Task Groups

Note: Starting in 2025, all task group charges and interim reports are being published on the PCC Wiki. The task group link will lead you to the Wiki page for that task group, where the documents will be posted as they become available. However, task group final reports will continue to be published below.

PCC Task Groups, 2025:

• SCT Training and Mentorship Program Needs Assessment Task Group (external link)

PCC Task Groups, 2024:

• SCT RDA Training Task Group: Name Authorities (charge, Sept. 2024) [PDF, 104 KB]
• Task Group on AI and Machine Learning for Cataloging and Metadata (charge, Sept. 2024) [PDF, 119 KB]
• SCS Task Group on Provider-Neutral MARC Record Guidelines for Monographic E-Resources in Official RDA (charge, May 2024) [PDF, 108 KB]
• Task Group on Organization of PCC Documentation (charge, June 2024) [PDF, 136 KB], Preliminary Report (Oct. 2024) [PDF, 129 KB]
• Task Group for URIs in MARC Implementation and Support (charge, Feb. 2024) [PDF, 107 KB], Interim Report (Sept. 2024) [PDF, 100 KB]
• SCS Task Group on CONSER Policies for Official RDA in MARC (charge, Jan. 2024) [PDF, 117 KB], Preliminary Report (May 2024) [PDF, 393 KB]

PCC Task Groups, 2023:

• Task Group on Strategic Planning for AI and Machine Learning (charge, Dec. 2023) [PDF, 123 KB], Preliminary Report (Feb. 2024) [PDF, 145 KB], Final Report (Apr. 2024) [PDF, 1.2 MB]
• Advisory Committee on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Accessibility (charge, rev. Nov. 2023) [PDF, 120 KB]
• SCS Task Group on Privacy in Name Authority Records (charge, Nov. 2023) [PDF, 138 KB], Preliminary Report (March 2024) [PDF, 142 KB], Progress Report (June 2024) [PDF, 679 KB], Final Report (April 2025) [PDF, 523 KB]
• PCC RDA Implementation Task Group (charge, Nov. 2023) [PDF, 107 KB), Progress Report (Nov. 2024) [PDF; 263 KB]
• PCC Consultation Group for Library Systems and Vendors (charge, Oct. 2023) [PDF, 127 KB] (Note: This task group was transitioned to an advisory committee in Feb. 2025)
• SCS Task Group on Accessibility Information in Provider Neutral Records (charge, Sept. 2023) [PDF, 111 KB], Preliminary Report (Dec. 2023) [PDF, 150 KB], Final Report (April 2024) [PDF, 536 KB]
• SCS Task Group on Evaluation Guidelines for Non-Latin Script References in Name Authority Records (charge, Aug. 2023) [PDF, 136 KB], Interim Report (Oct. 2023) [PDF, 189 KB], Progress Report (March 2024) [PDF, 150 KB]
• Task Group for Metadata Related to Indigenous Peoples of the Americas (charge, May 2023) [PDF, 219 KB], Preliminary Report (Apr. 2024) [PDF, 164 KB], Final Report (Mar. 2025) [PDF, 1.6 MB]
• LDAC/IMAC URIs Guidance Subgroup: Final Report (Mar. 2023) [PDF, 215 KB]
• SCA Task Group on BIBFRAME-to-MARC Conversion (charge, Mar. 2023) [PDF, 171 KB], Final Report (Nov. 2024) [PDF, 266 KB]
• Documentation Survey Task Group (charge, Feb. 2023) [PDF, 102 KB], Final Report (Oct. 2023) [PDF, 982 KB]

PCC Task Groups, 2022:

