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The Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) 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. PCC is a cooperative cataloging venture wherein members contribute bibliographic records and related data under a common set of standards and conventions using the bibliographic utilities.
Read more about the PCC and its four programs
What's New?
- PCC Code of Conduct (Aug. 2022) [PDF 103 KB]
- Task Group on Gender (charge, Aug. 2022) [PDF, 162 KB]
- Task Group on Enhancing Metadata and Practices in MARC Bibliographic Records (charge, July 2022) [PDF, 104 KB]
- Wikibase Exploration Survey Report (June 2022) [PDF, 1.5 MB]
- Task Group on MARC Simplification for BIBFRAME Conversion (charge, Feb. 2022) [PDF, 107 KB], Interim Report (June 2022) [PDF, 105 KB]
- Task Group on Developing Guidelines for Using ISO 639-3 Language Codes for Library Cataloging (charge, June 2022) [PDF, 102 KB], Interim Report (August 2022) [PDF, 68 KB]
- Identity Management Advisory Committee (charge, June 2022) [PDF, 802 KB]
- Task Group on Developing a PCC Entities Vocabulary: Final Report (June 2022) [PDF, 199 KB]
- Task Group on Required Contributions to the PCC (charge, May 2022) [PDF, 128 KB]
- Revised Report on Recording Gender in Personal Name Authority Records (April 2022) [PDF, 225 KB]
- Task Group to Test the Official RDA Toolkit (charge, Feb. 2022) [PDF, 107 KB]
View more in the news and reports archive
RDA and PCC
- PCC RDA Communications Committee
- Error Report Form for LC-PCC Policy Statements for Official RDA Toolkit (external link)
- Task Group to Test the Official RDA Toolkit (charge, Feb. 2022) [PDF, 107 KB]
- LC Official RDA Project, Summary and Update [PDF, 173 KB] (Jan. 2022)
- LC Original RDA information and resources (including Interim LC-PCC policy statement updates)
View more RDA decisions, policies, and guidelines
BIBFRAME and PCC
- PCC and LC Support BIBFRAME for Moving the Library Community into the Linked Data Environment (Dec. 9, 2021)
- BIBFRAME Interoperability Group: Terms of Reference (April 15, 2022) [PDF, 112 KB]
- Task Group on MARC Simplification for BIBFRAME Conversion (charge, Feb. 2022) [PDF, 107 KB], Interim Report (June 2022) [PDF, 105 KB]
- PCC BIBFRAME Data Exchange Meeting (Sept., 2021) [PDF, 164 KB], Summary [PDF, 248 KB]
- Linked Data for Production: Closing the Loop (LD4P3) (external link)
- BIBFRAME webcasts & presentations
Upcoming Meetings and Events
- PCC Policy Committee Meeting (Nov. 2-4, 2022)
PCC Training Portal
PCC Organization and Governance
- Governance Document (PDF; 352 KB)
- Strategic Directions (PDF; 212 KB)
- Policy Committee
- Standing Committees
- Advisory Committees
- Task Groups
Learn more about PCC organization and governance
PCC Reports
- PoCo 2021 Outcomes [PDF, 166 KB]
- ALA Midwinter, 2022 [PDF, 297 KB]
- OpCo 2022 [PDF, 182 KB]
- ALA Annual, 2022 [PDF, 275 KB]
View more in the reports and news archive
