Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC)

The PCC Policy Committee has decided that the PCC will have a rolling implementation from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2027. This 3-year rolling implementation will allow institutions to transition to the official RDA Toolkit when they are ready.

Nominations now accepted for 2023 Policy Committee election! Contact mullinc3@wwu.edu with your statement of interest. More info: facebook.com/groups/4473978…

Just posted: PCC Guiding Principles for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Metadata Creation: loc.gov/aba/pcc/resour…

The PCC now has a new advisory committee: PCC Identity Management Advisory Committee This link is to their page on the PCC website, which lists the charge and current members: loc.gov/aba/pcc/adviso…

In person PCC Participants’ Meeting at ALA Annual in Washington DC! Agenda & info: loc.gov/aba/pcc/docume…

The tentative agenda for the virtual PCC Operations Committee (OpCo) meeting has been posted: loc.gov/aba/pcc/docume… The OpCo sessions will be held Thursday-Friday, May 5-6, 2022, from 11 am-2:30 pm (EDT). They are open to all and will be recorded. No Registration required.

Thanks to the DEI Advisory Committee and the Task Group, PoCo approved the following: “Do not record the RDA gender element (MARC 375) in personal name authority records. Delete existing 375 fields when editing a record for any other reason.” Full report: loc.gov/aba/pcc/docume…

The recording of the PCC Participants Meeting from February 4, 2022 is now available featuring some great presentations on Wikidata projects: secure.icohere.com/login/login_pr…

Please join us for this month's PCC Sinopia Cataloging Affinity Group: Sinopia usability with Astrid Usong, 27 January 2022, 1PM-2PM (Eastern US) Registration link: columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

The agenda and registration link for the PCC Participants Meeting on February 4th is now available. Please join us for some great presentations on Wikidata: loc.gov/aba/pcc/docume…

One more save the date: The PCC Operations Committee Meeting will be held virtually May 5-6, 2022, 11am-2:30pm (Eastern time). We will send out an agenda, and more details in the future, but wanted you to have the date and time for now.

The next PCC Participants’ Meeting will be held virtually on February 4, 2022, 11 AM – 1 PM EST. The focus will be Wikidata. More information to come!

The outcomes of the November 2021 PCC Policy Committee Meeting are now available: loc.gov/aba/pcc/docume…

Help PCC test the draft guidelines on the use of ISO 639-3 language codes in MARC records! Catalog 2-5 resources using the draft guidelines and provide feedback. Draft guidelines: loc.gov/aba/pcc/taskgr… Feedback form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… Due by Friday, December 3, 2021.

Perspectives on Wikidata: a forum sponsored by the PCC Linked Data Advisory Committee (LDAC) 12 November 2021, 1-2:30 EST Please join us! Registration is open now: harvard.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

The summary of the PCC BIBFRAME Data Exchange Meeting is now available: loc.gov/aba/pcc/bibfra…

The presentation slides have been added to the agenda of the PCC BIBFRAME Data Exchange Meeting that was held Sept. 9-10, 2021: loc.gov/aba/pcc/bibfra…

Intern with a PCC Standing Committee. We accept applications from librarians who are new to the profession, new to cataloging, new to PCC, or new to PCC committee work AND are employed at a PCC institution or part of a PCC funnel. More info & to apply: forms.gle/5vSAdq4845J8X6…

Here is the agenda with the link to join our PCC Virtual Meeting this coming week, July 15, 2021, 1-3 pm (Eastern) loc.gov/aba/pcc/docume… The meeting will be recorded and made available for viewing at a later time. Announcements will be followed by our PCC Participants' Program.