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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.
PCC Programs
PCC members contribute high quality records and subject proposals conforming to approved standards. The four PCC programs are:
- BIBCO Monographic records
- CONSER Continuing resource records
- NACO Name authority records
- SACO Subject authority records
What's New?
- Task Group to Support Expansion of PCC Cataloging in Sinopia (June 2020) [PDF, 83 KB]
- Task Group on PCC Sinopia Application Profiles (June 2020) [PDF, 77 KB]
- Task Group on Metadata Application Profiles (Apr. 2019), Interim report [PDF; 93 KB] (Oct. 2019), Final Report [PDF; 307 KB] (May 2020)
- ALA Midwinter 2020: PCC At Large Meeting [PDF; 83 KB], PCC Participants' Meeting [PDF; 101KB]
- Task Group on URIs in MARC: Formulating and Obtaining URIs [PDF 4.6 MB] (rev. Jan. 2020), URI FAQs (PDF; 225 KB) (rev. Sept. 2018)
- Guidelines for Minimally Punctuated MARC Bibliographic Records (policy effective Jan. 2020): Guidelines [Word; 79 KB], Training [PPT; 130 KB] (rev. Apr. 2020), FAQ
- Policy Committee 2019 Outcomes [PDF, 110 KB] (Dec. 2019)
View more in the news and reports archive
RDA and PCC
- LC-PCC Policy Statements and Workflow Documents in the Beta RDA Toolkit: PoCo Decisions [PDF; 118 KB] (Nov. 2019)
- LC-PCC Task Groups on Aggregates in Beta RDA Toolkit (Aug. 2019): Charge [PDF, 132 KB]
- LC-PCC Task Group on Data Provenance in Beta RDA Toolkit (Aug. 2019): Charge [PDF, 99 KB], Final Report [Word, 41 KB], Appendix C [Excel, 112 KB]
- LC-PCC Task Group on Diachronic Works in Beta RDA Toolkit (Aug. 2019): Charge [PDF, 99 KB], Final Report [Word, 27 KB], Decisions Needed [Excel, 41 KB]
- LC-PCC Task Group on Element Labels in Beta RDA Toolkit (Aug. 2019): Charge [PDF; 163 KB], Final Report [Word, 35 KB], Appendix A [Word, 27 KB], Appendix B [Excel, 108 KB]
- Cataloging, PCC, and the RDA Toolkit Beta Site: what should PCC catalogers know? [Word; 23 KB] (Aug. 8, 2018)
- RDA information and resources from LC: summaries of recent RDA Toolkit updates and LC-PCC PS updates, documentation, and other news
View more RDA decisions, policies, and guidelines
BIBFRAME and PCC
- Linked Data for Production (LD4P) Cohort Members (external link) (Nov. 1, 2018)
- Report and Assessment of LC's First BIBFRAME Pilot (June 17, 2016)
PCC Training
The PCC conducts specialized training and mentoring for participants and non-members in freely-available online formats and in conjunction with 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.
PCC Linked Data Pilots
PCC Task Groups
View PCC task group charges and related documents
Top Resources and Forms
Join the PCC
PCC members participate in programs that shape the future of cataloging and reduce the costs of cataloging for everyone.
PCC Organization and Governance
- Governance document (Word; 130 KB)
- Strategic Directions, Jan. 2018-Dec. 2021 (PDF; 182 KB)
- Policy Committee
- Standing committees
- Task groups
- Funding structure
Learn more about PCC organization and governance
Upcoming Meetings and Events
August 2020
PCC Virtual Meeting
August 18, 2020
(to be held in place of PCC meetings originally scheduled for the now-cancelled ALA Annual Conference - stay tuned for details).
PCC Reports
Locate essential PCC reports and meeting summaries
- OpCo 2020 Agenda with links to presentations [PDF, 37 KB]
- PoCo 2019 Outcomes [PDF, 110 KB]
- OpCo 2019 Agenda with links to presentations [PDF, 34 KB]
View more in the reports and news archive
Webcasts
PCC members keep up online with the latest program information on training, standards, and policies
- BIBFRAME Goes International (April 2, 2019)
- BIBFRAME 2.0, the Library of Congress Pilot, and Next Steps (June 12, 2018)