• SCT Task Group on Linked Data Training (charge, Dec. 2022; updated Aug. 2023) [PDF, 168 KB]
• SCS Pilot Group on CONSER Policies (charge, Nov. 2022) [PDF, 97 KB], Preliminary Assessment of Deliverables (Apr. 2023) [PDF, 106 KB]
• Share-VDE (SVDE) PCC Data Pool Evaluation Task Group (charge, Oct. 2022) [PDF, 113 KB], Interim Report (Nov. 2022) [PDF, 85 KB], Final Report (Mar. 2023) [PDF, 243 KB]
• Task Group on Gender (charge, Aug. 2022) [PDF, 162 KB], Interim Report (Oct. 2023) [PDF, 182 KB]
• SCA Task Group on Enhancing Metadata and Practices in MARC Bibliographic Records (charge, July 2022) [PDF, 104 KB], Preliminary Report [PDF, 129 KB] (Sept. 2022), Final Report [PDF, 318 KB] (Jan. 2023)
• SCS Task Group on Developing Guidelines for Using ISO 639-3 Language Codes for Library Cataloging (charge, June 2022) [PDF, 102 KB], Interim Report (Aug. 2022) [PDF, 68 KB], Final Report (Nov. 2023) [PDF, 183 KB], Guidelines (Nov. 22, 2022; updated Jan. 2023) [PDF; 506 KB]
• Identity Management Advisory Committee (charge, June 2022) [PDF, 802 KB]
• Task Group on Required Contributions to the PCC (charge, May 2022; updated July 2023) [PDF, 128 KB], Preliminary Report [PDF, 131 KB] (Sept. 2022), Final Report [PDF, 140 KB] (Dec. 2022), Implementation Recommendations [PDF, 160 KB] (Oct. 2023)
• Task Group to Test the Official RDA Toolkit (charge, Feb. 2022) [PDF, 107 KB], Final Report [PDF, 1.12 MB] (Oct. 2023)
• Task Group on MARC Simplification for BIBFRAME Conversion (charge, Feb. 2022) [PDF, 107 KB], Interim Report [PDF, 105 KB] (June 2022), Final Report [PDF, 766 KB] (Oct. 2022)

PCC Task Groups, 2021:

• SCS Task Group on Developing a PCC Entities Vocabulary (charge, July 2021) [PDF, 118 KB], Final Report [PDF, 199 KB] (June 2022)
• RDA Communications Committee (charge, July 2021) [PDF, 63 KB], committee web page
• Working Group on Metadata Application Profiles (charge, June 2021) [PDF, 140 KB], Interim Report [PDF, 63 KB] (Nov. 2021)
• Task Group on Developing Guidelines for BIBFRAME and MARC Bibliographic Encoding for Languages (Mar. 2021) [PDF, 99 KB], Guidelines for Test in MARC [PDF, 284 KB]
• Task Group to Implement Sinopia Expansion Recommendations (charge, Feb. 2021) [PDF, 42 KB], Final Report [PDF, 160 KB] (Sept. 2021)
• Linked Data Advisory Committee (revised charge, Feb. 2021) [PDF, 32 KB]
• Advisory Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (charge, Feb. 2021; revised Dec. 2022) [PDF, 41 KB]

PCC Task Groups, 2020:

• CONSER Task Group on Description Alignment for Print/Online Serials (Dec. 2020) [Word, 30 KB], Final Report [PDF, 130 KB] (Sept. 2021)
• SCS Task Group on Coding for Non-RDA Entities in NARs (July 2020) [PDF, 48 KB], Interim Report [PDF, 32 KB] (Aug. 2020), Final Report [PDF, 111 KB] (Nov. 2020)
• Task Group to Support Expansion of PCC Cataloging in Sinopia (June 2020) [PDF, 83 KB], Final Report (PDF, 145 KB)
• Task Group on PCC Sinopia Application Profiles (June 2020) [PDF, 77 KB], Interim Report (PDF, 104 KB), Final Report (PDF, 113 KB), Templates (Excel, 289 KB)
• BIBFRAME and MARC Bibliographic Encoding for Languages (BABEL) Task Group (March 2020) [PDF, 62 KB]
• Interim Report [Word, 51 KB], Final Report [Word, 106 KB], Executive summary [Word, 29 KB]

