PCC Organization & Governance

Members of PCC Governing Committees

• Policy Committee
• Steering Committee
• Liaisons

Standing Committees

• Standing Committee on Applications
• Standing Committee on Membership and Programming
• Standing Committee on Standards
• Standing Committee on Training

Advisory Committees

• Advisory Committee for Library Systems and Vendors
• Advisory Committee on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Accessibility
• Identity Management Advisory Committee
• Linked Data Advisory Committee (2016-2025)

Liaisons

• ALA/Core Liaison
  • Term, Selection, and Responsibilities of the ALA/Core Liaison to PCC [PDF; 119 KB]
• CC:DA Liaison (Committee on Cataloging: Description & Access)
• ISNI Library Sector Steering Group Liaison
• ISSN International Centre Liaison
• MAC Liaison (MARC Advisory Committee)
• ShareVDE Advisory Council Liaison
• SkyRiver Liaison

Secretariat

• Secretariat Assignments [PDF; 501 KB]
• Secretariat Guidelines [PDF; 94 KB]

Governance

• Governance Document [PDF; 544 KB]
• Strategic Directions, 2023-2027 [PDF; 244 KB]
• Strategic Directions, 2018-2022 [for historic interest only], Outcomes and Accomplishments (PDF; 161 KB)
• Advisory Committee Charge Template [Word; 25 KB]
• Task Group Charge Template [Word; 28 KB]
• Task Group Final Report Transmittal & Tracking Sheet Template [Word; 28 KB]
• Task Group Final Report Template [Word; 2.7 MB]
• Periodic Reviews of PCC Standing Committees and Advisory Committees [PDF; 86 KB]

Guidelines and Responsibilities

• PCC Chair [PDF; 138 KB]
• Elected Representatives to the PCC Policy Committee [PDF; 127 KB]
• Nominating Committee [PDF; 178 KB]
• Standing Committee Chairs
• Advisory Committees
• Task Groups
• Funnel Coordinators [PDF; 153 KB]
• PCC Program Members
• Cataloging questions / NAR deletion requests [Word; 28 KB]
• Independent PCC catalogers, expectations for resolving problems

Policies, Funding, etc.

• PCC Code of Conduct [PDF, 105 KB]
• PCC Guiding Principles for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Metadata Creation [PDF, 104 KB]
• PCC Position Statement on Personal Data in Name Authority Records [PDF, 154 KB]
• PCC Open Metadata Policy [PDF, 105 KB]
• PCC Name - Use Policy
• PCC Logo Guidelines [PDF, 594 KB]
• Funding Structure Summary
• Membership Benefits

Last updated: November 21, 2025