applications. Valid for one academic year with expiration June 30.
• Somerset County Library SystemcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRVCC faculty, staff and administrators have reciprocal borrowing privileges at Somerset County Library System in addition to their RVCC library access.
• Hunterdon County LibrarycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRVCC faculty, staff and administrators have reciprocal borrowing privileges at Hunterdon County Library in addition to their RVCC library access.
• Centenary University (University Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity Center partner institution whose students and faculty have borrowing privileges at RVCC library. University Center patrons register at the Check Out Desk with driver's license and proof of registration.
• Rutgers University (University Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity Center partner institution whose students and faculty have borrowing privileges at RVCC library. University Center patrons register at the Check Out Desk with driver's license and proof of registration.
• OCLC (Online Computer Library Center)coreTechnology or IntegrationRVCC Library uses OCLC's WorldShare Management System (WMS) for library management including acquisitions, circulation, collection management, interlibrary loan, and discovery. WorldCat Discovery provides the online catalog interface.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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