Task Groups

PCC Task Groups, 2024:

• 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]
• Task Group for URIs in MARC Implementation and Support (charge, Feb. 2024) [PDF, 107 KB]
• SCS Task Group on CONSER Policies for Official RDA in MARC (charge, Jan. 2024) [PDF, 117 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]
• PCC RDA Implementation Task Group (charge, Nov. 2023) [PDF, 107 KB)
• PCC Consultation Group for Library Systems and Vendors (charge, Oct. 2023) [PDF, 127 KB)
• 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]
• 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]
• 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.]