Vendor Resources

The Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) produces reports and documentation of interest to vendors. Links to these documents are collected on this page.

Groups:

• PCC Consultation Group for Library Systems and Vendors (charge, Oct. 2023) [PDF, 127 KB]

Vendor-Supplied Bibliographic MARC Records:

• Provider-Neutral E-Resource MARC Record Guidelines (RDA and AACR2)
• PCC MARC Record Guide for Monograph Aggregator Vendors [PDF 385 KB; 26 p.] (Sept. 2011)
• Recommended Data Elements for Machine-Derived Serial Records (October 23, 2001)

Authority Records:

• Authority File Comparison Rules (NACO Normalization) [PDF 77KB, 8 p.] (Revised April 1, 2009)

Holdings Format:

• Basic Compliance with MARC Holdings: a Definition (August 8, 2001)