Resources for Catalogers: Library of Congress

Written by Barbara Tillett of the Library of Congress, a brief introduction to FRBR.

Lists topical subdivisions that can be used in a variety of subject headings.

Contains links to training materials developed by the Library of Congress covering FRBR and RDA.

Lists the letters and titles of the main classes of the Library of Congress Classification. You can click on any class to view an outline of its subclasses. Online access to the complete text of the schedules is available in the Classification Web (You can find a link under the General Resources tab of this guide)

This list contains Resource Description and Access (RDA) terms and corresponding two-character lower case alphabetic codes for RDA Carrier types.

This list contains Resource Description and Access (RDA) terms and corresponding three-character lower case alphabetic codes for RDA Content types.

This list contains Resource Description and Access (RDA) terms and corresponding one-character lower case alphabetic codes for RDA Media types.

This list contains Resource Description and Access (RDA) relator terms for creators and contributors.

Previously published in print only, LC is making these documents available for free online and is updating them regularly. The numbering and indexing are the same as in the print edition.

A brief document explaining what a MARC record is and why it is important. Also includes a variety of reference materials.

The Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC) is one of two cooperative cataloging ventures. The PCC 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.

BIBCO participants contribute bibliographic records to international databases, meeting or exceeding the elements of the BIBCO Standard Record. BIBCO records include headings backed by complete authority work, both descriptive and subject.

As the Cooperative Serials Program of the PCC, CONSER is an authoritative source for bibliographic records, documentation, and training materials for serials cataloging. CONSER members work together in an atmosphere of collegiality and trust to promulgate standards related to serials and are a voice for serials in the library community.

Through this program, participants contribute authority records for personal, corporate, and jurisdictional names; uniform titles; and series headings to the LC/NACO Authority File. Membership in NACO is open to individual institutions willing to support their staff through a process of training, review, and direct contributions of records to the LC/NACO Name Authority File.

The Subject Authority Cooperative Program (SACO) enables member institutions to submit subject heading proposals for inclusion in Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), and classification number proposals for inclusion in Library of Congress Classification (LCC) schedules.