Program for Cooperative Cataloging Response to On the Record: Report of
the Library of Congress Working Group on the Future of Bibliographic
Control
The Program for Cooperative Cataloging's Policy Committee (PCC PoCo)
supports the recommendations outlined for the PCC in the Library of
Congress Working Group's final report. Because PCC leaders provided
testimony at the Working Group's public forums, and because
representatives from PCC institutions were members of the Working Group
itself, there is a close alignment between the report and the PoCo's own
planning efforts. Indeed, many of the recommendations are identical
to, or closely aligned with, items already listed in the PCC Strategic
Directions document, available online at:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/stratdir-2008.html.
The PoCo and the Steering Committee will continue to evaluate the
bibliographic control landscape, seeking out ways to foster greater
participation and cooperation across all types of libraries.
PCC's position as an international program gives it a unique ability to
meet many of the goals outlined in the Working Group's report. We
welcome input from member institutions on ways to expand participation in
our constituent programs and meet our goal of being a global leader in
the international metadata community.
--David Banush, 2008/2009 PoCo Chair, for the PoCo
David Banush
Head, Cataloging Services
Subject Selector for Bibliography, Information and Library
Science
Library Technical Services
Cornell University Library
110D Olin Library
Ithaca, NY 14853
Phone: (607) 254-8031
Fax: (607) 255-6110
http://lts.library.cornell.edu/lts/
