On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, Susan Yannello wrote:

> As an employee of the Donohue Group, a library contractor doing cataloging
> for an assortment of different libraries, I have a little different view of
> this question. ...
> ... In order to provide good
> service to our clients and to the library community as a whole, we need to
> be able to participate in the PCC program. We would like to see the concept
> of independent participant become more mainstream.
>

I think we'd all benefit as well.  Have you applied for PCC participation
in any of the areas?  The one hang-up might be mode of contribution.  That
is, OCLC or RLIN membership is required, I think, as a means of
contributing the new records.

Daniel

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Daniel CannCasciato,  Head of Cataloging
Central Washington University Library
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