SACO:Subject Authority

CooperativeProgram

What is SACO?

A component of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC)

A means for libraries to propose: new Library of Congress Subject

Headings new Library of Congress Classification

numbers changes to existing Library of

Congress Subject Headings changes to existing Library of

Congress Classification numbers

SACO membership

Institutions that participate in other PCC programs are automatically considered SACO members

Non-PCC libraries and NACO Funnel participants can submit SACO membership applications

SACO membership

No formal training is required Participants do not gain

“independent” status; all proposals are reviewed at LC (and may be approved or not)

Overview of SACO process for LC Classification

proposals Cataloger recognizes need for new

LC Classification number and prepares the proposal online

Proposal is submitted to LC via the Cooperative Cataloging Team for initial review

Overview of SACO process for LC Classification

proposals Proposal is further reviewed by the

Cataloging Policy and Support Office (CPSO) and placed on a Tentative Weekly List

Overview of SACO process for LC Classification

proposals Proposal undergoes final review at

the CPSO Weekly Editorial Meeting

Overview of SACO process for LC Classification

proposals Approved LC Classification

proposals are: Posted to the Weekly Lists of new and

changed LC Classification numbers on the CPSO web page

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/ Included in the printed LC

Classification schedules and in Classification Web

Requirements for participation

Familiarity with the principles of LC Classification

Knowledge of the procedures and guidelines in SCM : F (Classification)

Access to LC Classification schedules In print copy Via Classification Web

Resources

SACO home page:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/saco/saco.html

Online LC Classification proposal form Guidelines for completing the LC

Classification form Tentative Weekly Lists of LC

Classification proposals Summary of Decisions from the Weekly

Editorial Meeting

Resources

SACO Participants’ Manual, 2nd ed. Available on Cataloger’s Desktop, and As a PDF file on the SACO home page

SCM F 50 Classification Proposals

Why submit an LC Classification proposal?

LC Classification was developed for LC’s collections

The world of knowledge keeps growing!

Other libraries’ collections and acquisition policies may differ from LC’s

Why submit an LC Classification proposal?

Cooperative cataloging efforts are expanding

Terminology within a discipline changes over time

When to submit an LC Classification proposal

For a new classification number When the rules of specificity in

classification may not be applied by using a broader number

To change an existing number When terminology or a name change

calls for classification modifications

Examples: LC Classification numbers

proposed by SACO participants:

B738.H3Philosophy (General)—Medieval (430-1450)—Special topics—Happiness

PR739.D42 English literature—History of English

literature—Drama—By period—20th century—Special topics--Death

Examples: LC Classification numbers

proposed by SACO participants:

GV1469.62.A24Recreation. Leisure—Games and amusements—Indoor games and amusements—Fantasy games—Individual games—Aberrant (Game)

Examples: LC Classification numbers

proposed by SACO participants:

PL8598.O32-.O3295Languages of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania—African languages and literature—Special languages (alphabetically)—O-Oz

PL8598.O32-.O3295 Ogba Table P-PZ16

Examples: LC Classification numbers

proposed by SACO participants:

DT450.86-450.863.A-ZHistory of Africa—Eastern Africa—Burundi—History—By period—1993-DT450.86 General works

Biography and memoirsDT450.862 CollectiveDT450.863.A-Z Individual, A-Z

Sample LC Classification proposal

Work being cataloged:

Book DescriptionElephants have fought in human armies for more

than three thousand years. Asian powers boasted of their pachyderm power, while the Romans fielded elephants alongside their legendary legions but

were, perhaps, too proud to admit that mere animals contributed to victory. Elephants have gored, stomped, and sliced their way through

infantry and cavalry with great success. They have also been cut, speared, bombed, and napalmed for

their efforts. This is the story of their largely forgotten role in the history of warfare.

Sample LC Classification proposal

Sample LC Classification proposal

Sample LC Classification proposal

Sample LC Classification proposal

Sample LC Classification proposal

UH100.5.E+ Elephants

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/saco/classification.pdf

UH

X

UH100.B38

None

Sample LC Classification proposal:

Completing the form (1)

[100 .5 .A-Z Other, A-Z .B38 Bats .B67 Bottlenose dolphins]

100 .5 .E Elephants

Sample LC Classification proposal:

Completing the form (2)

Kistler, J.M. War elephants, 2005.

ICU

Sample LC Classification proposal:

Completing the form (3)

Exercises