BIBCO - Monographic Bibliographic Record Cooperative Program

Documentation & Updates

• BIBCO Standard Record (BSR) RDA Metadata Application Profile (Apr. 26, 2024) [PDF: 593 KB]
• BIBCO Participants' Manual (Sept. 26, 2024) [PDF: 625 KB]
• Guidelines for the Use of ISO 639-3 Language Codes in MARC Records (optional practice, Jan. 2023) [PDF; 506 KB]
• PCC Guidelines for Minimally Punctuated MARC Bibliographic Records (optional practice, Jan. 2020) [Word; 31 KB], Training [PPT; 130 KB] (rev. Dec. 2020), FAQ (external link)
• OCLC announcement on implementation of BIBCO role in WorldShare Record Manager (Aug. 27, 2019)
• Training Manual for Applying Relationship Designators in Bibliographic Records (Jan. 22, 2015) [PDF: 343 KB]
• PCC Provider-Neutral E-Resource MARC Records Guide
• PCC Guidelines for Creating Bibliographic Records in Multiple Character Sets (Sept. 7, 2017) [PDF: 412 KB]
• ALA-LC Romanization Tables
• RDA Decisions, Policies, and Guidelines

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Training

• Slides Used in Orientation Webinar for New BIBCO Members (Sept. 267, 2024) [PDF: 1.31 MB]
• BIBCO Standard Record Training Course Summary
• Cataloger's Learning Workshop (CLW)
  • LCC training
  • LCSH training
  • FAST training
• PCC SCT Report on Available Linked Data Training Resources (Apr. 22, 2016) [Word: 25 KB]

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BIBCO Funnels

A BIBCO funnel is a group of libraries that have joined together to contribute new BIBCO records to the utilities and to enrich existing BIBCO records by adding access points, subject headings, or classification numbers from different schemes.

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BIBCO Resources & Forms

• BIBCO Discussion List
• PCC Directory for reporting BIBCO Statistics
• LC Online Catalog
• LC Authority File
• CIP Partnership Program

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Join BIBCO

Become a BIBCO partner and reveal your collections to the world in records created to BIBCO standards.

• BIBCO Program Parameters
• Member Benefits
• How to Join
• Application Form

Meetings & Events

• View the PCC Calendar

Cataloging FAQs

• BIBCO Cataloging
• Cataloging of Resources Generated Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software (PDF, 175 KB)
• Cataloging Electronic Resources
• Uniform Titles for BIBCO Libraries
• Series
• LC Classification for BIBCO

BIBCO Contacts

• BIBCO Liaisons and Libraries
• Contact the BIBCO Coordinator

Last updated: Sept. 26, 2024