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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.
Read more about the PCC and its four programs
What's New?
- PCC Strategic Directions, 2023-2027 [PDF; 244 KB]
- Task Group on BIBFRAME-to-MARC Conversion (charge, March 2023) [PDF, 171 KB]
- Documentation Survey Task Group (charge, Feb. 2023) [PDF, 102 KB]
- PCC Guiding Principles for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Metadata Creation (Jan. 2023) [PDF, 104 KB]
- PCC Wiki (external link) (Dec. 2022). Read-only unless you sign in to comment. You can obtain an account by sending an email to: [email protected]
- Task Group on Linked Data Training (charge, Dec. 2022) [PDF, 171 KB]
- Guidelines for the Use of ISO 639-3 Language Codes in MARC Records (updated Jan. 2023) [PDF, 506 KB]
- Share-VDE (SVDE) PCC Data Pool Data Evaluation Task Group (charge, Oct. 2022) [PDF, 113 KB], Interim Report (Nov. 2022) [PDF, 85 KB]
- Report on Non-Latin Script Cross Reference Coding Practice in NACO (Sept. 2022) [PDF, 132 KB]
- Task Group on Enhancing Metadata and Practices in MARC Bibliographic Records (charge, July 2022) [PDF, 104 KB], Preliminary Report (Sept. 2022) [PDF, 129 KB]
- Task Group on Required Contributions to the PCC (charge, May 2022) [PDF, 128 KB], Preliminary Report (Sept. 2022) [PDF, 131 KB]
View more in the news and reports archive
RDA and PCC
- PCC RDA Communications Committee
- Error Report Form for LC-PCC Policy Statements for Official RDA Toolkit (external link)
- Task Group to Test the Official RDA Toolkit (charge, Feb. 2022) [PDF, 107 KB]
- LC Official RDA Project, Summary and Update [PDF, 173 KB] (Jan. 2022)
- LC Original RDA information and resources (including Interim LC-PCC policy statement updates)
View more RDA decisions, policies, and guidelines
BIBFRAME and PCC
- PCC and LC Support BIBFRAME for Moving the Library Community into the Linked Data Environment (Dec. 9, 2021)
- BIBFRAME Interoperability Group: Terms of Reference (April 15, 2022) [PDF, 112 KB]
- Discovery Session On February 2, 2023, the Library of Congress Policy, Training, and Cooperative Programs Division (PTCP) hosted a Discovery Session on behalf of BIG (BIBFRAME Interoperability Group), LD4, OCLC, and Share-VDE. The Zoom recording is linked here. Passcode: %7UNP21g
- Task Group on MARC Simplification for BIBFRAME Conversion (charge, Feb. 2022) [PDF, 107 KB], Interim Report (June 2022) [PDF, 105 KB], Final Report [PDF, 766 KB] (Oct. 2022)
- Linked Data Summit - Interoperability of Library Data (summary of meeting held at LC on Nov. 7-8, 2022) [PDF, 87 KB]
- PCC BIBFRAME Data Exchange Meeting (Sept., 2021) [PDF, 164 KB], Summary [PDF, 248 KB]
- Wikibase Exploration Survey Report (June 2022) [PDF, 1.5 MB]
- Linked Data for Production: Closing the Loop (LD4P3) (external link)
- BIBFRAME webcasts & presentations
Upcoming Meetings and Events
- PCC Joint Operations Committee Meeting (May 4-5, 2023)
PCC Wiki
- PCC Wiki (external link) (Dec. 2022). Read-only unless you sign in to comment. You can obtain an account by sending an email to: [email protected]
PCC Training Portal
PCC Organization and Governance
- Governance Document [PDF; 381 KB]
- Strategic Directions [PDF; 244 KB]
- Policy Committee
- Standing Committees
- Advisory Committees
- Task Groups
Learn more about PCC organization and governance
PCC Reports
- ALA midwinter, 2023 [PDF, 255 KB]
- PoCo 2022 Outcomes [PDF, 258 KB]
- OpCo 2022 [PDF, 182 KB]
- ALA Annual, 2022 [PDF, 275 KB]
View more in the reports and news archive
