CJK NACO Project CJK NACO Project
CEAL Conference, Boston,
March 21, 2007
Jiping Wu
What is PCC?What is PCC?
The Program for Cooperative Cataloging is an International cooperative effort aimed at expanding access to library collections by providing useful, timely, and cost-effective cataloging that meets mutually-accepted standards of libraries around the world. (http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/)
Four Components of PCC:Four Components of PCC:
NACO – the name authority program SACO – the subject authority programBIBCO – the monographic bibliographic
record programCONSER – the cooperative online serials
program
PCC Program OverviewPCC Program Overview
Joining NACOJoining NACO
Individual institution membership A group of libraries with common interest form a
funnel project to contribute records via coordinator
Participants contribute authority records for names, uniform titles and series to the LC/NAF
FAQ on Joining NACO:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/naco/nacoprogfaq.html
Member BenefitsMember Benefits Participate in the largest cooperative cataloging program in the
world Participate in the development and review of cataloging standards Reduce the cost of cataloging operations Reduce the amount of authority creation and maintenance that
must be done locally Update and enhance monographic, serial, and authority records Receive free training by experienced PCC trainers and cataloging
documentation provided to participants Interact with colleagues at national libraries and other institutions Influence policies and standards, and help shape the future of
cataloging practice
NACO Program ParametersNACO Program Parameters
Participants agree to follow a common set of standards and guidelines when creating and changing authority records in order to maintain the integrity of a large shared authority file.
List of NACO Program List of NACO Program ParametersParameters
Basic Documentation New Name Authority Record Contributions Changes to Existing Name Authority records Cancellation of Name Authority Records Bibliographic File Maintenance (BFM) NACO Normalization Cutter Numbers (053s)
Authority Record Contribution Authority Record Contribution and Distribution and Distribution
OCLC LC Overseas Offs British Library
LC/NACO Authority File (NAF)
How it got started?How it got started?
Growth of East Asian cataloging records Need of funnel model of membership for
libraries to make meaningful contribution to LC/NAF
“Do You PCC?” in ALA annual 2006 by CCAAM
Support from LC and PCC administrators
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