Library Cataloging
Bibliographic records distributed by CDS will no longer have a record status set to *p*. This record status was for Cataloging in Publication (CIP) records that had been previously distributed with an encoding level of *8*.This change in the use of record status value *p* in distributed records was made after considering a variety of factors including system limitations, receipt of records from sources outside the Library of Congress, and the amount of resources required to program for continued distribution. An additional factor relates to the meaning of value *p*. Although customers may have expected this status to indicate the item was published and available, in fact, this status has always meant only that the cataloging record had been upgraded. While the reason for the upgraded record is often the availability of the published item, this is not true in all cases.
Cataloging
- Phase 1 Of The Pccahitg Phased Implentation Of Rda
News about name authority records. The PCC Acceptable Headings Implementation Task Group (PCCAHITG) has successfully tested the programming code for Phase 1 in preparation for the LC/PCC Phased Implementation of RDA as described in the document entitled...
- Conser Coding
News from LC about the PCC.Implementation of Authentication Code "PCC" and Change in Coding Practice of 008/39 Cataloging Source Code in CONSER Records 042 code "pcc" Beginning May 1, 2009 all CONSER institutions will use the authentication code "pcc"...
- Subject Authority Records
News from LC.CPSO has begun a project to create subject authority records for every subject string appearing in bibliographic records to aid Library of Congress catalogers, and external users in the validation of LCSH subject heading strings. Effective...
- Cataloging Language
In the latest OCLC Cataloging & Metadata Interest Group Summary, they discuss allowing duplicate records in World Cat if the language of cataloging is different. What a great idea, merging these records is a very parochial idea. Keeping them separate...
- New Books Project
LC is looking for comments on the New Books Project.Participating publishers provide information about forthcoming books to the Library of Congress. New Books records are created by computer programs from this information and made available on the Library...
Library Cataloging
News from LC
Bibliographic records distributed by CDS will no longer have a record status set to *p*. This record status was for Cataloging in Publication (CIP) records that had been previously distributed with an encoding level of *8*.This change in the use of record status value *p* in distributed records was made after considering a variety of factors including system limitations, receipt of records from sources outside the Library of Congress, and the amount of resources required to program for continued distribution. An additional factor relates to the meaning of value *p*. Although customers may have expected this status to indicate the item was published and available, in fact, this status has always meant only that the cataloging record had been upgraded. While the reason for the upgraded record is often the availability of the published item, this is not true in all cases.
Cataloging
- Phase 1 Of The Pccahitg Phased Implentation Of Rda
News about name authority records. The PCC Acceptable Headings Implementation Task Group (PCCAHITG) has successfully tested the programming code for Phase 1 in preparation for the LC/PCC Phased Implementation of RDA as described in the document entitled...
- Conser Coding
News from LC about the PCC.Implementation of Authentication Code "PCC" and Change in Coding Practice of 008/39 Cataloging Source Code in CONSER Records 042 code "pcc" Beginning May 1, 2009 all CONSER institutions will use the authentication code "pcc"...
- Subject Authority Records
News from LC.CPSO has begun a project to create subject authority records for every subject string appearing in bibliographic records to aid Library of Congress catalogers, and external users in the validation of LCSH subject heading strings. Effective...
- Cataloging Language
In the latest OCLC Cataloging & Metadata Interest Group Summary, they discuss allowing duplicate records in World Cat if the language of cataloging is different. What a great idea, merging these records is a very parochial idea. Keeping them separate...
- New Books Project
LC is looking for comments on the New Books Project.Participating publishers provide information about forthcoming books to the Library of Congress. New Books records are created by computer programs from this information and made available on the Library...