A Closer Look At: How Rialto Continues to Support Libraries

In this post—and in future updates—we aim to clarify what’s changing and what isn’t, and, most importantly, reaffirm our commitment to supporting academic libraries.

The Rialto Marketplace

Since its launch, Rialto has helped libraries streamline selection and acquisition, save time and optimize budgets. Today, over 500 institutions rely on the Rialto marketplace for efficient, data-driven purchasing decisions.

One of the key questions we’ve heard is:

Will Rialto continue to support perpetual access and title-by-title purchasing from publishers and other vendors?

The answer is absolutely yes.

Perpetual access is a core part of how libraries build collections that support curriculum and research, and we recognize its importance. Listening to our customers, we acknowledge that the originally communicated dates for the last orders would pose a considerable challenge, so we are extending the ability to make perpetual purchases of print books and ebooks on all platforms, including Rialto, through June 30, 2026. While Clarivate will no longer directly sell title-by-title print and electronic books after June 30, 2026, we reaffirm our commitment to facilitating title-by-title perpetual access purchasing through the Rialto marketplace of ebooks from publishers and aggregators that offer this model.

Expanding Choice in the Marketplace

Rialto is becoming the only vendor-neutral marketplace, offering a broad selection from a growing number of publishers and aggregators along with integrated library workflows and collection development analytics. It contains over 2 million unique titles from a range of vendors, beyond the titles sold directly by ProQuest.

We are actively working with existing publishers and aggregators to strengthen Rialto as a rich and diverse content platform. We are also engaging new publishers and aggregators to expand the selection available in the marketplace to provide an even wider range of content and material types, all conveniently available in one place with integrated workflows and analytics. In collaboration with the Rialto Working Group, we are already working to ensure that new ebook vendors are added to the marketplace to reflect the broad and diverse library communities’ needs and provide the value they seek. More information to follow in the coming weeks.

Workflow integration and efficiencies are key to libraries and are a core pillar of Rialto. We will continue to invest in improving library workflows and enhancing Rialto’s integrations with other solutions such as Alma, Leganto, Rapido, and third-party products.

For libraries looking to transition their workflows to other platforms, we are committed to working closely with customers and partners to provide necessary support. This includes migration guidance, documentation, and collaboration with vendors to help streamline the process.

Looking Ahead: Informed Fulfillment

Building on its strong foundation, Rialto continues to evolve with the marketplace at its core. By embracing a holistic approach to collection development—leveraging analytics and powered by artificial intelligence—Rialto is expanding to offer:

• • Collection development analysis and recommendations
    Tools to analyze usage, identify collection gaps, and maximize budgets through data-driven, cost-saving insights. Furthermore, with the Collecto collection development analytics capabilities now becoming part of Rialto, libraries will gain access to enhanced analytics, strengthening data-driven decision-making and collaboration. These additions will enable Rialto to support a range of workflows, including deselection, retention, expansion and space optimization, helping libraries manage their collections more effectively. The collection development analytics capabilities will be available as an opt-in service for the entire Alma community.
  • AI-driven insights and efficiencies
    AI-powered collection development will help libraries make informed decisions faster and choose the best options for their needs more efficiently. This informed fulfillment approach will provide libraries with a holistic view, including pricing from vendors in the marketplace, open access availability, borrowing alternatives when applicable, and additional acquisition options from existing vendors. Libraries will have the power to decide the best choice for each case.

We will share more details on Rialto’s roadmap and upcoming enhancements in the coming weeks through the Knowledge Center. As we evolve Rialto, we will continue leveraging community input through the Community Enhancement Requests and Voting (CERV) process and Idea Exchange.

Partnership With the Community

Your insights and feedback are invaluable as we continue to shape Rialto’s future. We remain committed to collaborating with the community and working closely with the members of the Rialto Working Group to ensure Rialto continues to be a valuable resource for its users.

If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to your Clarivate representative or engage with us through webinars, advisory groups and the Rialto community forums.

Join our upcoming Rialto webinar to get a deeper look at what’s ahead.