PCC Task Groups, 2019:

• LC-PCC Task Group on Aggregates in Beta RDA Toolkit (Aug. 2019) [PDF, 132 KB]
  • Final Report, Part 1 [PDF, 746 KB], Appendix C [Excel, 37 KB], Final Report, Part 2 [PDF, 452 KB]
• LC-PCC Task Group on Data Provenance in Beta RDA Toolkit (Aug. 2019) [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) [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) [PDF; 163 KB]
  • Final Report [Word, 35 KB], Appendix A [Word, 27 KB], Appendix B [Excel, 108 KB]
• PCC Task Group on Metadata Application Profiles (Apr. 2019)
  • Interim report [PDF; 93 KB] (Oct. 2019), Final Report [PDF; 307 KB] (May 2020)

PCC Task Groups, 2018:

• PCC Task Group on Identity Management in NACO (revised May 2018) [PDF; 61 KB]
  • Presentations given by the task group members
• PCC Communication Board: Pilot (June 2018) [PDF; 93 KB]
• PCC Linked Data Advisory Committee (revised July 2018) [Word; 28KB]
  • Linked Data and RDA: Considerations for PoCo (Nov. 2018) [PDF; 109 KB]
  • Annual Report (Nov. 2018) [PDF; 65 KB]
• PCC Task Group on Engagement and Broadening the PCC Community [PDF; 86 KB] (June 2018)
  • Interim Report [PDF 167 KB], Final report [PDF; 3.6 MB]; Recommendations [PDF; 87 KB] (Oct. 2019)
• PCC Task Group on Legal Status [PDF; 92 KB] (Feb. 2018)
  • Report (Sept. 2018) [PDF; 234 KB]
• PCC Task Group on Linked Data Best Practices (June 2018) [PDF; 117 KB]
  • Interim Report (Oct. 2018) [PDF; 77 KB]
  • Final Report (Sept. 2019) [PDF; 183 KB]
    • MARC Object Table [PDF; 85 KB] For the use of catalogers and application developers to help them determine which subfields correspond to the object specified in subfield $0 in each MARC field. It should be consulted in conjuction with the published definitions for the MARC Bibliographic Format.
• PCC Task Group on URIs in MARC (Feb. 2018)
  • Report (Nov. 2018) [PDF; 60 KB]

PCC Task Groups, 2017:

• BIBFRAME Task Group Report [PDF; 96 KB] (Nov. 2017)
• PCC ISNI Pilot Home Page (Nov. 2017)
• SCS/LDAC Task Group on the Work Entity: White Paper [PDF; 1.2 MB] (Nov. 2017)
• Task Group on Identity Management in NACO Report [PDF; 34 KB] (Nov. 2017)

PCC Task Groups, 2015-2016:

• Revised Final Report of the PCC ISBD and MARC Task Group (Oct. 2016) [PDF; 1 MB]
• Report of the PCC Ad Hoc Task Group on Gender in Name Authority Records (Oct. 2016) [PDF; 325 KB]
• PCC Task Group on Supplements and Special Numbers to Serials (Aug. 2016) [PDF 37 KB]
• PCC SCS/LDAC Task Group on the Work Entity (July 2016) [Word 20KB]
• PCC BIBFRAME Task Group (June 2016) [Word, 25 KB]
• PCC SCS FRBR-LRM Review (Apr. 2016) [PDF 52 KB]
• Charge for PCC Task Group on Identity Management in NACO (Apr. 2016) [PDF 74KB]
• Charge for PCC Task Group on URIs in MARC (Oct. 2015)
• Report on Available Linked Data Training Resources (Sept. 2015) (revised Apr. 2016) [Word 25KB]

PCC Task Groups, Pilot Groups, and Advisory Groups, 2018-present (external link)

RDA Task Groups, 2011-2015

Completed PCC Task Groups 2009-2010 [PDF: 35 KB; 3 p.]