Cataloging and Acquisitions
Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate of the Library of Congress
News
- 03/21/2022: CYAC Cataloging Manual Instruction Sheets Posted
- 03/14/2022: Official RDA Metadata Guidance Documentation (MGD) Posted (PDF : 84 KB)
- 03/07/2022: LCSH heading Slaves changing to Enslaved persons (PDF : 77 KB)
- 03/04/2022: Library of Congress Releases Subclass KIR, Indigenous Law of Brazil (PDF : 95 KB)
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Subject and Other Controlled Vocabularies
- LCSH -- CYAC -- LCGFT -- LCDGT -- LCMPT
- Process for Adding and Revising Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Approved Lists
- Submit a Proposal (PDF, 89 KB)
- LCSH Multiples Cancellation Project
- Genre/Form Headings at the Library of Congress
- More Information
Subject Editorial Meetings
- Request to attend a Subject Editorial Meeting (PDF, 138 KB)
- Library of Congress Subject Editorial Meetings: Description and calendar (PDF, 127 KB)
- Library of Congress Subject Editorial Meetings: Description and calendar for 2022 (PDF, 157 KB)
- Tentative Subject Lists
- New Email Address for Comments on Tentative Monthly Lists (PDF, 43 KB)
Resources for Cataloging
- Library of Congress Policy Regarding Requests for the Creation and Modification of Catalog Records
- Library of Congress Catalog
- Library of Congress Authority Records
- ALA-LC Romanization Tables
- More Resources
Cooperative Cataloging Programs
Classification and Shelflisting
- Approved Lists
- Tentative Lists
- Submit a Proposal (PDF, 75 KB)
- Classification Outline
- More Information
Descriptive Cataloging
Acquisitions
- Acquisitions Home
- Acquisitions FAQ
- Cooperative Acquisitions
- Collection Development and Policies
- Information for Vendors
Products Available for Purchase
Products Available for Download
- Subject Headings (LCSH)
- Subject Headings Manual (SHM)
- Classification Schedules (LCC)
- Classification and Shelflisting Manual (CSM)
- Genre/Form Terms (LCGFT) and Manual
- Demographic Group Terms (LCDGT) and Manual
- Medium of Performance Thesaurus for Music (LCMPT)
- Children's Subject Headings (CYAC)
- Cataloging Service Bulletin (CSB): 1978 to 2010
- Descriptive Cataloging Manual (DCM): Updates 2006 to present
- Library of Congress Rule Interpretations (LCRI): Updates 2006 to 2010
