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(Please excuse duplication to multiple lists) PCC members who contribute SACO LCSH proposals and SACO LCSH update proposals: The Minaret Subject Proposal System for proposing new and updated LCSH headings will be implemented on Monday, August 1, 2011. The online SACO proposal webform at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/prop/proposal.html and the SACO proposed update webform at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/saco/chngform.html will be deactivated on Monday, August 1, 2011. The Minaret Subject Proposal System is a Classification Web product. In order to use the Minaret Subject Proposal System, a Classification Web account is necessary. Please identify the category below in which your institution falls, and note the actions you should take. 1) PCC SACO members who have a Classification Web account that is currently set to allow for input and update of LC Classification numbers: Please see important Classification Web account information at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/saco/Minaret_Updating%20Preferences.pdf 2) PCC SACO members who have a Classification Web account, but whose accounts currently are NOT set to allow for input and update of LC Classification numbers: Please contact me ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) so that I can have your Classification Web account set to allow you to use the Minaret Subject Proposal System. 3) PCC SACO members who currently DO NOT have a Classification Web account: Please contact me ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>) to discuss options for you to continue to propose new and updated LCSH headings through the SACO Program. Please see the SACO website (http://www.loc.gov/catdir/pcc/saco/saco.html) for more information, including examples and a Blackboard Collaborate webinar (1 hour duration) with a demonstration of the Minaret Subject Proposal System. Paul Frank Cooperative Programs Section Cooperative and Instructional Programs Division Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave., SE Washington, DC 20540-4230 202-707-1570 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>