LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WEB PAGES
BIBCO : the bibliographic record component of the Program for Cooperative Cataloging
DESCRIPTION:
"As members of BIBCO, participants contribute bibliographic records for monographs in all
formats to the national databases and participate in the development of standards."
WEB SITE:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/bibcopara.html
Cataloging Directorate Home Page
DESCRIPTION:
Cataloging links.
WEB SITE:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/
Cataloging Distribution Service (CDS)
DESCRIPTION:
"CDS develops and markets products and services which provide access to Library of
Congress resources."
WEB SITE:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/cds/cdsintro.html
Cataloging Policy and Support Office (CPSO) Home Page
DESCRIPTION:
"News on changes or proposed changes in cataloging policy and practice at the Library, as
well as cataloging tools and documentation, information on name authorities, subject headings
(including weekly lists of new and changed subject headings), and the Library of Congress
Classification."
WEB SITE:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/
Cooperative Program for Serials Cataloging (CONSER)
DESCRIPTION:
"CONSER is a cooperative online serials cataloging program, a source of high quality
bibliographic records and documentation for the cataloging of serials."
WEB SITE:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/acq/conser/
Library of Congress Authorities
DESCRIPTION:
Search Library of Congress authorities.
WEB SITE:
http://authorities.loc.gov/
Library of Congress Online Catalog
DESCRIPTION:
Search Library of Congress online catalog.
WEB SITE:
http://catalog.loc.gov
MARC Home Page
DESCRIPTION:
"The MARC formats are standards for the representation and communication of
bibliographic and related information in machine-readable form."
WEB SITE:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/marc/
NACO
DESCRIPTION:
"NACO provides the means for libraries to submit name headings to the Library of
Congress."
WEB SITE:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/naco.html
Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC)
DESCRIPTION:
"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."
WEB SITE:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/
Subject Authority Cooperative Program (SACO)
DESCRIPTION:
"The Subject Authority Cooperative Program (SACO) was established to provide a means
for libraries to submit subject headings and classification numbers to the Library of
Congress."
WEB SITE:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/saco.html