Program for Cooperative Cataloging

PCC programs include:

Monographic Bibliographic Record Cooperative Program (BIBCO)
Members contribute high quality bibliographic records that conform to approved standards.

Cooperative Online Serials Program (CONSER)
Members create high quality bibliographic records for serials and integrating resources that conform to approved standards.

Name Authority Cooperative Program (NACO)
Members input authority records for personal, corporate, and jurisdictional names; uniform titles; and series headings to the LC/NACO Authority File.

Subject Authority Cooperative Program (SACO)
Members propose LCSH subject headings and LCC classification numbers to the Library of Congress.

What's New, Decisions, Policies, and Guidelines

• PCC SCS FRBR-LRM Review April 25, 2016 [PDF 52 KB]
• PCC Linked Data Advisory Committee: Charge [Word 28KB]
• PCC SCS Task Group on the Work Entity Background and Charge [Word 20KB]
• Charge for PCC Task Group on Identity Management in NACO [PDF 74KB]
• Charge for PCC Task Group on URIs in MARC
• Report on Available Linked Data Training Resources September 2015 (revised November 16, 2015) [Word 25KB]
• Training Manual for Applying Relationship Designators in Bibliographic Records January 22, 2015 [PDF; 343 KB]
• Instructional Methodologies January 2015 [PDF: 158 KB]
• PCC Secretariat Assignments October 24, 2014 [Word; 22 KB]
• Cataloging Questions / NAR Deletion Requests June 14, 2013 [Word; 28 KB]

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RDA and PCC

• LC Summary of recent RDA updates
• LC-PCC Policy Statement changes in the most recent release of the RDA Toolkit
• 2015 Series Updates from LC/PCC PS (Word 56 KB)
• RDA Refreshers September 2015
• Guidelines on Using Relationship Designators in NACO Authority Records [Word; 189 KB]
• PCC relationship designator proposal form
• RDA and PCC Resources links to implementation information, presentations and more.
• RDA Guidelines and Standards: PCC authority and bibliographic guidelines for RDA
• RDA information and resources from LC: summaries of recent RDA updates and LC-PCC PS updates, documentation and other news
• Training Manual for Applying Relationship Designators in Bibliographic Records [PDF; 343 KB]
• Task Groups

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PCC and BIBFRAME

• Announcement: The Program for Cooperative Cataloging and the Library of Congress Support BIBFRAME as the Model to Help the Library Community Move into the Linked Data Environment
• Statement on the Library of Congress’ Position With Respect to BIBFRAME Development (March 11, 2016)
• BIBFRAME and the PCC Information of interest to PCC members as the BIBFRAME Model develops and integrates into the PCC community
• BIBFRAME Training at the Library of Congress Training materials developed for LC BIBFRAME Pilot participants.
• BIBFRAME Webcasts and Presentations BIBFRAME, Semantic Web, and Linked Data presentations on the Library of Congress BIBFRAME Media page

PCC Training

• In support of its mission and goals, the Program for Cooperative Cataloging conducts specialized training and mentoring for participants and non-members in a freely-available online format, as well as in conjunction with professional meetings and conferences. The Cataloger's Learning Workshop (CLW) page is the PCC's training portal. It includes a wealth of training materials in all formats for all members of the library community.
• Links to PCC RDA training material on the CLW site and links to LC supplemental RDA training material are available from: RDA Training
• PCC Instructor Report Form is provided for instructors who conduct training on behalf of the PCC.  Please fill out the form to report each separate training event you have conducted during the current fiscal year (e.g., October 1, 2015 - September 30, 2016).  The PCC Secretariat uses the information gathered from the report form to capture PCC training statistics.  Instructors may request Certificate of Appreciation by filling out the report form.  Note: please do not use the report form for training conducted within your institution.

Top Resources and Forms

• SACO proposals
• BIBCO Standard Record (BSR)
• NACO guidelines for BFM
• CONSER Standard Record documentation
• PCC Training Events Evaluation Form
  

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Join the PCC

PCC members participate in programs that shape the future of cataloging and reduce the costs of cataloging for everyone.

Learn about:

• Member benefits
• Member responsibilities
• Vision, Mission, and Strategic Directions January 2015-December 2017 [PDF; 530 KB]

Read more about joining the PCC

Plus: Special information
for Library Directors

Upcoming Meetings and Events

May 2016

PCC Operations Committee Meeting (OpCo)

May 5-6, 2016
Library of Congress
James Madison Memorial Building
Washington, DC

Agenda [Word; 55 KB]

View the PCC Calendar

PCC Reports

Locate essential PCC reports and meeting summaries

• PoCo Meeting Outcomes November 2015 [Word, 60 KB]
• Announcement: Final date for BIBCO and CONSER AACR2 bibliographic records: December 31, 2014
• PCC RDA Task Groups

View more PCC Reports in the Reports & News Archive

PCC Organization & Governance

The Program for Cooperative Cataloging seeks to be a democratic and diverse organization whose mission and goals are determined by its membership. Members govern the programs through participation in program events, standing committees, and task groups.

• Governance, committees, and task forces
• Standing Committees
• Governance Document (Word, 130 KB)
• Vision, Mission, and Strategic Directions January 2015-December 2017 (PDF; 530 KB)
• Task Groups
• Funding structure

Learn more about PCC governance, committees, and task forces

Webcasts

PCC members keep up online with the latest program information on training, standards, and policies

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