How is LC involved in cooperative cataloging programs?
The Library of Congress is involved in cooperative cataloging programs through its participation in the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC). LC serves on both the PCC Steering Committee and the Policy Committee and operates as the secretariat to coordinate and support component programs within the PCC: Name Authority Cooperative Program (NACO), Bibliographic Record Cooperative Program (BIBCO), CONSER (Cooperative Online Serials) Program, and Subject Authority Cooperative Program (SACO). LC staff also serve on other PCC committees, task forces, and groups to develop policies and practices for the Program. LC catalogers contribute bibliographic and authority records that are distributed as PCC records to the library community. Back to Questions • Is LC’s cataloging used by other libraries? Libraries throughout the world rely on LC cataloging, either directly through products from the LC Cataloging Distribution Service or by participating in bibliographic utilities or cataloging serv
